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Bronte Adams

Principal, Dandolo Partners Pty Ltd

Bronte Adams, Principal and founder of dandolopartners, has worked in senior positions in both the public and private sectors. Bronte has led and managed public sector policy development and implementation and consulted to a wide range of clients in the telecommunications, information technology, biotechnology, tourism, education, innovation and arts sectors. Prior to her work with government, Bronte was a consultant at McKinsey & Co and an academic at Oxford University.

Bronte leads dandolopartners and works directly with client senior management.  Since founding the firm she has been responsible for a number of high-profile engagements including:

  • Preparing a successful submission for the provision of broadband to underserved areas in Australia, resulting in a $958 million grant
  • An examination of key policy issues surrounding Telstra’s fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) proposal (link to reports)
  • A report on the operation of the telecommunications USO and recommendations on a changed regime
  • Reports on business and consumer attitudes towards nanotechnology
  • A survey of levels of use and satisfaction with e-government services
  • A review of Victoria’s education legislation
  • A profile of Australia’s digital content industry
  • A report on the use of broadband by regional Australians
  • A review of a University’s IT strategy and delivery function
  • A report on improving collaboration between SMEs and Universities
  • A review of the impact of the Free Trade Agreement on the operations of a public utility

Bronte is actively involved in public life. She serves as director or board member of a number of organizations, and is a regular speaker at conferences and events. She is:

  • Deputy Chair, Melbourne University Publishing
  • Director, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  • Business Spectator Advisory Group member

She was previously:

  • Member, Victorian Government Innovation Economy Advisory Board
  • Member, General Sir John Monash Award National Selection Committee
  • Member, Australian Government Broadband Advisory Group (Chaired by the former Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, the Hon. Richard Alston)
  • Member, Australia Council Visual Arts Board and New Media Arts Board
  • Chair, Science Technology and Innovation VicStart Assessment Panel (responsible for overseeing more than $20 million in grants for knowledge-based venture capital, skills and infrastructure projects)
  • Deputy Chair, Victorian Office of Science and Technology infrastructure grants committee ($60 million program)

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