- Sunday 28th September 2025
- 10:00am–12:00pm
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 QUAD industry networking event.
Join us for a high-calibre industry networking event focused on The Quad Security Dialogue – bringing together leaders from business, government, and academia to forge strategic partnerships and explore commercial opportunities across key industries.
Whether you’re in Space, Defence, Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy, or Critical Infrastructure, this is your opportunity to engage in high-level discussions shaping the future of business and trade across The Quad Nations of Australia, India, Japan, the United States and the wider Indo-Pacific region.
We are delighted to host this event adjacent to IAC 2025 – the 76th International Astronautical Congress.
Agenda Overview
Agenda Subject to CHange
9:45am Delegate Arrival
10:00am Guests seated
Official Welcome Address

The Hon Peter Khalil MP
Assistant Minister for Defence and Federal Member for Wills

Mark Coure MP
Shadow Minister for Jobs, Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology; Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism; Shadow Minister for South-Western Sydney
10:15am Keynote Session – Space Opportunities for Australia

Robert Denney
Country Executive for Australia, Northrop Grumman
10:25am Session Introduction – India

Dr S. Janakiraman
Consul-General of India in Sydney
Dr. Pawan Goenka (pending)
Chairman, IN-SPACe – Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre, Department of Space, Government of India
Leveraging Multi-Sensor Intelligence to Enhance Decision-Making in Maritime Domains

Shaheed Hassan
Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer – Aiila Innovations
Regional Innovation and Advanced Satellite Manufacturing between India, Australia & Southeast Asia

Venkat Pillay
CEO – LC60 AI
10:40am Session Introduction – Japan

Osamu Yamanaka
Consul-General of Japan in Sydney
Japan’s Space Defence Policy and Japan-US Space Security Cooperation

Kota Umeda
Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics,
International House of Japan – formerly JAXA – US Liaison
Japan and Regional Technology and Mission Partners – Insights with iSpace Inc.

Hideari Kamiya
Executive Vice President of the Programs and Business Development Office – ispace
11:00am Global Counterspace Capabilities: An Open-Source Assessment

Victoria Samson
Chief Director, Space Security and Stability – Secure World Foundation
11:10am Middle Power Leadership: QUAD’s Role in Space Security Norms

Dr Rebecca Connolly
Visiting Professor – U.S. Naval Academy, Fulbright Scholar 2025; Chair and Board Member – Space Law Council of Australia and New Zealand
11:20am Panel Session: Empowering a Resilient Space-Based Architecture for the Indo-Pacific Region

Troy Brashear
Vice President, Satellite Missions – Northrop Grumman Space Systems

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

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

MODERATOR | Chris Cubbage
Director & Editor, Space and Earth Partners & Advisory
12:00pm Conclude
1:00pm FIVE NATIONS PARTNER FORUM – Ticketed Registration – Agenda 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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Australian National Maritime Museum,
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