About the Event

Mark your diaries and lock-in your tickets for the AmCham 2023 Business Luncheon featuring the Federal Minister for Science and Industry, the Hon Ed Husic MP.

The Hon Ed Husic MP is the Federal Minister for Industry and Science and has been the Member for Chifley since 2010. 

Rebuilding Australia’s manufacturing capacity and delivering secure, rewarding and well-paid jobs to Australians is of the highest priority for Mr Husic. This requires placing industry and workers in the driver’s seat to maximise opportunities domestically and abroad.  

Mr Husic has a strong and ongoing interest in the Australian tech and digital sector, and has been vocal about the need for the country to think ahead about the impact of technology on jobs and communities – to help industry prepare and capitalise on future opportunities. 

Since his election in 2010, Mr Husic has held several positions in Labor’s Shadow Ministry, including Employment Services, Human Services, the Digital Economy and the Future of Work. 

Mr Husic was also Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Parliamentary Secretary for Broadband.

Before entering Federal Parliament Mr Husic worked in roles spanning the private and public sectors, including as National President of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union and at Integral Energy (now Endeavour Energy).

Mr Husic was raised and educated in Western Sydney, a community he is proud to represent in Parliament.

Hon Ed Husic MP,  Federal Minister for Industry and Science, Australian Government

The Hon Ed Husic MP is the Federal Minister for Industry and Science and has been the Member for Chifley since 2010. 

Rebuilding Australia’s manufacturing capacity and delivering secure, rewarding and well-paid jobs to Australians is of the highest priority for Mr Husic. This requires placing industry and workers in the driver’s seat to maximise opportunities domestically and abroad.  

Mr Husic has a strong and ongoing interest in the Australian tech and digital sector, and has been vocal about the need for the country to think ahead about the impact of technology on jobs and communities – to help industry prepare and capitalise on future opportunities. 

Since his election in 2010, Mr Husic has held several positions in Labor’s Shadow Ministry, including Employment Services, Human Services, the Digital Economy and the Future of Work. 

Mr Husic was also Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Parliamentary Secretary for Broadband.

Before entering Federal Parliament Mr Husic worked in roles spanning the private and public sectors, including as National President of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union and at Integral Energy (now Endeavour Energy).

Mr Husic was raised and educated in Western Sydney, a community he is proud to represent in Parliament.

MODERATOR: 

Sally-Ann Williams,  Chief Executive Officer, Cicada Innovations

As the CEO of Cicada Innovations Sally-Ann leads Australia’s pioneering deep tech incubator building companies solving the world's most pressing problems through science & engineering. Cicada Innovations has nurtured hundreds of visionary deep tech innovators to validate, commercialise and scale high impact technologies globally across MedTech, HealthTech, AgTech, FoodTech, Clean Energy, AI, Manufacturing 4.0 and more.

Sally-Ann is currently serving as Chair of the Pathway to Diversity in STEM Review for the Federal Government. She is an experienced Non Executive Board member currently serving on the boards Cicada Innovations, Biz Capital Qudos Bank and AusOcean an environmental not-for-profit organisation with a mission to help our oceans through technology. She is the Chair of the Computing Advisory Board at ANU, an Advisory board member of Data61, a board Member of the NSSN, an advisory board member of the Heavy Ion Accelerator NCRIS Facility, a member of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology governance committee and a member of the NSW Government Tech Central Advisory Board. Former directorships include being a Non Executive Director of World Vision Australia, and Fishburners. She is an advisor to several state and national working groups on tech & innovation and is a mentor and advisor to several industry and university incubators & accelerators including Startmate.

Sally-Ann has been involved in driving national engagement and change strategies in innovation & entrepreneurship, Computer Science and STEM education as a member of the COAG STEM Partnership Forum and contributed to the foundation of StartupAUS, a non-profit with a mission to transform Australia through technology entrepreneurship. She has led several cross-sector working groups to drive change both in policy & cultural transformation needed to grow a thriving technology driven economy, and served on 4 University Industry Advisory Boards in the engineering and computer science departments.

Prior to joining Cicada Innovations she spent over 12 years at Google as an Executive Program Manager on the engineering team leading work on R&D collaborations with universities, startup and entrepreneurship engagement and pioneering work on CS & STEM education including building world first collaborations delivering national transformation.

Sally-Ann is a frequent keynote speaker on topics such as Deep Tech, technology transformation, innovation & entrepreneurship, inclusion, business development, commercialisation and transformation.