Captain Dean Battilana
Director Undersea Warfare and Data Royal Australian Navy
Agenda
10:40 AM Panel: AI Command and Decision Superiority
AI is being embedded into ADF command systems, ISR, and mission planning at pace - but the data architecture, governance frameworks, and human-machine doctrine required to trust AI at operational speed are still catching up. This panel examines what genuine decision superiority actually requires.
Trusting AI at command speed: where AI-enabled decision support is already operational, and where commanders still do not trust the system enough to act on it
The data architecture behind decision superiority: why AI command tools are only as good as the data fusion and interoperability work happening underneath them
Closing the gap before adversaries do: what it will take for Australia to achieve genuine decision superiority on a relevant timeline
2:30 PM Panel: Operational Readiness in the Age of Autonomy: Building Deployable Capability
What does operational readiness actually mean when your force includes autonomous systems, AI-enabled command tools, and human-machine teams? This session examines how the ADF is building the frameworks required to field autonomous capability at scale.
Redefining readiness: what it means to certify an autonomous system as operationally ready - and why frameworks built for crewed platforms do not fully apply
Training the autonomous force: how the ADF is building the operator, maintainer, and commander skills required to field and sustain autonomous systems at scale
Sustainment in the field: what the logistics and maintenance pipeline for autonomous systems looks like - and where sovereign support capability is critical
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Dean.
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