2022 AFRAN Forum: Innovative Planet
Each year, the Australian-French Association for Research and Innovation (AFRAN) runs a forum to exhibit and discuss current and future areas of cooperation. This year's theme is “Innovative Planet”. Hear from Prof. Cedric Simenel about the opportunities created by AFRAN and read on for more details on this thought provoking event!
About the AFRAN Association:
The AFRAN association is a French-Australian network of experts, a think tank for innovation and support for communities and industries. Its mission is to provide its members (researchers, R&D managers, industry players, Australian and French innovators and decision makers) with support for collaboration and innovation beyond the capacity of individuals. The association funds bilateral initiatives of its members to develop collaboration and innovation, organizes networking events, scientific or public conferences, and feeds a website gathering information and funding opportunities useful for bilateral collaboration.
Watch the video below to learn more about the opportunities created by the organisation from Prof. Cedric Simenel, an AFRAN member who has been with the organisation since the start.
About the AFRAN Forum:
Every year, AFRAN organises a forum to develop active discussions and exchanges within the association and more broadly with the scientific and industrial communities of both France and Australia. A wide range of topics is covered in many areas of research and innovation and new opportunities for cooperation can be identified.
This year’s forum will take place in Melbourne under the theme “Innovative Planet”,
and will include inspiring keynote speeches and panels on climate change adaptation, hydrogen for mobility, space observation, health, low emission technologies, innovation and humans. The aim is to discuss “innovation” as much as “planet”, with sustainability goals in mind.
2022 Forum Program:
| 7 December 2022 | |||
| 9.00am | Welcome to the 2022 AFRAN Forum
Chair: Prof. Karen Hapgood, DVCR Swinburne |
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| Forum opening
Prof. Pascale Quester, Vice Chancellor Swinburne HE Mr Jean-Pierre Thébault, Ambassador of France to Australia (pre-recorded video) HE Mrs Gillian Bird, Ambassador of Australia to France (pre-recorded video) Welcome and introduction to AFRAN and the 2022 Forum Prof. Katherine Daniell, AFRAN President |
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| 9.30am | Keynotes
Chair: Prof. Virginia Kilborn, Swinburne Chief Scientist |
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| Accelerating global climate R&D effort
Dr Gilbert Brunet, Chief Scientist and Group Executive Science and Innovation, Bureau of Meteorology, Chair of the Science Advisory Panel, World Meteorological Organization Humans-Autonomous Agents Teaming IRL Crossing |
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| 10.30am | Morning break | ||
| 11.00am | Panel 1 : Climate change adaptation in agriculture and food systems
Chair: Prof. Katherine Daniell, AFRAN President |
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| Mr Vincent Hebrail, Agriculture counsellor at the Embassy of France in Australia
The French strategy for climate adaptation in the agriculture sector Dr Jean-Francois Hocquette, Scientific Officer for Australia & New-Zealand at INRAE (French Institute for Research in Agriculture, Food and the Environment) Dr Margaret Ayre, University of Melbourne |
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| 12.00pm | Panel 2: Hydrogen – Decarbonising Mobility
Chair: Mr Gordon Chakaodza, Director of the Victorian Hydrogen Hub |
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| Prof Francois Aguey-Zinsou, Director of the Australian Association for Hydrogen Energy, Co-director of the Australian-French Research Network FACES and the ARC Training Centre for Hydrogen GlobH2E, and Chief Investigator of Hy-Supply
Ms Prune Bokobza, International Expert in Hydrogen & Renewable Energy at Expertise France A/Prof Mahnaz Shafiei, Associate Professor; Vice-Chancellor’s Women in STEM Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology Engie Impact representative TBC |
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| 1.00pm | Lunch break | ||
| 2.00pm | Panel 3: Tools for and success in collaborations
Chair: Prof. Thierry Corrège, Attaché for Science and Higher Education at the Embassy of France in Australia |
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| Prof Jean-Paul Toutain, Regional director, CNRS Representative Office for OCEANIA
Presentation of the French Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) tools for collaboration Prof Jean-Philippe Diguet, CNRS International Research Laboratory CROSSING (French-Australian Laboratory for Humans-Autonomous Agents Teaming) Presentation of the French-Australian Laboratory – success and challenges of Australian-French collaboration Prof. Arnan Mitchell, Director of the Micro Nano Research Facility and Director of the Integrated Photonics and Applications Centre Presentation of the RMIT Europe PhD student exchange AUFRANDE Dr Jean-François Hocquette, Scientific Officer for Australia & New-Zealand at INRAE (French Institute for Research in Agriculture, Food and the Environment) Presentation of the International Foundation Meat3G Dr fLorence Cotel, Founder of the Association BLISS Science and Innovation Inc, and AFRAN Alumni leader |
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| 3.30pm | Lab tour (optional) | ||
| 4.30pm | Afternoon break | ||
| 5.00pm | ECR Posters session
Chair : Prof. Georgina Kelly, Dean, Graduate Research at Swinburne University |
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| 6.00pm | AFRAN Forum Networking Cocktail | ||
| 7.00pm
7.30pm |
AFRAN French Hub
Chair : Dr Frederic Cherqui, Honorary Senior Fellow at INSA Lyon, President of GRAIE and AFRAN France Hub leader |
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| Introduction from Australian Embassy in France
Presentation of the French hub Dr Frederic Cherqui, AFRAN France Hub leader Research priorities for Australian government Ms Sarah Brown, Counsellor (Europe) at Department of Industry, Science and Resources Conclusion of the day Prof Katherine Daniell, AFRAN President |
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| 8 December 2022 | |||
| 9.00am | Keynotes
Chair: Prof. Pascale Quester, Vice Chancellor Swinburne |
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| Innovation ecosystems
Ms Aude Vignelles, Chief Technology Officer at the Australian Space Agency |
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| 9.30am | Panel 4: Earth Observation
Chair: Prof Alan Duffy, Director of the Space Technology and Institute at Swinburne University of Technology |
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| Dr Olivia Sackett, Director for Space at Deloitte
Mr Trevor Dhu, Asia Lead for Sustainability Science at Microsoft Ms Aude Vignelles Chief Technology Officer at the Australian Space Agency Mr Rémi Andreoli, Director of Space Applications – BLUECHAM SAS |
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| 10.30am | Morning break | ||
| 11.00am | Panel 5 : Innovative Health
Chair: Prof. Peter Revill, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. Co-Founder of the International Coalition to Eliminate Hepatitis B |
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| Prof Deb Williamson, Director, VIDRL, RMH at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and expert in diagnosis and management of infectious diseases.
Dr Romain Ragonnet, Monash University, Expert in Infectious disease modelling Dr Jean-François Hocquette, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) | INRAE. ’One Health’ expert Prof Rachael McDonald, Director, MedTech Vic Hub, Disability and Chronic Disease Lead Iverson Health Innovation Institute. Expert in life-changing medical technologies |
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| 12.00pm | Panel 6: Low Emission Technologies
Chair: Ms Prune Bokobza, International Expert in Hydrogen & Renewable Energy at Expertise France |
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| Speakers TBC | |||
| 1.00pm | Lunch break | ||
| 2.00pm | Panel 7: Innovation and Humans
Chair: Prof Benoit Clement, International Research Laboratory CROSSING: French-Australian Laboratory for Humans-Autonomous Agents Teaming |
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| Dr Aurelie Jacquet, Consultant specialised on responsible implementation of Artificial Intelligence, Principal Research Consultant on Responsible AI for CSIRO-DATA61, she is a member of the NSW Government AI Committee and the co-chair of ACS’ AI Ethics Committee) Ethics and AI
Prof Cedric Buche, Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and also in the International Research Laboratory CROSSING Human-machine interaction Dr Jessica McLean, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, at Macquarie School of Social Sciences Environmental costs and benefits of digital technologies |
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| 3.00pm
3.30pm |
Forum Closing Session | |
| Best ECR Poster Award
Funding opportunities overview Thanks and Presentation of 2023 AFRAN Forum |
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- Location
- John Street Advanced Technology Centre , Ground Floor, 427-451 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn, VIC 3122
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