National health & Innovation Precincts Summit 6 - 7 Dec 2023

The 2nd Annual National Health & Innovation Precincts Summit is set to take place on 6-7 December at the Aerial UTS Function Centre, Sydney.

This is a national event that explores how we build successful, health and innovation precincts in Australia.

The event’s purpose is to bring stakeholders together to network and connect, share insights, and best practices, exchange ideas and discuss solutions, showcase innovations, and drive future collaboration and growth.

2022 marked the inaugural year of the National Health and Innovation Precincts Summit and the feedback we had was tremendous. The event welcomed over 200 attendees and over 70 speakers from across the country and around the globe.

For 2023, we’re eager to engage more exciting health and innovation precincts and build upon the success of last year’s experience.

Day 1

07.30 - 09.00 Expert Breakfast Briefings

09.00 - 13.00 Plenary Keynotes

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch

13.30 - 15.30 Governance Roundtables

15.30 - 16.00 Networking Break

16.00 - 17.30 Case Studies & Panel Discussions

17.30 - 18.30 Drinks Function

19.00 - 22.00 Networking Dinner

Day 2

07.30 - 09.00 Expert Breakfast Briefings

09.00 - 13.00 Plenary Keynotes

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch

13.30 - 15.30 Connecting Ecosystems Roundtables

15.30 - 16.00 Networking Break

16.00 - 17.30 Case Studies & Panel Discussions

Speakers

• Cory Mulvihill - Chief of Staff, MaRS Discovery District, Toronto, Canada

• Teresa Anderson - Chief Executive, Sydney Local Health District

• Priscilla Radice - Deputy Director General, Health Capital Division, Queensland Health

• Andrew Hoyne - Founder & Principal, Hoyne

• Shelley Dolan - Chief Executive, Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Lance Chia - Director, Investment & Innovation, Liverpool Innovation Precinct

• Di Dixon - State Project Lead Lot Fourteen, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, SA

• Melissa Ryan - Director Incubation & Entrepreneurship, Macquarie University

• Dr Iris Depaz - Country Medical Lead, Sanofi Australia & New Zealand

• Mark Ames - General Manager, Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District

Topics to be covered in 2023

• Getting governance right in precincts

• Funding precinct activity

• Effectively engaging with government

• Direction setting, vision alignment and finding a focus

• Assessing and addressing impact of precinct activity

• Industry partnerships and private sector funding

• How do you build trust through governance?

• Connecting ecosystems and delivering strong networking assets

• Diffusing innovation through health precincts

• Data: How do we better manage and mine our data as precincts?

• Financial models for future precincts and health hubs

• Placemaking and embedding sustainability in precincts

• Getting the physical assets of precincts right with place-based design

• Research – How do you drive outcomes and what are the future areas precincts should be exploring?

• Cultivating innovation, collaboration & improving translation of medical research

• What are governments looking for from precincts?

• Private industry perspectives on precincts

• Planning & activation of a precinct

• Developing an effective community first precinct strategy

• Talent attraction and retention

• Exploring the impacts of digital transformation

• Strategies to make precincts commercially sustainable

• Measuring success in a precinct

• What are the opportunities for collaboration across precincts here in Australia and internationally?