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Appendix C—List of Hearings and Witnesses

Organisations and persons are listed in alphabetical order under each public hearing day.

Wednesday, 18 May 2005—Eveleigh

ATP Innovations Pty Ltd Dr Mark Bradley, Chief Executive Officer Mr Hamish Hawthorn, Director, Life Sciences and Technology Mr Charles Lindop, Director, Business Programs Austrade Mr Lino Strangis, Manager, Industry Policy Unit Citrix Systems Australasia R&D Pty Ltd Mr Martin Duursma, Vice President, Advanced Products Group CSIRO Mr Jon King, General Manager Dr Katherine Kociuba, Senior Manager, Commercialisation, Corporate Business Development and Commercialisation Group Dr Jack Steele, Chief of Staff, Business Development and Commercialisation Group

214 PATHWAYS TO INNOVATION

Debraneys Pty Ltd Mr John Tregea, Technology Director Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources Mr Matthew Griffiths, COMET Program Divergent Capital Mr David Nelson, Managing Director Gazelle Monitoring System Pty Ltd Mr Bruce Johansson, Chairman Meat & Livestock Dr Reuben Rose, General Manager, Livestock Production Innovation Neo Technology Ventures Pty Ltd Mr Brett Morris, Chief Executive Mr Marc Woodward, Executive Director Proteome Systems Limited Dr Keith Williams, Founder Director Thehairstyler.com Mr Michael Gerace, Director/Web Developer

Monday, 23 May 2005—Canberra

Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies Dr Peter Cook, Chief Executive Cooperative Research Centres Association Inc Dr Anne Campbell, Executive Manager Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Mr Christopher Buller, Business Manager Rural R&D Corporation Chairs Committee Mr Alan Newton, Executive Manager

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Sustainable Tourism Holdings and Decipher Technologies Pty Ltd Mr Peter O'Clery, Managing Director

Monday, 30 May 2005—Canberra

Chief Scientist Dr Robin Batterham,

Monday, 20 June 2005—Canberra

CEA Technologies Pty Ltd Mr David Gaul, President Environmental Research and Information Consortium Pty Ltd Mr Robert Gourlay, Managing Director

Thursday, 4 August 2005—

Private capacity Dr John Yencken Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Mr Peter Laver, Vice President and Chairman, Project and Activities Committee Professor Ian Rae, Technical Director Australian Innovation Association Dr James Fox, Deputy Chairman Cooperative Research Centres Committee Dr Geoffrey Vaughan, Chairman Dynamic Hearing Pty Ltd Dr Elaine Saunders, Chief Executive Officer

GBC Scientific Equipment Pty Ltd Mr Neil O’Loghlen, Strategic Affairs Consultant 216 PATHWAYS TO INNOVATION

KCS Pty Ltd Mr Kurt Schnepf, Managing Director La Trobe University Associate Professor Paul Pigram, Associate Dean (Commercialisation and Industry), Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering La Trobe University R&D Park Mrs Susan Bell, Director Melbourne Ventures Pty Ltd Dr Charles Day, Managing Director The Professor Frank P. Larkins, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Friday, 5 August 2005—Adelaide

Private capacity Mr Michael Cochran BAE Systems Australia Dr Susan Anderson, Research and Technology Manager GRP Technology Mr Graham Porter, Chief Executive Officer Playford Capital Pty Ltd Ms Amanda Heyworth, Chief Executive Officer Robert Taylor and Associates Pty Ltd Mr Robert Taylor, Director

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Monday, 5 September 2005—Canberra

Australian Institute for Commercialisation Ltd Mr Alex Blauensteiner, TechFast Manager, Queensland Dr Rowan Gilmore, Chief Executive Officer Dr John Kapeleris, Director, Regional Commercialisation Services

Defence Science and Technology Organisation Dr Ken Anderson, Deputy Chief Defence Scientist (Policy) Mr Andrew Gray, Assistant Secretary

Monday, 12 September 2005—Canberra

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Dr Warren Bradey, General Manager, Access Dr George Collins, Chief of Research Dr Miriam Goodwin, Senior Adviser, Science Policy and Planning National Health and Medical Research Council Ms Suzanne Northcott, Executive Director, Centre for Research Management and Policy

218 PATHWAYS TO INNOVATION

Monday, 28 November 2005—Canberra

Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources Ms Tricia Berman, General Manager, Innovation Policy Branch Ms Patricia Kelly, Deputy Secretary Mr Craig Pennifold, Head, Innovation Division AusIndustry Mr Bill Peel, Executive General Manager Ms Judith Zielke, General Manager, Innovation and Collaboration IP Australia Dr Ian Heath, Director General

Monday, 5 December 2005—Canberra

Australian Research Council Mr Gregory Harper, Deputy Chief Executive Professor Peter Hoj, Chief Executive Dr Stephen Walker, Director, Engineering and Environmental Sciences Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Mr Philip Allnutt, General Manager, ICT Industry Branch Mr Keith Besgrove, Chief General Manager, Information Economy Division Dr Lee Boldeman, Manager, Information Economy Division Department of Education, Science and Training Dr Evan Arthur, Group Manager, Innovation and Research Systems Group

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Inspections

Organisations are listed in alphabetical order under each inspection day. Representatives from organisations who led the inspection are also listed in alphabetical order.

14 April 2005—Melbourne

CSIRO Energy Technologies—Clayton Laboratories Dr Greg Simpson, Molecular Science, Deputy Chief and Program Leader CSL Ltd Dr Andrew Cuthbertson, Chief Scientific Officer CRC-P Polymers Dr Ian Dagley, Centre Director

Thursday, 19 May 2005—Sydney

Argus Solutions Mr Bruce Lyman, Chief Executive Officer Mr Greg Sampson, National Sales and Marketing Director

Evolution Broadcast Pty Ltd (Nexus Systems) Mr Tom Barnett, Executive Director Mr Mark Stoneham, Executive Director Mr David Sabine, Director Technology and Development

Sirtex Medical Dr Bruce Gray, Chairman

Mr Gilman Wong, Chief Operating Officer Mr Marius van den Berg, Sales and Marketing Director