No sector has a monopoly on innovation and the focus on universities and startups often overlooks a major group driving research and development in Australia, the SMEs. Daniel Gronowski is a management consultant charged with delivering the Entrepreneurs Programme, the nation's flagship program to drive growth and innovation among small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). Dan brings a great deal of experience to the role as a former founder, investment manager and university commercialisation expert based at UNSW. By bridging the gap between research and industry Dan has helped bring a diverse array of technologies to market from image software to photovoltaics and quantum computing.  Plug in to hear how collaboration between universities and SMEs is a key pathway for Australian innovation and competitiveness.    GUEST : Daniel Gronowskihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/danielgronowski/ ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAMhttps://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/entrepreneurs-programme DELLOITEhttps://www2.deloitte.com/au/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/home.html EON LABShttps://www.eonlabs.org/ HOST : Dr. Leo Stevenshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/leostevensinc/ MUSIC : Purple Planet Musichttps://www.purple-planet.comMixed by Dr. Nat Harris