OPEN TO ATSE FELLOWS & FRIENDS

Annual Meeting & Dinner

Tuesday 15 September 2020

Doors open 5.30pm5.45pm—8.45pm ACST

VENUE
Terrace Room, Adelaide Pavilion, Cnr South Terrace & Peacock Rd, Adelaide

COST
Tickets $85 (includes canapes, a two-course dinner and drinks

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Presentation

The role of entrepreneurship in promoting economic growth in SA

Jim Whalley, SA Chief Entrepreneur

As South Australia’s first Chief Entrepreneur, Jim Whalley has been appointed to provide strategic advice to enable entrepreneurialism across all forms of business, industry and public sector in South Australia.

The Chief Entrepreneur, together with the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, will support entrepreneurs to build their capabilities and their confidence, to make sure they have the skills to grow a business from concept through creation, bring their ideas to market and turn their innovations into commercial outcomes.

Jim is the Chair, an Executive Director, former CEO and co-founder of innovative defence industry company Nova Systems.

He is a former air force fighter pilot and test pilot and holds a Master of Business Administration, a science degree and has completed the Harvard Business School OPM Executive Education Program.

Jim is a member of the Sir Ross and Keith Smith Advisory Committee, the council of the University of South Australia, the board of the Adelaide Festival and AmCham, and a non-executive director of Australian Naval Infrastructure.