The Hydrogen Knowledge Centre, part of CSIRO’s Hydrogen Industry Mission, has been designed to foster collaboration between the growing Australian hydrogen industry, government and research and development (R&D) ecosystems, by providing regularly updated information on policies, projects, research and resources. It brings together the previously established HyResource and HyResearch modules with a new HyLearning module and partner resources from NERA and Geosciences Australia.
Now with over 100 industry projects listed on the HyResource module and over 200 projects listed on the HyResearch module, this seminar will explore how the features of the Hydrogen Knowledge Centre can help support the industry and research community and Australia’s clean hydrogen industry development.
Dr Vicky Au
Acting Mission Lead (Engagement & Strategy Lead, CSIRO's Hydrogen Industry Mission
Dr Vicky Au co-developed CSIRO’s Hydrogen Industry Mission as Australia’s national science agency’s first launched mission in May 2021 by developing its strategic and operational framework and delivering on key partnerships. The Hydrogen Industry Mission has the goal of enabling Australia’s hydrogen industry development through major collaborative research partnerships between industry, government, CSIRO and the broader research community, valued at $68m at time of launch to be further developed over the life of the mission.
Vicky has previous experience at a senior executive level leading strategy development and building and expanding new business advisory practices in innovation, R&D and technology in diverse markets. Vicky has a PhD in Physics from the Australian National University, is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s alternative to the executive MBA program and qualified as a CPA.
Dr Michael Akindeju
Principal Consulting Process Engineer, MKPro Group
Michael is an avid innovator, an apt multidiscipline visionary, Chartered and Registered Professional Engineer, and a Certified Business Architect with background and over 34 FTE years of cross boundary experiences—in Chemical Engineering, Molecular Modeling, Nanoparticles Synthesis, Process Engineering, Management, Public Sector, Policing, Banking and Finance—geared towards adding values to stakeholders. He is the Principal Process Engineering Consultant and Director at MKPro Group.
Michael is the current President of the Ballarat African Association and a member of the Multicultural Business Ministerial Council in Victoria, Australia. He served as board member and Treasurer of the African Think Tank between 2015 and 2017; he is a member of the Victoria African Australian Leadership Forum, and a member of the Regional Advisory Council advising the Government on issues relating to Multiculturalism in Victoria, Australia. Michael migrated to Australia in 2006 after his initial training and education in Nigeria.