ASK THE EXPERT – COVID-19
Hear from infectious disease expert on Israel's and Australia's Covid-19 strategy and challenges. About this event With having reached over 1,000 positive cases of COVID-19 a day, many parts of Sydney and NSW have been in strict lockdown for over two months now. In the...
The Sky is NOT the Limit
ONLINEThe so called “space race” between the world’s most powerful economies (mostly the U.S., Russia and China) is no longer restricted to governments. Recently, Billionaire Jeff Bezos spent 10 minutes in space in his ‘New Shepard’ spaceship, a few days earlier Richard Branson was also...
Exploring the Dark Web – Cybercrime and Cyber Security in the Digital Age
ONLINETechnological breakthroughs have enabled humanity to advance in a pace and manner that only a few decades ago would not have been imagined. Ironically this brings with it some of the greatest challenges we also face today. From countries, states and large economies, through to...
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...