Name: Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference
Start: 2026-05-26
End: 2026-05-28

Indian Ocean, Australia coast line with ship in water

Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference

Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (PCEC), Western Australia

May 26, 2026 - May 28, 2026

Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are exploring opportunities in developing joint advanced military capabilities under the AUKUS partnership.

Meanwhile, the growing strategic importance of the Indian Ocean brings focus to Australia’s role within the Quad diplomatic partnership, between Australia, India, Japan and the United States.

The conference and international industry exhibition will highlight challenges and opportunities for international engagement, and discuss how industry may support diplomacy, defence and security policy in the region.

L3Harris Speaks

08:00 am

Opening Remarks - Perth Convention & Exhibition Center| Riverside Theatre | Level 2 Private Meeting Room D20

01:00 pm

Industry's role in securing the Indian Ocean

Australia and its partners face a daunting breadth of challenges - and no single country can solve those challenges alone. This makes international cooperation more important than ever - and heightens the need for industry solutions that help ensure the contributions of each country add up to more than the sum of their parts. This panel examines where opportunities will lie - and how industry and government can be ready.

Moderator:

Denise Goldsworthy AO (AUS), Independent Non-Executive Chair, Gascoyne Gateway; Chancellor, ECU

Panelists:

Vice Admiral (USN, Rtd) David Johnson (USA), Vice President, L3Harris International, L3Harris Technologies
Craig Ballantyne (UK), Head of Maritime Business Development, Northrop Grumman
Duncan Lewis AO DSC CSC (AUS), Board Chair, Thales Australia
Sarah Pavillard (AUS), Chief Executive Officer and Director, ADROITA