SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

Babcock is an international defence company operating in our focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa. We support and enhance our customers’ defence capabilities and critical assets and we meet our customers’ requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility. Backed by decades of experience in Defence across the globe, we are the premier warship sustainment company in Australasia, and a proven and trusted leader in submarine sustainment, nuclear safety and stewardship.

Established in 2017, the Henderson Alliance unites SMEs to bolster collaboration in defence and advanced manufacturing. Our core focus is on generating new opportunities by leveraging collective strengths. We challenge norms, embrace innovation, and equip members for a changing landscape through networking and advocacy. Beyond business, we aim to positively impact the WA Defence Industry and communities. We're a catalyst for growth, fostering an ecosystem of possibilities. Together, we drive progress and leave a legacy of excellence through dynamic collaboration and innovation.

The leading organisation helping to facilitate Australia-India business relations.

The Australia India Chamber of Commerce (AICC) is an outcomes-focused organisation helping Australian businesses to enter the Indian market, and vice versa, to achieve real success.

We have an active and engaged membership base, an established network of like-minded professionals, government partners, and National Industry Groups, and are the leading voice for Australia-India bi-lateral business.

We exist to benefit our members and have the connections and expertise to help them make a tangible difference.

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Curtin University is a globally recognized institution offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Renowned for its research, the university excels in STEM disciplines such as agriculture and environment, astronomy and astrophysics, digital and emerging technologies, digital health and medicine, minerals and energy, defence, space, and sustainability.

The National Resilience and Security (NRAS) Program Office, a landmark initiative marking Curtin's pivotal role in advancing new technologies, sovereign capability, workforce development and talent pipelines - contributing to Indo-Pacific regional security & prosperity.

JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine rescue and hyperbaric technical solutions and services. We continue to invest in the development of systems, technologies and innovations that break new ground, respond to the ever-changing customer environment and ensuring the highest standards in safety and quality in protecting life at sea.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor within the defence industry, boasting a global presence of ~50,000 employees, including over 600 in Australia. Our sovereign team in Australia plays a pivotal role in supporting critical integrated electronic mission systems on Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels.

In Western Australia, our commitment extends to supporting sovereign capability through involvement in naval shipbuilding and sustainment programs. Our company is dedicated to delivering comprehensive, end-to-end technology solutions that seamlessly connect the space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains, all in the interest of national security.

KBR is one of the world’s largest science, technology and engineering solution providers to governments and companies around the world.

KBR has broad and diverse experience working across governments and their respective security frameworks, to successfully deliver complex engineering, technical consultancy, technology development, defence program management, nuclear and defence specific infrastructure support.

For more than 65 years our highly skilled Australian team has solved our customers’ most complex issues by combining deep mission understanding, market-leading technical expertise and unwavering operational focus to deliver with innovative, workable and cost-effective solutions.

Synergy Group is the leading sovereign Australian-owned professional services firm servicing governments. Built and based in Canberra, we’ve expanded to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

We are Government and Defence specialists delivering a truly collaborative approach to the important challenges facing Australia’s National Security.

We work with our clients to navigate complex issues, bring new insights, realise change, and sustain momentum. We deliver services from small advisory pieces through to complex, large transformation programs.

Synergy Group’s Defence and National Security organisational knowledge is built on over two decades of first-hand experience, and a breadth of expertise that spans the coalface of industry through to the Federal Parliament, in Australia and internationally.

The Defence Science Centre is the Western Australian contribution to the Australian Defence Science and Universities Network (ADSUN). This network supports the national Defence enterprise through collaboration with state university researchers, industry, the Defence Science and Technology Group, and Defence end-users.

This facilitates engagement of Australia's best research and development capabilities with real-world challenges in support of the Defence mission; to defend Australia and its national interests.

The Defence Science Centre provides value to Defence and defence-industry by:

• Highlighting the local research capability to Defence
• Facilitating collaboration on defence-relevant needs
• Identifying opportunities for research and technology development
• Advocating on Defence priorities, capabilities, needs and gaps
• Promoting and showcasing Western Australian defence research and innovation
• Cultivating relationships and linkages between universities, industry and Defence

Thales in Australia supplies and sustains a range of products for the ADF including: munitions, weapons, optronics, protected vehicles, mission packages, and command, control, communications and computer (C4) systems.

Through our industrial resources and long-term contracts with the Commonwealth, we are the custodian of much of Australia’s indigenous defence design, manufacturing, through life management and logistic services capabilities for munitions, rifles and vehicles.

Thales in Australia has a long and proud history with the Royal Australian Navy having designed and delivered a variety of solutions in both the underwater and above water domains. The company operates the RAN’s major east coast refit, repair and maintenance facilities at Garden Island, NSW, and is the leading provider of communication systems to the RAN. For more than two decades, Thales in Australia has been supplying advanced sonar systems to naval and civil customers in Australia and overseas.

In Western Australia, with operating sites in Rockingham, West Leederville and HMAS Stirling, Thales delivers sustainment capabilities to Navy, through our Underwater Systems and Above Water Systems domains. Prominent activities include maintenance and upgrade of the sonar capabilities as a Collins Class Submarine Enterprise partner, MU90 Light Weight Torpedo in-service support, and platform and sonar system services in support of the ANZAC class FFH. Other capabilities and services include Explosive Ordnance Services at HMAS Stirling as part of a national contract, and Software and Digital Technologies Competency Centre at West Leederville contributing to key programs within Thales Australia.

Navantia Australia designs, integrates, and supports naval maritime platforms and systems for the Royal Australian Navy. We are recognised as a Design Authority by the Commonwealth of Australia for the Canberra Class Landing Helicopter Docks (LHD) and Landing Craft, Hobart Class Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG) and Supply Class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) Ships. At Navantia Australia, we are committed to growing our local workforce and links to the Australian Supply Chain to best support the growth of a truly Australian naval shipbuilding and sustainment industry.

SSI delivers software, services, and expertise for the business of shipbuilding. We take advantage of the rapidly evolving technologies that define the future of the industry and understand how to implement them specifically for shipbuilders. For over 30 years, our team has been globally recognized for our specific solutions for the design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of shipbuilding projects.

The Australian Industry & Defence Network Incorporated (AIDN) is the peak industry association for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) wishing to do business in the Defence and security sectors. Established in 1995, AIDN represents the interests of Australian SMEs in the Defence and security industry sectors by advocacy, representation and member services.

AIDN is focused on assisting SMEs to gain greater access to information, resources and key decision-makers in the public and private sectors of the Australian and international Defence industries.

AIDN National assist the state-based Chapters to enhance business opportunities with Defence and Defence prime contractors, and initiatives which improve management skills and expertise. Our organisation maintains a regular dialogue with the Federal Government, CASG, ODIS, Policy Division, and other national organisations in the Defence industry sector.

AIDN Membership Benefits include access to member services at a discounted rate such as Networking events and members-only events / functions. Promotion of your business successes, services and capabilities via social media. As a member you will have access to advocacy, weekly tender updates, Defence news and Defence related events around Australia. Access to key summary information around Defence policies. Join now aidn.org.au/member-benefits

Aurecon is a design, engineering and advisory company. A predominately Australian-owned company, we have partnered with Defence for over 31 years helping deliver sovereign capability outcomes.

Our expertise is in complex program, project and asset management combined with Tier 1 design and engineering capabilities. Aurecon’s Defence purpose is to deliver capability outcomes to protect Australia’s national interests by partnering with Defence and its communities. At Aurecon, we have a long history of supporting Defence’s maritime facilities, being able to tailor design and programme and project manage teams to suit the unique needs of facilities.

Our Aurecon Defence Values are aligned with those of Defence, and look to work with equally aligned companies to deliver capability outcomes.

Mott MacDonald is a global £2bn employee-owned engineering, development and management consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focussing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. We have significant defence sector experience combined with an in-depth knowledge of strategic planning, commercial management, portfolio, programme and project management, asset management and engineering know-how.

Through our people, projects and partnerships, Fluor connects businesses and communities to advance economies and employment. We create choice and opportunity on a local and global scale. Building a better world is our purpose. We care deeply about safety and seek to drive quality and efficiency in all that we do. We behave ethically, inclusively and responsibly for a brighter future. We support our clients in solving critical challenges.

We operate throughout the project lifecycle, from conceptual design, engineering, procurement and construction to the operations and maintenance of facilities. Clients, partners and communities trust Fluor because we are here for the long term – delivering successful projects of both scale and significance for more than a century. From the spark of an idea to a project's completion, our over 30,000 colleagues in more than 60 locations around the globe provide professional and technical solutions with world-class expertise.

The Marine Engines & Systems business is part of GE Aerospace and offers marine propulsion systems for navies that need battle-ready, power-dense solutions. We are advancing capabilities for warships around the globe through the reliable, proven design of the LM2500 family of marine gas turbines, coupled with GE's ethos of surpassing what is expected and delivering what is essential. GE Aerospace is a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and systems for commercial and military aircraft, and aeroderivative marine propulsion systems, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Headquartered in Canberra, HII Nuclear Australia is leveraging HII’s proven track record in construction of nuclear-powered submarines, advanced technologies, and infrastructure development including workforce and supply chain, in support of the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) security partnership. HII Australia (Huntington Ingalls Industries Australia Pty Ltd.) operates as a business unit under HII’s Mission Technologies division. HII Australia has provided maintenance, modernization, unmanned systems development, engineering, design, logistics, prototyping, software development, network and database management, as well as end-to-end training solutions.

Civmec is an experienced Australian company that is committed to supporting the Australian Government’s naval shipbuilding and sustainment plans. Our goal is to deliver client satisfaction whilst challenging ourselves to drive value across all phases of the project. Utilising our state-of-the-art facilities, we offer a fully integrated and efficient solution, with the layout of our yards providing specialized zones, from processing steel through to blast and paint, facilitating the complete cycle to deliver smart outfitted modules for consolidation.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world, and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our employees define possible every day.

Working with government and industry, Deloitte look at the most strategic ways to help navigate local, regional and global missions by working on the ground with holistic technology implementation experts and offer agile solutions to promote a stronger more sustainable agenda across defence and national security.

We are a national diversified contractor, working across multiple sectors and all levels of Government, delivering certainty at scale to take Australia forward.

With $2.3bn in annual revenue and $7.5bn of work in hand, our financial strength is supported by long-term investment into construction innovation and industry transformation. Proudly Australian-owned, we are led by our local knowledge and national outlook. Through collaborative partnerships and a digital-first approach, we focus on delivering better outcomes for cities, precincts, and people.

Our specialist Defence sector team is experienced in delivering low-risk, high-quality projects to exacting standards. Operating nationally, we are delivering new and upgraded facilities to maximise the potential and preparedness of Defence managed assets.

Hanwha Ocean, founded in 1973 in Okpo Bay, Korea, is one of the world's premium shipbuilders and offshore contractors. Hanwha Ocean specializes in the design and construction of various naval and commercial vessels, including submarines, destroyers, container ships, and tankers as well as offshore platforms, drilling rigs and FPSO/FPUs.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is a leading global shipbuilding and maritime engineering company, specializing in naval vessel construction and MRO services. With cutting-edge technology and innovation, we deliver sustainable solutions and superior services to our customers, playing a pivotal role in the global market.

Helsing is a defence AI company, providing software-based capabilities to protect our democracies. The world-leading team of engineers works closely with industry partners and governments to address their armed forces’ most urgent capability requirements, across all domains.

Large investment in R&D and rapid prototyping is ensuring that Helsing’s advanced AI and software, deployed on the edge, is delivering the biggest operational impact at the fastest pace, against specific national requirements.

Helsing UK’s maritime platform enables a distributed, persistent and adaptable maritime system-of-systems to deliver unparalleled situational awareness and decision-making. The result is order-of-magnitude improvements in the speed, accuracy, and scalability of maritime operations.

Since its establishment in 1999, Raytheon Australia has been a capability partner for Australia’s Defence, delivering whole-of-life solutions to the ADF. We have committed to growing our workforce, and currently we have a team of more than 1,500 people delivering high-tech capability across all domains: above water systems, under water systems, joint battlespace systems, weapons, and space and mission systems. Raytheon Australia is part of RTX, an aerospace and defence company.