ADM Congress 2024 | Informa Australia | 21 February 2024 | Hyatt Hotel Canberra - A Park Hyatt Hotel, 120 Commonwealth Ave, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Attracting more than 500 senior-level attendees and including addresses from Government, Defence leadership, prime contractors and SMEs.

2024’s iteration will assess the ADF’s future capability requirements, major acquisition projects, regional geo-politics and national security issues. Alongside, solidifying supply chains, developing and sustaining a highly skilled workforce and developing an internationally competitive sovereign Defence industry.

This event is the pivotal event in the defence calendar, attracting more than 600 senior-level delegates each year; including Ministers, defence chiefs, the leadership of the Capability Acquisition & Sustainment Group, prime contractors and SMEs.

Now in its 20th installment, this events has firmly established itself as the leading procurement conference within the sector, consistently drawing in a superior delegate audience and assisting to win major contracts, year upon year.

Policy dialogue, high level debate, and extensive media coverage will once again ensure an unmissable event.

2024 Speakers

The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP
Assistant Minister, for Defence

Air Marshal Leon Phillips OAM
Chief Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance, Department of Defence

Majgen Wade Stothart
Head Military Personnel – Defence People Group, Department of Defence

Prof Emily Hilder
Interim Head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA), Department of Defence

Air Marshal (Ret’d) Warren McDonald AO
Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Australia

Kylie Wright
Assistant Secretary – Defence Industry, Department of Defence

Anthony Weymouth
Head of Defence, Advanced Manufacturing and Space, Austrade

Stephen Moore
Fas Aukus Advanced Capabilities, Department of Defence

Laurence McHauser
Partner, London, McKinsey & Co

Dr Gareth Parker
Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO

Mel McDowall
Director, Defence Artificial Intelligence Research Network

Andrew Dudgeon
Partner, McKinsey & Co

Muhammad Usman
Team Leader, Quantum Systems, CSIRO’s Data61

Geoff Camp
Executive Director, Defence, JLL Australia

Bec Shrimpton
Director Defence, Strategy & National Security, ASPI

Jennifer Parker
Adjunct Professor, UNSW Canberra

2024 Sponsors

GOLD & COFFEE CART SPONSOR:
• JLL See A Brighter Way

WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Hanwha Defense Australia

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• Stantec