Episode 20 - Leigh Staines, Industry Advisor, Research Commercialisation, University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute and Carrie Grimes, Deloitte
From Women Transforming Energy & Resources by Deloitte Australia
March 3, 2025 · 26 min · Season 1 · Episode 20
About this episode
Leigh Staines discusses her career in the resources sector and the importance of collaboration between academia and industry for sustainable development.
In the latest episode, Leigh Staines discusses her 25-year career in the resources sector and her role as Industry Advisor at UQ's Sustainable Minerals Institute. Passionate about the energy transition, Leigh highlights the importance of early and frequent engagement between academia and industry to boost commercialisation of research. Hosted by Deloitte's Carrie Grimes , the episode delves into strategies for aligning academic discovery with industry productivity, ensuring impactful collaboration for a sustainable future. Leigh also recommended two recent books she has read - Poor Charlie's Almanack, speeches by Charlie Munger and Alchemy by Rory Sutherland. Learn more about Women Transforming Energy & Resources: https://deloi.tt/3AD9wEo Connect with the speakers: Leigh Staines - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-staines-2b226241/ Carrie Grimes - https://www.deloitte.com/au/en/about/people/profiles.carrie-grimes+3dcbcea9.html
People in this episode
Host: Carrie Grimes
Guest: Leigh Staines
Topics covered
- energy transition
- academic collaboration
- industry productivity
- research commercialisation
- sustainable future
Keywords
- energy transition
- research commercialisation
- sustainable minerals
- academic industry collaboration
- Deloitte
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute, Deloitte
Books & works: Poor Charlie's Almanack, Alchemy
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