Defence – Page 6 – WA Innovation Calendar

Webinar: Geopolitical Risk and the Energy Transition

How do geopolitical tensions impact the global energy supply? What are the security risks associated with the energy transition? How will the energy transition affect global power dynamics?

For the seventh webinar in the Perspectives on Transition series, we are delighted to host ANZ’s Head of Geopolitical Risk, Cameron Mitchell. Cameron will provide a geopolitical update and discuss how global tensions, conflicts and developments have the power to shape our progress towards a successful energy transition. He will explore the interplay between trade, technologies, policy, defence and ideologies, and share his insights into the challenges and opportunities that transition presents in a complex global landscape.

UWA Defence & Security Public Event Invitation

WA’s Growing Strategic Importance : A Deep Dive into AUKUS and the Surface Fleet Review

The UWA Defence and Security Institute warmly invite you to attend a public event and panel discussion on WA’s Growing Strategic Importance: A Deep Dive into AUKUS and the Surface Fleet Review.

For an Australian state that has gained much of its regional prominence in the export of minerals and hydrocarbons from its Indian Ocean ports, Western Australia has also grown in strategic and military importance over the past few years. The AUKUS announcement and a more consequential U.S. Force Posture Initiative commitment coupled with a bigger WA shipbuilding focus, as evidenced in the wake of Australia’s recent Combatant Surface Fleet Review, has put HMAS Stirling and the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson in both the national and regional spotlight.

We are delighted to invite to Perth for this special event and program, Dr Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington D.C., Professor Alessio Patalano, Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia, Director, King’s Japan Programme, King’s College in London, Jennifer Parker, Expert Associate, National Security College, ANU, Professor Peter Dean, Director, Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre, The University of Sydney. Linda Dawson, Deputy Director General, Industry, Science and Innovation at the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation will moderate this panel discussion and the Honourable David Johnston will be our Master of Ceremonies.

We hope you are available to join us as our expert speakers take a deep dive into how Western Australia fits into AUKUS and broader U.S., U.K. and Australian strategic thinking about the region.

This public event will take place in the theatre-auditorium located at The University Club of Western Australia. Please register as places are limited

Date: Tuesday 25 June 2024

Time: Registration: 5:45 pm – 6:15 pm (Doors open @ 6 pm)

Event: 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm

Networking Reception: 8:00 pm – 8:45 pm

Location: The University Club of Western Australia – Hackett Entrance #1, Hackett Drive, Crawley.

This is a free event so registration is essential by Friday 21 June for catering purposes.

DEADLINE: ADSTAR 2024 Call for Submissions

Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is calling for abstract submissions exploring disruptive technologies that would contribute to the defence of Australia by giving the country an edge over any better-resourced larger enemy.

DSTG wants to hear from universities, research institutions, and research and development departments from business and industry in diverse disciplines including cyber security, computer science, robotics, engineering, communications and networking, and the physical sciences.

DSTG technical committees will review and select from the submissions to develop the speaker program for ADSTAR 2024. ADSTAR is the primary knowledge-sharing forum for the nation’s top minds in dual-use innovation, disruptive technology and asymmetric defence capabilities to gather with their international counterparts and industry peers.

DSTG is exploring the art of the possible in research and innovation: emerging technologies with the potential to deliver an asymmetric advantage – to circumvent an opponent’s strengths and deliver an element of surprise that is difficult to counter via conventional means.

The theme of ADSTAR 2024 is Accelerating development of asymmetric capabilities for Defence. The summit will be held against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and regional instability, in which the nature of warfare has changed and Defence priorities are changing with it.

The technical review committees welcome submissions on disruptive technologies across a spectrum of capability readiness from concept development to mature demonstrations of prototypes, particularly as they relate to six key fields: trusted autonomy, quantum, information warfare, long-range fires, hypersonics, and directed energy.

Subsea Defence Meeting

The Society for Underwater Technology invite you to our Evening Technical Meeting on 12th June 2024

Welcome to June 2024 Evening Technical Meeting

Theme: SUBSEA DEFENCE – AUKUS, Extra Large UUV and Advanced Maritime Autonomy

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: Parmelia Hilton Perth

Come join us for an exciting event where we will be discussing the latest advancements in autonomous defence technology. Learn from industry experts and network with like-minded individuals.

Following the presentations, we invite attendees to engage in the mini exhibition and networking drinks in the foyer. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve in the world of AUKUS, Extra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (XLUUV) and Advanced Maritime Autonomy. See you there!

DEADLINE: Indian Ocean Defence & Security 2024 Awards

The conference and international industry exhibition will highlight challenges and opportunities for international engagement, and discuss how industry may support diplomacy, defence and security policy in the region’.

IODS24 will be a 3-day exposition featuring:

A comprehensive conference program
Industry exhibition, with B2B and B2G engagement programs
International delegations and WIP program
Networking and engagement events

A highlight of the conference will be the IODS24 Innovation Awards. The awards are designed to highlight and reward Australians at the forefront of new technology by giving them a platform to present their products and ideas.

There are 4 categories, each with a $10,000 prize:

Indian Ocean Defence & Security 2024 Innovation Award
Indian Ocean Defence & Security 2024 Emerging Technology Award
Indian Ocean Defence & Security 2024 Young Innovator Award
Indian Ocean Defence & Security 2024 Collaborative Innovation Award

Submissions to the awards are open and will close on Monday 6 May 2024 at 5.00pm AWST.

Find more information on the IODS24 Innovation Awards website.

Defence Opportunity, A roadmap for preparing to supply the defence Industry

When | Wednesday 8th May, 5:30pm – 6:30pm

Australian Defence needs you!

The Australian defence system supply chain in WA will require many products and services, from missiles to meatballs. This presents a great opportunity for local SMBs to become suppliers and gain long-term profitable business. However, the defence system requires suppliers to meet certain standards of business management and cyber security. These requirements will be outlined along with an overview of the defence supply system. The presentation includes:

The defence industry supply opportunity.
How SMBs can engage with the Australian Defence supply system.
A summary of the business management requirements.
A summary of the cyber and data security requirements.

Presenters: John Tedesco, Business Innovation Services

Ben Neilson Cyber Security Perth

Seize this opportunity to connect with local businesses and gain invaluable insights into thriving in the defence supply sector. Secure your ticket today!

DEADLINE: AUKUS Electronic Warfare Innovation Challenge

Industry and academia are invited to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) for the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s first AUKUS Innovation Challenge in Electronic Warfare.

The AUKUS innovation challenges will seek solutions to shared problems across Australia, the United Kingdom and United States. The government innovation programs of each nation will conduct this inaugural challenge simultaneously.

This challenge will focus on Defence’s ability to leverage electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) technologies and capabilities that provide a competitive advantage to electromagnetic targeting, and those that protect Defence from adversary electromagnetic targeting capabilities.

The 6 key elements of the targeting cycle that Defence is interested in improving through development and transition of innovative technologies are:

find: identify a target using the EMS
fix: identify a target’s location using the EMS
track: monitor a target’s movement using the EMS
target: select and apply appropriate EMS assets and/or EMS enabled weapon systems
engage: apply EMS assets and enabled weapons to a target
assess: evaluate effects of an attack using the EMS.

Further details of the AUKUS Electronic Warfare Innovation Challenge RFP is available on the AusTender website.

DEADLINE: Entrepreneurial Foundations For Defence

Build the foundations for successful commercialisation

Entrepreneurial Foundations for Defence (EFD) is the second phase in the Defence Trailblazer DINAMIC Program.

Designed to support researchers, innovators and emerging companies with products, services or technology that can provide a capability benefit to our Defence sector, EFD will help you understand what is required for success in the defence market.

Delivered through a mixture of online and in-person sessions, participants gain essential insights to build defence, technology and commercial readiness, along with access to expert mentors and technical specialists.

The program concludes with an opportunity for participants to showcase their innovation(s), in person, to relevant people within the defence market and the venture capital investment community. There will also be a $10,000 grant for each participant in the program to support travel to in-person sessions, and some early-stage business expenses.

DEADLINE: Defence Ready Initiative 2023/24

Helping Western Australian businesses enhance their ability to supply products or services to the defence industry.

The Defence Ready Initiative provides funding support to Western Australian small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that operate in the defence sector to enhance their business capability, capacity and competitiveness to participate as suppliers of products, services and works to the Defence market.

Defence Ready Initiative funding can be used for activities such as:

making improvements to internal infrastructure, plant and equipment
meeting pre-qualification requirements for supply-chain entry
engaging consultants for planning and business advice on matters including, strategic, marketing, finance and tender submission advice
improvements to internal business infrastructure and systems including, cyber security, production systems, and implementation and certification of national and international standards.
training and upskilling of employees.

The level of funding support under the Defence Ready Initiative is 50% of eligible activity costs (excluding GST) up to a maximum funding level of $20,000 per successful applicant.

CORE Connect – Mining & Defence Cross Sector Networking

Join CORE Innovation Hub to explore some of the big ideas in the energy and mining sector. September’s event is a special one, run in conjunction with the Henderson Alliance. We will be exploring the cross sector applications of technology across mining and defence. It will be a great opportunity to network across these two booming industries.

Entry is FREE to CORE Hub & Henderson Alliance Members. Tickets can be booked via the Henderson Alliance – reserve your place now. RSVP’s are essential!