Director
As Associate Director of the ICC, Jasmine is responsible for exploring new and more effective ways of doing business every day.
For more than six years, she has led the UniSA’s flagship startup initiative, Venture Catalyst. Under her watch in 2016, the program received two Knowledge Transfer of Australia awards for ‘Best Entrepreneurial Initiative’ and ‘People's Choice Award’.
Leading a team of highly skilled staff who are passionate about bringing innovation to life, Jasmine is inspired by fostering communication and collaboration between talented graduates and entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and those with the experience to help new businesses launch and existing businesses to flourish.
With a focus on managing support programs for startups and uncovering new means of support within the university, her team has facilitated many industry focused education, workshops and events to further encourage progress.
She has been instrumental in driving and supporting a wide range of entrepreneurial initiatives within the University of South Australia, resulting in the development of a new incubator and accelerator program in the space sector. The South Australian Space Industry Centre committed $3.6M in support over a four-year period commencing in 2018 to the creation and support of startups in this field.
Prior to this role, Jasmine gained more than 15 years of policy and program experience, working in both the higher education and State Government sectors in innovation and technology knowledge transfer units. Her management of both entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship in both the UK and Australia are testament to her ability to effectively unite multiple stakeholders to deliver strong partnerships that deliver exceptional results in innovation.
Marketing, Communications and Project Officer
Georgia brings a passion for writing and storytelling to her role as the Marketing, Communications and Project Officer for UniSA’s ICC.
Georgia’s ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders is based on her experience working in the corporate, not-for-profit and higher education sectors. She specialises in managing both proactive and reactive media enquiries, creative PR campaigns, proofing and editing, corporate communications, and brand and marketing management.
More than eight years working in communications roles has seen Georgia greatly develop her flair for writing and editing and hone her passion for exceptional customer service and attention to detail.
Her ability to write for different mediums and audiences has seen Georgia’s content published in sectors including aged-care, local government, sport, not-for-profit, health, business and research.
Georgia manages the ICC’s marketing team and loves to keep the office spirits high.
Marketing & Communications Officer
Samantha brings a diverse skillset to the ICC, having worked across multiple industries. She comes to the ICC with a digital marketing and journalism background.
Samantha worked for the ABC for almost six years as a multimedia journalist before pivoting to project management rolls and strategy development in the marketing world. She has also worked with SMEs across South Australia, helping to scale their business and grow their brand.
Samantha has a deep interest in branding and buyer behaviour and is fascinated by the intersection between traditional marketing and contemporary digital strategy. She has a passion for writing and photography and loves to bring creativity to the ICC.
She loves good food and fine gin and has a beautiful golden retriever at home called Lilly.
Administration and Project Officer
Didi Yang joined the ICC team in July 2022 and provides administration and project support.
Didi previously worked for UniSA Ventures, UniSA's technology translation, commercialisation, investment and intellectual property management company.
