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Medtech is one of the most influential and fast paced industries in the world. With innovative technologies like bioactive implants, AI and robotics shaping the future, there’s a growing need to ensure our workforce can access up-to-date and timely training.
Join us for a panel discussion on the challenges facing the Medtech industry in accessing skilled personnel for domestic manufacturing, and how we can go about solving them. We’ll delve into the skills and education gaps of today, explore strategies for inspiring and equipping future-ready talent with the specialised knowledge and skills needed for success in the industry, and outline how industry requirements and education offerings can better align to bridge skills gaps, from advanced manufacturing to regulatory frameworks.
This panel is proudly presented by MedTech, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.
Meet your panellists and chair:
Professor David Grayden (Chair), The Clifford Chair in Neural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
Professor Andrea O’Connor, Shanahan Chair in Frontier Medical Solutions, Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
Professor Rachael McDonald, Director, MedTechVic Hub
Gary Haywood, Business Development Manager, Design + Industry
2024 Downing Public Lecture
Presented by Professor Betsey Stevenson, Professor Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan
Marriage, Family, and Work in an Age of Rising Gender Equality
Professor Betsey Stevenson will explore how economics can help us understand how the motivation for families and the behaviour within families has changed over the past several decades, how our jobs and work life have changed, and the interactions between changes in the family and the workplace. She will also talk about the role public policy has played in facilitating (or not) those changes.
Background: Downing Lecture Series
Distinguished visiting economists are invited to present at the Downing Lecture for the purpose of promoting analysis and discussion of economic and social research policy. The lectures series have been made possible by a generous fellowship that was established by friends and colleagues of the late Professor Richard Downing (BA (Hons) 1936), in memory of his life and work.
Richard Ivan Downing was Ritchie Professor of Research and Economics in the University from 1952 until his death in 1975. Not only did Professor Downing make significant contributions to economic research in this position, he also put much effort into guiding and fostering the research interests of students and staff. For twenty years he edited The Economic Record. He also played a prominent part in founding the now Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
The lecture will be delivered in-person. Join us for pre-lecture drinks from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. The lecture will commence at 6.30pm.
Numbers for this lecture are limited, please cancel your booking if you are no longer able to attend.