Date: Wedneday 5 July 2023
Time: 9:30am-10:30am followed by morning tea in the Atrium
Location: TRI Auditorium & Atrium
RSVP: Register to secure your place.

NAIDOC Week is a time to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our OneTRI community will come together to present a special NAIDOC Week event on Wednesday, 5 July. 

Traditional Knowledges Informing Contemporary Science: A Collaborative Story honours the theme for the 2023 NAIDOC Week which is ‘For Our Elders’. In recognition of this, our event will highlight the ground-breaking work of Trioda Wilingi - a University of Queensland/UniQuest spin out company developing novel medical gels from cellulose nanofibres extracted from native spinifex grass. The company builds on the knowledge of the Indjalandji-Dhidhanu people, the Traditional Owners of the upper Georgina River region, who have long acknowledged the strength and utility of spinifex grass. Trioda Wilingi recently received an investment of $2.6 million from Uniseed and Bulugudu to continue this work.

We'll hear from Associate Professor Colin Saltmere AM and Tim Case, both from Trioda Wilingi, on this fascinating and thought-provoking topic that you don't want to miss.

There will also be a Welcome to Country by Nunukul Yuggera. Please join us in the Atrium following the seminar for morning tea provided by Figjam & Co Catering (Supply Nation certified) and enjoy some Australian native flavoured treats. 

Speakers:

Associate Professor Colin Saltmere AM
Director
Colin ("Beo") Saltmere - Managing Director (Myuma Pty Ltd, Dugalunji Aboriginal Corporation, Rainbow Gateway Ltd, Indjalandji-Dhidhanu RNTBC, Bulugudu Ltd). Colin was born in Mount Isa and raised on his mother's and father's traditional countries around Camooweal. He worked as a stockman on country before being elected as an ATSIC Regional Council Chairperson in 1994. Colin has served as Managing Director of each of the Myuma Group corporations continuously since their inception in 1998 to present, overseeing the development of all facets of the Group's operations. An active member of many regional advisory bodies, Colin is also an Adjunct Associate Professor with the School of Architecture, University of Queensland, and a member of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Business and Innovation Reference Group, the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education and Training Advisory Committee.  Colin was appointed as Chair of the Federal Government’s Northern Australia Indigenous Reference Group in December 2021. He was also made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2021 for his work with Indigenous communities.
 

Tim Chase
Interim CEO
Tim is the interim CEO of Trioda Wilingi after successfully leading Trioda’s formative capital raise on behalf of Bulugudu, Uniquest and ANFF (Australian National Fabrication Facility). Tim has an extensive background in early-stage companies across capital raising, establishing operations, financial management and stakeholder relations. Tim is the principal of a consultancy that specialises in assisting emerging technology businesses navigate commercialisation challenges, including financial model development, strategic advisory and investor relations. Tim is also a Director of an emerging healthcare business (Wound Innovations Ltd) and a Venture Partner at Significant Early Venture Capital. Prior to establishing Three Case Consulting, Tim had over 10 years investment experience across corporate and buy-side equity research roles covering biotechnology, medical device, healthcare, and aged care business models. This included Tim’s experience as an Equity Analyst at Australian Ethical Investment where Tim developed a good understanding of valuation methodologies for medical device and biotechnology companies. Tim is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charter holder and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).