Business

  US Leaders: Aug 08 

Next two luncheons focus on the United States. Invited speakers:

5th August '08- Sydney

Hutch Ranck, CEO, DuPont Asia Pacific and BCA Innovation Chair... Peter Westfield, Chair, Australian Innovation Festival..... Judith FerginUS Consul General, Sydney..... David Collett, CEO, Palamedia

19th August '08- Melbourne

Evan Thornley, Vic. Parliamentary Secretary & Founder LookSmart ..... Philip Burgess, Group MD, Telstra (tbc).....Edgard Kagan, US Embassy Canberra.....Philip Cookson CEO, Philology

Cost:    $120 per person, corporate tables available.Time: 12 - 2pm  Download Registration Form.

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  Newsletter

 

The May 2008 edition of the Australian Innovation Newsletter is now available. Click for May 08 Issue     March 08    April 08

Initiatives

  4th Leaders Series

 

International business leaders are again featured in this new Leaders series, which alternate between Melbourne and Sydney.

US - August 2008 - 5 (S), 19 (M) with US State Department.

India - Sept. 2008 - 3 (M), 23 (S) with Australia India Business Council

UAE - Oct. 2008 - 1 (M), 10 (S) with Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce.

UK - Nov. 2008 - 6 (M), 7 (S)  with UK Trade & Industry and British Australian CC.

France - Feb. 2009 - 4 (M), 11 (S) with  French Australian Chamber of Commerce.

China - Mar. 2009 - 4 (M), 11 (S) with Australia China Business Council.

 

   AusInnovation Advisory

 

AusInnovation is Australia's pre-eminent innovation advisory and research group. We work with medium to large business to create sustainable innovation solutions. Go to our brochure for further details.

 

      

  2008 National Survey
 
This major national innovation research project analyses organisational innovation and emerging trends underpining future growth. Click here for latest Report
 
 
 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Thank you to all those who participated in the 2008 Australian Innovation Festival. For  details, click on brochure's front page above.

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