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Brett Oberstein

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Industry Professor & Head of Collaborative Ventures at University of Technology Sydney
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Brett Oberstein is an Industry Professor and the Head of Collaborative Ventures at the University of Technology Sydney, where he champions local industry, skills, and startups. A seasoned veteran of the IT and Telecommunications industry, he focuses on fostering collaboration between government, industry, and academia. Colleagues describe him as insightful, intelligent, and driven.

He is a key driver of major university partnerships, including a recent agreement with Hitachi and NTT DATA to establish a "Green Transformation" Living Laboratory on campus.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Industry Professor & Head of Collaborative Ventures
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Brett shows up

Appreciative
Good Listener
Example Driven

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Priorities

Topics Brett cares about

Industry-Academia Collaboration
His entire role is dedicated to building strategic partnerships between the university, government, and major industry players like NTT DATA, Hitachi, and Navantia.
Green Transformation
He is the university's lead for a major 2026 initiative with Hitachi and NTT DATA to use the UTS campus as a living lab for decarbonisation solutions.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Industry Professor & Head of Collaborative Ventures
University of Technology Sydney
7-2023 - 9-2025
Industry Professor and Business Director
University of Technology Sydney
1-2020 - 8-2022
Regional Director
NTT Ltd.
6-2016 - 1-2020
Chief Operating Officer SEA and Australasia
BT - Global Services
9-2014 - 6-2016
Head of Pre-Sales and Solutions
BT - Global Services
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Education
Education details unavailable
Sandringham High School
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
University of the Witwatersrand
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