Back to All Events

NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) Ageing Grand Challenge Forum

The NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) Ageing Grand Challenge Forum will take place from 9:00am to 6:00pm (AEDT) on 18 February 2021.

TO ACCESS THE WEBCAST PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Registration for this event is free and open to all. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this live-streamed event is restricted to online viewing only (not applicable to the invited guests attending the venue).

Register here.

As the Australian society ages, what role can technology play – specifically advances in smart sensing – to ensure we age well both at home and in aged care settings. 

The NSSN Ageing Grand Challenge Forum will bring together researchers, government and industry stakeholders to collaboratively devise innovative solutions. 

The morning session will provide an opportunity to hear from government and industry on the challenges they face in delivering services to an ageing population that demands quality in later life. Across three panel sessions, we will ask what are the problems and gaps that need solving and where innovation can lead to better health outcomes and lower costs.

In the afternoon, a “think tank” format will bring stakeholders together to jointly devise practical, innovative solutions. Our objective is to form collaborative R&D projects capable of securing government, industry and NSSN funding. 


Speakers:

Welcome Address: Professor Ben Eggleton, Co-Director, NSSN


Government Keynote Address:

The Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, NSW Government


Research Keynote Address:

Dr Jill Freyne, Deputy Research Director,  e-Health CSIRO Health & Biosecurity


Industry Keynote Address:

Larissa Briedis, Head of Strategic Policy,  Telstra Health 


Panel 1: Smart sensing for Ageing well at Home

Moderator: Sally-Anne Williams, CEO,  Cicada Innovations

Speaker 1: Anne O’Neill, Director Enterprise,  NSW Ministry of Health

Speaker 2: Dr Benjamin Schmitt, Head of Research,  Siemens Healthcare

Speaker 3: Professor Branko Celler, Prof. Engineering,  UNSW 


Panel 2: Smart sensing for Better Ageing in Care Settings 

Moderator: Nicola Ware, CEO, Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation

Speaker 1: Neina Fahey, Manager Code of Practice, MTAA 

Speaker 2: Trent Gifford, Commercial Director, Tunstall Healthcare 

Speaker 3: Associate Professor Corinne Cailluad, Biomedical & Digital Health, Charles Perkins Centre


Panel 3: Wearables for Ageing Well

Moderator: Kathy Connell, Director Innovation, Johnson & Johnson

Speaker 1: Dr Thomas Arend, Senior Director and Global Head of Health Technology Products, Johnson & Johnson

Speaker 2: Dr Dan Grant, CEO,  MTP Connect

Speaker 3: Young Juhn, CEO, Wellysis Corp/Samsung

Speaker 4: Professor Nigel Lovell, Prof. Biomedical Engineering, UNSW


Morning wrap up: Professor Justin Gooding, Co-Director, NSSN 


Facilitators: Kirsty de Garis and Steve Pozel, The Curious Collective

To access the event’s program, please click here.

More information on speakers is available here.

Register here.

Registration for this event is free and open to all. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this live-streamed event is restricted to online viewing only (not applicable to the invited guests attending the venue).

For enquiries about this event, please NSSN MedTech Lead Jane Evans at jane.evans@nssn.org.au

Media enquiries: Shahrzad Abbasi - 0466 548 145


NSSN_inverted_stacked.jpg

The NSSN, an initiative of the NSW Government Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer, is a consortium of eight leading universities across NSW and the ACT that brings together academia, industry and government to develop smart sensing solutions for complex challenges.

Learn more about NSSN capabilities in ageing here.

Working with the NSSN simplifies the process of engaging with universities by creating a single point-of-contact for the leading research universities in NSW.

Partner with us here.