A view into a mental health brain during Covid-19 times
Our speakers: Prof. Ian Hickie AM, University of Sydney Prof. Hickie is Co-Director, Health and Policy at The University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre. He is an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow (2013-2017 and 2018-22), having previously been one of the inaugural NHMRC Australian...
HOW SCREEN TIME AFFECTS KID’S BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
ONLINEWe all know that too much time in front of a screen has health and well-being implications, including, social, emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects. But how does too much screen time actually affect our children’s brain development, what is even considered “too much” and how...
Quantum Mechanics and the Future of Computing – So What’s all the Fuss About?
ONLINEWhat Quantum Science actually means? how will it affect our daily lives and impact health, environment and security.
Shaping Your Entrepreneurial Path – Industry Insights into StartUps and Venture Capital
ONLINETechnion Australia and the Australian National University Alumni Team are delighted to invite you to a conversation with three influential leaders who will share the do’s and don’ts of starting your own business, what you need to do to be noticed by investors and venture...
The Future of MedTech in a Covid World
ONLINEThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact around the world. Unforeseen challenges have forced industries everywhere to innovate like never before. The Med-Tech industry is no exception. In addition to increasing manufacturing capacity and capabilities, innovators and industry leaders have had to look outside...
Technology Empowering Disability
ONLINEDr. Amit Goffer experienced a tragic accident that confined him to a wheelchair - as an accomplished inventor and entrepreneur, he didn't accept his fate to never stand up right again and immediately started to develop alternative modes of transport to the traditional wheelchair. In...
Impacting Science from a Small Country – Q&A w Nobel Prize laureate
Over the past two decades, eight Israeli scientists have won the Nobel Prize, an extraordinary achievement for a country of its size and population. Winning a Nobel prize is an honour that is reserved for a few extraordinary people. It is the highest recognition a...
Covid-19 – are we prepared for a 2nd wave?
ONLINEWith the easing of the lockdown rules, concerns are being sounded about a possible second wave of Covid-19. The second wave of the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918-20 was particularly devastating, as was the second wave of the Swine Flu epidemic in 2009-10. So what...
Covid-19 Impact On Business – How Do We Reinvent Ourselves?
ONLINEThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every industry sector. Small, medium and large businesses are paying a heavy price to sustain themselves during this crisis, requiring many to reassess their business model, services, offerings and strategy. With restrictions easing, our business executives and government leadership...
The future of medical cannabis research and its place in clinical practice w Dr. Dedi Meiri
ONLINEJoin Dr. Dedi Meiri, from the Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Cannabinoid Research at the Technion, as he shares his current research into cannabis for various medical applications. Dedi will be interviewed by Adam Miller, Founder and Board member at the Medical Canabis Council and...