What is Next Tech?

Australia’s security-orientated technology and industry sector is vital to ensuring future regional security and prosperity. Yet the sector faces many challenges, as well as opportunities. Next Tech is a unique forum to pose new ideas and thinking on the role of Australia’s national security technology and industry sector, and develop ways to build a growth-orientated next-generation industry. Building on the success of our innovative ideas forum, Next, comes Next Tech – our new forum where future strategic leaders share forward thinking ideas for a next-generation national security tech-sector.

Next Tech is your opportunity as a Future Strategic Leader to produce and present a six-minute burst of fresh ideas, insights and thoughts to a high-powered audience of Defence and national security leaders, including current and former service chiefs, departmental and agency leaders, leading academics, and think-tank executives. It’s the kind of audience that normally has the podium. This time, it’s you – and they’re listening to what you have to say. It’s your opportunity to influence the future.

For more information, download the Call for Speakers information pack.

Submit your speaker application before Friday 9th April 2015

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