The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) and the Industry Mentoring Networking in STEM (IMNIS) invites you to join us for Engaging with Industry South Australia. 

This event focuses on how, when and why researchers engage with industry, the importance of understanding commercialisation, milestones, timelines and budgets, developing strong professional connections beyond academia, as well as how developing an entrepreneurial mindset can facilitate resilience and success in any setting.

Event Details:

Friday 15th October, 8.00 - 9.00am Adelaide Time

To be held online, Zoom details will be sent upon registration.

Di Davidson has lived and worked in and around the Murraylands and Riverland region and most of the Murray Darling Basin for all of her life. An agricultural scientist from the Lower Lakes area, she has operated businesses in the viticultural and horticultural industries for 45 years, with an abiding interest in the sustainable management of soils, water and all natural resources. 

Di has worked closely on water policy reform issues since 2006,commencing with drought taskforce engagement in the Millenium drought. She served as a Member of the Murray Darling Basin Authority for 9 years, from its commencement, with responsibility for making the Basin Plan.  She continues to work on water projects and projects addressing adaptations to a warmingclimate . She is the Presiding member of the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board in SA. 

Throughout her career Di has chaired a number of private sector Boards and has strong governance and business experience. She was a councillor of the University of Adelaide for 12 years, for 4 of which she was the Deputy Chancellor (2013-2017). 

She is a Fellow of the Academy of Technology and Engineering and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology; in 2015 . Di was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the wine industry, horticulture management and higher education administration.

Nathan currently leads CSIRO’s Precision Health Future Science Platform. Precision Health aspires to “Empower individuals to improve their lifelong health through: Enhanced knowledge, Customised health insights, and Optimised intervention strategies, Personalised health building plans…providing people with choices to act earlier.” A key aspect of this 5yr, $25M initiative, is to build new opportunities in Precision Health through detailed strategic consultation, collaboration and co-creation from across the health ecosystem. 

Nathan is as an innovative, collaborative leader in Health Futures. Since obtaining a PhD in Medical Science from the John Curtin School of Medical Research at ANU in 2007, he has developed broad experience within the innovation ecosystem, with success coming through a strong focus in developing multi-disciplinary collaborations; As a Science and Innovation Navigator, Nathan continually aspires to better connect Industry, Academia and Government. Over the past decade, Nathan has held several senior research management roles within CSIRO’s Health Business and is an active member on several Science Advisory and Research Committees. Nathan is passionate about how new science can improve the health and wealth of all Australians.