The Western Australia space industry sundowner

L to R: Renae Sayers, Dawn Mcintosh, Liz Smith and Eleanor Hughes

By Australia in Space Magazine

Held on 15th March, The Australia in Space WA Space Industry sundowner was a resounding success with a great turnout from industry, government, and academia. The event focused on Opportunities for Cross Sector Innovation and Technology and included members of the Australian Space Agency Advisory Board and Head Enrico Palermo in attendance. The event featured a diverse range of speakers, including Jessica Shaw MLA, John Chappell from Scitech, Dr Megan Clarke, Chair of the Australian Space Agency Advisory Board, Gary Hale from Curtin University, with MySecurity Media’s David Matrai as MC for the evening. Cross sector case studies were delivered by a panel of experts from various sectors, including Michelle Keegan of AROSE, Linda Dawson of the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science, and Innovation, Samuel Forbes of Fugro SpAARC, Shawn Fernando of Woodside Energy, Ryan Timoney, Ph.D. of First Mode, and Mark Gibberd of Curtin University.

The event provided a platform for cross-sector collaboration and the exploration of innovative technologies that could be leveraged for space-related endeavours. It highlighted the importance of industry partnerships and the role they can play in as well as learnings that can benefit other industries. We look forward to facilitating more opportunities to bring industry together.

Western Australia space industry sundowner

The First Mode Team

Gary Hale, Curtin University

L to R : Prof Peter Klinken, Jessica Shaw MLA, Leanne Cunnold, James Yuen, and Tom Goerke

Enrico Palermo and Prof Peter Klinken

L to R: Samuel Forbes, Shawn Fernando, Ryan Timoney, Mark Gibberd, Linda Dawson, and Michelle Keegan

David Matrai, Australia in Space

Megan Clarke, Australia Space Agency Advisory Board Chair

Jessica Shaw MLA, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier

John Chappell, CEO Scitech