Program and Theme
Program and Theme
Program of Activities
SubSTEC 8 Program of Activities
Venue: Adelaide Oval
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Monday 21 September 2026 |
Tuesday 22 September 2026 |
Wednesday 23 September 2026 |
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17:00- 18:15
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Registration William Magarey Room, Level 3
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08:00-08:45 |
Registration and Coffee – William Magarey Room, Level 3
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08:00-08:30 |
Registration and Coffee – William Magarey Room, Level 3 |
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08:45-17:30 |
Conference Plenary Sessions - William Magarey Room |
08:30-14:25 |
Conference Concurrent Technical Sessions - William Magarey Room
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18:15-20:00 |
Welcome Reception and SIA Submarine Engineering Excellence Award John Halbert Room (MTX Club), Level 3
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18:15-19:00 |
Pre-Dinner Drinks – William Magarey Room
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15:00-16:15 |
Conference Plenary Session – William Magarey Room |
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19:00–22:00 |
Conference Dinner - William Magarey Room
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16:15-16:30 |
Conference Close - William Magarey Room
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Program
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Pillar 1 through a Pillar 2 Lens SubSTEC8 21-23 September 2026 |
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Monday 21 September 2026 |
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17:15–18:00 |
Registration |
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18:00-20:00 |
Opening Reception – Sponsored by MacTaggart Scott Australia Submarine Engineering Excellence Award |
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Tuesday 22 September 2026 – Day 1 |
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08:00-08:45 |
Registration and Coffee Coffee Van sponsored by HTR Group |
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Session 1 – Plenary Session |
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08:45-08:50 08:50-09:05 |
P1-1 |
Call to Order, Acknowledgement of Country, Administrative Arrangements – Ashleigh Langdon, Master of Ceremonies Michael Fitzgerald, SIA President - Welcome and Introduction of Conference Charity |
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09:05-09:15 |
P1-2 |
Hon Chris Picton MP, SA Minister for Defence and Space Industries;- Ministerial Welcome and Conference Opening |
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09:15-09:35 |
P1-3 |
Rear Admiral Thomas Phillips RAN, Head Nuclear Submarine Capability, representing Vice Admiral Matthew Buckley AM CSC RAN, Chief of Navy, Opening Plenary Address |
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09:35-09:55 |
P1-4 |
Commodore Micheal Jacobson CSM RAN, Director General Submarines - All Round Look |
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09:55-10:00 |
Australian SME Spotlight: Acacia Systems- |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break Spotlight Partner: Acacia Systems |
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Session 2 - Plenary Session |
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10:30-11:10 |
P2-1 |
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead AO RAN, Director General ASA – Fireside Chat with CDRE Peter Scott, SIA |
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11:10–11:50 |
P2-2 |
Australian Government Speaker – Fireside Chat with Michael Fitzgerald, President SIA |
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11:50–12:10 |
P2-3 |
Dr Brian Jones, Acting UK High Commissioner to Australia - Plenary Address |
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12:10-12:30 |
P2-4 |
Colin Crosby, USA Consul General, Melbourne - Plenary Address |
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12:30-12:35 |
Australian SME Spotlight: JEDS |
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12:35–13:35 |
Lunch Spotlight Partner: JEDS |
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Session 3 – Plenary Session |
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13:35- 13:55 |
P3-1 |
Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Defence - Plenary Address |
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13:55–14:15 |
P3-2 |
Katherine Richards AM CSC, Chief Engineer, Engineers Australia- In discussion with Michael Fitzgerald, President SIA |
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14:15-14:35 |
P3-3 |
Sumen Rai, Director, Defence Innovation Partnership, Defence SA - Supporting AUKUS through an Integrated National Defence Innovation, Science and Technology Ecosystem |
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14:35- 14:55 |
P3-4 |
Dale Heinken, Deputy Director-General, Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator - ANNPSR and Naval Nuclear Power Regulation |
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14:55-15:00 |
Australian SME Spotlight: ALARP Solutions |
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15:00-15:30 |
Break Spotlight Partner: ALARP Solutions |
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Session 4 - Plenary Session |
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15:30- 1615 |
P4-1 |
AUKUS Engineering & Technology – Innovation, Opportunities and Challenges Panel Katherine Richards AM CSC, Chief Engineer, Engineers Australia Sumen Rai, Director Defence Innovation Partnership, Defence SA Neil Crewdson, ASC Chief Nuclear Officer Captain Shaun Southwood RN, AUKUS UK Liaison Officer, ASA
Dale Heinken, Deputy Director-General, Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator
Panel discussion facilitated by Rebecca Brickhill, SIA, SubSTEC8 Conference Chair |
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16:15-17:20 |
P4-2 |
Autonomous Capabilities Panel — including undersea robotics and autonomous underwater systems Speakers: Commodore Michael Turner CSM and Bar, RAN, Navy Capability Implementation Peter Wlodarczyk, Chief Product Officer, OCIUS Commander Jason Horne RN, UK National Armaments Director Group Lethality Liaison Officer Shane Rogers, Product Director, Anduril Industries
Panel discussion facilitated by SIA Vice President, Peter Scott |
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17:20-17:30 |
P4-3 |
Close of Day 1 – Ashleigh Langdon, Master of Ceremonies
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17:30-17:40 |
Break |
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17:40-18:10 |
Ceremonial Sunset – HMAS Encounter. Location- Eastern Concourse. |
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18:15-19:00 |
Pre-Dinner Drinks Sponsored by JFD |
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19:00-22:30 |
Conference Dinner Sponsored by Thales |
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SIA 2026 Conference Charity
In lieu of providing gifts for Conference speakers, the SIA will make a donation to the Defence Kidz charity.
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Pillar 1 through a Pillar 2 Lens SubSTEC8 21-23 September 2026 |
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Wednesday 23 September 2026 – Day 2 |
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07:30-08:30 |
Registration and Coffee Coffee Van sponsored by HTR Group |
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Session 5 Stream Blue Stream Gold |
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The evolving role of AI in the Australian Submarine Enterprise |
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Technology improving submarine production and sustainment |
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08:30–08:50 |
B5-1 |
James Lennon, Amentum RSD- Explainable Intelligence System for Safety Assurance – Integrating Next Gen AI |
G5-1 |
Michael Baraglia, PMB Defence - Automated Control of Submarine Battery Compartment Wedging |
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08:50–09:10 |
B5-2 |
Mark Shariat, IOT Consultants - From Concept to Capability: Overcoming Barriers to a Secure, AI-Driven Digital Ecosystem in Australia’s Submarine Enterprise |
G5-2 |
Henry Dawkins, ASC Pty Ltd - Metal Additive Manufacturing Readiness for Submarine Sustainment |
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09:10–09:30 |
B5-3 |
Mark Schneider, UBH Group - AI-Enabled Compliance |
G5-3 |
Adam Falconer-West, DST Consulting - Advanced Technologies Enhancing Conventional Underwater Sustainment |
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09:30–09:50 |
B5-4 |
Andrew Winnell, Cast Intelligence- A Formally Verified Compliance Engine for Australia’s Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regime |
G5-4 |
Malcolm Rigby, Open Welding - Multi-Titled Welding Coordination |
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09:50 -09:55 |
Australian SME Spotlight: PGM Environment |
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09:55–10:25 |
Break Spotlight Partner: PGM Environment |
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Session 6 Stream Blue Stream Gold |
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Technology improving submarine operations |
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Technology improving submarine production and sustainment |
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10:25–10:55 |
B6-1 |
Garth Anderson, Marine Acoustics Inc - Operational Planning and Analysis informed through in situ measurements and acoustic propagation modelling |
G6-1 |
Natasha Lokteff, ASC Pty Ltd - Investigating the Benefits of Upper-Limb Exoskeletons to Reduce Musculoskeletal Injuries for Submarine Production Workers |
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10:55–11:15 |
B6-2 |
Dr Stephanie Miller, TKMS Atlas UK - Tactical Exploitation of the Changing Oceans |
G6-2 |
Abhishek Mohile, ASC Pty Ltd - Electrical Distribution Challenge – From Collins Life of Type Extension (LOTE) to AUKUS |
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11:15–11:35 |
B6-3 |
Dr Jessica O’Rielly, ASC Pty Ltd - Designing for Humans in Complex Submarine Environments |
G6-3 |
Jayden Paladini, ASC Pty Ltd - Investigation of Heat-Transfer Enhancement using Dimples in a Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger |
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11:35–11:55 |
B6-4 |
Dr Sergey Simakov, DTSG; Bias Characterisation and Correction in Sonar |
G6-4 |
Angela Milne, ASCO; Materials Management for Submarine Sustainment: Lessons from the UK North Sea |
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11:55 -12:00 |
Australian SME Spotlight: |
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12:00–13:00 |
Lunch Spotlight Partner: |
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Session 7 Stream Blue Stream Gold |
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Evolving Technology in the Australian Submarine Enterprise |
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Technology Improving Submarine Operations |
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13:00–13:20 |
B7-1 |
Ryan Wilson, JFD Australia - The Importance of Human Piloted Submarine Rescue Vehicles as Australia’s Next Generation Submarine Rescue System |
G7-1 |
Horden Wiltshire, Acacia Systems - What does networked uncrewed naval ASW platforms mean for the submariner? |
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13:20–13:40 |
B7-2 |
Grant White, BosTECK - Bridging the Training Capability Gap |
G7-2 |
William Norrington, ASC Pty Ltd - A Comprehensive Methodology for Assessing Thermal Load on Surfaced Submarines |
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13:40-14:00 |
B7-3 |
Alan Stevenson , Thales UK - Clearing the Scene How Modern Above-Water Surveillance Provides Decision Advantage |
G7-3 |
Christopher Skinner, Nuclear Propulsion Roadmap for Australia - An Australian Nuclear Engineering Practice Guide |
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14:00-14:20 |
B7-4 |
Dr Daniel Solomon, DST Consulting - Ensuring the Collins Class Submarines are a Credible Deterrent in the 2040s |
G7-4 |
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14:20 -14:25 |
Australian SME Spotlight: PMB Defence |
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14:25–15:00 |
Break Spotlight Partner: PMB Defence |
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Session 8 – Australian Submarine Agency - Capstone Plenary Session |
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15:00–16:15 |
P8-1 |
ASA Speakers and Panel
Operationalising AUKUS Panel: Delivering the AUKUS Submarine Enterprise from Strategy to Implementation – Preparing People, Mobilising Industry and Advancing Capability. Rear Admiral Thomas Phillips RAN, Head Nuclear Submarine Capability, ASA Darrel DeHaven, Senior Naval Reactors Representative , Australian AUKUS Attaché Commodore Paul Johnson CSC RAN, Commander Fleet Base West Captain Shaun Southwood RN – AUKUS Liaison Officer, ASA Ruth Sparks, Assistant Director-General, Enterprise Workforce, ASA
Panel discussion facilitated by Georgy Mayo, SA State Manager, ASA |
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16:15–16:30 |
P8-2 |
Michael Fitzgerald, SIA President - Closing Remarks |