Collaborate Innovate Conference

On 1 April 2022, Veena will deliver the closing keynote address to the Collaborate Innovate Conference to share insights into UNSW SMaRT Centre innovations and collaborations.

She will discuss the importance of implementing an ongoing engagement strategy with target collaborators for innovations such as progressing SMaRT's Green Steel Polymer Injection Technology, and various MICROfactorie technologies.

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Collaborate Innovate PART 2 

Collaborate Innovate aims to be the flagship industry-research collaboration conference in Australia, which will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Cooperative Research Centres program

We are expecting around 300 delegates, drawn from CRCs and similar entities, universities, government, parliament, industry, the diplomatic corps and the media.

In-person in Canberra

QT Hotel

31 March-1 April 2022

Included in Part 2 of the Collaborate Innovate Conference in Canberra:

• Innovation Showcase at Parliament House
• Cooperative Research meets Parliament at Parliament House 
• Breakfast round table interest groups
• Workshops
• Conference Program 
• The 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner and 2021 Excellence in Innovation Awards at Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

Day 1 – Parliament House

• 30th Anniversary Innovation Showcase at Parliament House
• Cooperative Research meets Parliament at Parliament House
• Gala Dinner and 2021 Excellence in Innovation Awards

Day 2 – QT Canberra

• Breakfast round table interest groups
• Workshops
• Conference Program