Fireside Chat: Conversation with Rosie Hicks on Sustainable Research Data Management

About the Event

The Fireside Chat series features seasoned leaders from research data infrastructures as they share hard‑won insights on building, running and sustaining reliable data ecosystems. Designed to inspire the current and future RDI leaders, each session will uncover practical lessons for long-term sustainability governance, federated services, community buy-in and long‑term sustainability. Topics may include:

• transitioning from project to permanent operating models
• enhancing user engagement and uptake
• finding the right fit when it comes to business models and financing approaches
• the role of digital sovereignty and AI.

In this second session, Najla Rettberg, Coordinator, Base4NFDI will speak with Rosie Hicks, CEO, ARDC. Rosie has expertise and extensive knowledge of the Australian research infrastructure sector, and leadership experience including as the inaugural CEO of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF). Her career, spanning Japan, UK and Australia, includes every aspect of scientific instrumentation from product development and technical marketing to the management of multi-user facilities, working in environments that cross academic and industry domains.

The Fireside Chats are co-organised by Base4NFDI, the Research Data Alliance (RDA) and ARDC.

Recording

All sessions will be recorded with a comprehensive report of key lessons and summaries to be published afterward.

Previous Fireside Chat

The first session features Michael Schull, CEO, Digital Research Alliance of Canada (DRAC). Learn more and register.

Do you have questions about this event? Contact Base4NFDI.