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Quad Industry Networking

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SERIES EVENT #2

Sydney, Australia

Official IAC Adjacent Event

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.

Official IAC 2025 Adjacent Event

Official lead up event to IPRAAC 2025

Agenda Overview

ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS AND SESSIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

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

Keynote Session

Robert Denney

Country Executive for Australia, Northrop Grumman

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

Regional Innovation and Advanced Satellite Manufacturing between India, Australia & Southeast Asia

Venkat Pillay

CEO – LC60 AI

Innovations in next-generation defence & aerospace software solutions

Shaheed Hassan

Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer – Aiila Innovations

Session Introduction – Japan

Osamu Yamanaka

Consul-General of India 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

Global Counterspace Capabilities: An Open-Source Assessment

Victoria Samson

Chief Director, Space Security and Stability – Secure World Foundation

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

Empowering a Resilient Space-Based Architecture for the Indo-Pacific Region

Troy Brashear

Vice President, Satellite Missions – Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Gary Hale

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

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

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

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

Susan Coyle

Chief of Joint Capabilities – Joint Capabilities Group, Australian Defence Force

Stephen Dawson

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

Hideari 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

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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