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Join the ATSE Queensland Division End of year event at the Long Room, Customs House on Thursday 7 December 2023. This event promises to be a special evening filled with networking, food, musical entertainment and celebration of our 2022 and 2023 New Fellows. The ATSE Queensland Division Committee looks forward to seeing you for a great time together.
Program (AEST)
6:30pm – Guests arrive, canapes and beverages are served
7:00pm – Welcome and overview – Dr Sue Keay FTSE
7:15pm – Keynote Address – Dr Katherine Woodthorpe AO FTSE FAICD
7:30pm – Main course is served
8:00pm – Performance by Jacaranda Flute Collective
8:15pm – 2022 & 2023 New Fellow Presentations
8:45pm – Dessert is served
9:30pm – Vote of thanks and closing remarks – Dr Sue Keay FTSE
Keynote Address
Dr Katherine Woodthrope AO FTSE FAICD
President, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
Dr Katherine Woodthorpe AO FTSE is one of Australia’s most influential people in innovation. She is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has been a Fellow of ATSE since 2015. In 2017, she received an Order of Australia for her ongoing service to research and technology innovation in Australia.
She has been a professional director for over 20 years including as Chair of Natural Hazards Research Australia, the Antarctic Science Foundation and the HEARing Cooperative Research Centre. She has been a Director of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Bioplatforms Australia (NCRIS), the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Vast Solar, and listed companies Sirtex and Anteotech. She previously chaired the National Climate Science Advisory Committee and currently chairs the Government’s “Vision 2040” committee reviewing the strategy for investment in medical research for the next two decades.