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CO-INNOVATION, AT THE CORE OF THE FRENCH DNA
THE HON. STUART AYRES MP
TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
DRIVING TRANSPORT INNOVATION
NSW and France have many natural synergies
DCNS delivers sea power prowess THALES: Innovation in action
KEOLIS DOWNER: a realistic vision of a future transport network PEUGEOT, Innovation and the Future
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CONTENTS
This National Business Forum dedicated to Co-Innovation is steered by the FrenchAustralian Chamber of Commerce & Industry on behalf of “Team France”.
Team France is a major collaboration between the French Embassy, Business France, the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce and the French Foreign Trade Advisors Group.
Published by The French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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Message from the French Ambassador
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Message from the President of the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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Co-Innovation, at the core of the French DNA
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Message from the Government of New Caledonia
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Message from The Hon. Stuart Ayres, MP
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Session 1: Transfer of Technology
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DCNS delivers sea power prowess
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Thales - Innovation in action
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Session 2: Driving Transport Innovation
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Keolis Downer: a realistic vision of a future transport network
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Peugeot, Innovation and the Future
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Session 3: From Public Initiatives to Private Incubators, accelerators
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ADECAL Technopole - New Caledonia’s Innovation and Technology Park
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Workshops
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SIT - Get back in the box
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Deloitte - Social Innovation
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Session 4: R&D - Embrace new ideas in Innovation and Science
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Aedes System - Fighting “Aedes” Mosquitoes
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Safran Identity & Security - How Australia/NZ stand as training ground for French businesses to foster Innovation and Technology breakthroughs
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Pernod Ricard Winemakers - Global Wine Innovators
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Session 5: Sport and innovation team up for success
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A MESSAGE FROM THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR
H.E. CHRISTOPHE LECOURTIER Ambassador of France to Australia
Despite the tyranny of distance, Australia and France have never been so close. Recent years have proven that our two countries, facing the same challenges, share common values and the same ambitions for our societies. Both in difficult and in prosperous times, I am convinced that innovation and technological breakthroughs are key to reaching these ambitions and unify our communities. After the first State visit of a French President to Australia in 2014, 2015 was marked by the successful participation of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Climate Conference in Paris, and 2016 by the Australian Governor General’s visit to Paris and the French Prime Minister’s recent visit to Canberra. In the meantime, our economic and business relations have continuously strengthened, benefiting from this great momentum. The decision by the Australian government to choose the proposal of French company DCNS, for the SEA1000 future submarine program, reflects the level of trust between France and Australia. Many more French and Australian companies work, invest and innovate together. France has been ranked as Europe’s most innovative country, and third in the world. This is mostly thanks to a deep tradition of creativity which finds its roots in the spirit of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment Century, when innovation was at the crossroads between art and science. Today, through the Creative France agenda, Team France Australia, brings together all the actors of the French presence in
Australia and is committed to pursuing this successful approach which supports leading global companies just as much as startups. As with France, Australia has some of the highest quality innovative research institutions. These organisations attract a young and dynamic generation of French PhD students, scientists and entrepreneurs who are working to bridge the gap between research and the marketplace. This Forum is a great testimony to what can be achieved through stronger links between industry and research. This Co-Innovation Business Forum also demonstrates that French companies are willing to contribute to the ongoing transition being undertaken by Australia. Thanks to their advanced know-how, their innovative solutions and their win-win cooperation with Australian partners, 330 French firms in Australia have already created more than 70,000 jobs and billions of dollars of economic activity. The recent announcement, by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, of the Australian Smart Cities Plan resonated with the first edition of this Business Forum last year, showing that France and Australia promote a shared vision of what the future of our cities and our industries should look like and of what our economies must be based on: innovation. I hope that this CoInnovation Forum will end up being as prescient of our common economic future.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE FRENCH-AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
FRANÇOIS ROMANET President, French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry CEO, Safran Pacific
Relations between France and Australia have never been as close as they are today. As President of the FrenchAustralian Chamber it is a privilege to witness such energy and enthusiasm, respect, trust and collaboration between our two countries. France is world-renowned as a pioneer and a major player in technical progress. We are very proud and honoured by the trust and recognition demonstrated by the Australian Government in the selection of DCNS for the renewal of its submarine fleet. This contract seals even further a stronger relationship between France and Australia for generations to come and opens the door to many opportunities for our business community. The primary role of the chamber is to promote and foster bilateral economic relationships, to promote our 650 members and encourage them to do business together. A flagship event promoting this is the National CoInnovation Excellence Forum that showcases some of the most innovative
businesses from the French-Australian community and demonstrates how our combined talents can provide an ideal partnership to successfully innovate and drive the prosperity of our two countries. Drawing on our experiences from the 2015 Smart Cities Business Forum, our Team France Organising Committee, with the guidance of FACCI’s Advisory Council, we have carefully selected an impressive list of speakers from government representatives to top innovative Australian and French companies (from start-ups to major international companies) as well as scientists and researchers. This forum offers a unique opportunity for French companies to exchange with local partners from the private and public sectors and to debate all aspects inherent to a successful innovative process. We hope you will enjoy reading this publication and that doing so will give you a better insight into FrenchAustralian competitiveness in Innovation and how it can shape our future.
OUR ADVISORY COUNCIL H.E. Christophe LECOURTIER, Ambassador of France to Australia
Nick FARR-JONES, Director - Taurus Funds Management
François ROMANET, Chairman - FACCI; CEO - Safran Pacific
William FISHER, Researcher - Australian National University
The Hon. Bruce BAIRD, AM, Former NSW Minister for Transport
Justin HOCEVAR, Managing Director - Renault Australia
Wivina CHANELIERE, Managing Director - Groupe Seb Australia
Chris JENKINS, CEO - Thales Australia
& New Zealand
Gareth O’REILLY, Zone President Pacific - Schneider Electric
Dennis CLICHE, CEO - WestConnex
Paul MCCLINTOCK, AO, Chairman Myer and Chairman CEDA
Benedicte COLIN, CEO - Keolis Downer
Simon MCGRATH, COO - Accor Pacific
Philip CORNE, CEO - Louis Vuitton
Zoe MCKENZIE, Chief of Staff - Minister for Trade and Investment
Sean COSTELLO, CEO - DCNS
Chris REX, CEO - Ramsay Health Care
Jean-Christophe COUTURES, CEO - Pernod Ricard Australia
Simon SPINKS, GM Pacific - Air France
François DIETHELM, President - CCEF; CFO - Bureau Veritas
John WYLIE, Managing Director - Tanarra Group
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C O - I N N OVAT I O N , at the core of the French DNA “High quality research is an important driver of innovation, and as the academics in the room would know Australia performs strongly on international measures of research excellence. But where are we in terms of translating our new knowledge and ideas into actual outcomes? How good is our collaboration between academia and business? The latest OECD table puts Australia last out of 26 OECD countries that report on collaboration on innovation between businesses and public research institutions; whereas France is ranked at 3rd for SMEs and 5th for large firms collaborating with public research institutions. There is obviously a lot that Australia can learn from France.” Bill Ferris, Chair of Innovation and Science Australia, MEDEF-Group of Eight Roundtable, University of Melbourne, 16th of March 2016
Not only does France have world-class research universities and institutes as well as high performing large firms operating internationally. Effective collaboration between research institutions and firms, big players, but also SMEs and startups, indeed stands as one of the major assets and a key driver of today’s French Innovation capacities. As a result, France is now standing at the forefront of global innovative solution providers, with world class capacities constantly delivering high tech applications in Energy, Transport, Smart manufacturing, Medical solutions, Defense and space. Last but not least, France has now become
an innovation leader in Europe, with Paris becoming a key hub for high tech startup creation and funding. French innovation capacities have been dramatically fostered by the strong development of academia-industry linkages over the past 15 years resulting from a range of incentives put in place at state-level, e.g. through the Research Tax Credit scheme, and more recently through the Investment for the future program (Investissements d’avenir) driven through BPI France and the French Research Council ANR.
French companies are major R&D players in France, contributing over 60% to French R&D expenditure. Today, 8 out of 10 key patent deponents in France are large firms, with key strengths in transport, nanotechnologies and microstructures, organic chemistry and pharmaceutical products, and increasing innovation capacities in engines, pumps and turbines observed through French patents registered in the USA.
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH THALES, CNRS, UNIVERSITY PARIS-SACLAY Innovation is a central to Thales’s corporate strategy. For many years, Thales has fostered an open approach to innovation, developing strategic relationships with academic partners based on a long-term commitment to working together to deliver tangible results. Within Thales’s global R&D organisation, 3,000 people are dedicated to fundamental research and technology (R&T) projects. Thales’s R&T teams are based in Canada, Australia, Singapore, France (70% of the
worldwide R&T workforce), the UK and other European countries. The Palaiseau research centre embodies Thales’s open innovation approach. A total of 200 people, including staff from Thales operating units, academic research institutes and industry partners as well as numerous PhD students, currently work at this research hub located 15 km south of Paris. In addition to the CNRS/Thales joint Physics unit Thales has teamed up with the IETr (Rennes institute of electronics and telecommunications)
to set up a joint research unit focusing on radiofrequency technologies, and is also working on big data analytics with the LIP6 computer science laboratory at Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris. “Thales and the CNRS involves more than 100 scientific collaborations, a joint physics unit, a joint international research unit in Singapore, a shared laboratory and hundreds of mutually-owned patents.”, Alain Fuchs, President of CNRS.
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TODAY, MORE THAN 150 JOINT RESEARCH UNITS BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY, INVOLVING 100 FRENCH COMPANIES, 75% OF THEM BEING LARGE FIRMS ARE DELIVERING FRONTIER AND APPLIED RESEARCH RESPONDING TO THE DIRECT NEEDS OF INDUSTRY.
The joint-unit IRDEP, associating CNRS, EDF and the ENSCP Chimie Paris Tech, develops finalised projects and explores innovative routes regarding photovoltaic cells. The originality of the IRDEP is the synergy of academic skills with those of an industrial
group, Electricity of France EDF. Centered on photovoltaic -electricity production by conversion of the solar energy, the IRDEP’s industrial purpose is to contribute to the emergence of low-cost production module technology.
For a decade, 34 thematic Carnot Institutes -akin the German Fraunhofer - have considerably improved the access of French companies, especially SMEs, to public research labs.
They are more compact, are cleaner and quieter, and offer high efficiency, long life and manual maintenance. To have them embedded, however, their efficiency must be increased in order to reduce consumption. Thanks to the expertise in tribology, and knowledge of analysis and modelling in relation to multiple mechanical contacts at Institut Carnot Ingénierie @ Lyon, ELBI can offer custom-made ultra-high performance linear actuators. The SME can thus open itself up to new markets such as the building and public works sector, lifting, aircraft, etc.
The engineering of the future for the innovation of companies 34 thematic Carnot Institutes as well as French competitiveness clusters now provide French large companies and SMEs with direct and comprehensive access to high level academic research capacities.
At a regional level, mainly in Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg, Aix-Marseille, Bordeaux and Toulouse, 17 French world-class competitiveness clusters are building up consistent international connections to facilitate the access to new markets for innovative French companies backed by world class public research support.
COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTER SYSTEMATIC (Paris Region Digital Ecosystem) At the heart of digital and software development infrastructures, the Systematic Competitiveness Cluster in the Paris Region brings together more than 800 key players in the sectors of industry, SMEs and science at the intersection between eight technological markets with a strong social dimension (Transport, Energy, Telecoms, Security, Health, Smart Cities, Information Systems and the Factories of the Future) and two areas of technology (Free & Open Source Software and Complex Systems). To date, Systematic ParisRegion has facilitated the 6 l 2016 National Co-Innovation Excellence Forum
Institut Carnot ‘Engineering at Lyon’ is partnering with French SME ELBI on Ultrahigh performance transmission screws: There is a trend to replace hydraulic actuators with electromechanical actuators.
development of nearly 460 R&D projects, representing an overall R&D investment of approximately 2.5 billion euros and a total of 820 million euros in subsidies from the French State, development agencies (ANR, EUREKA, FEDER, BPI France) and territorial bodies. In addition to collaborative R&D, Systematic ParisRegion’s mission is also to develop an ecosystem for growth that is conducive to the development of SMEs into middle-market companies, through its AMBITION PME program. This ecosystem brings together more than 800 SMEs, accounting for more than 35,000 jobs in the Software, Systems, Optics and Electronics sectors.
Academia-Industry linkages have also profoundly reshaped higher education and research training in France. In France, internships in industry are now largely embedded in the curricula both at undergraduate and graduate levels. At PhD level the industry-PhD CIFRE program played a key role in facilitating R&D cooperation between Universities and the economic sector.
Over the past 25 years, more than 20,000 PhD students and 4,000 French companies, either large firms (i.e AIRBUS, DCNS, L’Oreal..) or SMEs took advantage of the CIFRE scheme. CIFRE PhD students are placed under both academic and industry supervision. The CIFRE scheme is meant to be accessible to all PhD students, without any condition of nationality. Each year, 25% of the fellows selected for the program are foreign students from all over the world. In the context of the CIFRE scheme, innovative pedagogical initiatives have been put in
TODAY, FRENCH UNIVERSITIES’ SOLID TRACK RECORD OF COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY OFFERS A NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR BETTER EMBEDDING INNOVATION INTO BILATERAL SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION IN THE NISA CONTEXT
The Investment for the Future’s policy dramatically increased the strategic capacities of French Universities over the past five years and their ability to develop consistent international strategies focusing on excellence in science and innovation. Through the IDEX- Excellence Initiative, 6 world-class French University clusters (Strasbourg, Aix Marseille, Bordeaux, PSL, Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne-Universite) have now emerged, with considerable financial means – more than 20M euros annually each to position themselves as leading global research intensive bodies.
SORBONNE UNIVERSITE: A COMPLETE INNOVATION CHAIN
start-ups and negotiating licenses. It also associates companies in the development, piloting or performance of co-maturation projects in the following sectors: Health, ICT, Chemistry – Materials – Processes, Engineering and services, Environment and energy.
MBA program. An elite entrepreneurship program on the Fontainebleau campus offers selected students a personalised path including: a choice of elective courses, mentoring by professors from various disciplines and coaching from an entrepreneur. The PEPITE Paris, an innovation, tech transfer and entrepreneurship cluster for students, offers direct contact with businesses throughout the year, with a broad network of partners. The cluster accompanies project leaders, both students and graduates, through entrepreneurship training and certification, coaching, legal and accounting assistance and support for business creation competitions.
AGORANOV is a public incubator
offering a secure and friendly environment with access to skills, tools and infrastructure essential to the success and growth of new businesses. Services include business coaching, office space, labs and equipment, adapted training, mentoring, and financial support for the business plan.
Sorbonne University’s technology transfer program develops solutions to big social, medical, environmental, and technical issues in society. Sorbonne University offers end-to-end support for technology transfer and extends best practices across all its member institutions.
QUADRIVIUM 1 is a multi-sectoral seed
SATT LUTECH works with researchers
STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
throughout all the technology transfer steps: detecting inventions and analysing market needs, intellectual property strategy, proof of concept, supporting the creation of
place to foster startup creation among PhD students (i.e 24 hours entrepreneurship challenge, to be transferred for the first time in Australia on the 2nd and 3rd of June 2016).
fund dedicated to supporting innovation from the University and its partners. Quadrivium 1 finances young companies with high development potential, in amounts ranging from several hundred thousand to several million euros, in the areas of information and communications technology, life sciences and sectors at the crossroads of these broad areas
Fostering collaboration in science and innovation is the core activity of the Science and Technology section (S&T) of the French Embassy in Australia, in cooperation with stakeholders ranging from businesses to universities. The S&T section is supporting the development of bilateral cooperation in research and innovation through the funding of researchers’ mobility (PHC FASIC and Scientific mobility grants). It also supports the Australian French AFRAN Network for research and innovation, a platform gathering more than 550 scientists from both countries, with the view to identify and support key areas where enhanced cooperation is critical for both countries’ competitiveness.
Students are also encouraged to develop their entrepreneurial skills, through career guidance, training in entrepreneurship at INSEAD, and the Sorbonne University PhD-
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A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW CALEDONIA
ANDRÉ BOUDART
Economic & Commercial Counsellor, Government of New Caledonia
New Caledonia’s strategy for Innovation is a public policy aimed at contributing to the diversification of our economy and to its integration in its Pacific environment. On 12 January 2016, the government of New Caledonia adopted its Local Innovation Strategy. The fruit of co-constructed work by institutions, researchers and economic players, this document presents a public policy framework whose main objective is to assist in the diversification of our economy in order to move out of the “all nickel” economy. The central and fundamental point of this strategy is to support sectors that are key to the development of the country which represent comparative advantages for the country and are drivers of growth and innovation. Four areas of sepcialisation have been identified: • Energy and eco-construction • The primary transformation sector • The conservation and management of the environment and natural resources “from the mountains to the reef” • Mining and metallurgy Tourism and health, social and personal care services have also been identified as being key sectors. Lastly, two other sectors have been considered strategic as they are crossdisciplinary. These are the digital sector and services to companies and communities.
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The main goal of this strategy is to contribute to the economic development of the region based on 3 strategic pillars: • Increasing the competitiveness of local companies • Promoting New Caledonia’s regional integration • Contributing to sustainable development • To illustrate the context of the implementation of this strategy, an innovative pilot project was established by the caledonian cluster CAP AGRO which brings together the economic players in the agri-food sector. This is part of a framework that aims to: • Contribute to the development of sustainable food • Contribute to New Caledonia’s food self-sufficiency • Contribute to the improvement of the population’s health and well-being • Promote change in the eating habits of consumers Contribute to the development of a climate intelligent and responsible agriculture. The pilot project called NEOFOOD, supported by the governement and the European Union seeks to pave the way for the construction of a more balanced ecosystem which combines agricultural production, food consumption and agri-food transformation based on the “Benficial Recipes” concept, co-created by professionals using local products. The “Beneficial Recipe” is thus a concept to address this problem as well as a suggested method to resolve it. This project has just been awarded by the European Union through their association OCTA, in charge of innovating projects.
A MESSAGE FROM THE NSW GOVERNMENT
THE HON. STUART AYRES
NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism, Major Events & Minister for Sport
I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak at the 2016 National Co-Innovation Excellence Forum at the invitation of the French Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. I was fortunate enough to be in Paris recently to highlight opportunities to strengthen collaboration in NSW priority sectors and enhance the commercial and cultural engagement between NSW and France. NSW and France have many natural synergies, especially in the ICT, manufacturing, defence and infrastructure sectors, which provide a strong foundation on which we can build. The 2016 National Co-Innovation Excellence Forum will showcase innovative French-Australian businesses and demonstrate how shared outcomes can be achieved through the sharing of innovative practices between our two countries.
In 2014, bilateral trade flows between France and NSW totalled $2.2 billion, and our ambitious innovation agenda provides an outstanding opportunity for further French investment into NSW. The NSW Government is working right now on the digital transformation of government which will promote an innovation culture in the public and private sector. Dialogue such as that facilitated in this forum will only help in ensuring the sharing of ideas that will assist both of our great countries. I look forward to seeing you at the 2016 National Co-Innovation Excellence Forum and furthering the discussion on how NSW and France can leverage a culture of partnership to build our respective industries.
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SESSION 1 Transfer of Technology
Transfer of Technology (TOT) is the process of transferring skills, knowledge, technologies, manufacturing methods, manufacturing samples and facilities among governments or universities and other institutions. Technology innovation is often achieved through TOT during the course of its commercial development. Transferee firms seek the best problem solutions in order to provide higher quality/lower-cost products and services to customers, and to capture market share from competitors. Transferor firms compete to provide problem solutions to recover their research and development costs, and generate profit to reinvest in further R&D initiatives. In this session, our expert presenters will share their experience, joint success stories and opportunities between France and Australia
CHAIRMAN DR. KEVIN CULLEN, CEO - UNSW Innovations
SPEAKERS SEAN COSTELLO CEO, DCNS Australia
CHRIS JENKINS CEO, Thales Australia
FRANCOIS ROMANET CEO, Safran Pacific
DCNS is the European leader in naval defence and a major player in marine renewable energies. As an international hightech company, DCNS uses its extraordinary know-how, unique industrial resources and capacity to arrange innovative strategic partnerships to meet its clients’ requirements. The Group designs, produces and supports submarines and surface ships.
Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defence and Security markets. Thales Australia is a trusted partner of the Australian Defence Force and is also present in commercial sectors ranging from air traffic management and ground transport systems to security systems and services.
Safran is an international high-technology group and tier-1 supplier of systems and equipment in its core markets of Aerospace, Defense and Security. Comprising a number of companies, Safran holds, alone or in partnership, world or European leadership positions in its markets.
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DCNS DELIVERS SEA POWER PROWESS
Innovation is vital to Australia maintaining its strategic edge as it moves to design, build and maintain the next generation of submarines over the next 30 to 40 years. On 26th April, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that French firm DCNS had been selected as the Government’s preferred international partner for the design of 12 Future submarines for the Royal Australian Navy. Subject to discussions on commercial matters, the design of the Future Submarines, DCNS’s Shortfin Barracuda, will begin this year. The $50 billion project will provide a much needed boost for the national economy.The project will create 2,900 Australian jobs and will use skilled suppliers from across the nation. Australian firms will be crucial to the program’s success. Adelaide based ASC will partner with DCNS for submarine construction, and local firms have been identified as potential suppliers for a range of products, including battery technologies, composites, piping and subsection outfitting.
DCNS Shortfin Barracuda
Australian Industry Plan, DCNS will work closely with the Australian government to transfer knowledge from the French submarine industry to Australia, ensure smooth intellectual property flows and achieve Australian sovereignty over maintenance and sustainment. “DCNS has been highly impressed with
government and industrial partners providing design, technology and expertise that have not been offered anywhere else in the world. DCNS will create five centres of excellence which will foster career opportunities in fields such as composite materials, hydrodynamics, engineering, marine corrosion and energy optimization.
“DCNS HAS BEEN HIGHLY IMPRESSED WITH THE TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS, ADAPTABILITY AND EXPERTISE ON OFFER ACROSS AUSTRALIA”
DCNS Australia CEO Sean Costello says the firms’ vision is to create an “Economy of Knowledge’’ by ensuring the Future Submarine program is at the technological cutting edge. Partnerships will be fostered between the French and Australian governments, the French and Royal Australian Navies, technical authorities, universities and training centres. Mr Costello says through a dedicated
the technological skills, adaptability and expertise on offer across Australia,’’ Mr Costello says. “DCNS also understands the national security rationale for being able to potentially construct and maintain a future submarine fleet within Australia, which is why we have identified many capable local suppliers,’’ he says. Collaboration between Australia, and the United States [a US integrator will provide the vital system] will see DCNS, the
The DCNS initiatives are in lockstep with the Turnbull government’s current National Innovation and Science Agenda.
DCNS recognises the need to be agile to succeed in creating the right innovation environment. DCNS will assist Australia to maintain its leading edge as a maritime power in the Indo-Pacific, secure a regionally superior submarine, and dramatically enhance the nation’s knowledge base.
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INNOVATION IN ACTION
The people of Thales believe that technology can make the world a safer and more secure place. For the business in Australia, this means delivering the Air Traffic Management (ATM) system that assures the safe separation of passenger and other aircraft in Australian airspace, and that of other nations. It means delivering Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMV) to the Australian Army that keep soldiers protected from improvised explosive devices (IEDs). It means delivering the most capable sonars to the Royal Australian Navy, so that its ships and submarines can detect potential adversaries early and take the appropriate response. A theme that integrates these disparate solutions is application of leading edge technology. This may be the latest concepts in software architecture and human machine interaction (HMI) in the case of ATM, sophisticated materials science delivering improved physical protection against blast in the case of Protected Vehicles, or cutting-edge signal processing allowing for the detection of modern quiet submarines by the sonars Thales delivers to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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Development (SFRD). A major part of this explores advances in the technologies that underpin Thales solutions: electronics for sensing and communications, advanced software, information processing and analysis, and methods for designing and implementing complex solutions comprising many building blocks. The SFRD program also integrates these new technologies into Thales products. This research and development is governed through a series of decision gates that manage risk as technology is matured and integrated. Another aspect of Thales’s approach concerns engagement with the local innovation ecosystems of the countries where it operates. Much new technology research is done in collaboration with universities and public sector institutes, and product development seeks to integrate the supply chain. Technology transfer often underpins these collaborations. In each business Thales has developed in Australia, it has transferred the critical enabling technology and know-how, along with its innovation system. Thales solutions have been in use for decades. They not only need to be maintained, but also evolved to stay relevant as technology develops, and a local team is better placed to respond as customer needs evolve. There is also a collateral benefit, in that some newlyestablished local capabilities become integrated into Thales’s global supply chain and find themselves supplying Thales projects around the world. The Thales Underwater Systems business is prime example. When the company won the Collins submarine sonar contract, experts from France formed the core of the
project team in Australia. This was quickly supplemented by Australians fulfilling critical roles. In addition to having access to all product data, engineering methods and tools, the Australians were mentored to a point where they could assume leading technical and management positions. To further consolidate the local capability, collaborative research programs were put in place with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and local universities. This resulted in solutions like the Collins towed array, Barra sonobuoy and Fibre Laser Sensor, a breakthrough technology. As a third key element, the local manufacturing of the piezo-electric ceramics that are an essential sonar component had to meet cost and performance targets to participate in Thales’s global supply chain. Having met this challenge, components from the Rydalmere factory are integrated into some of the most important solutions that business delivers globally. This Thales innovation system legacy now pervades all the businesses within the Australian portfolio. In support of the Protected Vehicles business, a program of research collaboration with universities and public sector research laboratories has contributed significantly to the evolution of the Bushmaster and Hawkei vehicles. The main driver for this collaboration is the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC), which coordinates and manages a research consortium concerned with application of novel materials science and engineering in support of defence. Through this collaboration advances have been made in simulating the effect of blast on vehicles, understanding the performance of armour materials under explosive load conditions, and the application of robotic technology to manufacturing.
SESSION 2 Driving Transportation Innovation
Transportation systems around the world face many challenges to growth, such as congestion, environmental impacts, ageing infrastructure, changing demographics and the impact of climate change. Innovative solutions, particularly the application of new technologies, are critical to address the need for improvements in transportation productivity, sustainability and safety. In this session, our experts will explain how innovation and success are implicitly linked and how transportation innovation can enhance urban productivity and liveability through integrated transport.
CHAIRMAN DR. DAVID REY, Lecturer - UNSW Australia
SPEAKERS SANDRINE GAUBERT Network Strategy & Development Manager, Keolis Downer
KAI BRUESEWITZ General Manager, Peugeot Citroen & DS Australia
Keolis Downer is Australia’s largest private provider of multi-modal public transport, including light rail and bus operations, providing services to 210 million passengers each year.
Peugeot is at the forefront of Automobile innovation and design. As demonstrated by their unique i-Cockpit concept and development of the award winning PureTech engines significantly reducing emissions whilst maximizing driving enjoyment.
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A REALISTIC VISION OF A FUTURE TRANSPORT NETWORK
The pace of information and communications technology innovation is increasing exponentially. While, it took 38 years for the radio to be used by 50 million Americans, it only took 3 years for the mobile phone and 88 days for Google Plus to reach this level of usage. The rapid advent and adoption of technology is challenging both large corporations and governments to remain sufficiently agile to meet changing community needs.
these partnerships have introduced thinking from the ICT sphere as well as other sectors allowing them to be combined and reapplied to transport. Connecthing develops connected and contactless technologies like Bluetooth, NFC, QR code and beacons. This allowed beacon technology to be used to push real time informative content on the passenger journey.
“A STRATEGY TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY AND AGILE INNOVATIVE START-UPS” The shift to the sharing economy, the adoption of social media and peer-to-peer information sharing has moved the world to a new era of digitalisation. An era where people more commonly check everything on a smartphone than look around them. Historically innovation in big companies resided within large R&D divisions conjuring the image of white lab coats and bubbling test tubes. This approach to innovation is often high cost and isolating. With innovators locked away from market preferences. In response we have adopted a strategy to partner with the community and agile innovative start-ups, identified as leaders in their area. This approach brings us closer to both our end-customers and industry reformers. Over the last two years, we have formed several new strategic partnerships with innovative start-ups like Moovit and Connecthing. While Keolis and Downer Groups are transport technology pioneers, 14 l 2016 National Co-Innovation Excellence Forum
Keolis subsidiary Synthus has recently launched a smartphone application based on Connectthing ibeacon communication. Using the application, passengers are notified in real time that the next bus is crowded and they are advised of other options, like taking another type of journey to get them to their destination faster or more comfortably. Keolis has also formed collaboration with NetExplo, a worldwide network of 20 universities including University of Technology Sydney. Together we are building an exploratory lab also involving Keolis customer experience managers to design digital applications to assist future mobility. Through co-innovation with our customers and our clients, we can set the boundaries of what outcomes are most valued and what is possible, giving a highly valued yet realistic vision of a future transport network.
Most notably we have developed a new model, Neolis, for institutionalising collaboration in transport network redesign. The approach applies a series of collaboration tools to ensure the form and structure of the transport network is aligned to the expectations of the community and our client. Most recently we have expanded this the tool’s consideration of digital influencers. The introduction of new digital technology has reset customer’s expectations of a transport service. Customer-led innovation is also a powerful tool for ensuring the alignment of innovation with outcomes valued by the customer, not gimmicks. Our research shows only 1 in 3 passengers who has a poor experience are likely to post a negative comment on social media. Positive feedback is shared at a tiny fraction of that rate. While customer feedback is a valued and unique source of learning, the challenge for business is to therefore look beyond this to engage the community through active consultation. This approach, linking proven innovative reformers and customers, reduces risk and allows businesses in heavily regulated sectors, such as government service outsourcing, to remain at the innovative edge.
PEUGEOT, INNOVATION AND THE FUTURE
Technological advancement today occurs at a rate of change not seen since the industrial revolution, and Peugeot has been a leading innovator through both of these periods. In 1810 the business was family owned and operated in the Sochaux region of France, designing and manufacturing coffee, salt and pepper grinders. While the company logo, products and business owners may have changed, Peugeot’s focus on innovation has never waned. From this original, simple and practical device Peugeot set its sights on how it could perfect the concept of the motor vehicle. Their first effort, a steam tricycle, was launched in 1889, just before the turn of the Century.
These patents are critical to advancing the Group’s innovation strategy in three key areas: clean technologies, autonomous and connected vehicles, and brand attractiveness.
Through the 20th and into the 21st Century Peugeot designed, manufactured and exported everything from pepper grinders to clothing, bicycles and munitions, and has continuously re-invented itself. Today that innovative spirit ensures Peugeot remains at the top of its game, from drivetrains to connected mobility and vehicle design, and Peugeot, as part of the PSA Group, remains at the forefront of transport research and development. In 2015 PSA Group filed more than 1000 patents, becoming France’s leading patent filer for the ninth year running.
In 2015 PSA Group devoted €1.8 billion to research and development. These innovations demonstrate the Group’s commitment to offering sustainable solutions while helping to respond to the mobility challenges of the future. Innovation however is only strong if you foster ideas and engineering from numerous sources and it is here where Peugeot, as part of the PSA Group, excels. There are almost 14,500 worldwide R&D employees in six dedicated centres – four in France (Vélizy, Sochaux-Belchamp, La Garenne-Colombes and Carrières-sousPoissy), one in Shanghai (China Tech Center) and one in Brazil (Sao Paulo) – so research and development is clearly at the heart of the Group’s strategy.
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SESSION 3 From Public Initiatives to private incubators, Accelerators. How to develop and foster high potential innovative ventures? The aim of the National Innovation and Science Agenda is to drive smart ideas that create business growth, local jobs and global success. Investors, researchers, universities, landing pads and incubators are a vital part of any effective innovation ecosystem. They help innovative start-ups to rapidly transform their ideas into globally competitive businesses, realise their economic potential and achieve success. In this panel session, our experts will demonstrate through their experience how Public Initiatives and Private incubators and accelerators can develop and foster high potential innovative ventures.
CHAIRMAN CHRISTOPHE BORIES, Economic & Commercial Counsellor - Embassy of France
SPEAKERS PHIL MORLE Co-Founder & CEO, Pollenizer
JEREMY STONE Group Manager Innovation, GHD
MICHAELA BROWNING General Manager, Established Markets & Head of Strategy, Austrade
Pollenizer builds incubation and acceleration programs that help entrepreneurs and big companies all over the world get started with high growth, tech-powered businesses. We call this ‘startup science’.
The Australian government trade commission for Australian exporters and information for companies wanting to do business with Australia.
ADRIEN RIVATON Director, New Caledonia Innovation & Technology Park (Adecal Technopole)
GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. We provide engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services to private and public sector clients.
ANDRÉ BOUDART Economic & Commercial Counsellor, Government of New Caledonia
The general objectives of the New Caledonia Innovation and Technology Park (ADECALTechnopole) are to contribute to increasing New Caledonia’s competitiveness and appeal through development research, transfer and innovation, in particular by developing links between the business world, public and private research, higher education and the public authorities.
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SEBASTIEN PASCAUD Business Manager, Bpifrance With 2,200 employees ready to serve entrepreneurs, Bpifrance, is the trusted partner for entrepreneurs to accompany them in their growth. Bpifrance assists businesses of all sizes, primarily SMEs and mid-caps, and from all sectors.
THE NEW CALEDONIA INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY PARK
The New Caledonia Innovation and Technology Park is a key stakeholder in the fields of innovation, aquaculture and the blue economy at large, and agriculture development in New Caledonia. ADECAL Technopole was created in 2012, as a tool to support implementation of the local economic development and innovation strategies. It is a public-private entity with a board gathering public funders, as well as representatives of the scientific and business sectors. The general objectives are to contribute to increasing New Caledonia’s competitiveness and appeal through research development, extension of research results to industry, and innovation, in particular by developing links between the business world, research and higher education, and the public authorities. It is structured with two thematic marine and terrestrial divisions, and a cross-cutting division supporting innovation.
Two Thematic divisions in support of agriculture and aquaculture development The thematic activities are co-designed with local authorities and stakeholders and implemented in 7 technological centres: on fish, prawn and microalgae aquaculture and biotechnology, for the marine division, and on beekeeping, cash crops, tropical tubers, and vegetables for the terrestrial division. Centres are supported by dedicated experimental platforms and teams, and R&D activities are implemented in partnership with the local consortium of research institutions (CRESICA) but also with European and regional research actors, and with the business sector. A cross-cutting innovation division in support of innovative companies and concept development The Technopole Innovation division was created in 2014, and includes operational tools such as business Incubator and Accelerator. These tools aim at supporting the emergence of innovative businesses which would provide high added value and high skilled jobs in New Caledonia. After only 2 years of operation, the innovation division team has highlighted
a strong innovation potential within New Caledonia, and is already providing support to more than 10 innovative projects or startups, in the fields of biotechnology, engineering science and digital technology and multimedia. Regional and European partnerships development The development of partnerships, at the regional, national, or European levels, is a strategic activity of the Technopole. It aims at building links between local stakeholders, and Australasian, French and European expertise on themes of common interest. It also aims at fostering partnership opportunities for the local R&D community and the European Research Area. At the European level, ADECAL Technopole is currently a consortium member of several Horizon 2020 networks, and of the Europe Enterprise Network (EEN) through the TOPIC project.
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WORKSHOPS
SPEAKERS RACHEL AUDIGÉ Director, SIT Australia
LOIC BARANCOURT CEO, Thinxtra
BrandExpansion is the Australian arm of the global Israeli innovation company and methodology, Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT), famous for cracking the innovation code so that businesses can learn to innovate on demand.
Thinxtra is the exclusive SIGFOX network operator for Australia & New Zealand. Thinxtra is an Internet of Things (IoT) company founded by IoT experts who share the same passion and expertise: connecting things to improve business processes. Thinxtra is backed by NZX-listed high-tech company Rakon Limited, which has a history of innovation in communications technology going back some 50 years.
Get back inside the box Discover how your business can innovate on demand harnessing existing resources through Systematic Inventive Thinking. FRANK BROWN CEO, WineVine.TV (former CEO, MTV Networks Asia Pacific) A first of its kind, Winevine.tv, is the video destination for the global online wine community. The channel invites from around the world to view, discover and enjoy all things wine. The leading imperative for consumer communication and relevant brand connection is Innovation - in creativity, content, production and distribution. In a world of new technology where anyone can do anything and everyone can do everything, both as individuals and corporations, Innovation and creativity are the only differentiators.
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Thinxtra is empowering Australia and New Zealand’s Internet of Things with SIGFOX world-leading LPWAN connectivity as well as building a full eco-system of IoT solutions & services to enable the non-connected to connect, to increase productivity, accelerate decision making, improve quality of service or simply solve problems in an economic & connected manner.
JULIET BOURKE Human Capital Partner, Deloitte Australia Deloitte is the brand under which thousands of professionals collaborate across a network of offices in Australia to provide audit, economics, financial advisory, human capital, tax and technology services. Social innovation: the business case for delivering an inclusive organisation. Global leaders have heard and talked about ‘the business case for diversity’ for some time now. More than just hearing and talking, if corporate marketing is the litmus test, there appears to be a high level of acceptance of the business case. In this workshop we will go behind the headlines and re-examine the foundations of the business case to advance the story with a fresh perspective, specifically by connecting the concepts of ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’.
CRACKING THE INNOVATION CODE
RACHEL AUDIGÉ Director, SIT Australia (Systematic Inventive Thinking) Innovate on demand using tools and principles that have been derived from winning ideas and can be used over and over again. Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT) is both the name of the methodology and of the company who developed it. SIT helps organisations achieve their objectives through innovation. The company, founded in Israel, has over 20 years of innovation experience working with 950+ companies around the globe including Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Bayer and SAP. “Everyone needs innovation to remain in business but few know HOW to get beyond random approaches to generate ideas effectively,” explains Rachel Audigé who
runs the Australian arm of SIT. “We bring the ‘how’; we don’t tell our clients what to do; we help individuals and teams break their ‘fixedness’ so that they can see new possibilities to innovate and leverage their own experience and expertise.” The SIT methodologies differ from most others in that they embrace constraints, harness existing resources inside the box, and thereby enable you to overcome one of the biggest inhibitors to innovation. They can be widely applied to a vast array of circumstances including problem solving, process enhancement or re-engineering, reducing manufacturing costs, new product/service development, business model innovation, social innovation and marketing. Collaborations may take the form of a pragmatic results-oriented approach to tackle a specific pain point or opportunity, a train the trainer style approach or something more organisational. As a general rule, SIT seeks to help organisations
to be self-sufficient in their innovation efforts. “Our aim is to teach innovation to take organisations from a state where they talk about innovation or ‘do innovation’ to a place where they innovate in what they do and no longer need to talk about it!”, explains Rachel. “…a competitor has not once surprised us in the last 8 years…our profitability has increased sharply, our brand name is strong in our market and associated with innovation, our customers like and respect us, and a couple of Patent attorneys have gotten much richer - all as a result of the SIT process in Kapro.” - Paul Steiner, Managing Director, Kapro Industries “The ideas that were generated using SIT offer a fresh perspective and in some cases are more ‘game changing’ than the concepts raised by alternative ideation methodologies. In fact, SIT’s ideas usually rank in the top tier of concepts presented to senior management.” - Tony Huffman, Innovation Manager, BP America Inc
SOCIAL INNOVATION
JULIET BOURKE Human Capital Partner, Deloitte Australia
Leaders have an intuitive belief in the connection between diversity of thinking and innovation – but what makes it so? Is it a maverick, a millennial or someone from the marketing department? Blending rigorous academic studies and practical field research, Juliet Bourke will speak about the insights from her new book “Which two heads are better than one? How diverse teams create breakthrough ideas and make smarter decisions”. Through an interactive discussion, she will profile a case study in which Deloitte worked with a leading financial institution to help develop their future growth strategy, talking through the nuts and bolts of an ideation workshop with 200 business leaders.
1, 2 and 3!!! Co-innovation is one of Deloitte’s key offerings and we are not the one saying it: the acclaimed publication Business Review Weekly (BRW) named Deloitte Australia as one of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Companies 2015, for the third year running. Now let’s get talking – and in French if you feel like. Go and contact your usual Deloitte contact to discuss about how we can help, or reach out to our French Desk – Deloitte Australia’s network of professionals with deep link and expertise with the French culture, markets and networks!
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SESSION 4 R&D - Embrace new ideas in Innovation and Science
France is world-renowned as a pioneer and major actor in technical progress, and its goal today is to further develop passion for science and innovation. Australia’s current priority is to embrace new ideas in innovation and science, and harness new sources of growth to deliver the next age of economic prosperity Down Under. In this session, our experts will showcase how Australian universities and French businesses are joining forces to foster innovation development.
CHAIRMAN PR. DUNCAN IVISON, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) - University of Sydney
SPEAKERS JOHN BEST VP Strategy & Technical, Thales Australia
JÉRÔME FABIANI Managing Director, AEDES System
Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defence and Security markets. Thales Australia is a trusted partner of the Australian Defence Force and is also present in commercial sectors ranging from air traffic management and ground transport systems to security systems and services.
Fighting “Aedes ” mosquitoes is now a worldwide health priority: today, 50% of the human population is exposed to the dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever viruses…
LEANNE COVER CEO, Canberra Institute of Technology The Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) is Canberra’s largest government vocational education and training provider. Study in a dynamic and multicultural environment.
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TIM FERRIS, Managing Director, Safran Identity & Security Safran is an international high-technology group and tier-1 supplier of systems and equipment in its core markets of Aerospace, Defense and Security. Comprising a number of companies, Safran holds, alone or in partnership, world or European leadership positions in its markets.
GWENOLA HANAUT Global Innovation Director, Pernod Ricard Winemakers Pernod Ricard is the world’s co-leader in wines atnd spirits with the most comprehensive portfolio in the industry. The vast range of international brands and global network means at a local level, we are able to develop best practice strategies and share knowledge globally. FRANCK WOITIEZ Managing Director, NEOEN Neoen’s mission is to develop, build, finance and operate green power plants.
FIGHTING “AEDES” MOSQUITOES
Fighting “Aedes ” mosquitoes is now a worldwide health priority: today, 50% of the human population is exposed to the dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever viruses… In urban areas, 1 gutter out of 2 provides a habitat for mosquito larvae and in certain regions (Italy and Metropolitan France) two-thirds of mosquitoes hatch in road drains and the telephone network’s technical rooms. In 2012, Aedes System NC accepted the challenge to design a permanent process that prevents mosquitoes from nesting, gives water an unimpeded flow and responds to the industrial feasibility criteria.
Eco company leader of tyre recycling has been also a solid part of this co innovation working model. This Public Private Partnership is a true example of success in terms of co innovation between two entities whose objects are not necessarily the same: research and innovation on one side, the profitability of an economic model on the other.
Our project’s development required more than three years of study, with the driving principle being the need for quality, results and performance. Our initial objectives have been surpassed since our concept is part of a circular economy and contributes to the economic development of New Caledonia. Today, the final outcome is the arrival on the market of an Innovative product AGLOSTIC® from Aedes System, the efficient and permanent solution to a previously unanswered problem.
In order to achieve our goals, Aedes System has taken part to a real Public Private Partnership regarding Research, Development and Innovation. Indeed, we have been supported by Adecal Technopole, partner of Institut de Recherche et Developpement (IRD) in New-Caledonia. we also worked in collaboration with the Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie to which we constantly subject our work, our research and results. Aliapur, french
prevent mosquitoes from breeding in our living areas, and additionally can filter and separate water from all waste flowing through our pipes.
In this co-innovation target process, as a permanent member of the Incubator in Noumea, Aedes System has been consolidated by all available professionals in order to generate the target level of success. The result is an innovative material, made of 85% of recycled tyres, that can
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HOW AUSTRALIA/NZ STAND AS TRAINING GROUND FOR FRENCH BUSINESSES TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGHS Safran Identity & Security is a global leader in identity and security solutions. Backed by an outstanding experience in biometrics, we develop technologies for people, governments and businesses. We contribute to managing identities, protecting borders, detecting threats, supporting law enforcement and providing trusted on-line transactions for easier lives. To provide customers with innovative solutions adapted to their needs, we invest heavily in Research and Development. In 2015, 7% of the annual turnover was dedicated to R&D initiatives. Australia and New Zealand in particular have proven to be unique co-innovation platforms. Over the last 40 years this has
seen the realisation of numerous technology firsts in the world driven by the partnership of forward thinking regional players and Safran. This has historically helped us shape the direction of our business and product development at a global scale and led to a number of the world’s technological breakthroughs such as automatic border control systems, policing solution, biometric bag backdrop ect. Australia and New Zealand have been standing as a unique training ground at a global scale and continue to help us shape the future of our products and services offering such as BorderAssist, originally developed for Australian needs and looking to be expanded overseas.
LOCAL WINEMAKERS, GLOBAL WINE INNOVATORS Pernod Ricard Winemakers is the wine business of Pernod Ricard. Since its first steps into the wine business in 1989, the company’s portfolio of wine brands has grown to become one of the most unique in the industry, steeped in history and heritage. It includes seven global wine brands, grown at local vineyards and crafted into premium wines – Jacob’s Creek in Australia, Brancott Estate and Stoneleigh in New Zealand, Campo Viejo in Spain, Kenwood in the U.S, Graffigna in Argentina, and Helen Mountain in China. Pernod Ricard Winemakers also have a collection of local wine brands. Each brand has a unique personality and the wines are brought to life by passionate growers and viticulturists who have been part of the Pernod Ricard Winemakers family for years.
With a vision of ‘Leading Wine Innovation’, Pernod Ricard Winemakers’ ambition is to be the leader in premium wine worldwide, creating the best possible wines for the portfolio and the consumer. A focus for the Pernod Ricard group worldwide, innovation is a priority across the business to support and promote each premium brand. Innovation means pushing the limits, not being afraid to fail and driving new ideas that can set the company apart. With over 2,000 people in 8 countries, every member of the team – from winemakers to marketers – is dedicated to being the best at their craft. The company encourages a spirit of entrepreneurship and mutual trust, empowering local teams to think differently and work together to excel in everything they do. Pernod Ricard Winemakers pride themselves in being ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’ allowing them to celebrate their successes. Most importantly each member of the team is given the opportunity to grow with the organisation, by adding their unique perspectives to everything Pernod Ricard Winemakers does.
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We have a commitment to continuous innovation and business improvements and are thankful to our Australian partners for their continued push for the highest possible level of technology and forward-thinking.
The automated border control using facial recognition SmartGate was developed in collaboration with Australian and New Zealand Customs.
SESSION 5 Sport and Innovation team up for success
Modern sport businesses need innovative and effective management practices to meet the changing expectations of today’s fast-moving society. Sport industry innovators and thought leaders are creating new products, ideas and experiences. In this session, our experts will explain how innovation in sport drives recognition and builds brand leaders.
CHAIRMAN FRANK RIBUOT, CEO - Randstad, NSW Chapter President - French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
SPEAKERS JEAN-PAUL CONSTANT CEO, Decathlon Australia
RICHARD HEASELGRAVE Commercial Director, Tennis Australia
Decathlon is the world’s biggest sporting goods retailer.
Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of tennis in Australia. As well as promoting tennis and participation, Tennis Australia facilitates player development, stages local and international events and invests in tennis facilities around Australia.
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