Experts Exchange is an annual forum to help academics and their research teams understand industry engagement, and how to optimise their expertise and skills through consulting and contract research.

A panel of UQ academics outline their experiences of engaging with external partners, including the risks, rewards, and reasons why they have added this dimension to their careers. The informal atmosphere of the forum encourages interaction, and previous attendees have expressed appreciation for the opportunity to have their questions answered with candour and common sense.

The networking after the forum encourages researchers interested in consulting to talk directly with their peers and discuss possible collaborations.

Experts Exchange 2011:

Date: Thursday, 8 September 2011

Venue: Kathleen Room, UQ Staff Club

Time: 4:00pm to 5:30pm panel forum; 5:30pm to 6:30pm networking

Presenters and panellists are:

Professor Stephen Walker, Executive Dean, Faculty of Science - The impact of change on the Faculty of Science and what these mean to UQ

Mr Tony Rees, Managing Director, Groundworks - What a company looks for from engagement with UQ

Dr Paul Dargusch, School of Agriculture & Food Science, Faculty of Science - The benefits of industry grants for researchers

Dr Craig Williams, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science - The pros and cons of contract research

Professor Flavio Menezes, Head of School of Economics, Faculty of Business Economics & Law - The value of industry engagement to an academic's career

Ms Wilma James, Operations Manager, Consulting & Research, UniQuest - How secondary gains are recorded from UniQuest research contracts

Open only to academics, researchers and post-graduate researchers.