The Founders

The Conja Team

  • Ieng Ly

    HEAD OF ENGINEERING

    Ieng is experienced in infrastructure support & software development of highly integrated, technically complex and diverse systems and infrastructure. He has participated in large scale “Strategic Investment Projects” & “Accelerated Delivery”. Ieng recently led the CBA’s mobile development, dev ops and site reliability with a team of 40+ engineers.

  • Niraj Kumar

    LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER (Mobile x Spatial Computing x Computer Vision x AI x Digital Twins)

    Niraj is a PMP® certified Project Manager with 12+ years in mobile app development. Niraj is driven by the challenge of integrating seamless software solutions into existing devices and working with forward-thinking teams creating impactful mobile experiences! He also wrote his Masters thesis on Computer Vision and Machine Learning.

  • John Reddin

    CUSTOMER SUCCESS

    John is a digital product & services professional with extensive experience in customer success, account management, channel partner management, client services and project management & delivery roles. John is passionate about empowering clients to leverage the power of great digital products and services to reach, engage and empower end-users with quality experiences.

  • Gary Rogers

    COMMERCIAL and LEGAL

    Gary is an experienced technology and media lawyer with over 30 years’ experience. He has a particular expertise in assisting entrepreneurial clients and has been involved in advising many start-up clients in the technology space from inception of an idea through to commercialisation and expansion.

  • Leigh Birkett

    PRODUCT DESIGNER

    Leigh specialises in customer-based design. He has helped shape innovative global customer propositions for the likes of British Airways and MasterCard.

  • Tania Loiseau

    OPERATIONS

    Tania is an experienced commercial lawyer who has experience in advising on privacy, compliance and intellectual property issues for start-ups. Tania’s experience includes a 2-year secondment at a fast-growing digital health and wellness start-up.

  • Dr Nathan Kirchner

    COMPUTER VISION & ROBOTICS

Advisory team

  • Prof Catherine Bridge

    AGED CARE and ARCHITECTURAL

    Catherine is an Emeritus Professor of UNSW’s School of Built Environment. Her housing research portfolio includes: research on housing and care; housing and health; older people and sustainability; accessibility of the built environment and extensive research on home modification interventions. Catherine directs the Home Modification Information Clearinghouse (HMinfo) Project.

  • Dr Mike Bainbridge

    HEALTH INFORMATICS

    Mike is an internationally recognised clinical informatician and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. Mike was the Clinical Architect of the NHS and acted as a health strategy advisor to Microsoft’s CEO. He is currently the Architect for the Australian Defence Force’s new health solution.

  • Prof Peter Schofield AO

    AGEING HEALTH RESEARCH

    Peter is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and has served as Interim Director of the NHMRC National Institute of Dementia Research and Interim Joint CEO of the Mindgardens Neuroscience Network. In 2019 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to medical and scientific research in the field of neuroscience, and to professional institutions.

  • Rodger Watson

    DESIGN THINKER

    Rodger is the Course Director of the Master of Creative Intelligence and Strategic Innovation at the UTS TD School. Rodger has contributed to government strategy across topics ranging from domestic and family violence, mental health, built environment, counter terrorism, night-time economy, circular economy, environmental protection, cybercrime, transport innovation, and digital transformation.