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South Australian Defence Summit
7 July 2026
Adelaide Convention CentreAdelaide
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9:00am - 9:05am
Welcome from ADM
9:05am - 9:10am
Opening Remarks from the Chair
9:10am - 9:40am
Ministerial Address | South Australia: The Nation’s Defence & Space Powerhouse
9:40am - 10:10am
Keynote Address | AUKUS and South Australia’s Strategic Role
10:10am - 10:40am
Keynote Address | Developing Australia’s Nuclear Submarine Workforce
10:40am - 11:10am
Morning Tea & Networking Break
11:10am - 11:40am
Keynote Address | Maximising South Australia’s Space Potential
11:40am - 12:10pm
Industry Keynote | From Regional Hub to Global Player: South Australia’s Defence Future
12:10pm - 12:15pm
Welcome to Lunch
12:15pm - 1:25pm
Lunch
Showing 3 of 3 Streams
1:25pm - 1:30pm
Welcome back from the Chair
1:30pm - 1:55pm
Collaborative Infrastructure Delivery
1:55pm - 2:30pm
PANEL | South Australia’s Infrastructure Requirements to Maximise the Potential of AUKUS
2:30pm - 2:55pm
Defence Operations in South Australia
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon Tea & Networking Break
3:30pm - 3:55pm
Resilient Supply Chains in an Unstable World
3:55pm - 4:30pm
PANEL | Predictive Maintenance & Asset Management
4:30pm - 4:40pm
Closing Remarks from the Chair
4:40pm - 6:10pm
End of Conference & Networking Drinks
1:25pm - 1:30pm
Welcome back from the Chair
1:30pm - 1:55pm
What does the Ambitious Australia: Strategic Examination of Australia’s Research and Development Report Mean for the Defence Sector?
1:55pm - 2:35pm
PANEL | Trust, Ethics and Governance; How Do We Responsibly Deploy AI?
2:35pm - 2:55pm
PANEL | US – Australia partnerships in the current climate
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon Tea & Networking Break
3:30pm - 3:55pm
AI and Autonomous Systems
3:55pm - 4:30pm
PANEL | Translating Advanced Manufacturing R&D into Defence and Space Capability
4:30pm - 4:40pm
Closing Remarks from the Chair
4:40pm - 6:10pm
End of Conference & Networking Drinks
1:25pm - 1:30pm
Welcome back from the Chair
1:30pm - 1:55pm
Strategy and Policy to Deliver South Australia’s Defence Ready Workforce
1:55pm - 2:30pm
PANEL | Expanding the Talent Pool: Attracting Women to Careers in Defence
2:30pm - 2:55pm
Building Defence Career Pathways for the Next Generation
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon Tea & Networking Break
3:30pm - 3:55pm
Upskilling and Uplifting Defence Innovators and Entrepreneurs
3:55pm - 4:30pm
PANEL | Attracting People to Live and Work in Adelaide
4:30pm - 4:40pm
Closing Remarks from the Chair
4:40pm - 6:10pm
End of Conference & Networking Drinks
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