Defence and industry leaders are set to gather in Canberra this week to discuss the future of Australia's defence capability and acquisitions as the impact of the DSR continues to reverberate.
The 20th ADM Congress on Wednesday will bring together Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy, Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite, Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell, Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie, Deputy Secretary CASG Chris Deeble, GWEO lead Air Marshal Leon Phillips, Chief Defence Scientist Dr Tanya Monro,
Acting First Assistant Secretary for the Program Delivery & Industry Nuclear Powered Submarines Taskforce Alison Petchell, and more.
General Campbell, CDF, will use a rare public address to discuss the ADF as a 'focused and integrated force', following the main recommendation of the Defence Strategic Review for Australia to focus its military power on building anti-access and area denial capabilities.
Industry and academic leaders on the day's agenda include Boeing Defence Australia VP and MP Scott Carpendale; Hanwha Defense Australia MD Richard Cho; Director of Defence, Strategy and National Security for ASPI Bec Shrimpton; and senior representatives from Babcock, JLL, McKinsey, KBR, BAE Systems, NIOA, Austal, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Rheinmetall and many more.
In addition to a full day's conference, proceedings also include a welcome reception with keynote speeches from Shadow Defence Minister Hastie and Tim Pickford, Director – Business Development and Strategy for Hanwha Defense Australia; and the renowned ADM Congress Charity Dinner, which will raise money for Soldier On and feature a Q&A between former Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne and current Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy.
A limited number of tickets are still available and can be accessed here: https://admevents.com.au/adm-congress/
In addition, ADM Group has number of reserved passes available for Department of Defence members to attend free of charge. For more information email Informa General Manager Keith Barks at keith.barks@informa.com.au.