Held in Canberra, the ADM Sustainment Summit will explore strategies and practices for maintaining and enhancing Australia’s defence capability, bringing together Government and industry to address critical aspects of sustainment.
The Summit will discuss current and future challenges in sustainment, best practices and provide a platform for fostering collaboration. Focussing on ensuring that Australia’s defence assets are effectively supported, maintained and upgraded to meet an evolving security environment.
Key themes to be considered:
- Developing robust long-term sustainment strategies to meet the needs of the ADF in a rapidly changing world
- How is technology and innovation contributing to sustainment operations?
- Ensuring cost effectiveness and efficiency
- Workforce challenges and skilling programs to support current and future sustainment projects
- Collaboration across government and industry to strengthen Australia’s defence industrial base
Speakers
Marius Pretorius
General Manager – Supply Chain Strategy and Oversight, ASC
Georgia Davey
Program Manager,
Norsta Maritime
Stuart Althaus
CEO, Infogate Advisory
Dr John Coyne
Director – National Security Programs, ASPI
Mike Johnson
CEO,
AIDN
Ben Bird
Director – Analytical Services,
Brownstone
Mick Green
CEO,
Goal Group
Agenda
Tuesday 25th November
9:00
Opening Remarks from the Chair
9:10
KEYNOTE | Building Resilient Supply Chains and Sustaining Australia’s Submarine Capability
- Integrating advanced technologies and AI into sustainment operations
- Real-time visibility and adaptive resource allocations
- Building sovereign supply chain
- Maximising data driven supply chain intelligence
Marius Pretorius, General Manager – Supply Chain Strategy and Oversight, ASC
9:40
KEYNOTE | Defence’s Approach to Modern Sustainment Operations
- Digital transformations of Defence sustainment operations
- Developing robust domestic supply chains
- Strengthening logistics for operations in challenging and contested environments
10:00
Strengthening Australia’s Sovereign Sustainment Industrial Base
- How can Australia’s current maintenance and logistics capability be transformed to support increasing sophisticated platforms?
- Emerging opportunities for international partnerships
- Removing barriers to SMEs participation in defence programs
10:30
Morning Tea
11:00
Expanding Sustainment Operations Across Northern Australia
- Strategic geographic positioning of Northern Australia
- Base and infrastructure investment and development
- Opportunities presenting themselves through AUKUS
- Supply chain and logistical challenges
Dr John Coyne, Director – National Security Programs, ASPI
11:30
Improving Supply Chain Resilience in an Era of Global Uncertainty
- Considering geo-strategic tensions and climate challenges
- Balancing efficiency and with strategic reserves
- Diversifying supplies and supply chains
12:00
PANEL | Strengthening Digital Resilience and Cybersecurity in Sustainment Operations
- Current and emerging cybersecurity threats in an increasingly digitalised sustainment model
- Integrating modern ICT into large defence systems
- Securing supply chains against cyber threats
- Critical skills gaps in cybersecurity and ICT
- Opportunity for emerging technology
Stuart Althaus, CEO, Infogate Advisory
12:40
Lunch
13:40
PANEL | Sustainment Skills of the Future: Educating, Training and Retaining a Workforce
- Recognising the skills requirements of the future
- Developing work-based learning opportunities and re-skilling and up-skilling programs
- Establishing stronger connections between Defence, industry and academia
Mick Green, CEO, Goal Group
Georgia Davey, Program Manager, Norsta Maritime
Mike Johnson, CEO, AIDN
14:20
Revolutionising Sustainment through AI and Predictive Management
- Improving resource allocation efficiency
- Condition based maintenance
- Automated diagnostic systems
- Data driven decision making
14:50
PANEL | Utilising Data to Transform Predictive Maintenance
- Transitioning from scheduled maintenance to condition based and predictive maintenance
- Challenges in data quality, standardisation and security
- AI driven predictive maintenance
- Advanced analytics, machine learning and integrated sensor technologies
Ben Bird, Director – Analytical Services, Brownstone
15:30
Afternoon Tea
16:00
Transforming Defence Sustainment Through Additive Manufacturing
- Reducing critical part lead times
- Deployment of mobile manufacturing capabilities
- Cost reduction and increased efficiency from on-demand manufacturing
16:30
PANEL | Harnessing Advanced Manufacturing to Reshape Defence Sustainment Operations
- Transforming supply chains with on-demand and on-location production of components
- Automated manufacturing and maintenance operations
- Advancements in material science
- Opportunities for further integration of AI, robotics and machine learning
17:10
Closing Remarks from the Chair
17:20
End of Conference
Pricing
- SME is defined as organisation with fewer than 200 employees worldwide, including parent company, regardless of structure.
- Department of Defence/ADF attend for free. Please register for ADF/Dept Defence pass by emailing [email protected].
- Early bird rate – expires on 30 September 2025
- Standard rate – from 1 October 2025
| Packages | Early bird | Standard Rate | |
| Conference pass – Standard Industry Rate | $1,495 + GST | $1,695 + GST | |
| Conference pass – SME Defence Contractors | $795 + GST | $895 + GST |
Venue
Hyatt Hotel, Canberra
120 Commonwealth Ave
Canberra ACT 2600
(02) 6270 1234
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