This is a key opportunity for professionals in the defence sector to connect, collaborate, and gain valuable insights in a relaxed, engaging setting. Whether you’re a returning attendee or joining us for the first time, this event is your chance to expand your network and explore new opportunities in the industry.
đź’ł Non-members – $50.00 each
(Limited numbers – first in)
Please note:
Please contact events@hendersonalliance.org.au for Access code to these limited tickets.
Balance the Scales
Join the Women in Defence WA team for our International Womens Day Event breakfast & panel discussion held at the beautiful Aurora Bar at the Melbourne Hotel.
The Pre-COP31 Leaders Summit: Climate, Energy & Security will host six high level policy conversations bringing together senior executives, academics, economists, scientists and regional leaders and policy experts.Â
Panels:
This series brings together leaders from Babcock, government and key industry partners to provide practical insights into upcoming programs, supply chain requirements, export pathways, and the support available to Australian SMEs looking to enter the sector for the first time or expanding an existing defence footprint.
Across each session, attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how to enter Babcock’s supply chain, meeting defence industry supplier requirements and export opportunities through their Global Supply Chain Program (GSCP).
The Defence Industry Engagement Series supports suppliers across all defence domains and encourages open dialogue on how SMEs and primes can work together to strengthen sovereign capability.
Australia is increasingly reliant on precise and secure Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT), and that dependency is becoming a vulnerability.
From banking and energy to transport and emergency services, our critical systems depend on satellite- based positioning and timing, mostly from foreign-operated Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) like GPS. These signals are unprotected, unverified, and easily disrupted by interference, cyberattack, or space weather. As digital transformation accelerates and systems become more autonomous and interconnected, the consequences of a PNT failure multiply risking blackouts, communication loss, navigation failures, and financial disruption.
The SHIELD CRC can change this: Together we can build a sovereign, resilient, and secure PNT ecosystem for Australia – one that detects threats, withstands interference, and recovers quickly so that business continuity, public safety and economic stability are not left vulnerable to forces beyond our control.
The outputs of the CRC will improve productivity and business continuity, simulate new industry growth and strengthen sovereignty national security.
The Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP) provides research funding to support Australia-India collaborations that will help shape a global technology environment that meets Australia and India’s shared vision of an open, inclusive, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific, where the rules-based international order is upheld.
The priority areas of the AICCTP Grant Round 5 grant opportunity are:
Learn more and apply here: Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP) Grant Round 5
The AUKUS SME Readiness Fund is a competitive grant program to provide funding support to Western Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve their capacity and capability to secure work in the AUKUS supply chain, specifically for AUKUS Pillars 1 and 2. Â
The AUKUS SME Readiness Fund is a key component of the WA Government’s strategy for a strong and resilient economy, bolstering our industrial resilience through the Made in WA plan.
Learn more and apply here: DEADLINE: AUKUS SME Readiness Fund
Join on the exhibition floor where SEA Members will be showcasing the innovative products and services they have to offer.
This year there will also be talks covering various areas across the industry throughout the afternoon.
Join this evening of networking & conversations following a day showcasing our members products and services. Everyone is welcome to this sundowner.
Proudly hosted by the Henderson Alliance and the AIDN this signature event brings together industry leaders, government, primes, and SMEs for an evening of networking, recognition, and celebration.
The evening will also host the annual Awards Presentation:
Propel: Australian Submarine Scholarship Program will award 3,000 two-year undergraduate scholarships, providing students with access to education and career opportunities associated with the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine (NPS) enterprise. 
Propel will create a highly-skilled STEM graduate workforce, strengthening Australia’s sovereign capabilities in the AUKUS NPS enterprise. Propel aims to build engagement and connections between students, the Australian Submarine Agency, and the broader NPS enterprise.
Apply by 10 November 2025: www.atse.org.au/what-we-do/pathways-into-through-stem/propel/
