The Advisory Board for Techcelerator is an invaluable resource for the participants. They have been assembled to provide technical assistance and mentoring in the areas of market fit, technological feasibility, business viability, and prototyping.
2022 Advisory board members
- Alexander Eagles, Product Manager – WiseTech Global
- Daniel Hosking, National Manager, Architecture Services – NEC
- Dilek Cetindamar-Kozanoglu Associate Professor and Director of the Techcelerator, Faculty of Engineering and IT – UTS
- Elizabeth Tomc Lecturer, School of Professional Practice and Leadership, Faculty of Engineering and IT – UTS
- Hurol Inan, CEO – Selper Pth Ltd
- Ian Maxwell Executive Chair – Blue Quest Group
- Jamie Watson, Director – Common Mission Project
- John Zakos Honorary Professor, School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and IT – UTS
- Martin Duursma Partner – Main Sequence Ventures
- Michael Blumenstein Deputy Dean (Research & Innovation), Faculty of Engineering and IT – UTS
- Murray Hurps Director of Entrepreneurship – UTS Startups
- Nikita Atkins, Director of Artificial Intelligence – DSpark
- Roger Kermode CEO – Incyzr and Director of Business Development – UTS
- Valerie Gay, A/Prof Faculty of Engineering and IT – UTS
- Walter Olson, Senior Director – Seismic
- Xander Hendricks CEO – NX Solutions
- Zoran Taleski Technical Program Manager – Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Tamara Ogilvie, Innovation Facilitator – CSIRO
- Peter Buzek, CTO – Gateway Bank Ltd
- Magdalena Ball, Head of Research and Innovation (R&I) – Orica
- Joanne Jacobs, Co-CEO – Disruptors
- Ceinwen McNeil, CEO – BVT engineering
- Emily Canda, Project Manager – Boral
- Sarah Pohlen, Consultant – Partners in Performance
- Jacque Dinklo, Casual academic – Faculty of Engineering and IT – UTS
- Ruth Santangelo, Director of Data, Digital and Automation Specialist – Optus
- Sandy Abrahams, Program Director Cloud and AI – Microsoft
- Vanouhi Nazarian, Commercialisation Facilitator of Entrepreneurs' Programme – i4 Connect
- Sureka Goringe, National Director – Uniting world
- Peter Williamson, Principal – Diverse Consulting
Previous advisory board members
- Behokh Abbasnejad Researcher, MedTech
- David Chambers, Techcelerator 2020 Graduate and Founder – UTS
- Herve Harvard, Director – Rapido UTS
- Jane Cockburn, CEO – Kairos
- Jeri Childers the founder of Advancing & Accelerating with Jeri Childers
- Sadia Khan Founder of Skinsaver
- Thorsten Lammers, Senior Lecturer – UTS
- Anne Gardner, Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning – UTS
- Julia Prior, Assistant Professor and Director of the Software Development Studio – UTS
- Elisa-Marie Dumas, Head of Global Programs & Partners Investible
- Alfredo Martinez-Coll, Director of Business Relationships (Biomedical) – UTS
- Grace Mathew, Managing Director – Stetson Family Office
- Matthew Webber, Founder/Director – Menark Group
- Ben Sand, Honorary Adjunct Professor – UTS
- Roger Hadgraft, Director, Education Innovation & Research – UTS
- Wesley Fabb, CEO of Berrins and Founder of Peerd Berrins
- Philip Almond, CEO – Trident