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Megan Sebben

Kick-Start Program Manager at CSIRO

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About Megan Sebben

Dr Megan Sebben is Kick-Start Program Manager at CSIRO, where she also leads the SME Programs team. CSIRO Kick-Start helps Australian startups and small businesses grow by providing funding support and access to CSIRO's research expertise and capabilities.

She joined CSIRO in 2017 as a STEM Professionals in Schools project officer for Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, and moved to its SME Connect area in 2019. Before CSIRO she worked in environmental research and consulting in the public and private sectors; her research interests include groundwater modelling, fractured rock hydrology and coastal hydrogeology.

On The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem interview series, she argued that there is still work to be done to improve access for under-represented groups.

In conversation.

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Start hereMegan Sebben believes there is still work to be done in improving access for underrepresented groupsHer dedicated interview, on how CSIRO's Kick-Start funding works and the access gaps that remain for under-represented groups.

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 4

With Simon Thomsen, Tim Boyle, David Burt, Rachel Yang, Sarah Pearson, Bruce Tulloch, Cheryl Mack, Lucinda Hartley, Joshua Flannery, Alex Scandurra, Phil Ireland, Julie Trell, Peter Devine, Dean McEvoy, Craig Swann, Colette Grgic, Pete Horsley, Aaron Birkby, Annie Parker, Paul Bassat, Maxine Sherrin, Malcolm Turnbull, James Alexander, Melissa Widner, Hamish Hawthorn, Lauren Capelin

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 5

With Mark Pesce, Steve Grace, Eloise Hall, Isobel Marshall, Darryl Lyons, Phil Ireland, Wayne Gerard, Sam Jockel, Samantha Finnegan, Arthur Sinodinos, Peter Devine, Tim Fung, Peter Tippett, Trevor Folsom, Dean McEvoy, Moira Were, Kate Jones, Daniel Flynn, Mick Liubinskas, Peter Bradd, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Aaron Birkby, Rachel Yang, Melissa Widner, Sarah Pearson, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Bruce Tulloch, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 6

With Leslie Delaforce, Darryl Lyons, Wayne Gerard, Nicole O'Brien, Alex Carpenter, Evan Thornley, Baden U'Ren, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, Craig Swann, Moira Were, Colette Grgic, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Brendan Hill, Aaron Birkby, Malcolm Turnbull, Jodie Fox, Susan Oliver, Silvia Pfeiffer, Yolanda Redrup, Andrew Nunn, Melissa Widner, Alfred Lo, Sarah Pearson, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak

Go straight to the good bits.

Key moments from Megan Sebben believes there is still work to be done in improving access for underrepresented groups.

  1. 0:35Megan's Background in Environmental Sciences
  2. 1:57Transition to Education and CSIRO
  3. 4:10Field Work in Hydrogeology
  4. 3:53Challenges in Groundwater Modeling
  5. 6:06Importance of Collaboration in Science and Education
  6. 7:50Overview of the CSIRO Kick-Start Program
  7. 10:20Eligibility Criteria for Kick-Start Program
  8. 11:14CSIRO's Role in Supporting Startups
  9. 12:13Success Stories from Kick-Start
  10. 14:00Impact of COVID-19 on Startups

In their own words.

“If what you're developing doesn't have a customer at the end of it, then maybe you need to reevaluate.”
Megan Sebben — Megan Sebben believes there is still work to be done in improving access for underrepresented groupsThe History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 27 September 2022

The path so far.

  1. Now

    Kick-Start Program Manager · CSIRO

  2. 2017–2019

    STEM Professionals in Schools Project Officer (VIC/SA/TAS) · CSIRO Education and Outreach

Sources: csiro.au

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