Pradipta Chatterjee is a lecturer of Hospitality and Tourism in the School of Services Industries with an extensive industry experience. He holds a Masters of Business Administration and won the NT Government Department of Trade, Business and Innovation Prize for being the Most Outstanding Graduand. His research area includes the significance of innovation, the driving force behind new products and new ideas with an emphasis on the barriers of technological innovation. His current research is on the barriers to additive manufacturing and 3D metal printing. He will be presenting his findings at the forthcoming ANZAM conference and will be published in the proceedings. He is also writing a textbook chapter in the Handbook on Innovation.