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​Dr Jordan Nguyen

Vietnamese-Australian TV Presenter || Biomedical Engineer || Professional Speaker  and inventor whose achievements include creating a mind-controlled wheelchair. 

Meet ​Dr Jordan Nguyen

Dr Jordan Nguyen is on a mission to improve the lives of as many people as possible. By re-imagining and re-defining the boundaries between human and technological evolution, Jordan is at the forefront of bringing about positive, sustainable and life-altering change.  An internationally renowned engineer for humanity, Dr Nguyen designs life-changing technologies that are intelligent, futuristic and inclusive, and many of these are made to transform the lives of people with disability.  Jordan believes that the relationship between humanity and technology is constantly changing and that technology’s role in our lives is becoming more integrated, leading us to a future that is ‘Beyond Superhuman’.

In 2012, Dr Jordan Nguyen completed a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), having developed a mind-controlled smart wheelchair for people with high-level physical disability. The project, for which Jordan was acknowledged in the Chancellor’s List for the top theses across the University, combined scientific understanding (neuroscience and biological inspiration from nature) with current-day technology (advanced camera systems, artificial intelligence and robotics) and game-changing thinking, to provide the wheelchair operator with autonomous guidance during navigation.
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Jordan’s professional career commenced with a software engineering role at the biggest biomedical company in Australia, in the field of automated test systems where his keen interest in robotics saw him contributing to the company’s first line of premium ventilators before undertaking his own entrepreneurial endeavours to further advance his work in life-changing technologies. Working with major disability charities over the next few years, Jordan has established and managed technology initiatives specifically to improve the quality of life for people living with cerebral palsy and related conditions. He founded Psykinetic, a social business that creates futuristic empowering and inclusive technologies to improve quality of life for people with disability, and beyond. With work ranging biomedical technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, empathetic and human-centred design, virtual reality and augmented reality, the projects created are cutting-edge and ambitious.

An inspirational speaker, Dr Nguyen has a natural ability to translate highly technical concepts and future trends into insightful, entertaining, clear and concise content. In the process, he inspires to ‘throw away the box’ and collaborate universally on the potential of technology for humanity, purpose and positive global impact.  Dr Jordan Nguyen is a TEDx speaker, and has keynoted at prestigious events such as Think Inc., and Wired for Wonder, among many others. He has shared the stage with a number of influential people, including Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and the one person the late Steve Jobs ever worked for.  Jordan has presented internationally at the world’s largest annual biomedical conference, the Engineering for Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC), advocating for greater advances in intelligent assistive robotics to harness the power of the mind and human biological signals to control technology.

His work has been featured in range of TV, radio, magazine, and newspaper interviews, most notably ABC’s Catalyst and Channel TEN’s The Project. In 2016 Jordan collaborated with the Australian based production company, The Feds, and the ABC to create and present his first TV documentary, Becoming Superhuman. For this he brought together diverse teams to rapidly prototype and develop technology, taking the audience on the exciting journey of agile collaboration and creative thinking to solve some extremely challenging problems.
Dr Jordan Nguyen is a NSW finalst for Australian of the Year 2017, has been a member of the board for the NSW Medical Technology Knowledge Hub, a past member of the board of directors for Object: The Australian Design Centre, and has lectured UTS engineering Masters students in Artificial Intelligence design and Biomedical instrumentation. In addition to this Jordan was named in the top 100 global influencers on Virtual Reality in Onalytica’s Top 100 Influencers and Brands report in May 2016.

In order to build better businesses moving into the future, Dr Nguyen will guide audiences through both the disruptive challenges and the exciting opportunities we face, and how these will enable people to better connect and communicate in the rapidly evolving world of the 21st century and beyond.

Speaking Topics


  • The next big disruptive technologies your business needs to know to survive, and to help shape a better world and future. Just a few examples include:
    • Robotics
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • 3D Printing and Rapid Prototyping
    • Virtual Reality
    • Augmented Reality
  • Our ever-evolving relationship between technology and humanity – how technology will assist and augment us, and how we are integrating with technology and the digital world
  • How technology innovation will play an unprecedented role in new forms of collaboration
  • Next generations coming through and why businesses must prepare for a changing workforce
  • The rapid rise of social businesses and enterprises and what these mean for your business
  • Sci-Fi technologies changing the world and how these will affect our businesses
  • STEM/STEAM and the important characteristics and traits for future careers
  • Motivational / Inspiration talks to empower and activate audiences to tackle new challenges and collaborations
  • Creativity and new ways of thinking from a story-led, humanity-focussed technology creation perspective