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Wednesday 21, October 2026
08:15 - 16:00 AEDT
Customs House, River Room, 399 Queen Street, , Brisbane City QLD, Australia
Conference

Join us in Brisbane for the third and final summit in the Chamber's 2026 National Resilience Series. 


Building on the conversations held in Perth and Sydney, and hosted at the beautiful Customs House Brisbane, this Summit brings a distinctly Queensland perspective to the risks and opportunities shaping Australia's future resilience.



Throughout the day, senior leaders from business, government, academia and investment will explore the global economic outlook and its implications for trade, investment and capital allocation, alongside discussions on defence and diplomacy, energy and fuel security, infrastructure, water and climate policy.


The programme will also examine transport and supply chain resilience, the growing significance of space and communications, and the rapid rise of data centres and sovereign data. It will provide an open forum for frank discussion, practical insights and cross-sector perspectives on the challenges confronting Australia today.


Session OutlineSpeaker(s)
Global Economic Outlook
Keynotes followed by a panel discussion
  • Justin McGowan, Chief Executive Officer, Trade Investment Queensland
  • Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist Australia & New Zealand and Global Commodities, HSBC
  • Dr Brian Jones, UK Chargé d’affaires to Australia
Defence & Diplomacy
  • Imperative to Harden the North
  • Peter Varghese, Ex-Chancellor, The University of Queensland
  • Don Roach AM, Chief Operating Officer, EPE
In-Conversation: with Ticky Fullerton, Chief Executive Officer, Australian British Chamber of Commerce
  • Brendan Moon, Ex Director General, National Emergency Management Agency
Priorities and Tough Decisions
  • Climate & the Water
  • Infrastructure deficit
  • Insurance / Finance
  • Matthew Brine, Deputy Secretary, Energy Group, Department of Climate Change, Energy & Environment and Water
  • Emma Crichton, Chief Executive APAC, AutogenAI
  • Matt Hill, Chief Executive Officer, Hypersonix Launch Systems
Industry Keynote
  • TBC, TBC, bp Australia
Fuel & Energy Security
  • Fuel Supply Chains and Storage
  • The role of Gas & Coal
  • Grid Resilience
  • Frere Byrne, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PlasmaLeap Technologies
  • Ed Mason, Chief Executive Officer, Jet Zero
State Minister Address
  • Jarrod Bleijie MP, Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations, Queensland Government
Transport and the Supply Chain
  • Just in Time to Just in Case
  • Investing in supply chains and partnerships
  • Public/Private Collaboration
  • Andrew Harding, Chief Executive Officer, Aurizon
  • Celeste Barrell, Queensland State Manager, Rohlig Logistics Australia
  • Moderated by Phil Davies, Chair, Australian British Infrastructure Catalyst; Executive Director, Jacobs
Space & Communications
  • Satellites: a wake-up call
  • Simon Meik, Deputy Head of Satellites, Gilmour Space Technologies
Data Centres
  • Sovereign held data
  • Impact on resources and infrastructure
  • Liam Kearns, Principal Mechanical Engineer, Cundall
  • Martin Petts, Head Asia-Pacific and Oceania, F24
  • James Kruger, Executive Chairman of Powerhouse Ventures

Tickets


Individual Ticket

Member: $375

Non Member: $475