30 APRIL TO 8 MAY 2016 - Parliament of Queensland Report to Parliament – Official Visit to the United States of America, - 30 April to 8 May 2016 The Honourable Leeanne Enoch MP,

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Report to Parliament – Official Visit to the United States of America, - 30 April to 8 May 2016 The Honourable Leeanne Enoch MP, Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy and Minister for Small Business

REPORT TO PARLIAMENT

OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

30 APRIL TO 8 MAY 2016

THE HONOURABLE LEEANNE ENOCH MP,

MINISTER FOR INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

AND MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

OFFICIAL DELEGATION MEMBERS ................................................................................. 4

MISSION ITINERARY ..................................................................................................... 5

HOUSTON ................................................................................................................. 14

TIQ Briefing ................................................................................................................................................ 14

NASA Johnson Space Center Tour ............................................................................................................. 15

Meeting with Australian Consul-General - Houston ...................................................................................... 16

Meeting with Rice Alliance .......................................................................................................................... 17

Meeting with Texas Medical Center ............................................................................................................. 18

Meeting with JLABS .................................................................................................................................... 19

Meeting with Texas Medical Center Accelerator ........................................................................................... 20

Meeting with Chevron Technology Company and Chevron Technology Ventures ......................................... 21

COLLEGE STATION ..................................................................................................... 22

Meeting with Texas A&M University and Research Valley Partnership ......................................................... 22

Texas A&M University ................................................................................................................................. 23

AUSTIN ..................................................................................................................... 24

Meeting with Austin Chamber of Commerce ................................................................................................ 24

Meeting with University of Texas - Austin Technology Incubator and Texas Venture Labs…………………….25

Meeting with Capital Factory ....................................................................................................................... 26

Meeting with Techstars ............................................................................................................................... 27

SAN FRANCISCO ........................................................................................................ 28

IDEO .......................................................................................................................................................... 28

Meeting with Bay Area Economic Institute ................................................................................................... 29

REDWOOD CITY......................................................................................................... 30

Meeting with Electronic Arts (EA) Sports ..................................................................................................... 30

SUNNYVALE .............................................................................................................. 31

Queensland Reception ................................................................................................................................ 31

STANFORD ................................................................................................................ 32

Stanford d.school ........................................................................................................................................ 32

MENLO PARK ............................................................................................................ 33

Meeting with Facebook ............................................................................................................................... 33

EAST PALO ALTO ....................................................................................................... 34

Meeting with TerViva................................................................................................................................... 34

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MOUNTAIN VIEW ........................................................................................................ 35

2016 Silicon Valley AgTech Conference ...................................................................................................... 35

Meeting with University of California, Davis ................................................................................................. 36

PALO ALTO ............................................................................................................... 37

Meeting with Ephox ..................................................................................................................................... 37

APPENDICES……………………………………………………………………38

Photos…………………………………………………………………………………………………………38

Media Releases………………………………………………………………………………………………45

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Official Delegation Members

The Honourable

Leeanne Enoch MP

Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy and

Minister for Small Business

Mr Jamie Merrick

Director-General,

Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation

Mr Stephen Gay

Chief of Staff,

Office of the Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital

Economy and Minister for Small Business

Mr David Camerlengo

Trade and Investment Commissioner – North America,

Trade Investment Queensland

Mr Javier Jativa

Deputy Commissioner – North America,

Trade Investment Queensland

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Mission Itinerary

Time is in local time

Saturday 30 April 2016

8.00am Travel to Brisbane Airport and

check-in

Brisbane International Airport

10.00am Depart Brisbane for Los Angeles Qantas Flight QF 15

9.05am Depart Los Angeles for Houston American Airlines AA 5915

4.00pm Arrive to accommodation and check-in Westin Galleria, 5060 West Alabama

Street, Houston, TX 77056

6.30pm Dinner

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Sunday 1 May 2016

9:00am Briefing with David Camerlengo and

Javier Jativa - TIQ

Foyer, Westin Galleria, 5060 West

Alabama Street, Houston, TX 77056

9.45am Travel to NASA Johnson Center

10.30pm NASA Johnson Center Three Hour

Tour

2101 NASA Road 1, Houston, TX

77058

1.00pm Return to hotel

1.30pm Personal time

4.30pm Travel to Australian Consul-General,

Houston

5.00pm Pre-Dinner Meeting with Australian,

Consul-General – Houston

Hon. Alastair Walton

2929 Weslayan Street, Houston, TX

77027

7.00pm Dinner Peska Restaurant, 1700 Post Oak

Boulevard #1-190, Houston, TX 77056

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Monday 2 May 2016

7.45am Travel to Trevisio Restaurant

8.00am Breakfast with Rice Alliance

Brad Burke, Managing Director and

Patrick Lewis, Co-Founder of vLab

and Chief Strategist at Enterprise Tech

Research and Development

6550 Bertner Avenue, Houston, TX

77030

9.00am Travel to Texas Medical Center (TMC)

9.30am Meeting with Dr Robert C. Robbins

Dr Robert C. Robbins, President and

Chief Executive Officer, and Chase

Untermeyer, Executive

2450 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston,

TX 77021

10.30am Travel to JLABS

11.00am Tour and meeting with JLABS Houston

(Johnson & Johnson wetlab incubator)

Emmanuel Schuler, Head of JLABS,

Melinda Richter, Head of JLABS –

Johnson & Johnson Innovation, and

iPUG representatives

TMC Innovation Institute, Suite J –

2450 Holcome Boulevard, Houston,

TX 77021

11.40am Tour and meeting with TMCx digital

health incubator and announcement of

trial with Queensland company IPUG

William McKeon, COO, Erik Halvorsen,

Director, and iPUG representatives

TMC Innovation Institute, Suite J –

2450 Holcome Boulevard, Houston,

TX 77021

12.00pm Travel to Brennan’s Restaurant

12.30pm Lunch with Chevron Energy

Technology Company and Chevron

Technology Ventures

Dr Waqar Qureshi, Lead Alliance

Manager of Strategic Planning and

Organisational Capability

Brennan’s Restaurant, 3300 Smith

Street, Houston, TX 77006

1.30pm Travel to Offshore Technology

Conference

2.00pm Attend Rice Alliance Startup Roundup

at OTC

10777 Westheimer Road, Suite 1075,

Houston, TX 77042

3.00pm Travel to College Station, TX

5.00pm Arrive College Station and check-in

accommodation

Hilton College Station, 801 University

Drive East, College Station, TX 77840

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5.30pm Personal time

7.15pm Travel to Christopher’s World Grille

7.30pm Dinner with Texas A&M University and

Research Valley Partnership

Brett Cornwell, Associate Vice

Chancellor of Texas A&M System

Technology Commercialization, Todd

McDaniel, President and Chief

Executive Officer of The Research

Valley Partnership, and Andrew

Nelson, President of Lisam America

Christopher’s World Grille, 5001

Boonville Road, Bryan, TX 77802

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Tuesday 3 May 2016

7.30am Travel to Texas A&M University

8.00am Roundtable, site visits and tour of

university research groups

Brett Cornwell, Associate Vice

Chancellor, Texas A&M System

Technology Commercialization, GHD

representatives, HydrusTech

representatives, iPUG representatives,

and Happen representatives

A&M Institute for Pre-Clinical Studies

Building, 800 Raymond Stotzer

Parkway, College Station, TX 77845

11.00am Travel to Austin Chamber of

Commerce

1.00pm Lunch with Austin Chamber of

Commerce

Julia Campbell, Director, Economic

Business Development, and Michele

Skelding, SVP Global Tech and

Innovation

535 E 5th Street, Austin, TX 78701

2.30pm Travel to University of Texas

2.30pm Meeting with Austin Technology

Incubator, Texas Venture Labs, and

McCombs School of Business

Isaac Barchas, Head of Austin

Technology Incubator, Dr Gregory

Fenves, President, University of Texas,

and Rob Adams, Director, Texas

Venture Labs

Meeting Room M1088, Texas

Venture Labs Office, ATT

Conference Center, 1900 University

Avenue, Austin, TX 78712

3.30pm Travel to Capital Factory

4.00pm Meeting with Capital Factory

Fred Schmidt, Director, Donovan

Miller, Planet Shakers Austin,

OwnLocal, and 3 Day Startup

Austin Center Executive Suites, 701

Brazos Street, Austin, TX 78701

5.30pm Travel to hotel and check-in

accommodation

Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin, 701

Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701

6.30pm Dinner with Techstars

Kevin Tapply, Vice President,

Business Development and Ellery

Pruett, Sales Operations Coordinator

412 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX

78701

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Wednesday 4 May 2016

5.45am Travel to Austin-Bergstrom Airport and

check-in

Austin-Bergstrom Airport

7.20am Depart Austin for San Francisco United Airlines UA 358

9.30am Travel to IDEO

11.00am Meeting to discuss possible program

on IDEO design-led thinking on

innovation for Queensland companies

Maggie Howekamp, Client

Relationship Lead

Pier 28 Annex, The Embaracadero

San Francisco, CA 941105

11:45am Lunch

1.15pm Travel to Bay Area Economic Council

1.30pm Meeting with Bay Area Economic

Council

Sean Randolph, Senior Director

353 Sacremento Street, San

Francisco, CA 94111

2.15pm Travel to hotel

2.45pm Arrive at accommodation and check-in Warwick San Francisco, 490 Geary

Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

3.00pm Personal Time

6.30pm Dinner

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Thursday 5 May 2016

9.00am Travel to EA Sports

9.45am Explore opportunities for Queensland

game industry to work with EA Sport

Mario Valle, Director of Business

Development, and Tonomi White,

External Development Specialist

250 Shoreline Drive, Redwood Shores,

CA 94065

10.45am Travel to Queensland Innovation

Lunch

11.30am Launch of HotDesQ Plug and Play, 440 N Wolf Road,

Sunnyvale Road, CA 94085

1.45pm Travel to Stanford d.school

2.00pm Tour Stanford d.school

Jacqui Park, Fellow

550 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA

94305

3.30pm Travel to Facebook

Joel Pobar, Engineering Director

4.00pm Meeting with Facebook 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 64025

6.00pm Travel to accommodation and check-in Four Seasons Palo Alto, 2050

University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA

94303

7.00pm Dinner

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Friday 6 May 2016

9.00am Meeting with TerViva

Naveen Sikka, Founder and CEO

Foyer, Four Seasons Palo Alto, 2050

University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA

94303

10.00am Travel to 2016 Silicon Valley AgTech

Conference

10.30am Attend 2016 Silicon Valley AgTech

Conference and meet conference

speakers

1401 Shoreline Boulevard, Mountain

View, CA 94043

11.00am Meeting with UC Davis at AgTech

Conference

Zane Starkwolfe, Associate Director,

New Venture Resources, Venture

Catalyst, Office of Research, University

of California, Davis


View, CA 94043

11.45pm Continuation at 2016 Silicon Valley

AgTech Conference


View, CA 94043

1.30pm Travel to Ephox

2.00pm Meeting with Ephox Suite 220, 2100 Geng Road, Palo

Alto, CA 94303

3.00pm Travel to San Jose International Airport

6.15pm

Depart San Jose for Los Angeles Delta Airlines DL 1677

11.20pm Depart Los Angeles Qantas Flight QF 16

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Saturday 7 May 2016

6.10am Arrive Brisbane International Airport Brisbane International Airport

Official Visit Concludes

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Houston

TIQ Briefing

Date: Sunday 1 May 2016

Time: 9:00am

Attendees:

No External Attendees

Background:

Meeting Summary:

David Camerlengo, Trade Investment Commissioner of North America and Javier and

Javita, Deputy Commissioner provided the Minister with a briefing on the scheduled

meetings being held during her trade mission to the United States.

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NASA Johnson Space Center Tour


Time: 10:30am

Attendees:

No External Attendees

Background:

The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration's (NASA) Manned Spacecraft Center, where human spaceflight

training, research, and flight control are conducted.

The Minister recently met 26 students from St. John’s Anglican College who were

chosen to attend the Kennedy Space Center, Florida from 20-24 April 2016. These

students were chosen nationally as the most innovative junior minds in Australia as

part of the Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge.

Event Summary:

The tour provided an opportunity to consider NASA’s technology capability and its

application to Queensland universities.

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Meeting with Australian Consul-General - Houston


Time: 5:00pm

Attendees:

Hon. Alastair Walton, Australian Consul-General, Houston

Baroness Tamara Whitson, Founder, CALM Scotland – Guest of Hon.

Alastair Walton

Penny Toledo, Consul, Australian Consulate-General, Houston

Daniela Rees, Director-Investment, Austrade Houston

Background:

On 13 June 2014, the Prime Minister of Australia announced the opening of an

Australian Consulate-General in Houston, Texas. The consulate jurisdiction includes

Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas.

The new consulate, led by the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade), adds to the

Australian Government’s US network which includes the Australian Embassy in

Washington D.C, and consulates in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles

and Honolulu.

Meeting Summary:

The meeting offered the opportunity to discuss Advance Queensland initiatives and

activities.

This courtesy visit allowed for discussion on the Australian and Queensland

Governments’ presence in North America.

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Meeting with Rice Alliance

Date: Monday 2 May 2016

Time: 8:00am

Attendees:

Brad Burke, Managing Director, Rice Alliance

Patrick Lewis, Co-Founder, vLab and Chief Strategist, Enterprise Tech

Research and Development

Background:

Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Rice Alliance) is Rice University’s

initiative to support technology commercialisation, entrepreneurship education, and

the launch of technology companies. Since its inception in 2000, the Rice Alliance

has assisted in the launch of more than 250 start-ups, which have raised more than

half a billion dollars in early-stage capital.

The Rice Business Plan competition (the Competition), run by Rice University’s Jones

Graduate School of Business (RJGSB), claims to be the world’s richest and largest

student startup competition.

Meeting Summary:

The meeting with Rice Alliance provided the Minister with the opportunity to promote

the Advance Queensland agenda in areas specific to this organisation and discuss

possible pathways for Queensland companies to enter the Rice Business Plan

competition, as apart of Advance Queensland.

The Minister also emphasised the potential collaboration and connection with

Queensland-based businesses, start-ups, universities, and Queensland Government.

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Meeting with Texas Medical Center


Time: 9:30am

Attendees:

Dr Robert C. Robbins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Texas Medical

Center

William McKeon, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chief

Operating Officer, Texas Medical Center

Chase Untermeyer, Executive, Texas Medical Center

Background:

The Texas Medical Center (TMC) Innovation Institute provides co-working space,

industry partners, wet lab research areas, leading educational resources, and access

to TMC. It also provides expertise on US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

regulations, intellectual property, business modelling, and financing critical to the

success of early-stage life science companies.

TMC's current strategic plan calls for increased collaboration around five key

programmatic areas: Clinical Research, Genomics, Health Policy, Innovation, and

Regenerative Medicine.

Meeting Summary:

The Minister acknowledged the capability of the TMC and its current linkages with

Australia and Queensland.

The Minister invited TMC representatives to visit Queensland.

The Minister also took the opportunity to promote Advance Queensland as a strategy

or tool to foster collaboration between Queensland and TMC members.

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Meeting with JLABS


Time: 11:00am

Attendees:

Dr Emmanuelle Schuler, Head of JLABS, Texas Medical Center

Background:

JLABS is an initiative of Johnson & Johnson Innovation Centres LLC.

JLABS Houston is a newly opened biotechnology incubator for startups (on 2 March

2016), located within the Texas Medical Centre’s new Innovation Institute.

The inaugural 21 companies (half are from Houston) of JLABS Houston clients have

a common focus on biotechnology and health care innovation.

Meeting Summary:

The tour of JLABS allowed the Minister to acknowledge the capability of the

partnership between Johnson & Johnson and the Texas Medical Center (TMC) and

their linkages with Australia and Queensland.

The Minister also took the opportunity to promote the Advance Queensland agenda

as a strategy to foster collaboration between Queensland and international partners

such as Johnson & Johnson and TMC.

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Meeting with Texas Medical Center Accelerator


Time: 11:40am

Attendees:

Dr Erik Halvorsen, Director, Innovation Institute, Texas Medical Center

Background:

The Texas Medical Center Accelerator (TMCx) facilitates the development of early-

stage digital health and medical device companies via a focused four-month program

and access to a network of over 120 advisors.

Working in the TMCx, TMC Biodesign is a one-year innovation fellowship program

that brings together highly accomplished individuals from diverse backgrounds

including engineering, medicine, business, computer science, design, and research to

create novel digital health solutions and new devices for healthcare’s greatest needs.

Meeting Summary:

The Minister was provided with a tour of the TMCx accelerator facility.

The Minister acknowledged the capability of the Texas Medical Center (TMC) and its

current linkages with Australia and Queensland.

The Minister also took the opportunity to promote Advance Queensland as a strategy

or tool to foster collaboration between Queensland and TMC members.

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Meeting with Chevron Technology Company and Chevron Technology Ventures


Time: 12:30pm

Attendees:

Dr Waqar Qureshi, Lead Alliance Manager, Strategic Planning and

Organizational Capability, Chevron Technology

Jon Finstuen, General Manager, Strategy and Planning, Chevron Energy

Background:

Chevron Technology Ventures is a strategic venture fund formed to improve core

operations and create new commercial opportunities for Chevron.

As at 24 September 2013, Chevron Technology Ventures had an investment portfolio

of 37 companies. No funded companies have known links to Australia.

Meeting Summary:

The meeting allowed a greater understanding of how Chevron operates with other

institutions on the transfer of technology as well as with start-up communities in

Houston.

Chevron Technology Ventures advised the type of technologies in which they invest

in and their investment profile.

The Minister took this opportunity to develop a relationship for scouting of

technologies from Queensland including potential for technology transfer from

Queensland universities and commercialisation agencies and other collaboration

opportunities.

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College Station

Meeting with Texas A&M University and Research Valley Partnership


Time: 7:30pm

Attendees:

Brett Cornwell, Associate Vice Chancellor, Texas A&M System Technology

Commercialization

Todd McDaniel, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Research Valley

Partnership

Andrew Nelson, President, Lisam America

Background:

The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education

in the US, with a statewide network of 11 universities, seven state agencies, two

service units and a comprehensive health science centre.

The Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization (TTC) links the University

laboratories where innovative technologies are being developed and industry partners

that will bring them to fruition as a product.

Meeting Summary:

The meeting allowed a discussion on the relationship of Research Valley Partnership

and Lisam American with the Open Worldwide Innovation Network (OWIN).

The Minister also highlighted the Advance Queensland agenda, in particular, the

opportunities to increase international partnerships and investment.

Opportunities for collaboration and connection with Queensland-based businesses,

universities and Queensland Government were also identified.

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Texas A&M University

Date: Tuesday 3 May 2016

Time: 8:00am

Attendees:

Brett Cornwell, Associate Vice Chancellor, Texas A&M System Technology

Commercialization

Linda L. Ravey, Program Manager, Texas A&M System Technology

Commercialisation

Background:

Texas A&M's designation as a land, sea and space grant institution reflects a range

of research with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Institutes of Health, the

National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.

The Texas A&M System Technology Commercailization (TTC) protects the new

innovations developed by the A&M University System researchers, through patents

and copyrights, and seeks to transfer the intellectual property to industry by royalty-

bearing license agreements for commercial products that result in economic

development and public benefit.

Meeting Summary:

The Minister announced that Queensland had become an executive member of the

Open Worldwide Innovation Network (OWIN).

A number of Queensland businesses (GHD, Hydrus Tech, iPug, Happen) joined the

Minister at the meeting to pitch their products and services to Texas A&M and Texas

state government officials.

The Minister also highlighted the Advance Queensland agenda in areas specific to

Texas A&M University.


universities and Queensland Government were also discussed.

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Austin

Meeting with Austin Chamber of Commerce


Time: 1:00pm

Attendees:

Julia Campbell, Director, Economic Business Development, Austin Chamber

of Commerce

Michele Skelding, SVP Global Technology and Innovation, Austin Chamber

of Commerce

Background:

Austin Chamber of Commerce is a private, membership-driven organization

comprising more than 3,000 business enterprises, civic organizations, educational

institutions, and individuals.

Meeting Summary:

Austin Chamber of Commerce provided an overview of the Austin Innovation

Ecosystem, including the Austin A-List awards program.

The Minister highlighted the Advance Queensland agenda in areas specific to the

Austin Innovation Ecosystem.



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Meeting with University of Texas – Austin Technology Incubator and Texas

Venture Labs Date: Tuesday 3 May 2016

Time: 2:30pm

Attendees:

Dr Gregory L. Fenves, President, University of Texas

Rob Adams, Director, Texas Venture Labs, University of Texas

Isaac Barchas, Head of Austin Technology Incubator, IC² Institute,

University of Texas

Background:

Research at University of Texas (UT) Austin is largely focused in the engineering and

physical sciences, and is a world-leading research institution in fields such as

computer science.

Energy is a major research thrust of UT Austin, with major federally funded projects

on biofuels, battery and solar cell technology, and geological carbon dioxide storage,

water purification membranes, among others.

The Texas Venture Labs (TVL) is a campus-wide initiative to accelerate start-up

development by helping take innovations to market and transform graduate students

into entrepreneurs and business leaders.

IC2 Institute, includes the Austin Technology Incubator and Global Commercialization

Group, seeks to enhance entrepreneurship and greater innovation and business

development.

Meeting Summary:

The Minister acknowledged the capabilities of the University of Texas (including the

role of Austin Technology Incubator, Texas Venture Labs, McCombs School of

Business, and IC2 Institute) and any existing linkages with Australia and Queensland.

The Minister also noted the role of Advance Queensland and its assistance with new

collaborations between Queensland and the University of Texas.

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Meeting with Capital Factory


Time: 4:00pm

Attendees:

Fred Schmidt, Director of International Affairs, Capital Factory

Donovan Miller, Global Development Manager, Capital Factory

Poncho Lowder, Chief Executive Officer, Planet Shakers Austin

Lloyd Armbrust, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OwnLocal

Cam Houser, Chief Executive Officer, 3 Day Startup

Background:

The Capital Factory Incubator is a seed stage mentoring program for startups that

provides weekly mentoring sessions with mentors and investors who have built,

scaled and sold lean startups themselves.

Events held at the Capital Factory primarily focus on topics that include technology

and entrepreneurship, which attract programmers, designers and innovators.

Entrepreneurs can access the Capital Factory, with a view to finding a co-founder;

building a minimal viable product and connecting with angel investors.

Meeting Summary:

The discussion on a potential exchange arrangement with Advance Queensland

Startup Precinct was discussed.

The tour of Capital Factory and the companies co-located within this incubator

allowed the Minister to understand how Capital Factory works with local Austin

companies and the programs delivered via their incubator.

The Minister emphasised Advance Queensland HotDesQ program as a soft landing

pad and funding opportunity for Austin companies to enter the Australian market.

The potential for a bilateral relationship between Queensland and United States start-

up companies was explored.

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Meeting with Techstars


Time: 6:30pm

Attendees:

Kevin Tapply, Vice President, Business Development, Techstars

Ellery Pruett, Sales Operations Coordinator, Techstars

Background:

Techstars is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator that supports around 60

businesses a year, and estimates that around 70 per cent of its startups go on to

raise additional external funding.

Techstars are currently exploring opportunities to establish operations in Australia.

Meeting Summary:

The Minister discussed a potential partnership opportunity with Techstars and

opportunities for collaboration and connection with Queensland-based businesses,

universities and the Queensland Government.

The Minister highlighted the Advance Queensland agenda in areas specific to

Techstars.

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San Francisco

IDEO

Date: Wednesday 4 May 2016

Time: 11:00am

Attendees:

Maggie Howekamp, Client Relationship Lead, IDEO

Background:

IDEO is an international design and innovation consulting firm that uses design

thinking to bring together what is desirable from a human point of view with what is

technologically feasible and economically viable.

An example of IDEO software for educators in Australia is at

http://www.designthinkingforeducators.com/

Meeting Summary:

The Minister discussed the potential for IDEO to perform educational sessions with

Queensland companies on design thinking and innovation.

The Minister also highlighted the Advance Queensland agenda in areas specific to

the design industry.


universities and Queensland Government were discussed.

Possible initiatives for Queensland Government to support Queensland companies to

participate in IDEO programs were also discussed.

http://www.designthinkingforeducators.com/

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Meeting with Bay Area Economic Institute

Date: Wednesday 4 May 2016

Time: 1:30pm

Attendees:

Sean Randolph, Senior Director, Bay Area Economic Institute

Background:

The Bay Area Economic Institute is a think tank focussed on the economic and policy

issues facing the San Francisco and Silicon Valley area.

Meeting Summary:

Bay Area Economic Institute provided an overview of the history and role of their

interface with local and state government.

The Minister acknowledged the insights and lessons from Bay Area Economic

Institute’s work on the Bay Area Innovation System.



The Minister discussed the Bay Area Economic Institute’s ‘Surviving the Storm’ report

and actions it has triggered.

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Redwood City

Meeting with Electronic Arts (EA) Sports

Date: Thursday 5 May 2016

Time: 9:45am

Attendees:

Mario Valle, Director, Business Development for Emerging Markets,

Electronic Arts Sports

Tomomi White, External Development Specialist, Electronic Arts Sports

Background:

Electronic Arts (EA) Sports creates and develops sports video games. Unlike some

other sports game companies, EA Sports has no special ties to a single platform,

which means that all games are released for the best-selling active platforms.

Queensland, and Brisbane in particular, has the deepest and most diversified games

sector in Australia.

Meeting Summary:

The Minister highlighted the Advance Queensland agenda in areas specific to EA

Sports.

Opportunities for Queensland games sector to work with EA Sports were discussed.

The Minister acknowledged how EA Sports and other game developers work with

governments.

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Sunnyvale

Queensland Reception


Time: 11.30am

Attendees:

Yael Oppenheimer

Megan Ramies

Background:

Hot DesQ was launched at the Innovation and Investment Summit on Thursday 28

April 2016.

The four year initiative will deliver one round per year, which could see up to 30

startups relocating to Queensland per annum.

The HotDesQ program is modelled on the highly successful Start-Up Chile initiative,

recognised as a world-leading program to change the existing culture and skills of a

local population to build a successful entrepreneurial start-up ecosystem.

Event Summary:

The Minister conducted the international launch of the Advance Queensland

HotDesQ program aimed at encouraging international partners to collaborate and

establish a presence for their start-up in Queensland.

The Minister also emphasised the opportunities for investment across Queensland,

profiling the diversity of the State, sectoral expertise and competitive advantages,

first-class facilities, government support, and lifestyle opportunities.

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Stanford

Stanford d.school


Time: 2:00pm

Attendees:

Jacqui Park, John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University

Background:

Stanford University offers a range of programs (as opposed to a degree) based on a

human-centred prototype-driven approach to innovation (design thinking, creativity,

invention and problem solving), through its d.school.

Event Summary:

The Minister was provided with a tour of Stanford d.school and a briefing on design-

led thinking.

The tour provided an opportunity to consider d.school’s innovation capability and its

application to Queensland universities.

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Menlo Park

Meeting with Facebook


Time: 4:00pm

Attendees:

Background:

Facebook is an online social networking service and became the fastest company in

the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to reach a market cap of $250 billion.

Meeting Summary:

The Minister discussed the opportunities for collaboration and connection with

Queensland-based businesses, universities and Queensland Government.

The Minister also promoted the Advance Queensland agenda in areas specific to

Facebook.

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East Palo Alto

Meeting with TerViva

Date: Friday 6 May 2016

Time: 9:00am

Attendees:

Background:

TerViva develops high-yielding cultivars of pongamia and is piloting crops with

interested growers and land owners in Florida and Hawaii.

The hardy nature of pongamia and its ability to grow throughout Northern Australia

provides an opportunity to establish regional plantations that can produce biodiesel.

In addition, the biomass associated with the extraction of oil can also be used to

generate electricity using existing gasifier technology. A further advantage of

establishing pongamia plantations is the ability to generate local jobs in plantation

establishment and management as well as processing activities.

Meeting Summary:


Queensland-based businesses, universities and the Queensland Government.

The Minister also promoted the Advance Queensland agenda (Hot DesQ program,

the Ignite Ideas fund and Innovation Partnerships) as well as the BioFutures

Roadmap which identifies clean energy production as an area where Queensland has

a competitive advantage and an opportunity to develop knowledge-based jobs.

TerViva discussed their current research with University of Queensland and showed

strong interest in exploring potential for additional trails or commercialisation in

Queensland.

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Mountain View

2016 Silicon Valley AgTech Conference


Time: 10:30am

Attendees:

Background:

The Third Annual 2016 Silicon Valley AgTech Conference brings together farmers,

technologists, venture capitalists and governmental representatives to discuss how

technology will affect farming.

AgTech as an area covers numerous different as well as overlapping technologies,

including software, big data, drone technology, pharma, life sciences and sustainable

environmental applications. The regulatory landscape for AgTech is rapidly changing

as new technologies are emerging to service the venerable and large agricultural

economy, allowing farmers to increase yields, lower costs and reduce their time to

market.

Event Summary:

The Minister acknowledged the trends in smart framing and related technologies

including the use of robotics and management of Big Data.

The Minister also acknowledged the implications of Queensland’s agriculture sector

and development of the state’s agricultural-related research capability for the

Advance Queensland initiative.

Opportunities for collaboration and connection with Queensland science and

businesses were discussed.

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Meeting with University of California, Davis


Time: 11:00am

Attendees:

Zane Starkwolfe, Associate Director and Venture Catalyst, New Venture

Resources, Office of Research, University of California Davis

Background:

According to the National Science Foundation, University of California (UC) Davis

spent $725.7 million on research and development in fiscal year 2013, ranking it 25 th

in the nation.

The World Food Center, a UC Davis initiative, is reimagining the role of science to

address food and agricultural challenges throughout the world.

Meeting Summary:

The Minister acknowledged the capabilities of the UC Davis and any existing linkages

with Australia and Queensland.

The Minister also noted the role of Advance Queensland and its assistance with new

collaborations between Queensland and UC, Davis.

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Palo Alto

Meeting with Ephox


Time: 2:00pm

Attendees:

Background:

Ephox is one of the world’s most popular ‘what you see is what you get’ content editor

on the Internet.

Their flagship product, TinyMCE, is an open source JavaScript library that developers

embed in their applications. It is downloaded more than 5 million times a year and

used by hundreds of millions of people.

Ephox has an Australian branch office in West End, Brisbane.

Meeting Summary:


Queensland-based businesses, universities and the Queensland Government.

The Minister also promoted the Advance Queensland agenda in areas specific to

Ephox.

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Appendices

Photos

Minister Enoch at the NASA Space Center in Houston (1 May 2016)

Minister Enoch and DG DSITI Jamie Merrick touring TMCx (2 May 2016)

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Minister Enoch at Houston’s JLABS Facility with Emmanuelle Schuler, Head of

JLABS at TMC (2 May 2016)

Minister Enoch and DG DSITI Jamie Merrick meeting with Dr Robert Robbins and

William McKeon from Texas Medical Centre, with Queensland’s Trade and

Investment Commissioner (2 May 2016)

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Minister Enoch at Capital Factory, Austin TX (3 May 2016)

Minister Enoch meeting with representatives of University of Texas (3 May 2016)

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Minister Enoch meeting with Texas A&M University (3 May 2016)

Minister Enoch and DG DSITI Jamie Merrick visiting EA Sports (5 May 2016)

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Minister Enoch visiting Stanford d.school (5 May 2016)

Minister Enoch at the International Launch of Hot DesQ (5 May 2016)

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Minister Enoch at Silicon Valley AgTech Conference (6 May 2016)

Minister Enoch viewing the Google autonomous vehicle at the Computer History

Museum in Silicon Valley (6 May 2016)

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Minister Enoch in Palo Alto meeting with Ephox – a Queensland Business that has

become a global IT success story (6 May 2016)

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Media Releases

Sunday, May 01, 2016

United States trade trip to open doors for Queensland

A trade mission to the United States by Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy and Minister for Small Business Leeanne Enoch will open doors for greater collaboration with some of the world’s most influential innovation and science leaders.

Following on from last week's highly successful Advance Queensland Innovation and Investment Summit, Ms Enoch arrived in Houston today to continue conversations, pursue investment opportunities and explore pathways for Queensland startups, technology businesses and researchers to partner with key US companies and universities.

From Houston, Ms Enoch will travel to College Station and Austin in Texas and then fly to California for meetings with startups, corporates and investors in San Francisco, Palo Alto and San Jose.

“The United Statesremains a dominant player in the global economy, especially for the development of new technologies and access to venture capital,” Ms Enoch said.

“This trip is a chance to inform US investors and partners about the huge potential of Queensland, see firsthand some world-class research centres and innovation hubs, and identify new opportunities in the US market.”

Ms Enoch said many Queensland and Australian technology firms were already working in the US and she wanted to strengthen those ties to deliver even greater benefits for the state.

“North America is our fifth largest merchandise trade partner and our largest investor and it offers strong prospects for Queensland bioscience and tech startups that hunger for access to new customers and capital,” she said.

“The Queensland Government has forged strong ties with the United States with a number of agreements and collaborative projects that support breakthrough science and translate this research into new products and services.

“Our program of business events is directed towards strengthening our commercial ties and encouraging emerging technology companies to make Queensland their springboard into markets in the Asia Pacific.”

Minister Enoch said the Advance Queensland Innovation and Investment Summit had demonstrated that the State was coming of age as an innovation and entrepreneurship powerhouse in the region. International investors and thought-leaders attending the summit had been impressed with the next generation of tech businesses emerging in Queensland.

“Organisations worldwide are looking for innovative technologies and new ways of doing business across key sectors including agriculture, digital technology, life sciences and biotechnology, and we need to ensure we are answering that call,” she said.

The trip will include visits to Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s newly opened JLABS incubator facility, Texas A&M University, Capital Factory, Salesforce Ventures, and EA Sports; tours of the Johnson Space Centre and attending the 2016 Silicon Valley AgTech conference.

Ms Enoch will also hold preparatory meetings ahead of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk leading a Queensland research and business delegation to the 2016 BIO International Convention in San Francisco from 6 to 9 June.

Media contact: Daniel Lato 0438 830 201

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Monday, May 02, 2016

Texas visit to boost Queensland biotech opportunities

HOUSTON, TEXAS: Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy Leeanne Enoch is fostering Queensland’s strategic partnership with one of the world’s leading health innovation companies during a visit to one of their innovation labs today.

Ms Enoch is visiting Houston, Austin and San Francisco this week on a trade mission to promote innovation and investment opportunities for Queensland business and startups as well as developing partnerships with key scientific and innovation agencies.

The Minister will today visit Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s newly opened JLABS facility at the Texas Medical Center’s new Innovation Institute in Houston.

Ms Enoch said the Queensland Government was working with Johnson & Johnson Innovation on a number of initiatives, including the upcoming opening of a new Johnson & Johnson Innovation Partnering Office at QUT.

“Johnson & Johnson Innovation is one of the world’s leaders in mentoring and supporting the rising stars in health innovation, providing budding entrepreneurs and innovative companies with the tools, support and environment in which their ideas can flourish and their companies can thrive,” Ms Enoch said.

“Visiting facilities like JLABS will deliver insights into how we can better support early stage companies in the health sector within Queensland, especially when the Johnson & Johnson Innovation Partnering Office opens at QUT.

“The new centre will facilitate access by Queensland researchers and companies to the vast resources and expertise across Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s scientific research, investor and commercial business sectors with the aim of nurturing and accelerating Queensland’s life sciences ecosystem.

“Having Johnson & Johnson Innovation set up shop in Brisbane is a real shot in the arm to the local life science and medical technologies sectors.

The company’s presence will provide an important critical mass for the successful development and growth of the industry.”

The centre is part of the Palaszczuk Government’s $180 million Advance Queensland innovation and jobs plan.

Three major partnerships will commercialise Queensland’s biggest and best discoveries, including Johnson & Johnson and the Queensland University of Technology, the University of Queensland and Emory University in the United States, and Siemens Healthcare, the Queensland University of Technology and the Translational Research Institute on ground-breaking MRI research and innovation.

The partnership has already supported the Advance Queensland Johnson & Johnson Innovation Quick Fire Challenge, launched in September.

The competition is designed to discover some of the best health innovations in the world which will bring benefits for patients and help to create future jobs and business opportunities.

Ms Enoch said there were three $100,000 prizes up for grabs, in the fields of therapeutics, medical devices and consumer healthcare.

“The Queensland Government is providing the prize money as part of the Palaszczuk Government’s $180 million Advance Queensland initiative,” she said.

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“A condition of the challenge is that the winners have to spend their prize money in Queensland on research and commercialisation services, bringing direct benefits back to the Queensland economy.”

The winners will be announced shortly.

During her US trade mission Ms Enoch will also hold meetings ahead of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk leading a Queensland research and business delegation to the 2016 BIO International Convention in San Francisco, which will be held from 6 to 9 June.


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Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Innovation network promises global opportunities for Qld businesses

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: The Queensland Government today secured a major foothold for Queensland businesses in the United States with the signing of a landmark agreement.

During a visit to Texas A&M University, Innovation Minister Leeanne Enoch announced the Queensland Government had become an executive member of the Open Worldwide Innovation Network (OWIN), providing Queensland innovative businesses and entrepreneurs with access to international partners and markets.

Established by Texas A&M in 2013, OWIN is a not-for-profit innovation network seeking to promote market access, entrepreneurship and technology commercialisation. Texas A&M is the third largest university in the US, number one in applied agricultural research and an acknowledged leader in commercialisation.

Alongside Texas A&M, other executive members include the Foreign Trade and Export Agency in one of Europe’s most dynamic innovation hubs, Wallonia in Belgium, and the commercialisation arm of Tsinghua University, one of China’s top universities.

“In Queensland, we have an excellent reputation for innovative products and the quality of our research,” Ms Enoch said.

“But one of the key challenges we face is the ability to commercialise ideas, and generate exports and investment in global markets.

“Our OWIN membership will open more doors for Queensland’s businesses. OWIN members including Texas A&M, are committed to providing Queensland companies with local assistance to set up operations in overseas markets, and source research and commercial partners”.

Ms Enoch said having access to this support in the US, Europe and China would help accelerate product development and grow exports.

“This puts us in a strong position globally, providing access to new customers, venture financing, and help address barriers to market access,” she said.

“Queensland’s Trade and Investment Commissioner for North America, David Camerlengo, helped to identify this important partnership, and his office in Houston will play a key role in helping Queensland businesses to benefit from our membership of OWIN over the next two years.”

Four Queensland businesses, iPug, Hydrus Tech, GHD and Happen joined the Minister at today’s meeting to explore business opportunities in the United States and tap into the support that will now be available through the OWIN agreement.

“It’s great to see our OWIN membership is already opening doors for Queensland businesses to help them realise their global ambitions”.

Mr Nicholas Mathiou from Griffith University’s commercialisation arm, Griffith Enterprise, welcomed Queensland’s executive membership of OWIN.

“The research priorities at Texas A&M, for example, align very closely with those of Queensland’s research institutions, including innovation in agriculture, biotechnology, renewable energy and nanotechnology. There seems to be a commonality and the potential for very good synergy,” Mr Mathiou said.

Mr Tim McLennan from QUT’s commercial arm Bluebox said Queensland would reap big benefits by becoming an OWIN executive member.

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“We’re very keen to explore opportunities for QUT Bluebox,” Mr McLennan said.


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Friday, May 06, 2016

Queensland positioning as global startup hub

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: The Palaszczuk Government is seeking to entice international startups to Queensland with grants of up to $100,000 (AUS) to relocate to the Sunshine State in an Australian-first initiative.

While visiting Silicon Valley today, Innovation Minister Leeanne Enoch hosted the international launch of the Hot DesQ program which aims to lure successful international and interstate entrepreneurs to Queensland.

“The Palaszczuk Government’s Hot DesQ initiative is part of our Advance Queensland innovation and jobs plan,” Ms Enoch said.

“Hot DesQ is unashamedly about attracting international and interstate startups to relocate to Queensland for at least six months by offering up to $100,000 (AUS) for them to pursue business opportunities and help grow our innovation ecosystem.

“Startups from anywhere in the world have an opportunity to harness Queensland's unique industry strengths in areas like life sciences and medtech, agriculture, mining, aviation and games and software.

"Hot DesQ will attract emerging entrepreneurs and startup teams, successful Aussie expats, and established startups to Queensland, where they can leverage off our proven track record in world-class research, technology and innovation to grow their businesses.

Ms Enoch said Hot DesQ will also give global and interstate startups a launching pad to expand into the burgeoning Asia-Pacific markets from a Queensland base.

Successful applicants will be hosted by one of Queensland’s startup service providers in locations including Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Townsville and Toowoomba.

“By basing the incoming startups in existing innovation hubs around Queensland we will be able to embed them in our Queensland startup community and connect them to industry and research expertise,” she said.

The Hot DesQ initiative is part of the $180 million Advance Queensland initiative which is providing a suite of programs to support the growth of startups and business, and increase entrepreneurship, innovation and venture investment.

Ms Enoch said that the program is targeted at emerging startups as well as those who are already established and looking to expand into the booming Asia-Pacific markets. Additionally, successful Australian expats wanting to try their next venture at home are eligible to apply.

Applications for the program are now open via www.HotDesQ.com.au.

Ms Enoch is visiting Houston, Austin and San Francisco between 30 April and 8 May 2016.

Today’s announcement was made at the Queensland Reception function at Sunnyvale, California. The Minister also visited EA Sports, Stanford d.school and Facebook.

Ms Enoch is also holding meetings ahead of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk leading a Queensland research and business delegation to the 2016 BIO International Convention in San Francisco which will be held from 6 to 9 June.


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Saturday, May 07, 2016

Innovation Minister heads to Silicon Valley to support technology in

our farming future

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA: The Queensland Government is exploring opportunities for the state’s agricultural technology industries to collaborate with global leaders in the field as part of Innovation Minister Leeanne Enoch’s attendance at the 2016 Silicon Valley AgTech Conference.

During the AgTech conference Minister Enoch met with high-profile industry leaders and representatives of top companies and investors in agricultural technology, including Terviva and UC Davis.

“Queensland’s food and agriculture sector is our second biggest export earner, contributing more than $13 billion a year to the state’s economy, and there’s room to grow because we currently produce enough food for only a small percentage of the Asian population,” Ms Enoch said.

“We could earn millions more in export dollars in the coming years by taking advantage of growing food markets.”

“However, to remain competitive and seize the opportunities, our farmers and agricultural businesses will need to continue to innovate.”

The Palaszczuk Government recently announced it will invest a further $2 million in agricultural innovation over the next three years through the Advance Queensland innovation and jobs plan.

“Last month we awarded 10 Advance Queensland Research Fellowships and PhD Scholarships to researchers who are leading agricultural projects ranging from better animal feedstocks and pest control, to improving crop yields and irrigation water,” Ms Enoch said.

Ms Enoch said recent developments in plant gene editing, automation, telecommunications, remote monitoring and drones highlight the critical role science and innovation plays in farming and offered exciting opportunities for the agriculture industry to increase yields and reduce costs.

“We want to build strong multinational relationships to ensure our farmers have access to the latest technologies that will help them farm smarter,” she said.

“The AgTech conference has been a great opportunity to meet with potential collaborators and investors and promote Queensland’s agtech industry, research capability and startups – particularly as farmers ramp up productivity to meet rising Asian demand.”

“With all this activity, we expect agtech startups to capitalise on the opportunities and investment companies to jump on board.”

This week Minister Enoch visited Houston, Austin and San Francisco in the United States to promote international collaboration as part of the Palaszczuk Government’s focus on innovation and creating opportunities for Queensland businesses.

The Minister has also held meetings ahead of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk leading a Queensland research and business delegation to the 2016 BIO International Convention in San Francisco which will be held from 6 to 9 June.


Documents

30 APRIL TO 8 MAY 2016 - Parliament of Queensland Report to Parliament – Official Visit to the United States of America, - 30 April to 8 May 2016 The Honourable Leeanne Enoch MP,