2002 Warren Centre Innovation Lecture
Dr Jim Fox, Managing Director of Vision Systems, will give the prestigious
2002 Warren Centre Innovation Lecture. For the first time the lecture will be held in both
Melbourne and Sydney.
Dr Fox will speak on ‘Why is it so difficult to develop great ideas and inventions
in Australia: Australians can make it’.
Vision Systems has certainly made it. Under Dr Fox’s leadership, the company has
annual sales of A$150 million and exports of A$120 million. More than 85 per cent of
revenues are now earned in markets outside Australia and the company continues to grow at
more than 30 per cent annually.
Vision Systems is a publicly listed company which incorporates the Invetech Group which
was founded by Dr Fox in 1987. It manufactures and exports high value medical instruments,
video surveillance products and high sensitivity smoke detection products and is a leading
supplier of contract R&D and technology commercialisation services to the
manufacturing industry.
Dr Fox has particular experience in establishing and building international, technology
based businesses. His involvement ranges from raising finance through to negotiating
marketing agreements and acquisitions.
Dr Fox is also a non-executive Director of Futuris Corporation Limited and Technology
Partnership (UK) Ltd. Futuris is a $3 billion Australian manufacturer of automotive air
conditioning and Technology Partnership operates from the UK and provides technology-based
services to customers in Europe, Japan and the USA. Its products are based on drug
discovery, automation, scientific instruments and ink jet printer technology.
Dr Fox is also a member of the Victorian State Government’s Council for Knowledge,
Innovation, Science and Engineering.
AusIndustry, Baldwin Shelston Waters and Macquarie Bank are sponsors of this prestigious
event.
8 May 6pm Melbourne – Lecture and cocktail reception at the Vision Systems
Office, Mt Waverley
9 May 6pm Sydney – Lecture and cocktail reception at The Regent Hotel, Sydney.
For registrations, contact Fiona Hearne telephone (02) 9351 7205, fax (02) 9351 2012,
email fionah@eng.usyd.edu.au |
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DIARY DATES
April to July 2002
A series of ICT Cluster Forums,
on Thursdays at 8.30 for 9.00 am
Contact Fiona Hearne
4 April Microelectronics Cluster
2 May Photonics & Opto-electronics
23 May Electronics Manufacture Cluster
13 June Embedded Software/Software Cluster
4 July New Media Cluster
Venue: NSW Trade &
Investment Centre, Grosvenor Place, 225 George Stree, SYDNEY
May 2002
2002 Innovation Lecture
"Why is it so difficult to develop great ideas and inventions in
Australia: Australians can make it".
The 2002 Innovation Lecture by Dr Jim Fox, Managing Director, Vision Systems Limited, Dr
Fox has particular expertise in establishing and building international, technology based
businesses.
8 May : Melbourne - Vision Systems, Mt
Waverley, 6pm for lecture and cocktail reception
9 May : Sydney - The Regent Hotel, 6pm for lecture and cocktail
reception
Sponsored by: AusIndustry, Baldwin Shelston Waters & Macquarie Bank
Contact Fiona Hearne
Sustainable Transport in Sustainable Cities - May 2002
Launch of the Sustainable Transport in Sustainable Cities
project report and recommendations.
For information and registrations, Contact Fiona
Hearne
4 - 6 September 2002
Computers in Manufacturing Expo 2002
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Darling Harbour
www.cimexpo.com.au
contact Jeremy Nathan
ttelephone (02) 9319 3099, email Jeremy.Nathan@industracom.com
Fiona Hearne can be
contacted by email by clicking on the links above or by phone on (02) 93517205 or fax on
(02) 9351 2012.
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