Mindsets and motivations: What drives enterprising researchers?

2pm-3pm - Panel session and Q&A.

What drives enterprising researchers to push beyond traditional boundaries of research impact? What kinds of attitudes, experiences and beliefs drive the innovative impulse? Are enterprising researchers born or made?

Meet our panellists:

• Dr Katherine Iscoe: Co-founded healthtech startup MyFiziq.com (http://www.myfiziq.com.au/) after completing a PhD in exercise physiology at UWA

• Dr Michael Winlo: Co-founded a medical device company after completing MBBS at UWA and now works to translate great science into useful tools that improve health (https://about.me/mwinlo).

• Prof Erik Champion: Curtin Uni researcher working to bring the past to life through gaming, virtual heritage and interactive history (https://erikchampion.wordpress.com/).

The session will be moderated by Jo Hawkins (UWA IQ).

3pm-4pm - Networking and mentoring (optional)

Got a question or an idea? Network with researchers from a range of disciplines or get advice from mentors.

You are welcome to attend the panel session and/or the mentoring session. It's up to you!

About UWA IQ meetups:

• A monthly meetup for university researchers interested in exploring new pathways to impact through innovation and entrepreneurship.

• Meetups are run by University of Western Australia’s Innovation Quarter (UWA IQ) (http://www.web.uwa.edu.au/engage/innovation-quarter). We strive to foster innovation, industry engagement and entrepreneurship for UWA students and staff.

• As a research university, UWA has a mission to drive social and economic development by translating innovative research outcomes to the wider community. Research enterprise can offer new opportunities to release the social and economic value of world class research.

• Our Meetup topics and mentoring are specifically tailored for university researchers. However, the sessions are open to everyone and you are welcome to join us for insights into the university sector.