Daily Program

Friday, 13 June 2025

On Friday morning, at Government House, Her Excellency the Governor spoke by telephone with Ms Elizabeth Ho OAM, Chair, History Trust of South Australia.

Also in the morning, at the Holdfast Bay Bowls and Croquet Club, Mr Bunten addressed the guests at the Glenelg Bay Probus Club Monthly Meeting.

Later, the Governor received Professor Maria Makrides, Executive Director, and Ms Kathryn House AM, Board Member, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.

Afterwards, the Governor received Mr David Haley, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Myriota; Mr Lloyd Jacob Lopez, Chief Commercial Officer, Hex20; Mr RaviTeja Duggineni, Founder, ResearchSat; Mr Craig Jones, Deputy Director, Uni SA Innovation Collaboration Centre Venture Catalyst Program (Space Sector); Mr Steve Campbell, Assistant Director, International Partnerships, Australian Space Agency; and Mr Campbell Pegg, Director, Space, South Australian Space Industry Centre.

In the afternoon, the Governor received Dr Tony Scoleri, Chief Executive Officer, Aircraft Pty Ltd; Mr Luke Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Secure State Pty Ltd; and Professor Minh Hoai Nguyen, Deputy Director, Australian Institute for Machine Learning.

Afterwards, the Governor held a virtual meeting with His Excellency Mr Paul Stephens, Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.

In the evening, at Adelaide Oval, Mr Bunten attended the Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation’s Men’s Mental Health Dinner. Mr Bunten and Her Excellency are joint patrons of the Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation.