SECAUS26 - Event Guide

With Australia's largest-ever defence investment now in motion, the conversation has shifted from if to how fast. On Tuesday 10 November in Canberra, around 100 of Australia's most senior Defence, government, allied and industry leaders will gather behind closed doors to tackle the capability-to-command gap head-on, autonomous mass, AI-enabled decision superiority, counter-UAS, quantum technologies, sovereign manufacturing, and AUKUS Pillar II.

Hear directly from the leaders shaping Australia's autonomous future, including:

• Major General Jason Walk, Head National Support, Department of Defence
• Major General Hugh Meggitt, Head, Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA)
• Air Commodore Angus Porter, DG Air Combat Capability, Royal Australian Air Force
• Colonel Jake Penley, Director – Robotics & Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO), Australian Army
• Commodore Dan Sutherland, Commander Submarine Force, Royal Australian Navy
• Plus voices from DSTG, QUT's Centre for Robotics, University of Canberra Law School, and more.

From Ghost Bat and loyal wingman technology to the $425 billion question of turning investment into fielded capability, this is where the decisions that define Australia's strategic position for the next two decades get made.

Download the full Secure Australia 2026 Event Guide for the complete agenda, speaker line-up, and registration details.