The Pacific 2019 Pitchfest will be held in the Port Theatrette, Hall 4, at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 October
| Tuesday 8 October | 1500-1700 | Port Theatrette |
| Wednesday 9 October | 1430-1600 | Port Theatrette |
The Pacific 2019 Innovation Pitchfest Awards will be presented shortly after the Pitchfest on Wednesday 9 October
The Defence Science Institute has selected nearly 30 ‘pitchers’. A full list is below and can also be downloaded here.
The Pitches will be judged by an expert panel and the prizes for the "Best pitch", "Best Innovation" and "Maritime Benefit" will be awarded after the Pitchfest on Wednesday 9 October.
The Innovation Pitchfest is organised by Industry Defence Security Australia Limited (IDSAL) in partnership with the Defence Science Institute (DSI), the Defence Innovation Partnership (DIP), Defence Science Centre (DSC) and Defence Innovation Network (DIN).
| First Name | Surname | Employer | Topic |
| Brad | Fraser | Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) | Training UAS to do our Bidding |
| Hurmat | Ain | Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) | Ship‐helicopter Operations Analysis |
| John (JP) | Smith | Noetic Group | The essential ingredient to take Defence and industry to new levels of cooperation |
| Kym | Whittaker | GoKymando | Underwear you can change without going over the feet |
| Peter | Round | Kleos Space | Independant Geolocation from Space ‐ Data as a Service |
| Shaun | Deverson | Lighthouse Futures | Circularity the new 'Force Multiplier' for a sustainable Defence Force |
| Andrew | Horsley | Quantum Brilliance | Mobile quantum computing using diamonds |
| John | Wendolski | Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) | Magnetic Anomaly Detection from a UAV "Sub‐hunting with Drones" |
| Sunil | Aryal | Deakin University | Are you aware that numbers can be misleading? |
| Martin | Friebe | Australian Maritime College (AMC) | Improvement of the survivability of naval vessels through smart design choices |
| Vinay | Sriram | IPACS | Equipment analytics and condition monitoring for Australia's current and future naval platforms |
| Tracie | Thompson | HackHunter | Portable detection and location of malicious wireless activity |
| David | Simpson | University of Melbourne (UoM) | The next frontier in chemical sensing: portable NMR |
| Hossein | Mokhtarzadeh | University of Melbourne (UoM) | MilitaryPRIME |
| Asim | Bhatti | Deakin University | Realtime Cognitive Monitoring and Alert System for Enhanced Situational Awareness |
| Nathan | Pitchford | University of Tasmania Defence Network | Game‐Based Assessments to Investigate the Effects of Exercise and Heat on Cognitive Control |
| Darren | Schuback | The Whiskey Project | The Whiskey Project ‐ The next generation of tactical watercraft! |
| Christos | Sioutis | Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) | The Combat Cloud |
| Susan | Cockshell | Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) | Human and AI Interactions |
| Julia | Piotto | Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) | Analytical Wargaming Capability |
| Clint | Heinze | Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) | AI Enabled Wargaming |
| Iwan | Cornelius | Amentum Defence and Security | Unlocking legacy software gold with APIs |
| Dylan | Dwyer | Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) | You want the ship to do what?! |
| Daniel | Milford | Chironix | Making maintenance safer and more efficient while ensuring procedural adherence |
| Richard | Eustace | Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) | Gas Turbine Engine Diagnostics |
For further information contact:
Gregor Ferguson
Executive Manager, Industry Development
Industry Defence and Security Australia Limited
PO Box 4095
GEELONG 3220 VIC
