2024 AFRAN Forum
The role of research and innovation in industry, policy and public dialogue
to 6 Nov 2024, 5 p.m.
About
This event has 3 objectives:
- Promoting the role of scientific research in multilateral discussions, especially in the context of global events to be held in France (UNOC) and possibly in Australia (COP), which are contributing to the exchanges between research and policy makers;
- Developing stronger industry-research relationships through supporting partnerships between key stakeholders in the industry and academia, and informing connected public policy efforts across education, research and innovation systems;
- Building a strong foundation for increasing participation of AFRAN members and increased visibility of AFRAN in public debates and dialogues by advocating for the value of cooperative research, multi- and transdisciplinary research and innovation in society.
AFRAN is partnering with the Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources, the Embassy of France to Australia, the Australian National University, CBRIN and La French Tech to bring together Australian and French stakeholders of the education-research-industry-policy ecosystem to discuss current global challenges.
PROGRAM:
4 November - ANU – Birch Innovation Space, Birch Building, 35 Science Road
4.45pm - Welcome & registration
5.00pm - Welcome Reception
6pm - Opening Speech
6.15pm - French Movie Screening: "La Fabrique des Pandémies" (Pandemies Fabric)
8.00pm - Open discussion with our amazing panelists
- Chair: Dr Selina Namchee Lo, Director, Australian Global Health Alliance
- Dr Rosie Cooney, Senior Director, Conservation Research branch, ACT Government Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate
- Dr Anne Sénéquier, Researcher and Co-Director, Global Health Observatory, IRIS
- A/Prof Aparna Lal, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU
5 November - ANU – Fulton Muir Building, Room 2.04
8.45am-9.00am - Welcome & registration
9.00am-9.30am - Opening Speeches
- HE Pierre-Andre Imbert, Ambassador of France to Australia
- Dr Rebecca Doolan, Acting General Managerfor International Science and Resources, Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- Prof Katherine Daniell, AFRAN President and Director of the School of Cybernetics, ANU
9.30am-10.30am - Keynote: Effective means of engaging between academia and industry - Prof Pascale Quester, Vice-Chancellor and President of Swinburne University of Technology
10.00am-10.30am = Break =
10.30am-12.30pm - Panel 1: People's aspirations, education, training and work integrated learning: collaborative practice/inter-disciplinarity during studies/training, AI in education
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Chair: Mr Peter Derbyshire, Director, Policy and International Affairs, ATSE
- Prof Romuald Normand, Head of the INEDITE course (Inequalities, Discriminations, Fieldwork, Surveys), Faculty of Social Sciences, Université de Strasbourg
- Prof Pascale Quester, Vice-Chancellor and President of Swinburne University of Technology
- Dr Stéphane Minvielle, Director & Senior lecturer, National Higher Institute of Professorship and Education, Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie
12.30pm-1.30pm == Lunch Break ==
1.30pm-3.30pm - Panel 2: Challenges of translating research into innovations: intellectual property, commercialisation investment, incubator models, education issues, societal impacts
- Chair: Mr Andrew Chalmers, Director, Business Development & Global, CSIRO
- Dr Anne-Sophie Dielen, Industry Engagement Senior Manager, Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology, ANU
- Ms Jane O'Dwyer, CEO, Cooperative Research Australia
- Prof Gabriel Galvez-Behar, Professor of Contemporary History, Université de Lille
- Ms Maud Jamme, Business Manager NAHITI Project - Lawyer and intellectual property, Université de Polynésie Française
- Prof Cyril Marchand, Professor of Earth and Environment Sciences, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie
- Dr Michael Falk, Chief economist, IP Australia
- Ms Poppy Sykes, Manager, CSIRO ON Innovation Program
3.30pm-4.00pm = Break =
4.00pm-5.30pm - Innovation Hackathon cloture ceremony - Pitches of the PhD groups and deceision of winners
6.00pm-7.30pm === Networking Cocktail at the Embassy of France to Australia ===
6 November - ANU - Fulton Muir Building, Room 2.04
8.45am-9.00am - Welcome & registration
9.00am-11.00am - Panel 3: Research, innovation and policy: obstacles to evidence-based policy making, the role of science in government
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Chair: Mr Christopher Anderson, Director of Policy, Australian Academy of Science
- Dr Patricia Miloslavich, Program Lead, East Antarctic Monitoring Program, Australian Antarctic Division
- M Adrien Bertaud, Head of the Environment division, Observatory of the environment in New Caledonia (OEIL)
- Dr Anne Sénéquier, Researcher and Co-Director, Global Health Observatory, IRIS
- Ms Teneille Tress, Manager, Research Policy, DISR
- Dr Talia Avrahamzon, Head of Policy, Research Australia
11.00am-11.30am = Break =
11.30am-12.00pm - Keynote: The voice of researchers in multilateral negotiations - Prof Mark Howden, Director of the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at The Australian National University
12.00pm-1.00pm == Lunch Break ==
1.00pm-1.30pm - Keynote: Research for the benefit of our societies - Dr Rod Lamberts, Associate director Science and Education, the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (APAC), ANU
1.30pm-3.30pm - Panel 4: Research, innovation and public opinion: trust in science, scientific knowledge as a human right, democratic governance of research
- Chair: Dr Rod Lamberts, Assocate director of Science and Education at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (APAC), ANU
- Dr Rebecca Coates, Research Scientist, Responsible Innovation and Sociologist, CSIRO
- Mr Danian Singh, Lecturer in science, Fiji National University, and Technical Ocean Lead & Program Coordinator, Ocean Eco Alliance
- Ms Estelle Bonnet-Vidal, Founder and Manager, Lincks, Science Communication agency in New-Caledonia
- Mr Fabien Albouy, CEO, Observatory of the environment in New Caledonia (OEIL)
- Dr Golnar Nabizadeh, A/g Director Country Engagement, Engagement Branch, International Division, Australian Department of Education
- Mr Toss Gascoigne, Consultant in Science communication and Visiting Fellow, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU
3.30pm-4.00pm = Break =
4.00pm-4.45pm === AFRAN AGM for AFRAN members ===
If you require accessibility accommodations or a visitor Personal Emergency Evacuation plan please contact the event organiser
Location
Australian National University, Fulton Muir Building, Room 2.04 - 95 Daley Road, Canberra Australia