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SEMIP Innovation ShowcaseThe inaugural SEMIP Innovation Showcase in Melbourne in June 2011 addressed popular topics such as constrained resources and other factors that affect efficiency and productivity, climate change, collaboration and open innovation, and advances in biotechnology, manufacturing and business systems management. At the Showcase, business operators from small and medium-sized enterprises discussed innovation and other hot topics with industry leaders, researchers working on new technologies and government representatives who can assist the innovation process.
The event was officially opened by Councillor Ron Brownlees from the City of Kingston. “The challenge for us all today is to bring together all the knowledge that these great companies have with world-class research to ensure that our region becomes an innovation and knowledge capital of the south-east Asia-Pacific region,” Ron told participants. “The sharing of that knowledge and that information is so valuable to your growth. To survive and remain competitive, we must become more innovative.” The Showcase attracted delegates and speakers from organisations around the region including CSIRO, Monash University, Invetech, MiniFAB, Small Technologies Cluster and Grey Innovation. The event was well-received by industry participants. Ray Keefe from Successful Endeavours, a technology implementation company focusing on electronics and software, said he found the forum valuable in discussing issues pertinent to what was happening in society and in the world today. “If you’re not involved in forums in which you’re discussing issues and talking about possibilities then you don’t have the awareness required to change your mind-set and your business behaviour in a positive way,” Ray said. Michael Vainer from VR TEK Global, a company working with CSIRO and Deakin University on a new tyre recycling technology, said “the SEMIP event was a ray of hope for innovative manufacturing in Australia”. Jürgen Schneider, Regional General Manager for Siemens Ltd in Victoria and South Australia, is heavily involved in business development across the industry, energy and healthcare sectors. “In today’s competitive market, businesses should always look at how they can innovate to grow and improve their organisation. The Innovation Showcase provided an ideal and affordable way to do so,” Jürgen said. He has recently agreed to act as deputy chair for the SEMIP steering committee. Peter Lewis leads the global sales and marketing effort for the cutting edge design services offered by Hydrix, one of Australia’s leading software and electronic design consultancies. “The SEMIP Innovation Showcase provided a great opportunity to not only share our approach to advanced product design and manufacturing, but also to hear from our industry colleagues about their own innovative processes,” Peter said. “I think everybody learnt something new and it certainly gave us some good ideas towards continually improving our value-add for our clients.” Chris Quint, Business Development Manager for Arrayware, which focuses on FPGA development, said he attended events such as the SEMIP Innovation Showcase primarily for the networking opportunities. “At events like this we have made valuable contacts with organisations who engage us to help them design and develop their high speed programmable hardware,” Chris said. “It’s also a great way to keep in touch with what is happening in areas like research, new product developments and initiatives like open innovation.” Kerry Hayes, Chair of the SEMIP Innovation Showcase and Business Development Manager at the Australian Synchrotron, said the showcase had helped SMEs identify business opportunities, as well as providing access to government representatives and the leaders of major research facilities. “It has been very gratifying to see such a positive response to our first flagship event,” Kerry said. “We look forward to presenting the SEMIP Innovation Showcase again in 2012.” Showcase tips and themes from the SEMIP 2011 Innovation Showcase:
More about SEMIPSEMIP is the South East Melbourne Innovation Precinct, an initiative that involves the Australian Synchrotron, the Victorian State Government, CSIRO, Monash University, Small Technologies Cluster and the Councils of Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Knox and Monash working in collaboration with industry. Subscribe to the SEMIP newsletter: www.business.vic.gov.au/BUSVIC/NEWSLETTER/PC_63964.html. Email general enquiries to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit www.semip.org.au to see how SEMIP can assist your business. Key SEMIP contacts are Paula Brennan, Suzanne Ferguson and Kerry Hayes. Paula Brennan Suzanne Ferguson Kerry Hayes
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