Speakers 2025

What Next for a Future Made in Australia

Australia’s productivity performance is compromised now and into the future by a narrow trade and industrial structure, based heavily on the export of unprocessed raw materials. How will this be addressed by a second and possibly third term Labor government, committed to innovation and industrial policy? This talk will analyse Australia’s current position and possible strategic directions for sovereign manufacturing capability. 

About Roy:

Roy is Special Innovation Advisor at the University of Technology Sydney and former Dean of the UTS Business School. He has undergraduate degrees from the University of Adelaide and a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He has pursued a career in universities, government and industry and published widely on innovation and industrial policy, including with the OECD and European Commission. He chaired the Australian Government’s Innovative Regions Centre, CSIRO Manufacturing Sector Advisory Council, Queensland Competition Authority, NSW Manufacturing Council and the Port of Newcastle. Currently, Roy chairs the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub and is a board director of CSIRO and SmartSat CRC.