Agenda

DAY ONE: Tuesday 21st February 2012

8.00 Registration and coffee



8.55 Opening remarks from the Chair
Katherine Ziesing, Editor, Australian Defence Magazine

9:00 KEYNOTE MINISTERIAL ADDRESS
Current and future challenges for Australian Defence Organisation
The Hon. Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Defence

9:20 KEYNOTE ADDRESS FROM THE SECRETARY OF DEFENCE
Duncan Lewis AO, DSC, CSC, Defence Secretary Department of Defence

9:50 The Defence Materiel organisation - what we do and how we are going

• Delivering major programs - JSF, AEW&C, AWDs and LHDs
• Defence Capability Plan management within the DMO
• DMO's role in the Defence capability development process
• Successes and challenges for the DMO
• Reconciling the Mortimer, Kinnaird and Black review recommendations
• Challenges in delivering the Strategic Reform Program

Warren King, Chief Executive Officer, Defence Materiel Organisation

10:20 Morning Tea Sponsor Presentation
Chris Grigsby, Head of Business Relationships, Defence Health Limited

10:25 Networking and refreshment break

10:40 INDUSTRY KEYNOTE
Positioning industry for emerging challenges

> Delivering capability advantage and managing the risk
> The role of industry and its relationship with defence

Chris Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer, Thales Australia, and Chairman, AIG Defence Council

A SUPPLIER PERSPECTIVE OF THE KEY AREAS

11:10 INDUSTRY KEYNOTE
The top 3 priorities for a Defence Prime:

> Capability delivery
> Supply chain
> Skill development and retention

David Allott, Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems Australia

Maritime

11:40 The evolution of Australia's submarine capability

• Addressing uninformed commentary regarding submarine complexity and existing Collins Class capability
• Future Submarine opportunities for Australia
• Readying Australia's national submarine capability for SEA 1000

Steve Ludlam Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ASC

12:10 Lunch Sponsor Presentation
Penny Swain, Director, Molino Cahill Lawyers

12:15 Lunch and networking break

1:00 Capability Development - Its Critical Role in Realizing Force 2030

• The Role of Capability Development
• The Capability Development Improvement Program (C-DIP)
• Challenges in 2012.

Vice Admiral Peter Jones, DSC, AM, RAN, Chief Capability Development Group, Defence Materiel Organisation

1:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Future challenges of the Australian Defence Force
General David Hurley AC, DSC, Chief of the Defence Force

2:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The vision for Defence Materiel and Defence Industry
Senator The Hon. Kim Carr, Minister for Defence Materiel

BUDGET FORECASTS

2:20 2012-2013 Defence budget predictions

• Outlining funding requirements in light of ongoing Afghanistan deployments needs
• Forecasting expenditure for acquisition projects
• Examining the fiscal pressures on Defence as the Government moves toward a fiscal surplus in 2013

Dr. Mark Thomson, Program Director, Budget and Management Program, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

2:50 Diggerworks – enhancing survivability of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan

• Adopting a collaborative partnership approach between Defence, defence industries and research agencies
• Future projects
• Feedback from existing projects
• Lessons for other part of the defence enterprise

Dr. Mark Hodge, CEO, Defence Materials Technology Centre
Colonel Jason Blain , Director, Diggerworks

3:20 Networking and refreshment break

MARITIME

3:40 The Shipbuilding Industry and the DCP
Andrew Cawley, General Manager Programs, Defence Materiel Organisation

4:10 GSC PANEL DISCUSSION
Transition from JSF Programs to GSC Programs

> Enhancing the skills and reputation for Defence industry SMEs
> Assessing and supporting GSCs with large multi-national companies
> Working in collaboration and cooperation to maximise opportunities and develop strategic capability plans
> Recommendations for future directions and industry engagement

Ken Thomson, Director, Global Supply Chain Program (Panel facilitator)
Dr Terry Stevenson, Chief Technology Officer, Raytheon Australia
Alistair Beaton, Industry Engagement Director, Thales Australia
Rob Kusters, Business Unit Manager - Aerospace and Defence, Marand
William Hutchinson, Managing Director, Thomas Electronics

4:50 Defence procurement in a global marketplace

• The economies of scale of overseas production
• Impact of the US debt crisis on major projects
• Impact of the European economy on supply, demand and cost

Dr Andrew Davies, Capability Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

5:20 Closing remarks from the Chair

7:00 Networking drinks, Kings Hall, Old Parliament House

7:30 ADM Awards Dinner, Members' Dining room, Old Parliament House
 

DAY TWO: Wednesday 22nd February 2012

8.30 Morning coffee

9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
John O'Callaghan, Executive Director, Australian Industry Group Defence Council

9:05 Changing Dynamics of Sustainment and SRP

• Challenging the Stovepipes
• Improving Availability
• Driving Savings

Glenn Brown, Head of Qantas Aviation Services

9:35 Defence procurement - the legislative and policy environment
Harry Dunstall, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Commercial, Defence Materiel Organisation

10:05 Smart Sustainment Strategic Reform Program Update

• Achievements to date
• Status
• Forecast
• Learnings
• Next steps

Tony Hindmarsh, Acting Head, Acquisition and Sustainment reform, Defence Materiel Organisation

10:35 Morning Tea Sponsor Presentation
MAJGEN (Rtd) Peter Haddad AO, Strategic Adviser - Defence Industries, Department of Business and Innovation, State Government of Victoria

10:40 Networking and refreshment break

MAJOR PROJECTS

11:10 The land Warfare capability challenge: firepower, protection, connectivity

• Connectivity - networking the Army
• Armour and firepower - building the hardened Army
• Getting from here to 2030

Brigadier Patrick Kidd, OBE, Modernisation and Strategic Planning, Australian Army

11:40 The 21st century sustainment challenge

• Collins and Wedgetail – synergies and similarities
• Land systems and vehicles

Air Vice-Marshal Chris Deeble, Program Manager Collins and Wedgetail, Defence Materiel Organisation

12:10 Lunch Sponsor Presentation
William J. Profilet, Vice President, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

12:15 Lunch and networking break

1:10 Sustainment and Logistics - Evolving and Delivering a new business model
Rear Admiral (Rtd) Bob Love CB OBE, Deputy CEO, Babcock Pty Ltd

1:45 Innovation in Defence - the role of SMEs

• Need for innovation in Australian Defence
• Defence desire for innovation
• Innovation in technology
• Innovation in business model

Sam McNaughton, Business Advisor, SCIP Facilitator
Defence Industry Innovation Centre Enterprise Connect
Andrew Garth, Director, Defence Industry Innovation Centre

2:20 Networking and refreshment break

2:50 SME PANEL
SME growth, innovation and skills

> What do SMEs need to help them grow?
> Pursuing growth - a hand up, not a hand out

Sam McNaughton, National Manager, Continuous Improvement Network, Enterprise Connect (Panel facilitator)
Carlos Broens, Managing Director, Broens
Chris Williams, General Manager East, HI Fraser Group
Shawn Parr, CEO, Calytrix
Brendhan Egan, Director, General Export Programs and Industry Engagement, Defence Materiel Organisation

3:30 Update on commercial and industry programs
Brendhan Egan, Director, General Export Programs and Industry Engagement, Defence Materiel Organisation

4:00 International sustainment pilot lessons

KBR was part of the initial cadre of SRP Pilot Programs designed to examine ideas and innovation for improvement of sustainment activities. The KBR focus was on International Lessons Learned from supporting UK and US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. This session will share these lessons and the benefits that have been achieved through innovative approaches to sustaining a fighting force and link these to the Australian context to examine the ways that the ADF could adopt similar techniques.

Mark Meffan, Vice-President, International Government, Defence and Support Services, KBR
Peter Robinson, Director, Defence and Government Services, Asia-Pacific, KBR

4:30 Closing remarks from Chair

4:35 End of conference

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