InnovationAus Podcast

Exit Interview: Dr Larry Marshall, chief executive officer, CSIRO

After eight and a half years, CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall will exit the the national science agency at the end of June. Dr Marshall will leave the organisation in much better shape than when he started. It is in a better financial position, employs more staff, and is more culturally equipped to take on big challenges, and turn ideas into commercial and social impact. He talks to InnovationAus editorial director James Riley about his wild ride.

Michael Schwager, Director General, IP Australia

In this Episode of The Commercial Disco, IP Australia director general Michael Schwager discusses the intellectual property rights protection in an era of fast-moving technological change – and identifies where Australian organisations (particularly SMEs) can extract greater value. This is a must listen!

Identity Inside/Out, Ep4 – The landscape of education in an online world

This episode focuses on how cyber across higher education has impacted the student experience, as a result of the pandemic and the sector’s inclusion in the critical infrastructure legislation. In conversation with technology leader and seasoned higher education CISO Kim Valois, we examine the impact of these shifts on the security of online and remote learning and the threat environment, as well as the importance of identity management automation. With the move to online education, and as the student environment serves as a foundation to develop identity, how are credentials best managed in the best interests of students and institutions?

David Sandell, CEO & Managing Director, CI-ISAC

In this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, CI-SAC CEO David Sandell tells InnovationAus Editorial Director James Riley the purpose of the non-profit critical infrastructure information sharing centre, the growing threat to critical infrastructure operators and why cyber needs to be a team sport.

Robert Klupacs, CEO, Bionics Institute

Robert Klupacs has founded 24 companies in Australia and Singapore, and is now the CEO of the Bionics Institute. In this episode of the Commercial Disco, he discusses with InnovationAus Editorial Director James Riley the importance of collaboration and precincts in driving commercialisation, and how the medtech and biotech sectors are leading the way in this space in Australia.

Julia Spicer, OAM, Queensland Chief Entrepreneur

Julia Spicer is the first state Chief Entrepreneur to be based outside of a capital city, and is aiming to make regional innovation a focus during her time in the role. In this episode of the Commercial Disco, she talks to James Riley about regional entrepreneurship, Queensland’s potential to be a climate tech giant and the importance of not being afraid to fail.

James Carouso, Senior Advisor and Chairman of the Advisory Board, CSIS

James Carouso spent a long career as a diplomat with the US State Department. He is well known across the region and in Australia. In this episode of the Commercial Disco he talks to James Riley about the International Trade and Arms Regulations (ITAR) regime in the US that has stymied deeper cooperation with Australia on defence and dual-use technologies. He wants a carve-out exemption for Australia.

Identity Inside/Out, Ep3 – Building Trust in Online Health

This episode focuses on all things ID management and healthcare. Almost $2 billion was spent over a 10-year period to create the MyHealthRecord program alone, and yet as of 2020 half of all 23 million health records remained empty. The push to use the MyHealthRecord as a way to prove vaccination status presumably must be having some stimulating effect on the increased use of the platform. We examine whether two years of health obsession and online access to every part of life has had a material impact on the number of people and doctors making use of online health records and services. We speak with Amanda Cattermole, CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency about the qualms doctors have around using these types of products and how security is evolving in the medical space.

Identity Inside/Out, Ep2 – National Digital Identity: Challenges

Australia has been flirting with a nationally consistent identity system since the mid 80s. In this episode of Identity Inside/Out, former NSW minister for customer service and digital government Victor Dominello, SailPoint solution engineering manager Gary Savarino, and InnovationAus.com publisher Corrie McLeod discuss why previous attempts at national identity systems have failed and the latest push to institute a national digital identification program. They talk potential use cases for digital identity, as well as some of the security concerns facing the program.

Identity Matters. Ep1: The Evolution of Digital Identity: The view

This video podcast is the first 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 to CEO and Founder of Ping, Andre Durand, for a global snapshot to set the scene. What was the original problem that Ping Identity was set up to solve 21 years ago? How has the environment changed in the subsequent years, and what has the impact been of the surge in reusable verified identity?