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Past IMNIS Events

ENGAGING WITH INDUSTRY – 2021/22

QLD: 11 October 2021 – watch here

NSW: 13 October 2021 – watch here 

SA: 15 October 2021 – watch here

WA: 18 October 2021 – watch here

VIC: 20 October 2021 – watch here

ATSE AWARDS 2021

The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering’s prestigious Awards celebrate Australia’s excellence and innovation in applied research across a range of disciplines.

Thursday 10th JUNE 2021 – watch here

#ATSEAwards

WEBINARS: IMNIS VISIONARY LEADERSHIP 2021/22 PROGRAM LAUNCH

QLD: 21 July 2021 – watch here

NSW: 22 July 2021 – watch here

WA: 3 Aug 2021 – watch here

SA: 5 Aug 2021 – watch here

VIC: 11 Aug 2021 – watch here

ENGAGING WITH INDUSTRY 

Invited experts shared key advice in developing strategies to increase engagement and collaborations between industry and academia.

QLD: Tues 11 May 2021 – gallery

NSW: Thurs 13 May 2021 – watch here

SA: Tues 18 May 2021 – watch here

WA: Thurs 20th May 2021

VIC: Tues 25th May – gallery

IMNIS – REDI LEADERS FORUM – invitation only

These exclusive online events hosted in May 2021 facilitate conversation, connections and networking online between IMNIS leaders, REDI mentees and invited guests. Our Keynote speakers were:

  • Dr Michael Wilson, Vice-President of Research, CSL Ltd, Melbourne presented ‘CSL R&D – Covid19 and Beyond.’
  • Professor H. Bobby Gaspar, CEO of Orchard Therapeutics & Clinician Researcher at UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK presented ‘Developing gene therapies for people with rare inherited diseases.’

IMNIS – STEM CAREERS IN INDUSTRY

Each STEM Careers in Industry event features expert industry leaders who shared how they have navigated their STEM career journey and applied their expertise and skills to lead and excel beyond academia.

VIC: Thurs 18 March 2021 – watch here

QLD: Wed 24 March 2021 – watch here

NSW: Thurs 25 March 2021 – watch here

SA: Tues 30 March 2021 – watch here

WA: Wed 31 March 2021 – watch here

IMNIS INTERCONNECTIONS

2020 was a big year, but industry mentoring and networking made a difference and was a great reason to celebrate! These exclusive events facilitated connections and networking online between IMNIS mentors and mentees in lead-up to the end of 2020. These events were hosted in partnership with the Royal Society of Victoria.

Interconnections #1: Wed 9 December; Dr Bridie O’Donnell – health and medical expert, public service executive, elite rower and cyclist, and inspirational leader.

Interconnections #2: Thurs 10 December; Ayala Domani – corporate executive, business leader and technology expert.

MEETINGS: IMNIS Leaders Forum – Mentors & Invited Guests only

This exclusive online event series hosted during October 2020 facilitated connections and networking online between IMNIS mentors and invited guests. The keynote speaker for this event was Kylie Walker, CEO of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.

#IMNIS #leadership #IMNISleaders

WEBINARS: IMNIS VISIONARY LEADERSHIP 2020/21 PROGRAM LAUNCH

Visionary leadership can drive transformational change across an entire sector. Visionary leaders inspire, empower, enthuse and respect. They work with you to make change happen. This series launched the 2020/21 program and closed the 2019/20 program.

VIC: 16 July 2020; Keynote: Sue MacLeman FTSE – view on-demand (free registration)

QLD: 22 July 2020; Keynote: Dr Dimity Dornan AO FTSE – view on-demand (free registration)

NSW: 23 July 2020; Keynote: Dr Cathy Foley AO FTSE – view on-demand (free registration)

WA: 29 July 2020; Keynote: Dr Alan Bye FTSE – view on-demand (free registration)

SA and NT: 30 July 2020; Keynote: Dr Lachlan Blackhall FTSE – view on-demand (free registration). #IMNIS2020

WEBINAR: IMNIS – QLD REGIONAL PILOT – Visionary Leadership 

Hosted by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, this event celebrated the close of the inaugural Queensland Regional Pilot of IMNIS. The IMNIS QLD Regional Pilot connects future STEM leaders in Cairns, Townsville and Rockhampton with local networks and industry leaders around Australia. We have industry leaders from Townsville, Rockhampton, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth mentoring PhD students from James Cook University and Central Queensland University.

North & Central QLD: 2 June 2020; Keynote: Andrew Bowskill – view on-demand (free registration). #IMNISinQLD

WEBINAR: IMNIS STEM CAREERS IN INDUSTRY

This event series pivoted to an online webinar format. Senior-level STEM professionals in industry with wide-ranging expertise in different parts of the industry sector shared their career journeys and how they apply their expertise for success. The panel discussed professional and interpersonal skills, creating opportunities as well as ways to network and job-search with the COVID19 measures are in place.

Melbourne, VIC: 7 May 2020view on-demand (free registration)

Brisbane, QLD: 13 May 2020view on-demand (free registration)

Sydney, NSW: 14 May 2020view on-demand (free registration)

Perth, WA: 19 May 2020view on-demand (free registration)

Adelaide, SA: 20 May 2020view on-demand (free registration)

#IMNIS #industry #STEMcareers

IMNIS Leaders Forum – MENTORS AND INVITED GUESTS ONLY

This invitation-only event facilitated connections and networking between IMNIS mentors, invited speakers and special guests. Key leadership topics were discussed.

Melbourne, VIC: 8 October 2019

Brisbane, QLD: 10 October 2019

Sydney, NSW: 17 October 2019

Perth, WA: 22 October 2019

Adelaide, SA: 24 October 2019

#IMNIS #leadership #IMNISleaders

IMNIS Program 2019 Launch – Visionary Leadership

Visionary leadership can drive transformational change across an entire sector. Visionary leaders inspire, empower, enthuse and respect. They work with you to make change happen. This is what the Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) is all about!

Melbourne, VIC: 17 JULY 2019gallery

Brisbane, QLD: 23 JULY 2019gallery

Sydney, NSW: 24 JULY 2019gallery

Perth, WA: 29 JULY 2019gallery

Adelaide, SA: 30 JULY 2019gallery

#IMNIS #mentoring #networking #STEM

IMNIS Engaging with Industry

Hear from industry leaders, investors and entrepreneurs about the how, when and why to engage with industry. Elements included pitching, milestones, timelines and budgeting, IP, translation and commercialisation.

Melbourne, VIC: 30 April 2019gallery

Brisbane, QLD: 1 May 2019gallery

Sydney, NSW: 2 May 2019gallery

Perth, WA: 22 May 2019gallery

Adelaide, SA: 23 May 2019gallery

IMNIS STEM Careers in Industry

An expert panel discussed transferable skills, implicit skills (the ‘soft’ skills), the value of networking, potential jobs of the future and their top tips for career success.

Perth, WA: 13 March 2019gallery

Adelaide, SA: 14 March 2019gallery

Sydney, NSW: 21 March 2019gallery

Melbourne, VIC: 28 March 2019gallery

Brisbane, QLD: 5 April 2019gallery

IMNIS Leaders Forum – Effective Mentoring

High level industry leaders discussed the rewards, challenges and benefits of mentoring. This was a mentor-only event with invited guests.

Melbourne, VIC: 13 November 2018

Sydney, NSW: 14 November 2018

Adelaide, SA: 24 January 2019

Perth, WA: 19 February 2019

Brisbane, QLD: 20 March 2019

IMNIS: Celebrating Visionary Leadership

Visionary leadership can drive transformational change across an entire sector. Visionary leaders inspire, empower, enthuse and respect. They work with you to make change happen. This is what the Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) is all about!

Adelaide, SA: 13 September 2018gallery

Brisbane, QLD: 31 August 2018gallery

Perth WA: 7 August 2018 – gallery

Sydney NSW: 25 Jul 2018gallery

Melbourne VIC: 27 Jun 2018gallery

IMNIS NATIONAL LAUNCH

IMNIS hit a major milestone with 2018 the first year all IMNIS programs are on offer in every state around Australia. We celebrated with the National Launch of this prestigious award-winning industry mentoring initiative.

Melbourne VIC: 15 May 2018 – gallery

IMNIS: Meet the Entrepreneur

There are so many parallels between founding a small business and leading a research program, and an entrepreneurial mindset can facilitate resilience and success in either setting!

Brisbane QLD: Tues 19 June 2018 – gallery

Adelaide SA: 8 June 2018gallery

Perth WA: 22 May 2018gallery

Sydney NSW: 1 Nov 2017gallery

IMNIS: The Value of Networking

This event shared insights from senior industry leaders in the MedTech-Pharma and Energy Resources sectors on the importance and benefits of networking. Topics included how to network effectively, how to connect with a range of professionals in different settings, how developing an extensive network can help with career development and how someone can ‘give back’ to their network.

Adelaide SA: Wed 14 March 2018 – gallery

Perth WA: Tues 27 March 2018 – gallery

Brisbane QLD: Thurs 12 April 2018 – gallery

Sydney NSW: Tues 17 April 2018 – gallery

IMNIS: Peer Mentoring

This facilitated peer mentoring session was a terrific opportunity for Mentees in the QLD MedTech-Pharma and Minerals Resources programs to connect more closely and share their thoughts and experiences about the mentoring partnership and the IMNIS initiative overall. Special thanks to METS Ignited for sponsoring this event.

Brisbane QLD: 11 April 2018gallery

IMNIS: STEM Careers in Industry

At this event, STEM professionals in industry with expertise in different parts of the MedTech-Pharma and Minerals Resources industry sectors shared how they apply their STEM training to lead and excel in a range of rewarding roles. Mentors discussed transferable skills, implicit skills (also called ‘soft’ skills), the value of a professional network and jobs of the future, and shared their top tips for career success.

Brisbane QLD: 31 Jan 2018 – gallery

Adelaide SA: 30 Nov 2017 – gallery

Melbourne VIC: 16 Nov 2017gallery

Perth WA: 15 Nov 2017 – gallery

IMNIS: Pitching to Industry

Four IMNIS mentees in Victoria’s MedTech-Pharma program left their comfort zone and pitched their research in a well-developed “practice pitch” to a panel of outstanding industry leaders who then provided constructive feedback and mentoring on how the pitch could be refined.

Melbourne VIC:  5 Oct 2017gallery

IMNIS: Effective Mentoring

Senior industry leaders in the MedTech-Pharma sector discussed the art of mentoring and shared their experiences with their peers. Mentors shared how they have overcome hurdles, motivated their mentees and adapted their approach to establish successful mentor-mentee partnerships. Special thanks to FB Rice for sponsoring these events.

Sydney NSW: 22 Feb 2018 – gallery

Melbourne VIC: 14 Sept 2017

IMNIS: 2017 Program Launch

Brisbane QLD: 24 Aug 2017 – gallery

Adelaide SA: 11 Aug 2017 – gallery

Perth WA: 10 Aug 2017 – gallery

Sydney NSW: 24 July 2017 – gallery

Melbourne VIC: 14 June 2017 – gallery