Agenda

Day Two

thursday 22 august

Defence Technology, Industry Support and SME Compatibility

EMCEE:

Ms Kate Banville

Day Two

08:00

Registrations Open and Visit Exhibition

Networking Time

Day Two

09:00

Welcome and Day Two Overview

Kate Banville

Emcee, Facilitator and Internationally published journalist.

Day Two

09:50

Defence and Technology: Sub-Surface Capabilities

Moderated by Kate Banville

Andrew Glynn, Vice President - Programs, Anduril Australia & Asia Pacific and Jeremy Coghlan, Assistant Director General, Australian Submarine Agency (ASA)

Day Two

11:00

BREAK: Morning tea and exhibition

Networking Time

Sponsored by Kongsberg Australia

Day Two

11:30

Funding Options for Your Growing Defence Business – Panel Discussion

Moderated by Allan Aaron

Dan Bennett, Co Founder Salus Ventures; Daniel Gronowski, Adviser, Industry Growth Program; Paul Cragg, Executive Manager Hunter & Central Coast, Commonwealth Bank Australia

Day Two

12:20

Workforce Skills Future Survey Update

Tim Owen

Chair ‑ Hunter Defence Task Force

Hunter Defence

Day Two

12:30

BREAK: Lunch and Exhibition

Networking Time

13:30

AI and Related Trends Impacting Us All

Prof. Hussein Abbass

Founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence (IEEE-TAI), an IEEE Computational Intelligence Distinguished Lecturer (2022-2024), and Full Professor at UNSW Canberra

Day Two

14:40

SME Industry Panel

Moderated by Bret Barton

Bale Defence Link Bale (Managing Director); Birdon Joe Smith (GM Defence); NuPress Craig McWilliam (Chief Executive)

Day Two

15:30

Conference Wrap Up

Tim Owen

Chair ‑ Hunter Defence Task Force

Hunter Defence

Day Two

08:00

Registrations Open and Visit Exhibition

Networking Time

Day Two

09:00

Welcome and Day Two Overview

Kate Banville

Emcee, Facilitator and Internationally published journalist.

Day Two

09:50

Defence and Technology: Sub-Surface Capabilities

Moderated by Kate Banville

Andrew Glynn, Vice President - Programs, Anduril Australia & Asia Pacific and Jeremy Coghlan, Assistant Director General, Australian Submarine Agency (ASA)

Day Two

11:00

BREAK: Morning tea and exhibition

Networking Time

Sponsored by Kongsberg Australia

Day Two

11:30

Funding Options for Your Growing Defence Business – Panel Discussion

Moderated by Allan Aaron

Dan Bennett, Co Founder Salus Ventures; Daniel Gronowski, Adviser, Industry Growth Program; Paul Cragg, Executive Manager Hunter & Central Coast, Commonwealth Bank Australia

Day Two

12:20

Workforce Skills Future Survey Update

Tim Owen

Chair ‑ Hunter Defence Task Force

Hunter Defence

Day Two

12:30

BREAK: Lunch and Exhibition

Networking Time

13:30

AI and Related Trends Impacting Us All

Prof. Hussein Abbass

Founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence (IEEE-TAI), an IEEE Computational Intelligence Distinguished Lecturer (2022-2024), and Full Professor at UNSW Canberra

Day Two

14:40

SME Industry Panel

Moderated by Bret Barton

Bale Defence Link Bale (Managing Director); Birdon Joe Smith (GM Defence); NuPress Craig McWilliam (Chief Executive)

Day Two

15:30

Conference Wrap Up

Tim Owen

Chair ‑ Hunter Defence Task Force

Hunter Defence

Day Two

18:00

Gala Dinner – Arrival Drinks

Networking Time

19:00

Gala Dinner

The Hon Pat Conroy MP

Minister for Defence Industry, Australian Government

Sponsored by Lockheed Martin; Emceed by Kate Banville

Day One - COMPLETE

wednesday 21 august

Defence Investment, Capability Development and Working with Defence Primes

EMCEE:

Ms Kate Banville

Day One

08:00

Registrations Open and Visit Exhibition

Networking Time

Day One

08:45

Conference Welcome and Emcee Introduction

Tim Owen

Chair ‑ Hunter Defence Task Force

Hunter Defence

Day One

08:50

Welcome to Country

Brad Twynham

Author, Speaker, Business Strategist

Day One

09:00

Emcee Overview of the Conference

Kate Banville

Emcee, Facilitator and Internationally Published Journalist

Day One

09:10

NSW Government Welcome

The Hon. Chris Minns, MP

The Hon. Yasmin Cately, MP

Day One

09:25

Newcastle Airport – Astra Aerolab: Defence, Aerospace and Innovation Precinct

Dr Peter Cock

Chief Executive Officer

Newcastle Airport and Astra Aerolab

Day One

09:40

AUKUS Update

A perspective from the USA

Interview between The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon (Former Minister for Defence) and H.E. The Hon. Kevin Rudd (Australia's Ambassador to the United States). Mr Rudd will be appearing virtually.

Day One

10:00

Budget Impacts on Acquisition – Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)

AVM Graham Edwards

Head of Aerospace Systems

Defence Australia

Day One

10:25

External Perspective on Defence’s Proposed Way Forward and Alignment with NDS/Budget/IIP/DIPS

Michael Shoebridge

Defence Sector Expert

Strategic Analysis Australia

Day One

11:05

BREAK: Morning tea and exhibition

Networking Time

Sponsored by Kongsberg Australia

Day One

08:00

Registrations Open and Visit Exhibition

Networking Time

Day One

08:45

Conference Welcome and Emcee Introduction

Tim Owen

Chair ‑ Hunter Defence Task Force

Hunter Defence

Day One

08:50

Welcome to Country

Brad Twynham

Author, Speaker, Business Strategist

Day One

09:00

Emcee Overview of the Conference

Kate Banville

Emcee, Facilitator and Internationally Published Journalist

Day One

09:10

NSW Government Welcome

The Hon. Chris Minns, MP

The Hon. Yasmin Cately, MP

Day One

09:25

Newcastle Airport – Astra Aerolab: Defence, Aerospace and Innovation Precinct

Dr Peter Cock

Chief Executive Officer

Newcastle Airport and Astra Aerolab

Day One

09:40

AUKUS Update

A perspective from the USA

Interview between The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon (Former Minister for Defence) and H.E. The Hon. Kevin Rudd (Australia's Ambassador to the United States). Mr Rudd will be appearing virtually.

Day One

10:00

Budget Impacts on Acquisition – Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)

AVM Graham Edwards

Head of Aerospace Systems

Defence Australia

Day One

10:25

External Perspective on Defence’s Proposed Way Forward and Alignment with NDS/Budget/IIP/DIPS

Michael Shoebridge

Defence Sector Expert

Strategic Analysis Australia

Day One

11:05

BREAK: Morning tea and exhibition

Networking Time

Sponsored by Kongsberg Australia

Day One

12:45

BREAK: Lunch and Exhibition

Networking Time

13:45

Defence Prime Panel

IIP, Projects and Budget Impact

BAE Systems Australia Andrew Chapman (Director Aerospace); Boeing Defence Australia Amy List (Managing Director); Lockheed Martin Australia Warren McDonald (Chief Executive); Raytheon Australia Paul Hales (General Manager Space & Mission Systems); Kongsberg Defence Australia John Fry (Managing Director)

Day One

15:00

BREAK: Afternoon Tea

Networking Time

Day One

15:30

Interactive Small Group Discussions

2 x 30 Minute Small Group Discussions

Choose and connect with two expert speakers from the day

Participating Speakers: The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon (former Minister for Defence); Michael Shoebridge (Defence Strategist and Sector Expert); Nelson Bates (Joint Capabilities); CDRE Brad Smith (Navy Capability Development); AVM Graham Edwards (Air Force Capability Development and CASG rep); BRIG Colin Bassett (Army Capability); Andrew Chapman (BAE Systems Australia: Director Aerospace); Amy List (Boeing Defence Australia: Managing Director); Mr. Warren McDonald (Lockheed Martin Australia: Chief Executive); Paul Hales (Raytheon Australia: General Manager Space & Mission Systems); John Fry (Kongsberg Defence Australia: Managing Director)