Preneur Magazine

Brian Ruddle

Brian Ruddle is the Managing Director, Impact Innovation Group. Brian has been involved in the innovation sector for over 25 years across Australia, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. He founded Impact Innovation Group in 2006 which has grown to a 25 person team providing innovation, commercialisation and collaboration services for large multinationals, SME’s, startups, Not For Profit’s, universities, incubators and accelerators, and government agencies. The company helps clients across all sectors navigate the complexity of turning ideas into profitable products and services. He heads up a range of initiatives including collaborations with TAFE Qld, CSIRO, Life Sciences Queensland, and the ARC Hardware incubator. Brian also sits on several boards, advisory boards and committees. This includes positions as Chair of the AgriFutures Australia Emerging Industries Panel which supports the establishment of next generation ag and food industries and Chair of the Innovation Management Standards committee (MB-279) for Standards Australia where he is working with innovation specialists from 43 other countries to develop international innovation management standards.