Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth all had great things going for them but it was Adelaide that grabbed Hajdu’s attention and ticked a lot of boxes for his new cluster of multi-media companies.

Hujdu, co-founder one of the largest music production companies in the world, tomandandy, has been at the forefront of reshaping the role of music in movies, television and advertising.

Entertainment giants Oliver Stone, U2 and Lou Reed pepper the music composer and innovator’s impressive list of collaborations.

It was the right combination of innovation and lifestyle that sealed the deal for Hajdu.

Adelaide’s move towards securing a foothold in Australia’s technological future as its re-adjusts new industrial sectors is just one of the features that lured him here.

“It’s so liveable,” he said of his new home of eight weeks.

“It’s such an exciting time for South Australia.

“There’s a load of reasons to be here … the food and wine is better than anywhere else I’ve had in the world.”

Now Hajdu has based his new stable of companies – Disrupter: strategic innovation incubator (disrupter.com) Unet: next generation network protocol company (unet.technology), Umbilical: live events mobile platform (umbilic.al) – in Adelaide, this time to lead strategic online change.

Hadju will be the keynote speaker at Tuesday night’s Globalising South Australia Impact Awards.

The 2015 Impact Award finalists are:

Alcidion

This finalist created MIYA, a Realtime Intelligent Decision Support system for clinicians, to prevent death and harm in hospitals. Generating new levels of efficiency and productivity enables clinicians and hospitals to meet the increasing demands on health services world-wide.

With systems being installed nationally and internationally, Alcidion is directly impacting on how health care is run and providing new capabilities to help stressed health-care services. The global trend is a rising demand, which is also becoming more complex in nature, with an increase of chronic diseases linked to issues such as ageing populations and obesity.

Axis

What makes this finalist special is their range of building material products which are water based or made from 100 per cent natural ingredients; a good thing for the environment and end-user. Axis products contain no toxins or solvents, but actually perform better than competitors’ solvent-based products. Axis products have faster curing times, more strength and are easier to use. For commercial and civil construction projects, this saves a lot of time and resources for waterproofing, pavement protection and the restoration of wooden structures.

Blue Crystal Solutions

Global companies rely upon the availability and integrity of their data on a 24×7 basis. Blue Crystal’s Blue-Diamond software automates the monitoring of mission critical data systems to proactively detect potential problems and prevent errors, corruption or performance issues from occurring. Being proactive means problems can be detected early and preventative actions can be taken to resolve the underlying cause, often before customers even know that they have an issue. Remote monitoring of customers’ systems provides significant cost savings, negating the need for expensive IT professionals.

Fluid Management

Regarded as the “iPod” of the industry, Fluid Management Technology’s SmartFill GEN2 product has revolutionised the ease of set-up, use and value proposition for companies with large fleets and their own fuel supply/depot. The SmartFill GEN2 provides valuable and easy-to-use data for seamless financial control of fuel use and account reconciliation, eliminating an error-prone and resource-hungry process. Using a smart component-based system means that any faults to the unit do not require a qualified technician – a common and expensive problem with competitor products. With remote diagnosis, most issues can be resolved without further intervention.

HMPS

This finalist delivers solutions based on highly advanced robotic systems for manufacturing companies who must compete globally, by significantly reducing labour from their product cost. The technology also recognises that to truly compete against lower-cost manufacturers, product quality and production line efficiency must also feature strongly. Their mission is to help manufacturing companies in high-cost economies remain competitive and indeed thrive against low-cost economies.

Kelly Engineering

More than 80 per cent of Kelly Engineering’s soil tiling machines are exported to North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Kelly Engineering is providing solutions for broadacre farms, with a unique disc chain technology to prepare seedbeds and control weeds. Typically farmers see large gains in efficiencies, with faster and more precise capability to prepare seedbeds. This finalist also provides value by helping farmers to reduce their reliance on herbicides which improves the yield and value of crops. The company has grown from strength to strength with record international sales by providing a mechanical means to deliver operational improvements and control weeds.

SpectraQEST

International construction materials companies and construction testing laboratories benefit from implementing SpectraQEST’s platform because it turns data into usable, decision-driving information assets. For the first time in road construction history there is one complete solution that manages quality information for the owner (government), the designer (engineering firm), the construction materials producer and the builder (road builder/head contractor). This solution is becoming the common platform of choice around the world for construction materials handling and testing.

Workspace Commercial

With the international market flooded by cheap office furniture, increased competition and global expansion of large international players, Workspace commercial remains competitive and growing. Using a complete end-to-end offer, they ensure value is added to customer needs and demands, from consultation on how to create the perfect fitout, to customised manufacturing on a mass scale. They also ensure that logistics and installation are part of the package, which is a unique and valuable means to fend off both world class and cheap competitors.