Diploma in Innovation Info Session

Discover how the Diploma in Innovation course can boost your future career opportunities

Join us for an exciting session to explore the Diploma in Innovation at TD School and see how this program boosts your skills and career opportunities.

During this drop-in session, you'll:

• Listen directly to the CEO and Founder of V2Food talk about why innovation matters in different fields and the skills employers value in recent graduates
• Hear directly from the course directors about how this program can improve your job prospects, make you stand out in your main degree, strengthen your CV with real-world challenges, and help you build your professional network right from the start
• Discover how this course enhances the undergraduate experience, offers flexibility, and opens up new opportunities
• Get inspired by current students sharing their entrepreneurial journeys, including ideas developed in the Diploma in Innovation. They’ll talk about the challenges they faced, offer advice on starting their own businesses, and explain how studying across disciplines has benefited their careers
• Get your questions answered by our guest speakers.

This event is exclusively for UTS Current Students, and it's hosted by TD School.

Event details

12:00 pm Doors open
12:15 pm Session commences
12:20 pm Industry keynote presentation
12:25 pm Diploma in Innovation Presentation
12:35 pm Current Students Experience
12:45 pm Panel Discussion and live Q&A
1:15 pm Networking starts (Light refreshments will be provided)
1:45 pm Event concludes

Keynote speaker

Nick Hazell is a forward-thinking entrepreneur with a proven track record in innovation. He has worked at top companies like Mars and PepsiCo, and co-founded V2Food, a leading plant-based meat startup. Nick is also the founder of Algenie, focused on making algae biotech accessible and affordable to combat CO2 emissions. Currently, he serves as an industry fellow at UTS, School of Technology and Design, where he continues to drive impactful innovation.

Panellists

Dr. Paul Brown is an Associate Professor and the Course Director of the Diploma in Innovation, renowned for his expertise in sustainability systems and innovative management practices. He has played key roles in developing innovative subjects and courses at UTS, including the Diploma in Innovation and the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation. Dr. Brown is passionate about facilitating knowledge transfer and fostering innovation between academia and industry, exploring various work-integrated learning approaches.

Dr. Jan Henrik Gruenhagen is the Deputy Course Director for the Diploma in Innovation and a Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UTS's Transdisciplinary School. His research focuses on international entrepreneurship, the process of new venture creation, innovation systems, and the development, adoption, and diffusion of new technologies. Currently, Jan is investigating the utilization of machine learning techniques for research in the social sciences.

Andrew Smithyman is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Business, a Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment, and a Diploma in Innovation. Through the Diploma Andrew co-founded Air2Energy, a startup dedicated to reducing harmful emissions in the marine industry through capturing and converting pollution into Energy. This innovative idea was born in the Diploma in Innovation program and is now propelling him into exciting new ventures! Providing access to Cicada innovations, StartMate Student Fellowship, Blackbird Protostars and even pitching at CSIRO