The Chair of the Austin Health Senior Medical Staff Association, Dr Mary Britton, and the Director of the Office for Research, Professor Paul Johnson, invite you to attend the annual Smallwood Oration to be held at the Austin Hospital, John Lindell Lecture theatre, Level 4 Lance Townsend Building on Thursday 16 August 2018 at 5.30 for refreshments and 6pm for the lecture.
Annual Richard Smallwood Oration Thursday 16 August 2018
at 5.30pm.
The Smallwood Oration is an annual public lecture honouring the immense contributions made to Australian Medicine and to Austin Health by Professor Richard Smallwood AO.
Dr Alan Finkel will give the Oration titled "The AI will see you now."
About the speaker Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel AO
Dr Finkel commenced as Australia’s Chief Scientist on 25 January 2016. He is Australia’s eighth Chief Scientist. Prior to becoming Chief Scientist, he was the eighth Chancellor of Monash University and the eighth President of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE).
Since commencing as Chief Scientist, Dr Finkel has led a number of national reviews, delivering the 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap, the 2017 Review into the National Electricity Market (“Finkel Review”) and the 2018 STEM Industry Partnership Forum report. He serves as the Deputy Chair of Innovation and Science Australia.
Dr Finkel has an extensive science background as an entrepreneur, engineer, neuroscientist and educator. He was awarded his PhD in electrical engineering from Monash University and worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in neuroscience at the Australian National University.
In 1983 he founded Axon Instruments, a California-based, ASX-listed company that made precision scientific instruments. After Axon was sold in 2004, Dr Finkel became a director of the acquiring company.
In 2006, he focused his career in Australia and undertook a wide range of activities including co-founding Cosmos Magazine. During his time at ATSE, he led the development and implementation of the STELR program for secondary school science.
We look forward to welcoming you back to Austin Health and keeping in touch with all out Alumni.
Gwynne Thomas
Emeritus Associate Professor Gwynne W Thomas OAM
President
Austin Health Medical Alumni Association
PO BOX 5555 Heidelberg, Victoria 3084. telephone 03 9496 5896 Secretary Geraldine Richards geraldine.richards@austin.org.au telephone 03-9496 5896
