- Sunday 28th September 2025
- 1:00pm–3:00pm
Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia
2 Murray Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
You are invited to join us in Sydney, Australia on Sunday 28th September 2025 for The Five Nations Partner Forum.
We are delighted to host this event adjacent to IAC 2025 – the 76th International Astronautical Congress.
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

His Excellency Vasyl Myroshnychenko
Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia
1:10pm KEYNOTE: Effective international and commercial space partnerships

Blake Bullock
Vice President, Military Space Systems – Northrop Grumman Strategic Space Systems
1:30pm A Unified Government Approach to Space for National Resilience

Miriam Grigg
Deputy Director International, Resilience and Regulation – United Kingdom Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
1:40pm KEYNOTE: UK Space Agency

Dr Paul Bate
Chief Executive Officer - United Kingdom Space Agency
1:50pm Establishing regional mechanisms for Orbital Launch Safety Regulations

Dr Sam Meure
Director – Space Directorate, Defence Aviation Safety Authority
1:55pm FIRESIDE SESSION: In conversation with

Sam Forbes
Director, Fugro SpAARC - Australian Space Automation AI and Robotics Control Complex

Dr Tim Crain
Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer, Intuitive Machines
2:15pm Industry Prime Leadership Panel: Australia’s Role in the Indo-Pacific Region – Defence, Cyber, Space, Security

Robert Denney
Country Executive for Australia, Northrop Grumman

Zoe Thompson
Director, Critical Infrastructure Resilience, Thales Cyber Security Services APAC

David Ball
Regional Director, Australia and New Zealand – Lockheed Martin Space

Alan Clements
Chief Executive – L3Harris Australia

MODERATOR | Chris Cubbage
Director & Editor - Space and Earth Partners and Advisory
2:55pm Closing & Invitation to the Indo-Pacific Robotics, Autonomy, AI, Cyber Conference & Exhibition

David Matrai
Joint Managing Director - Space and Earth Partners and Advisory | Conference Chair
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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Research Fellow – Institute of Geoeconomics, International House of Japan (formerly JAXA) – US Liaison
Stay tuned for more speaker announcements.
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Inspire Room, Le Méridien New Delhi,
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- Sunday 28th September 2025
- 10:00am–12:00pm
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Australian National Maritime Museum,
2 Murray Street,
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia


- Sunday 28th September 2025
- 1:00pm–3:00pm
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Australian National Maritime Museum,
2 Murray Street,
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia


- Sunday 28th September 2025
- 5:00pm–7:30pm
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Australian National Maritime Museum,
2 Murray Street,
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia


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