We are excited to have Anna Grocholsky, Director Commercialisation Pathways join us for Session 10: Research IMPACT: Seeing it like a researcher.
Anna is a successful strategist, negotiator and intellectual property specialist. With a materials science background she broadened her qualifications through management, creative problem solving, law and business. Anna is a Harvard Business School Alumni, a registered trademarks attorney and is one of a handful of Australians with the attainment of being a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) + Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP).
Her passion is curating research generating products and services that solve problems that are really needed to be solved.
Anna joined Charles Sturt University as their inaugural Director, Commercialisation Pathways helping all faculties and institutes. Systems, processes, awareness and advice is key. Anna has already brought in commercialisation income (to be shared with the research team), set up the IP and Commercialisation Governance Panel (IPCGP) rolled out the Commercialisation Pathways Operational Plan (Framework), launched a few webpages of information, resources and an opportunities page for CSU’s innovations to be marketed to investors / donors / mentors and helped numerous teams. Read more



This year’s competition showcases the presentations and research of 56 outstanding competitors from universities from across Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, North-East Asia and South-East Asia including Charles Sturt’s Sarah Esmaeili.
Imagine stepping onto the shores of an uncharted island. That’s precisely where we find ourselves in the realm of AI. There are no comprehensive maps or well-worn paths to follow. Instead, we’re all explorers in this new territory, and each interaction with AI is an opportunity for discovery.