The Five Nations Partner Forum

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The Five Nations Partner Forum

INDO-PACIFIC REGIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION INIATIVES

Connecting industry, government, and academia to drive business, trade, investment and collaboration

Sydney, Australia

Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia

2 Murray Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

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You are invited to join us in Sydney, Australia on Sunday 28th September 2025 for The Five Nations Partner Forum.

Join us for a high-calibre industry networking event focused on bringing together leaders from business, government, and academia to forge strategic partnerships and explore commercial opportunities across partner nations working to facilitate integrated deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region and serving to create a platform for advanced technology cooperation.

Whether you’re in Defence, Technology, Space, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy, or Critical Infrastructure, this is your opportunity to engage in high-level discussions shaping the future of business and trade across regional partner nations.

We are delighted to host this event adjacent to IAC 2025 – the 76th International Astronautical Congress.

Official IAC 2025 Adjacent Event

Official lead up event to IPRAAC 2025

10:00am – 12:00pm – Quad Nations Partner Series – view agenda here

Agenda Overview

Agenda subject to change

12:45pm Delegate Arrivals

1:00pm Welcome Address

1:10pm KEYNOTE: Effective international and commercial space partnerships

1:30pm A Unified Government Approach to Space for National Resilience

1:40pm KEYNOTE: UK Space Agency

1:50pm Establishing regional mechanisms for Orbital Launch Safety Regulations

1:55pm FIRESIDE SESSION: In conversation with

2:15pm Industry Prime Leadership Panel: Australia’s Role in the Indo-Pacific Region – Defence, Cyber, Space, Security

2:55pm Closing & Invitation to the Indo-Pacific Robotics, Autonomy, AI, Cyber Conference & Exhibition

3:00pm – 5:00pm – Delegates have tour access to the Australian National Maritime Museum

5:00pm – 7:30pm – Indo-Pacific Space and Earth Network Welcome Reception – Get tickets here

Speakers

Stay tuned for more speaker announcements. Speakers are listed in alphabetical order by surname.

David Ball

Regional Director, Australia and New Zealand – Lockheed Martin Space

Dr Paul Bate

Chief Executive Officer - United Kingdom Space Agency

Troy Brashear

Vice President, Satellite Missions – Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Blake Bullock

Vice President, Military Space Systems – Northrop Grumman Strategic Space Systems

Alan Clements

Chief Executive – L3Harris Australia

Dr Rebecca Connolly

Visiting Professor – U.S. Naval Academy, Fulbright Scholar 2025; Chair and Board Member – Space Law Council of Australia and New Zealand

Mark Coure MP

Shadow Minister for Jobs, Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology; Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism; Shadow Minister for South-Western Sydney

Dr Tim Crain

Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer – Intuitive Machines

The Hon. Stephen Dawson MLC

Minister for Regional Development; Ports; Science and Innovation; Medical Research; Kimberley

Rob Denney AM

Country Executive for Australia – Northrop Grumman

Samuel Forbes

Director – Fugro SpAARC (Australian Space Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Control Complex)

Miriam Grigg

Deputy Director International, Resilience and Regulation – United Kingdom Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Gary Hale

Director, National Resilience & Security (NRAS) – Curtin University; Former Director, Cyber Security and Innovation – CISCO; Former Royal Australian Airforce

Shaheed Hassan

Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer – Aiila Innovations

Dr S. Janakiraman

Consul-General of India in Sydney

Hide Kamiya

Executive Vice President of the Programs and Business Development Office – ispace

Jacqui Kernot

Vice President – Thales Cyber Security Services APAC

The Hon. Peter Khalil MP

Assistant Minister for Defence and Federal Member for Wills

Dr Sam Meure

Director – Directorate of Space, Defence Aviation Safety Authority

Venkat Pillay

CEO – LC60 AI

Victoria Samson

Chief Director, Space Security and Stability – Secure World Foundation

Zoe Thompson

Director, Critical Infrastructure Resilience – Thales Cyber Security Services APAC

Kota Umeda

Research Fellow – Institute of Geoeconomics, International House of Japan (formerly JAXA) – US Liaison

Osamu Yamanaka

Consul-General of Japan in Sydney

Stay tuned for more speaker announcements.

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Acknowledgement of Country: We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

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