InnovationAus Podcast

Jehan Kanga & Nicolle Lane, Rux Energy

In this episode of the Commercial Disco, Rux Energy founder and chief executive Dr Jehan Kanga ecosystem and communications manager Nicolle Lane discuss the challenges and opportunities for hydrogen in Australia, and the role it could play in helping the country meet its 2050 decarbonisation commitments.
This episode of The Commercial Disco is proudly brought to you by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and innovation catalyst.

Catherine Thompson, Co-Founder, Hypereal

In this episode of the Commercial Disco, Catherine Thompson dives deep into the challenges of digital service delivery in government, she discusses procurement policies to drive better outcomes, and unpicks the recommendations of both the MyGov Review and the Robodebt Royal Commission.

This episode of The Commercial Disco is proudly brought to you by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and innovation catalyst.

Identity Matters. Ep3: No transformation without Identity

This vodcast is the latest in the Identity Matters: Digital Identity and the Evolution of the Internet series, produced by InnovationAus.com in partnership with Ping Identity. Digital transformation success will come to enterprises that understand who their users are and what they can access. The step before this, however, is acknowledging that cloud-based Identity is the foundation layer for digital transformation – understanding that Identity goes well beyond login pages and passwords. In this episode, editorial director James Riley speaks with Ashley Diffey, VP Sales, APAC & Japan, Ping Identity and Eddie Smith, General Manager for Identity & Security at Versent, about companies of all sizes who have experienced benefits from privacy, to cyber, to operational efficiency, demonstrating digital ID as a key component to digital transformation.

Arthur Sinodinos, Partner at The Asia Group

In this episode of the Commercial Disco, former Ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos talks about the global political and trade forces that are driving a renewed interest in industrial policy from governments around the world.

This episode of The Commercial Disco is proudly brought to you by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and innovation catalyst.

Sue Keay, Chair of the Board of Directors, Robotics Group Australia

Fighting fires from space – calling Aussie innovators to solve a global problem

In this special episode of The Commercial Disco, we hear from Anousheh Ansari, CEO of XPRIZE Foundation, Adam Gilmour, CEO of Gilmour Space Technologies and Rania Poullos, Project Manager – Fire Shield for Minderoo Foundation, as they call Aussie innovators to solve a global problem. The UN predicts extreme bushfires are expected to increase up to 14% by 2030 globally, 30% by the end of 2050 and 50% by 2100. XPRIZE Wildfire will spur innovation across a wide range of firefighting technologies, transforming the practices of a crucial industry that have not seen major change in the way that we detect fires for thirty years.

This episode of The Commercial Disco is moderated by InnovationAus.com publisher, Corrie McLeod, and is proudly brought to you by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency and innovation catalyst.

Christine Tonkin, Labor Member for Churchlands, WA Parliament

Since 2021, Christine Tonkin has been the Member for Churchlands in the Western Australian Parliament in Roger Cook’s Labor government. Ms Tonkin brought a lifetime of experience in public and private sector procurement reform to the Parliament, having worked all over the world in large organisations. In this episode of The Commercial Disco she talks about opportunities for making government procurement more cost effective, and better for local industry.

Abu Odigie, Co-Founder, Tendertrace

Government procurement data is not always straight-forward to access, or to glean insights into purchasing decisions. In this episode of The Commercial Disco, James Riley talks to the founder and CEO of Tendertrace, an AI-based public sector market intelligence engine.

Identity Matters. Ep2: Digital identity in a zero-trust landscape

This video podcast is the latest in the Identity Matters: Digital Identity and the Evolution of the Internet series, produced by InnovationAus.com in partnership with Ping Identity. In this episode, editorial director James Riley speaks with Steve Dillon, Head of APAC Architecture, Ping Identity and Julie Gleeson, Director – Cyber & Identity, Deloitte Australia, about the need for organisations to replace implicit trust with digital ID to achieve zero trust architecture (ZTA). We know the traditional approach to security can’t meet the evolving threats or secure resources for remote employees. But organisations also need to eliminate friction through identity access management (IAM) to be competitive in the digital space. How does government in particular strike this balance? And how do they manage their citizens’ level of trust – and expectations – through digital ID?

Identity Inside/Out, Ep5 — Connected Infrastructure

Connected infrastructure – using sensors and intelligent systems – will allow real-time, valuable insights and adjustments to procedures that will benefit both governments and its citizens. Operational costs will be driven down with the efficient use of IoT technology, and the leveraging of data generated will provide benefits for immediate uses as well as future society. In this episode, we look at how organisations can mitigate risk – especially cybersecurity risk – comply with data governance and the critical infrastructure act and prepare for updated privacy regulations.