Electrical engineer Dr Gunilla Burrowes is widely recognised for significant achievements in three parallel careers. She is an expert in communications between swarming autonomous underwater vehicles. She has been a driving force for technology start-ups in the Newcastle NSW region. As a technology entrepreneur she was the Founding Chair of the first incubator and co-working space for CleanTech and SmartCity start-ups in Australia and she coaches and mentors start-up founders. Throughout her career she has been a champion for women in engineering, and as a gender consultant she works to improve gender diversity & equity in STEM organisations.