The first round of headline speakers for The Capability Papers – Non-Kinetic Defence & Dual-Use Tech event in Adelaide on May 24 have been unveiled as Deputy Premier Susan Close, acting Defence Chief Scientist Professor Emily Hilder, and James Carouso, the Australia chair at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
And InnovationAus.com is proud to announce that the Ukraine Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand His Excellency Vasyl Myroshnychenko will deliver a special keynote luncheon address to delegates.
The Capability Papers is a four-city, four event program of activity to help drive the debate about national domestic capability across a range of strategic industries and critical technologies.
The series culminates in the launch of a 70,000-word tabloid-sized newspaper filled with position papers on Australian industry policy in relation to capability development at a final event in Canberra.
The first Capability Papers forum at the Adelaide Convention Centre on May 24 is on Non-Kinetic Defence and Dual-Use Technology, covering everything from quantum technologies – including sensors and quantum computing – to artificial intelligence, robotics, remote automation and drones, and space-based capability from satellites and rockets.
You can book your tickets to The Capability Papers – Non-Kinetic Defence and Dual-Use Technology forum and lunch here. Tickets sold before April 17 will get an Early Bird discount, use the code CAP20 to receive 20 per cent off ticket types, including tables.
This event is a must-attend for anyone who has followed the AUKUS developments, and especially the considerations under the Pillar Two of the AUKUS arrangements, which cover a range of emerging critical technologies.
Given increased geostrategic competition and political tension across the world, Defence innovation has dramatically accelerated. This event tracks that acceleration and highlights the kinds of emerging dual-use technologies that are wrapped up in strategic alliances.
Confirmed speakers and panelists include:
- The Hon Susan Close MP, Deputy Premier, South Australia
- HE Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia and New Zealand
- Professor Emily Hilder, Acting Chief Defence Scientist and Chief Platforms, Defence Science and Technology Group
- James Carouso, Australia Chair, Centre for Strategic and International Studies – via video
- Martin Hamilton-Smith, Director, Australian Sovereign Capability Alliance
- Professor Miftar Ganija, DualTech-USPL Group and Defence Science and Technology Group/University of Adelaide Professor in USPL
- Sarah Pavillard, Chief Executive Officer, ADROITA
- Dr James Palmer, Chief Executive Officer, Silentium Defence
- Michael Partridge, General Manager of Innovation & Strategic Programs, Sypaq Systems
This important forum is about capability pipelines, identifying where Australia has strengths and competitive advantages, and where it needs to partner with friends to either build or import specific capability.
Where does Australia sit in this fast-changing and uncertain world? What role does Australia play in securing strategic supply chains with partners and allies? And how do we build the onshore capability in areas of key strategic importance?
Australia is a small population spread across a vast continent. We are a skilled people with strong relationships across the world.
The goal of this forum is to put leaders from defence, research and industry in the same room, to deliberate on where it makes most sense for Australia to build capability, to participate in strategic supply chains.
You can book your tickets to The Capability Papers – Non-Kinetic Defence and Dual-Use Technology forum and lunch here. Tickets sold before April 17 will get an Early Bird discount, use the code CAP20 to receive 20 per cent off ticket types, including tables.
