Annual Report — 2016/17
ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 Contents 6 Achievements 2016/17 7 About the ICC 8 About our Partners 10 Executive Summary 12 Supporting Students 14 — Match Studio 16 Supporting Startups 18 — ICC Supported Companies 22 — Venture Catalyst 26 — Workshops, Seminars and Events 30 Supporting Business Growth 32 UniSA Professional Services 34 Communication & Media 36 Key Staff 37 ICC Governance
ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 Achievements 2016/17 About the ICC 114 Established in 2015, the Innovation & Collaboration workshops, seminars and events Centre (ICC) is a strategic partnership between the University of South Australia, the South Australian 3300 Government and DXC Technology (formerly Hewlett Packard Enterprise) to support technology-based event attendees incubation and business growth in South Australia. 3800 Located in the heart of the Health and Biomedical Precinct in the Western End of Adelaide, the ICC engages with the community through the delivery of website hits targeted workshops and programs which draw on the research and professional expertise of UniSA and our 15 partners, to support new business to start and existing businesses to grow. startup companies hosted Vision 25 A place of choice for entrepreneurs, small to medium enterprises, industry and research to collaborate, company founders supported engage and test new ideas, resulting in the creation of new and the growth of existing enterprises, and economic prosperity for the State of South Australia. 37 Mission To accelerate and support the creation of new UniSA FTE staff hosted and the growth of existing businesses in South Australia by providing funding, support and access, for entrepreneurs, students and small to medium enterprises, to local and global services, knowledge, and the commercial expertise of the University of South Australia, DXC Technology and the State 3 Government. new startup companies funded 7
ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 About our Partners State Government of South Australia University of South Australia DXC Technology In April 2017 the IT Services division of South Australia is forging a path to prosperity UniSA is Australia’s University of Enterprise, Hewlett Packard Enterprise merged with built upon innovation and entrepreneurship. engaged with the world and responsive to its Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) Whilst advanced technologies are inherent need. The ICC is an example of our approach to form a new entity, DXC Technology. As to innovation, our agility, adaptability and to being innovative and an enterprising a combined entity, DXC Technology has creativity will be essential to exploiting new organisation. The ICC enables students to been harnessing the brightest people and markets and scaling for growth. The South connect with industry providing a pathway best ideas to bring innovation to Australian Australian Government recognises that for real world experience while also providing people and value to the Australian economy collaboration between education, research, a space for the incubation of new ideas. for 50 years. DXC provides Australian industry and government enable powerful The ICC also acts as a key focal point for businesses with best-in-cloud, mobility, new opportunities which benefit students, industry engagement, providing a front door security services, application development, companies and the economy through new for industry to connect with the research IT services, big data analytics and business jobs and new enterprises. The ICC epitomises and professional expertise of the University. process services across a range of these types of partnerships serving as a key Supported through the world-class Business industries. DXC is passionate about the resource within the support network, to School, it's a partnership which champions future of education in science, technology, connect students and entrepreneurs with the growth of SA's business sector through engineering and math (STEM), and about innovation-driven businesses to spur new a collaborative, dynamic and supportive developing future industry leaders. environment. high-growth enterprises. 8 9
ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 Executive Summary Also in the area of education, we extended our partnership with Business SA for the South Australian Young Entrepreneur Program (SAYES); while Match Studio – which connects UniSA students, academia and industry through real-world projects - broadened their scope, and are now working Innovation has always been important for economic with students from across the University’s 45 disciplines, development and now more than ever, as the traditional providing the opportunity for industry to tap into the pillars of Australia’s economy – mining, agriculture and expertise of a more diverse range of students. infrastructure development – are displaced by high value manufacturing and knowledge intensive services, embracing The Centre for Business Growth continued to expand renaming to the Australian Centre for Business Growth innovation into business strategy is critical. Innovation (AUCBG) in 2017. Working with small and medium-sized is the translation of idea to opportunity companies in the growth phase, the AUCBG delivers and is at the heart of the University and programs to CEOs and their executive teams, providing the knowledge and skills they need to develop as leaders, Business School Strategy. accelerate company growth and compete in a global market place. The Centre is now acknowledged as a world- This past year has seen the Innovation & Collaboration class resource, with an outstanding record of business Centre (ICC) concentrate on unlocking the resources acceleration. of the University of South Australia to help support new We were privileged to host international speakers during businesses to start, and existing businesses to grow. We are the past year including John Herlihy, Vice President and fortunate to be part of such an enterprising university with Managing Director Europe, Middle East and Africa of talented graduates, strong research and areas of expertise LinkedIn; Brad Feld and David Cohen from Techstars; and that the ICC can use to support those businesses who Craig Davies, former Head of Security for Atlassian and now engage with us. CEO of Australian Cyber Security Growth Network. Our In its second year of operation, the ICC focused on sessions with these experienced innovators provide our establishing a programmatic approach to engaging with audience with considerable insights into their work. the community while still supporting the existing activities Our Venture Catalyst initiative, which we are proud to through our key partners. Our engagement activities collaborate on with the South Australian Government, continue to see our reputation grow as the place to supported three new startup companies including collaborate, to explore new ideas for business, to support MAATSUYKER, Blend Etiquette (formerly Snake Oil Tonics) small-to-medium-enterprise innovation while providing a and Analytix Software. Since receiving funding, these pipeline to commercialisation opportunities. startups have been accessing the support from the ICC to In the area of education, a highlight from the past year has develop their ideas further. Providing the space, facilities been welcoming the new innovation degree. This degree – and networks to incubate a good idea can be vital for the the Bachelor of Innovation (Honors) – began with a cohort successful outcome of our startup companies. of students who are developing capabilities in creativity, As we get ready to move into the Health Innovation Building innovation, entrepreneurship and project leadership. in early 2018, we will continue our partnership with the South Australian Government and DXC Technology, to bring supportive programs and collaborative opportunities to our students, academic partners, startups, and SMEs. I look forward to working with our stakeholders to achieve further growth over the coming year. Jasmine Vreugdenburg ICC: Manager 11
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