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As reported in The Age, Grant Petty, National and Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur award recipient in 2020, has partnered with APPLE to once again make professional video creation and editing accessible to every creative effort. The Melbourne-based Blackmagic Design is a global success story with multibillion dollar revenues, likely second only to Atlassian (NSW Pearcey Young Achiever Award 2008) among Australian tech successes. Grant and his team continue to innovate and dominate the global entertainment and creative arts sectors creating the world's best technology to go from Melbourne to users across the planet.
The Pearcey Foundation and the Business School at the University of Sydney are proud to release a detailed project report looking at IT Innovation in Australia, A Long-Term Perspective.
Prof Andrew Dzurak was elevated to the Pearcey Hall of Fame in November 2024. Unfortunately, Andrew was overseas at the time of the presentation and so the Chair of the Pearcey Foundation presented the certificate in person on Friday 14 February at the Diraq lab at UNSW Campus in Kensington, NSW.
Congratulations to Dr Ian Opperman on his appointment as the Chair of the Federal Government committee for Data Standards for Digital ID and Consumer Data Right. Ian is Chair of our Australia 4.0 Committee and was our 2024 Pearcey Orator.
An evening of celebration and recognition, the Pearcey National Awards Gala incorporated the Queensland Entrepreneur Award, the National Entrepreneur Award, the Pearcey Hall of Fame and the Pearcey Medal. These most prestigious awards recognise outstanding Australians in the ICT sector for their entrepreneurial spirit, achievements and lifetime commitment to the betterment of our society through technology enabled change.
