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Overview
9th Annual Northern Australia Defence Summit will be a high level policy-driven summit with a theme and focus on ‘Mobilising defence capability and force posture in Northern Australia’ that will examine key issues including: defence economics, strategic policy, implications from the white paper and first principles review, border protection and surveillance, US force posture initiatives, USMC bilateral exercises, engagement with regional partners, defence infrastructure and estate maintenance. The event will hear from ministers, defence officials, military commanders, industry leaders, prime contractors, defence SMEs, strategic analysts, academics and consultants.
Speakers
Colonel Leonard Rouwhorst
CSC, Director North – Capital Facilities & Infrastructure – Estate and Infrastructure Group (E&IG), Department of Defence
Steve Grzeskowiak
Deputy Secretary – E&IG, Department of Defence
Michael Gunner
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Ian Irving
CEO, Naval Shipbuilding College
Malcolm Davis
Senior Analyst, ASPI
Jason Miezio
Defence Sector Lead, Sitzler
CDRE Jonathan Earley
Director – General – USFPI & ASMTI, Department of Defence
Dr Robert McGregor
Assistant Secretary, Major Powers – International Policy Division, Department of Defence
The Hon Melissa Price MP
Minister for Defence Industry
COL John Papalitsas
Commander Regional Force Surveillance Group, Department of Defence
Jason Kite
Director of Military Sales, Australian Defence Export Office
Stephen Goodall
Chief Policy Officer, Chamber of Commerce NT
Karen Green
Partner, Deloitte
Dr Alan Dupont AO
Northern Territory Defence & National Security Advocate, Northern Territory Government
CAPT Anthony Savage
Director OPVSPO and Transition Maritime Systems Division, Royal Australian Navy
Todd Tippett
Director – Patrol Boat Systems Program Office, Department of Defence
Chris Deeble
Chief Executive, Northrop Grumman Australia
Miranda Booth
Charles Darwin University
Assoc Prof Akhilesh Surjan
Charles Darwin University
2020 Agenda
08:45 ACST
10:15 AEDT
Opening Remarks from the Chair
Jason Miezio, Defence Sector Lead, Sitzler
08:50 ACST
10:20 AEDT
KEYNOTE |Address from the Chief Minister
The Hon Michael Gunner MLA, Chief Minister, Northern Territory Government
09:05 ACST
10:35 AEDT
MINISTERIAL ADDRESS |
The Hon Melissa Price MP, Minister for Defence Industry
09:10 ACST
10:40 AEDT
Defence Infrastructure projects in Northern Australia
- The current landscape and projects for the future
- Major project developments
- Construction industry involvement
Colonel Leonard Rouwhorst, CSC, Director North – Capital Facilities & Infrastructure – Estate and Infrastructure Group (E&IG), Department of Defence
09:40 ACST
11:10 AEDT
Implementation of Future Maritime Sustainment Model – an update for the North
CAPT Anthony Savage, Director OPVSPO and Transition Maritime Systems Division, Royal Australian Navy
Todd Tippett, Director – Patrol Boat Systems Program Office, Department of Defence
10:10 ACST
11:40 AEDT
Morning Break
10:40 ACST
12:10 AEDT
Triton in the NT
Chris Deeble, Chief Executive, Northrop Grumman Australia
11:00 ACST
12:30 AEDT
USFPI and Australian-Singapore Military Training Initiative
- Increasing the international military presence in Northern Australia
- How the current geopolitical situation demonstrates the regional significance of Northern Australia
CDRE Jonathan Earley, Director – General – USFPI & ASMTI, Department of Defence
Dr Robert McGregor, Assistant Secretary, Major Powers – International Policy Division, Department of Defence
11:30 ACST
13:00 AEDT
Current Operations, the impact of COVID-19 and future plans of the Regional Force Surveillance Group
COL John Papalitsas, Commander Regional Force Surveillance Group, Department of Defence
11:55 ACST
13:25 AEDT
Northern Territory Defence Strategy
Dr Alan Dupont AO, Northern Territory Defence & National Security Advocate, Northern Territory Government
12:10 ACST
13:40 AEDT
Lunch break
13:00 ACST
14:30 AEDT
A look at Australian Defence Industry exports and how the current COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact now and in the future
Jason Kite, Director of Military Sales, Australian Defence Export Office
13:20 ACST
14:50 AEDT
KEYNOTE | Update from E&IG
Steve Grzeskowiak, Deputy Secretary – E&IG, Department of Defence
13:50 ACST
15:20 AEDT
USFPI Training Ranges/P-8A Poseidon infrastructure
Jason Miezio, Defence Sector Lead, Sitzler
14:10 ACST
15:40 AEDT
Afternoon Break
14:30 ACST
16:00 AEDT
Defence Force skilling in the North
- A look at the work of the Naval Shipbuilding College since it commenced operations in 2018
- The College’s role in building and skilling the workforce
- Future aims and ambitions
Ian Irving, CEO, Naval Shipbuilding College
14:50 ACST
16:20 AEDT
Australia and Space – defence requirements coming out of the 2020 Defence Strategic Update
- Key takeaways from the 2020 Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan – increased emphasis on sovereign capability, space domain awareness and assured space access
- What that implies for Australian sovereign space responsive space launch including potential development in the NT
- International Engagement in Defence and Space – the implications for the Northern Territory as a ‘space coast’
- Strategic risk and Space for Australia
Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst, ASPI
15:10 ACST
16:40 AEDT
Darwin Aviation Skills Centre
Stephen Goodall, Chief Policy Officer, Chamber of Commerce NT
Karen Green, Partner, Deloitte
15.30 ACST
17:00 AEDT
Defence & Disaster Response
- Defence and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response: The Northern Australian Context
- CDU’s footprint, partnerships and offerings in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response
Miranda Booth, Charles Darwin University
Assoc Prof Akhilesh Surjan, Charles Darwin University
15.50 ACST
17:20 AEDT
End of Conference| Closing Remarks from the Chair
Jason Miezio, Defence Sector Lead, Sitzler