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Day One: Tuesday 4th August 2009
| Day One | Day Two |
8.00
Registration opens, networking begins & coffee is served
9.10
Introduction from the Chair
Helen Hayes, Director, Office Knowledge Transfer & Partnerships Office, University of Melbourne
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE MEANING OF “THIRD STREAM ACTIVITIES”
9.25
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE HOST UNIVERSITY
Understanding & developing third stream missions in Australia
  • Exploring the third stream in the context of domestic public policy and reform (i.e. the Bradley Review and Cutler Review) – acknowledging ambiguities and working towards a clear understanding of what the “third stream” is
  • Understanding how a “knowledge society” is an integral part of the “knowledge economy”
  • How can we use community engagement programs and knowledge networks to strengthen the force of the third stream as an important part of Australian culture and our way of life?
Prof. John Dewar, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Relations), University of Melbourne
9.55
Making small economies thrive as knowledge hubs
Prof. Bruce Wilson, Dean, Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University & Co-Director, Observatory PASCAL
10.25
Morning tea
TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY WITH “KNOWLEDGE” AT THE CENTRE
10.45
The road to full participation in the Australian knowledge economy
  • The importance of engaging with communities and regions
  • The equity issues and challenges that stem the growth of a knowledge economy
  • Exploring access and participation by people in rural and regional areas as well as by Indigenous peoples and people with low SES backgrounds
  • Working towards increasing full participation by Australians in education programs and the workforce
Jason Coutts, Manager, Performance, Coordination & Accountability Branch, Higher Education Group, Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
 
TAFE LEADER’S PANEL
Promoting the third stream as a core function of tertiary education
  • Examples of TAFE commitment to the third stream
  • Opinions on how to increase the level of VET involvement in third stream activities
11.25
Malcolm White, CEO, Tasmanian Skills Institute
11.35
Neil Fernandes, Managing Director, Central TAFE
11.45
Joe Piper, Chief Executive Officer, South West Institute of TAFE
11.55
Open panel discussion & audience questions
12.20
Lunch break
(OPTIONAL) NETWORKING LUNCH: MANAGING UNIVERSITY EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Attendance needs to be pre-booked. View registration page.

DAY ONE | Tuesday 4th August 2009

Universities worldwide are increasingly working with external organisations to ensure their research and teaching is relevant to the outside world. More and more institutions are putting dedicated support into this area to resource and plan, and institutions are carefully choosing which organisations to work with and how to make interactions most effective and valuable.

For such reasons, this special session has been designed so universities can:

  • Discuss approaches and tools to capture information
  • Develop open relationships across universities
  • Consider the role of external organisations in this space and discuss best-practice
  • Review relationships with business and not-for-profits
12.30
Lunch is served
12.40
Introduction from the Lunch Chair
Gauri Bhalla, Manager, External Engagement, University of Technology Sydney
12.50
University case study perspective on external relations policy, planning & practice
Sarah Newton, Director Industry Engagement, Monash University
1.00
Group discussion – the audience is welcome to discuss their approaches to third stream engagement
1.30
Developing innovative partnering from a company perspective
Jay Hannon, University Relations Manager, IBM
1.40
Seeking sustainable partnerships with universities – confronting the challenges
General Manager Product R & D, Bluescope Steel
1.50
Partnering with not-for-profits - exploring the opportunities
Paul Newnham, Youth Segment Manager, World Vis
2.00
Group discussion – the audience is encouraged to discuss their ideas on how to build new relationships & to improve their engagement with established partners
2.20
Session ends
PUBLIC POLICY & PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT
2.30
Research reform driving the knowledge economy
Dr. Caroline Perkins, General Manager, Compacts & Coordination Branch, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research
 
RESEARCHERS' PANEL
Working with government policy
  • Public policy goals for research and innovation, current priorities and demands
  • Responding to the Innovation Review
  • Exploring the effectiveness of government/research relationships
  • The realities of fulfilling research objectives set out in government policy
  • Sharing research success stories and making public policy work
3.10
Dr. Mark Trigg, Chief Executive Officer, CRC for Advanced Manufacturing
3.15
Tony Press, Chief Executive Officer, CRC for Antarctic & Climate Ecosystems
3.20
Michael Hartman, CEO, CRC Association
3.25
Open panel discussion & audience questions
3.50
Afternoon tea
 
CASE STUDY PANEL
Building knowledge cities through cooperative partnerships & networks
  • Comparing policy and joint ventures between local government and higher education institutions, such as Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane to create university cities – what works? What can be done better?
  • Involving business in local knowledge networks
  • How can Australian governments improve their sister city relationships at home and abroad to grow our local knowledge hubs?
4.05
David Campbell, Executive Director, Office of Knowledge Capital, City of Melbourne
4.10
Denise von Wald, Chief Executive, Education Adelaide
4.15
Ald. Bill Wilson, President, Sister Cities Australia
4.20
Open panel discussion & audience questions
4.50
Closing remarks from the Chair
Helen Hayes, Director, Office Knowledge Transfer & Partnerships Office, University of Melbourne
5.00
End of day one
 
Day Two: Wednesday 5th August 2009
| Day One | Day Two |
8.30
Coffee & networking
9.00
Introduction from the Chair
Prof. Jonathan West, Australian Innovation Research Centre, University of Tasmania
DESIGNING MODELS & METHODS FOR FACILITATING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
9.10
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Knowledge transfer & partnerships in the EU – the rise of Open Innovation
  • The "Open Innovation" business model – moving away from closed innovation and making innovation an open and collaborative process
  • Open Innovation as a form of knowledge transfer - what are the most popular KT models in the EU? Is the Open Innovation model widely used in the EU? How does public policy and funding contribute to the development of KT activities, such as Open Innovation, in the EU?
  • How does the Open Innovation organisation aim to assist in the development and knowledge diffusion of its model? i.e. the research of best-practice techniques, the development of tools, providing access to in-company training and establishing benchmarks for companies to test their Open Innovation expertise
  • How can Open Innovation in the EU develop ties with the rest of the world, such as countries like Australia?
Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke, Co-Founder, Open Innovation, EU
10.00
Morning tea
10.20
INDUSTRY PANEL
Knowledge transfer activities and business participation
  • Government policy aiming to facilitate innovation and knowledge transfer in all industry sectors
  • How T-Shaped credentialing can help foster knowledge transfer and help us to better manage our human capital
  • Business participation in the knowledge transfer during a financial slowdown
  • Building successful knowledge partnerships and applying the principles of responsible partnering in Australia
  • Developing business models for third stream engagement
Tom Emeleus, Executive Manager Learning & Development, Energy Australia Dr. Phil Robertson, Chief Operating Officer, NICTA
Nicholas Gruen, CEO, Lateral Economics & Peach Discount Mortgage Broking
 Panel Moderator
Dr. Sharon Winocur, Executive Director, Business Higher Education Round Table
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER CASE STUDIES
11.30
INDUSTRY CASE STUDY
Technology Clinics (TechClinics)
  • Bringing together research organisations, government stakeholders, and industry to solve industry challenges through technology collaboration
  • Building value chains in emerging knowledge intensive industries
  • The AIC’s collaborative models for open innovation
Bryce Steele, Collaboration Manager, Australian Institute for Commercialisation
12.00
Lunch
1.00
TEACHING & LEARNING CASE STUDY
Transfer through technological innovation & e-learning
  • Trends in e-learning and technology knowledge transfer and engagement
  • Providing partnership examples of e-collaboration and other technological knowledge projects
Debbie Soccio, E-Learning Coordinator, The Australian Flexible Learning Framework
1.30
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CASE STUDY
Metropolitan/rural knowledge transfer links - the Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Partnerships
  • Helping Indigenous culture to maintain contact with the outside world - addressing health, cultural and social problems for Indigenous people
Helen Hayes, Director, Knowledge Transfer & Partnerships, University of Melbourne
Michelle Evans, Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts & Cultural Development, University of Melbourne
Justin Mohamed, Academy of Sport Health & Education, University of Melbourne
Prof. Ian Anderson, Centre for Health & Society, University of Melbourne
2.20
Afternoon tea
DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS
2.35
How to create resilient partnerships that in turn help to create a competitive advantage for a region
  • The need for long-term collaborative partnerships that boost skills, research and a competitive advantage for an entire region
  • Using investment in knowledge partnerships through co-location
  • Ideas concerning securing and developing robust knowledge partnerships that can weather the current economic crisis
Prof. Jennelle Kyd, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research, Scholarship & Industry), Central Queensland University
3.15
SCENARIO-BUILDING & NETWORKING SESSION
Embedding the third stream into your planning and culture
  • Many partnerships are transactional and while valuable, do not lead to the innovation and mutual refreshment that comes from sustained engagement
  • After your session Moderator has been introduced, please break-out into a group of 3-4 and then select an organisation and a third stream project that your group is interested in working with
  • You will be given approximately 15-20 minutes to create a 10 point plan on how you will sustain cultural engagement between your organisation and other players involved in your third stream project
  • After the discussion break-outs, a few teams will be asked to share their plans

(All participants who attended the workshops are encouraged to use what they have learnt in this session.)

Helen Hayes, Director, Office Knowledge Transfer & Partnerships Office, University of Melbourne
4.05
Closing remarks from the Chair
4.15
End of day two
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