Dr. Tomas Remenyi1, Dr. Max Wilkinson2, Dr. Carina Kemp3, Mr. Rajiv Cabraal4, Dr. Hamish Holewa2, Mr. Steve Taitoko1
1Eratos, Richmond, Australia, 2Australian Research Data Commons, Canberra, Australia, 3Amazon Web Services, Seattle, United States of America, 4CSIRO, Clayton, Australia
Biography:
Dr. Tomas Remenyi has a decade of research experience delivering useful climate services with more than 50 projects across a range sectors including natural hazards, emergency services, tourism, energy, and agriculture. Tom has a dynamic mix of science and commerce training that allows him to view both the research and commercial sectors from a unique perspective. A ‘systems thinker’ Tom is always trying to figure out what the blockers are to positive change within society across multiple sectors. Dr. Remenyi has transitioned into the commercial realm to help be a bridge over the research-commerce divide.
Abstract:
Following the release of our preliminary work on "The X-Readiness Levels Framework," we invite all community members to join us at this Birds-of-a-Feather session to provide input and feedback. Our framework aims to include all essential elements of research commercialisation and present them in a useful way. We hope it will help guide the structure of research programs that aim to transform fundamental research into practical, usable, and sustainable tools. This session will briefly present the authorship team's preliminary efforts and demonstrate how the framework can be used to assess research outputs or design funding programs. This will be followed by facilitated round table discussions to identify areas for improvement. Participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences in research commercialisation, both positive and negative. We will also conduct a visioning exercise where participants propose an ideal process for commercialisation. Additionally, the session aims to strengthen the Australasian network for those interested in research commercialisation and provide a forum for general discussion.