Go west for the future of innovation
Delegates at the NSW Sensing Industry Connect event included (from left): Prof. Julien Epps, NSSN Co-Director; Prof. Kevin Dunn, A/Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Enterprise & International), Western Sydney University; Nick Haskins, NSSN Chief Operating Officer; David Borger, Executive Director, Business Western Sydney.
The NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) hosted the latest in its Sensing Industry Connect series at Western Sydney University’s Engineering Innovation Hub in Parramatta this week.
The networking event provides an opportunity for local companies working in the smart sensing sector – the designers, developers, manufacturers and deployers of smart sensing – to meet, share opportunities and build a professional community. It also provides an environment where local entrepreneurs and leaders can meet researchers working at the cutting edge of smart sensing R&D.
“Events like this open a door for industry to see inside universities and meet with researchers who are working on exciting new developments in smart sensing. Access to world-class research gives local companies in Sydney’s west a real competitive advantage” said Professor Julien Epps, NSSN Co-Director.
Professor Kevin Dunn, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Enterprise & International) at Western Sydney University spoke on the importance of collaboration and the efforts the University is undertaking to enhance links with industry.
“At Western Sydney University we have resolved to prioritise collaboration, and to eschew competition, wherever we can. That is why we are such strong supporters of the NSW Government’s network and hub models. And the NSW Smart Sensing Network is an amazing collaborative effort, one that makes a difference” said Professor Dunn.
The event was hosted at Western Sydney University’s new Engineering Innovation Hub in the heart of Parramatta, providing ready access to industry and government partners and featuring a dedicated floor to collaboration with fellow NSSN member university, UNSW.
The audience also heard from Executive Director of Business Western Sydney, David Borger, who spoke on the ever-growing opportunities for innovation in the region. From the world-leading health and biomedical precinct at Westmead to the aerotropolis emerging in Bradfield, the smart jobs of the future will be located in Western Sydney.
“Western Sydney is home to Australia’s great innovators. We have the people that have come from across the world who have the ideas and the drive to transform our city for the better through new technology and applications,” said Mr Borger.
The NSSN serves as a catalyst and broker of relationships, connecting businesses with a wealth of R&D expertise located across NSW’s leading universities.
