Advancing Defence Infrastructure and
Readiness Across the Region
Creating A Secure, Digital Border That Streamlines Travel, Trade, And Safeguards Against Threats
The Defence Infrastructure &
Operational Readiness Summit
Mission Statement
Australia’s Defence readiness depends on more than platforms and assets. It relies on resilient infrastructure, secure energy, integrated logistics, protected digital systems, and workforce environments that sustain operations under increasing tempo.
The Defence Infrastructure & Operational Readiness Summit brings together Defence leaders from Australia and across the Indo-Pacific responsible for delivering, operating, and sustaining the systems that underpin operational capability.
This senior, closed forum focuses on turning infrastructure investment into readiness outcomes — aligning infrastructure, energy, security, sustainment, and digital systems to strengthen Defence performance in a fast-moving regional environment.
Why Attend
The Defence Infrastructure
& Operational Readiness Summit?
Join Australia’s only senior forum dedicated to Defence infrastructure as an operational readiness enabler
Engage
directly with Defence leaders across infrastructure, operations, sustainment, energy and security
Benchmark
how defense is delivering major infrastructure programs while maintaining live operations and readiness
Learn
how resilience, energy security, digital integration and workforce environments are being embedded into Defence delivery models
Gain
practical insight through senior plenaries, peer exchange, and Defence-led case studies
Explore
how infrastructure, logistics, energy, security and digital systems must integrate to sustain operational performance under pressure
The Big Discussions
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From infrastructure delivery to operational endurance, these are the mission-critical discussions Defence leaders cannot afford to miss.
From Facilities to Force Enablement — Making Infrastructure Operational
Repositioning Defence infrastructure as an integrated operational system that directly enables readiness, force projection and mission assurance.
Delivering at the Speed of Operations
Modernising planning, governance and delivery models so infrastructure investment translates into capability without degrading live operations.
Engineering Resilience Before Disruption Hits
Designing Defence environments to absorb shock, recover rapidly, and sustain operations amid climate stress, supply chain disruption and contested conditions.
Protecting Defence as Critical National Infrastructure
Integrating physical security, force protection, access control and infrastructure assurance across increasingly interconnected Defence systems.
Securing Energy to Secure Operations
Treating energy as mission-critical infrastructure through microgrids, renewables, storage and resilient utilities.
Integrating Digital and Physical Systems for Readiness
Connecting infrastructure, utilities, OT and ICT to improve situational awareness, asset availability and operational decision-making.
Sustaining Availability Under Constant Pressure
Shifting from reactive maintenance to lifecycle performance management across ageing infrastructure and constrained workforces.
Enabling Workforce Readiness Through Infrastructure
Designing accommodation, amenities and working environments as operational enablers of retention, performance and force generation.
Who Attends
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The Defence Infrastructure & Operational Readiness Summit brings together senior leaders responsible for delivering, operating, and sustaining the systems that underpin Australia’s operational readiness.
Operational Enablement, Digital Integration & Joint Capability
Operational Leadership
performance, availability, maintenance, and optimisation of Defence infrastructure and mission-critical systems.
national infrastructure — ensuring energy assurance, utilities resilience, and integration across physical, digital, and operational systems.
training, and working environments that directly support retention, performance, and force generation.
infrastructure, sustainment, and capability upgrades are delivered in live environments.
Sponsorship
Position your organisation at the centre of Australia’s Defence operational readiness agenda.
The Defence Infrastructure & Operational Readiness Summit connects you with Defence leaders responsible for infrastructure delivery, operations, sustainment, energy, security and readiness outcomes across Australia and the region.
Through targeted partnership opportunities — including strategic sessions, closed discussions and focused engagement formats — the Summit enables you to demonstrate capability, build senior Defence relationships, and contribute to conversations shaping the future of Defence readiness.
