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Australian British Resilience Summit | Sydney 2026

Date and Time

Tuesday 16, June 2026

08:15 - 16:00 AEST

Location

Lendlease, Seminar Room, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney NSW, Australia

About the event

Conference

Join us in Sydney for the second summit in the Chamber’s National Resilience Series!

As global competition, disruption and volatility intensify, organisations need sharper insight into the risks shaping growth, investment and decision-making in Australia. Shocks once seen as distant are now affecting supply chains, regulation, infrastructure, energy security, capital flows and market confidence much closer to home.

This one-day summit brings together leaders from business, government, academia and investment to examine what these pressures mean in practice, and how organisations can respond with greater confidence. Held under the Chatham House Rule, the summit will provide an open forum for frank discussion, practical insight and cross-sector perspectives on the challenges now shaping national resilience. Come and better understand the risks ahead, the choices facing industry and government, and the opportunities for organisations prepared to act early.

Event Programme

Session Name/Topic	Speakers
Federal Minister Address	Keynote: Senator the Hon Tim Ayres, Minister for Industry & Innovation; Minister for Science
Geopolitical Context How strategic rivalry is reshaping investment, and regulation Implications for corporate risk and capital allocation	Panel Discussion Louise Cantillon, British Consul-General Sydney & Deputy APAC Trade Commissioner Rear Admiral Lee Goddard CSC (Retd), Former Head of Surface Fleet & Sovereign Borders Moderated by Al Hynes, Head of Strategy, Australian British Chamber of Commerce
What Data Tells Us What global investment and energy data reveal about the pace of transition How technology, capital, and policy shifts are reshaping business risk and opportunit	Keynote: Kobad Bhavnagri, Global Head of Strategy, BloombergNEF
Adaptation & Transition The National Grid and Transmission Underpinning Energy Securit	Keynote: Brett Redman, CEO, Transgrid
Priorities and Tough Decisions Trade-offs between climate targets, energy needs, and water security Insurance and finance under increasing uncertainty	Panel Discussion Patrick Gorr, ANZ Energy Leader, Arup Rob Evans, Group Executive - Infrastructure Delivery, APA Cameron O'Reilly, Board Chair, Escrop Moderated by Ticky Fullerton, CEO, Australian British Chamber of Commerce
Transport and the Supply Chain Maintaining flow of goods under disruption: Just-In-Time to Just-in-Case Skills, materials, and system capacity as limiting factor	Panel Discussion Professor Ben Fahimnia, Professor and Chair in Supply Chain Management; Director of Australasian Supply Chain & Logistics Association (ASCLA), Sydney University Moderated by Phil Davies, Chair, Australian British Infrastructure Catalyst
Satellites: A Wake-Up Call Space as a new domain of resilience Dependence on satellites for economic and security function	Panel Discussion Rajat Kulshrestha, CEO, Space Machines Company
Resilience to the Threat Data as critical infrastructure and embedding resilience Managing cyber, commercial, and systemic risk	Panel Discussion Rafael Garcia, Chief Operating Officer, AutogenAI Tim Sullivan, Co-Founder & CEO, Coevolve Moderated by Chris Case, Partner, Bird & Bird
Data Centres Sovereign held data Impact on resources and infrastructure	Panel Discussion Chris Learmonth, General Manager – Major Projects, Lendlease Construction