HOW TO COMBINE THE BEST OF ALL WE KNOW
“The answer lies in Industry 5.0:
Purpose and how we want the world to be.”
Dr Cath's Bio
Adjunct Professor, Dr Catherine Ball is an award-winning, company director, bestselling author and futurist working across global projects where emerging technologies meet humanitarian, education and environmental needs.
Working to protect the natural environment and empowering all members of society through mutual education and respect are core aspects of her chosen projects. As well as supporting start-ups and leaders from all generations across the globe; Catherine is particularly passionate about social mobility and equity.
Catherine is proud to be an advisor to a broad range of enterprises and philanthropic organisations including being an XPRIZE visioneer and member of their Global Brains Trust. Catherine is also proud to be a member of Australia’s Robotics Advisory Council, and an advocate for xFoundry, supporting the NEXPLORE2040 series of global conferences.
Catherine holds a BSc Honours (Environmental Protection), a PhD (Spatial Ecology, Descriptive and Predictive Statistics) both from the University of Newcastle- upon-Tyne in the UK, and recently was awarded a DSc (Doctor of Science Honoris Causa) from Worcester Polytechnic in Massachusetts, USA.
Catherine operates globally with headquarters in London and Sydney.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
2023 - DSc (Honoris Causa) Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020 – Lord Mayor's Business Awards: Outstanding Micro Business Winner
2020 – Analytics Insight World’s 50 Most Renowned Women in Robotics Award
2018 – Drone World UAV Congress 2018: Global UAV Award
2017 – AFR’s BOSS Magazine True Leaders Game Changers
2017 – Women in Leadership Awards – Finalist Innovation Category
2016 – Financial Review & Westpac 100 Woman of Influence
2016 – Top 25 Women in Robotics List
2016 – Courier Mail QBM Magazine: 25 Influential Movers and Shakers of Queensland
2015 – AFR’s BOSS Magazine Young Executives of the Year Winner
2015 – National Telstra Business Woman of the Year, Corporate and Private Award
2015 – Queensland Telstra Business Women’s Awards Winner
2015 – Queensland Telstra Business Woman of the Year, Queensland Corporate and Private Awards Winner.
2015 – Innovator of Influence at Innovation Week
2015 – Courier Mail Q Magazine: Queensland 50 Best and Brightest