With over 150 years of combined research and commercialisation experience AEA Priority Managers are qualified to provide technical and specialist research commercialisation advice and support.
Through their work with universities, industry and investors, the priority managers play a central role in identifying investment opportunities for AEA. To do this, they work with industry and universities to identify partnership opportunities for potential AEA projects.
Priority managers also bring lived experience in innovation and research translation and commercialisation across the Australian Government identified priority areas for the economy (outlined in the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (Priority Areas) Declaration 2023) and the AEA focus areas outlined in the AEA Advisory Board's Annual Investment Plan 2024-25.
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Dr Kevin Thomson AEA Priority Manager – Enabling capabilities
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Peter Milic AEA Priority Manager – Enabling capabilities
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Joseph Dodd AEA Priority Manager – Medical science & enabling capabilities
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Dan Smith AEA Priority Manager – Defence capability and value-add in agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Mario Martini AEA Priority Manager – Value-add in resources & enabling capabilities
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Mitch McGuire AEA Priority Manager – Queensland and New South Wales
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Paul Perry AEA Priority Manager – Defence
