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After more than a decade of championing the Australian sports technology industry, the Australian Sports Technology Network (ASTN) has announced that founder and chairman James Demetriou is stepping down from his role.

Among several changes to the Executive Leadership Team, Demetriou assumed the role of Executive Director of Commercialization and Partnerships for ASTN for the next three years, with current Board member Dr Martin Schlegel as Chair and Jasmine Lim as Chairman. Vice Chairman.

Over the past 40 years, Demetriou has played a key role in Australian sport and is a respected leader in sports business, sports governance and sports technology. Demetriou was a senior player for Essendon Football Club (1975-1976), a board member of Essendon Football Club in the mid-to-late 90s, and founder chairman of Sports Without Borders (2006-2016). I was.

Founded in Geelong in 2012, ASTN was established to play a leading role in the development of Australian inspired sports technology. Demetriou predicted the emergence of a significant industry and ASTN he became one of the world’s first coordinated sports technology ‘ecosystem’ or ‘supercluster’ initiatives.

Ten years on, ASTN is at the heart of Australia’s booming sports tech industry, growing by over 170% and reaching nearly $3.1 billion in annual turnover.

Recalling that prior to the founding of ASTN, we were shocked to learn of the lack of support and recognition of Australia’s great sport engineers, sport scientists, academics and entrepreneurs,

Demetriou advises:

“(Martin) has demonstrated that he has the right skills and abilities to help drive the success of local sports technology and take ASTN into its next phase of growth. Jasmine Lim is another great addition to ASTN. It is one of our greatest assets, with a passion for leading events, stakeholder engagement and advocacy for women in sports technology.”

Dr. Schlegel has been with ASTN for nearly seven years and has over 25 years of experience in the sports and recreation industry, with experience in startup leadership, sports management, product development, process engineering, commercialization, open innovation, research and research. Emphasis. development.

Dr. Schlegel is the program leader for ASTN’s Australian Sports Innovation Center of Excellence (ASICE), helping to incorporate new and existing programs into the centre.

Commenting on the new role, Dr. Schlegel said: Demetriou has had a major impact on the Australian sports tech sector. He is grateful for his dedication to ASTN over the past decade.

“The Australian sports technology industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years, but we are just getting started as we expand our national footprint. , will strengthen the reach, international standing and reputation of the Australian sports tech startup ecosystem,” said Schlegel.

Jasmine Lim has been a board member for over a year and in her new role held senior positions with the Victoria Racing Club, the Melbourne Convention Bureau and the Singapore Tourism Board, bringing over 20 years of experience in business strategy, government and tourism. increase.

“I look forward to working with Schlegel and the rest of ASTN’s management team to provide leadership in the commercialization, development and promotion of our Australian-inspired sports technology.

“I also want to encourage more women to enter the industry and take leadership roles in an exponentially growing field.”

Click here for more information on ASTN, the leading industry association for sports technology and innovation.

Image: New ASTN Chair Dr Martin Schlegel [at left] Co-authored with ASTN Founding Chair James Demetriou (top) and Dr Martin Schlegel (bottom), credit: ASTN.

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