4-5 DECEMBER 2017 MESSEL THEATRE, SYDNEY NANOSCIENCE HUB

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

PROGRAM

Day 1

GALAXY CONVENTION 4-5 December 2017

Messel Theatre, Sydney Nanoscience Hub The University of Sydney

8:30 – 8:50 Registration desk open

Welcome

9:00 Acknowledgement of Country and CAASTRO Welcome

Professor Elaine Sadler, CAASTRO Director (USyd)

9:05 Welcome on behalf of the Faculty of Science

Professor Margaret Barbour (Science Associate Dean – Research, USyd)

9:20 Conference chair

Ms Kate Gunn, CAASTRO Chief Operating Officer (USyd)

Session I: STEM entrepreneur stories

9:30 Leanne Connolly (Me3D)

9:50 Associate Professor Tara Murphy (USyd and Grok Learning)

10:10 Lynnette Terrett (Iconyx)

10:30 Deb Noller (Switch Automation)

10:50 Morning break

Session II: Building STEM businesses from the ground up

11:20 Tim Power (Inspiration)

11:40 Panel: What are the rewards and challenges of being a STEM entrepreneur?

Moderator: Heather Catchpole (Refraction Media)

The successful women in my network are successful because they created a solution to a problem and put GLOBAL ambition behind it. Don't limit yourself to your neighbourhood because you are “just one woman”. Deb Noller CEO and Co-founder Switch Automation Galaxy Convention speaker

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GALAXY CONVENTION 4-5 December 2017

Messel Theatre, Sydney Nanoscience Hub The University of Sydney

12:25 Danielle Fletcher (Kimberlin Education)

12:50 Lunch

Session III: Marketing

13:45 STEM entrepreneur story

Solange Cunin (Cuberider)

14:15 Workshop – A marketing plan for Cuberider

Solange Cunin (Cuberider) and Natalie Chapman (gemaker)

15:15 Afternoon tea

16:00 Groups present marketing plans

17:00 – 17:05 Conference chair

Ms Kate Gunn, CAASTRO Chief Operating Officer (USyd)

18:00 BBQ dinner at Women’s College

Guest speaker: Sally-Ann Williams (Google)

I would love to see all the career opportunities that can come of STEM and grow lasting connections with other girls who have the same passion and interest as me in the scientific world. Mary Colquhoun Year 10 student Lismore, New South Wales Galaxy Convention delegate

I wish to participate in this convention because I’m really interested in the growing influence of women in STEM careers, and I wish to be one of these influential women in the future. Matilda Malet Year 11 student Perth, Western Australia Galaxy Convention delegate

Day 2

GALAXY CONVENTION 4-5 December 2017

Messel Theatre, Sydney Nanoscience Hub The University of Sydney

8:30 – 8:50 Registration desk open

9:00 Conference chair Ms Kate Gunn, CAASTRO Chief Operating Officer (USyd)

Session IV: STEM entrepreneur stories

9:05 Michelle Melbourne (Intelledox)

9:25 Dr Dharmica Mistry (BCAL Diagnostics)

9:40 Maureen Frank (emberin)

10:00 Elizabeth Kaelin (SBE and Caitr’d)

10:15 Professor Daniel Shaddock (ANU and Liquid Instruments)

10:35 Morning break

Session V: Show me the money

11:05 Funding commercialisation

Fiona Boyd (Heads Over Heels)

11:30 Panel: When do the funding worries stop?

Moderator: Fiona Boyd (Heads Over Heels)

Don't let a lack of self confidence stop you from seizing an opportunity. You deserve it; you should take it and give it your best shot! Let failure be your friend. Learn from it, iterate quickly and keep going. Dr Dharmica Mistry Chief Scientist and Co-founder BCAL Diagnostics Galaxy Convention speaker

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GALAXY CONVENTION 4-5 December 2017

Messel Theatre, Sydney Nanoscience Hub The University of Sydney

Session VI: The pitch

12:10 STEM entrepreneur story and pitch example

Gerardo Montoya (Re:Purpose for Good)

12:25 STEM entrepreneur story and pitch example

Anastasiia Volkova (FluroSat)

12:40 How to pitch

Felicity Waterford (The Leadership Kitchen)

13.15 Lunch

Session VII: Strategy

14:00 Strategy on a page

Natalie Chapman (gemaker)

14:30 Workshop – Getting to Mars by 2032

Natalie Chapman (gemaker), Natalie Lawler (Mars-100), Kathryn Ross and Dougal Dobie (astrophysics PhD students, USyd)

15:15 Afternoon tea

16:00 Teams present plans to get to Mars

17:00 Conference chair

Ms Kate Gunn, CAASTRO Chief Operating Officer (USyd)

Conference end

I hope to be encouraged to go against the status quo. Emily Mattar Year 11 student Sydney, New South Wales Galaxy Convention delegate

I would like to find out how my passion for maths and science can be used to solve real-world problems. Shayla Costello Year 12 student Perth, Western Australia Galaxy Convention delegate

I would like to participate in the Galaxy Convention because it is an opportunity to be inspired by female leaders who are changing the world through STEM. Caitlin Howley Year 11 student Melbourne, Victoria Galaxy Convention delegate

Galaxy Convention is presented with the support of the Australian Government through a

Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship grant.

With special thanks to