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.
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.
Sydney Uni's Nano Centre in Department of Physics was awarded the 2020 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in protecting Australia. By harnessing the delicate interaction between light and sound, Professor Ben Eggleton and his team have produced a microchip that provides a unique advantage for defence platforms.
