Asia Society Australia, Google and Asia Recon are proud to present a joint event to examine the complexities and opportunities of Australia’s engagement with Asia across the technology, innovation and entrepreneurship space.

The program’s centrepiece is a high-level panel discussion with “technology diplomats”, advocating Australia’s need to build greater engagement with Asia across areas of technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

The discussion will be focusing on the importance on professional regional and global mobility in the tech and innovation sectors and will draw lessons from emerging and existing mobility platforms – Asia Recon’s Singapore-China Program - a 8 day tech tour to Singapore, Shanghai and Beijing in September 2015 and Asia Society’s 60-year track-record as a leading global organisation dedicated to deepening understanding of Asia.

This event is by invitation-only to Asia Society Australia members and Asia Recon and Google partners.

For more information please contact [email protected].

Introductory remarks by:

Philipp Ivanov, CEO, Asia Society Australia

Sally-Ann Williams, Engineering Community & Outreach, Google

Moderator:
Angela Kwan, Former Executive Counsel - GE Aviation Systems (China)

Guest Speakers:

Jackie Ariston, Community and Program Manager, ATP Innovations

Mathew Benjamin, Co-Founder & Director, Asia Recon

Lydia Lopes, International Advisor, CSIRO

Claire McFarland, Digital Innovation, Strategy & Policy, Department of Industry, Innovation & Science

'Disruptive Asia' is a new series of events and thought-leadership initiatives by Asia Society Australia that examine Asia’s innovation and technological renaissance and its impact on Australia and the world.

It is a part of our Executive Briefings program - a curated series of meetings presented by diplomats, business leaders and subject matter experts from Asia and Australia. Designed to offer a deep dive into the critical issues of the day, to an audience of senior executives from the business, political, educational and cultural institutions that make up the Asia Society network.

The event is proudly supported and hosted by Google and presented in partnership with Asia Recon.