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Our 2024 partners

About the 2024 summit

Released in late February, the Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS) is the Albanese government’s plan to streamline, simplify and accelerate the development of Australia’s defence industrial base.

This policy will provide immense change and opportunity for Australia’s defence industry as the government continues to deliver the findings of the 2023 Defence Strategic Review.

At our summit held in August 2024, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy spearheaded an exciting list of policymakers, thought leaders and industry insiders as they unpacked the intricacies of the DIDS and what it will mean for defence business'.

The speakers detailed and responded to the government’s plans for the nation’s defence industry, delivering unique, critical insights into and analyses of the DIDS while addressing key issues in a series of engaging, targeted sessions.

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2024 summit speakers

The Honourable Pat Conroy MP
The Honourable Pat Conroy MP
Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Minister for International Development and the Pacific
Mr Chris Deeble AO CSC
Mr Chris Deeble AO CSC
Deputy Secretary,
Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group
Professor Emily Hilder FTSE
Professor Emily Hilder FTSE
Head of Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator ,
ASCA
Professor Tanya Monro AC
Professor Tanya Monro AC
Chief Defence Scientist,
Department of Defence
Dan Fankhauser
Dan Fankhauser
First Assistant Secretary Manufacturing Division,
Department of Defence Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Group
Air Commodore Jacqueline Churchill, AM
Air Commodore Jacqueline Churchill, AM
Director General Airlift and Tanker Systems Branch,
Royal Australian Airforce
Wing Commander Keirin Joyce
Wing Commander Keirin Joyce
ASPC Air Force Fellow and Sir Richard Williams Fellow,
ASPI
Maroun El Khoury
Maroun El Khoury
Executive Director, Industry and Investment ,
Investment NSW
Major General (ret'd) Andrew Bottrell, AO, CSC & Bar, DSM
Major General (ret'd) Andrew Bottrell, AO, CSC & Bar, DSM
Andrew Chapman
Andrew Chapman
Director – Aerospace,
BAE Systems Australia
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