Dr Cathy Foley, Deputy and Science Director of CSIRO Manufacturing, has made distinguished contributions to the understanding of superconducting materials and to the development of devices using superconductors for a number of applications including to detect magnetic fields and locate valuable deposits of minerals. She is also the Chair of the Australian National Fabrication Facility Victorian Node Collaboration Committee and the ARC Steel Hub Advisory Committee as well as sitting on several other committees and boards. She has made significant contributions to the scientific community as president of several scientific societies and as a member of committees such as PMSEIC giving advice to Government on scientific and technological matters. She was awarded the `Woman of the Year’ by the NSW Government in 2013 and the International IEEE Award for Continuing and Significant Contributions to Applied Superconductivity 2014. In 2015 she was awarded the Clunies Ross Medal of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering and Australian Institute of Physics’ Outstanding Service to Physics Award. As a leader in CSIRO Manufacturing, she is working to help existing Australian manufacturers to transform to be globally competitive by engaging with Australian researchers and to build new companies to assist with the translation of research for economic prosperity.

1 Opening Remarks and Objectives for the sessions 2 Are men from Mars and women from Venus? Communication styles and getting what you need to be your best in your work place. 3 Writing, talking & giving speeches 4 Grant Writing and pitching ideas 5 Making the most of conferences and using them to help your career 6 Personal Networks and how to use them to be helpful to them and to you 7 Dealing with sexual harassment and bullying including other unmentionables… 8 CVs, profiles, and LinkedIn– how to use these tools to help you and your organisation succeed. 9 The Myth of doing it all 10 Unconscious Bias 11 Time Management 12 How to give the right impression from the first meeting? (Includes dress for success) 13 Being Entrepreneurial …how do you do that? 14 What does it take to be a leader? 15 Career breaks and working part time