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parari 2024
Australian Explosive Ordnance Safety Symposium
Interoperability and Interchangeability
19-21 November 2024
National Convention Centre Canberra, Australia

Symposium Program

A comprehensive program over the three days of the symposium will include:

Tuesday 19th November, 2024

7:30am - 8:45am

Registration and Networking

9:00am - 9:05am

Opening Introduction and Welcome to Country

Room: Royal Theatre

9:05am - 9:45am

Opening Keynote Address

Room: Royal Theatre

9:45am - 10:25am

Keynote Address 2

Room: Royal Theatre

10:25am - 11:00am

Morning Tea and Exhibition

11:00am - 11:40am

Keynote Address 3

Room: Royal Theatre

11:40am - 12:20pm

Keynote Address 4

Room: Royal Theatre

12:20pm - 1:20pm

Lunch and Exhibition

1:20pm - 2:00pm

Panel Session

Room: Royal Theatre

What does regulation mean for GWEO Capability Development and Delivery?

Moderated by Director, Ordnance Safety DGEO, DGEM GWEO, DGCB GWEO

2:00pm - 2:10pm

Movement Break into Sessions

2:10pm - 2:40pm

Session 1A – Manufacturing

Room: Royal Theatre

Chair:

Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing

Mr Jason Van Meter, Northrop Gruman Defence Systems

Mr Greg Mathams, Northrop Grumman Australia

Mr Nick Anderson, Northrop Grumman Defence Systems

Session 1B – Security

Room: Bradman Theatre

Chair:

Threat informed defences for Information Technology (IT) / Operational Technology (OT) within Explosive Ordnance systems: Understanding adversaries

Mr Nico Riquelme-Ramirez, QinetiQ Australia

Mr Michael Challen, Maritime Explosive Ordnance System Program Office (MEOSPO)

Session 1C – Safety and Suitability for Service

Room: Menzies Theatre

Chair:

Strategies for ensuring effective interoperability with electrically initiated Explosive Ordnance exposed to dynamic electromagnetic environments

Mr Thinus Neethling, K39 Consulting

2:40pm - 3:10pm

Advanced Rocket Motor Technology Demonstrator Program: Accelerating Defence Capability Options through Defence Industry

Mr Lachlan Burg, Thales Australia

Mr Andrew Hart, Defence Science and Technology Group

The Role of Cyber Security Assessment & Authorisation (A&A) in Safe IT/OT Integration of the accelerated program SEA 1300 Naval Strike Missile capability into Hobart Class guided missile destroyers

Mr Nico Riquelme-Ramirez, QinetiQ Australia

Mr Michael Challen, Maritime Explosive Ordnance System Program Office (MEOSPO)

Updates to the NATO process for assessment of Safety and Suitability for Service (S3)

Mr Matt Ferran, Munitions Safety Information Analysis Center (MSIAC)

3:10pm - 3:50pm

Afternoon Tea and Exhibition

3:50pm - 4:20pm

Session 2A – Manufacturing

Room: Royal Theatre

Chair:

Advanced rocket technology demonstrator program. 'Accelerating Defence capability options through Australian industry uplift

Mr Lachlan Burg, Thales Australia

Mr Andrew Hart, Defence Science and Technology Group

Session 2B – Explosive Risk Assessment

Room: Bradman Theatre

Chair:

The safe delivery of key infrastructure projects to support Interoperability and Interchangeability: Construction safety cases in munition manufacturing environments

Ms Kara Livington, Thales Australia

Session 2C – Safety and Suitability for Service

Room: Menzies Theatre

Chair:

Chemical characterisation and qualification of Thales manufactured Trinitrotoluene to US Military specification requirements

Mr Mark Dundas, Thales

4:20pm - 4:50pm

Considerations for munitions produced by novel manufacturing technologies to enable effective in-service management

Lieutenant Commander Lachlan Bourke RAN, Directorate of Ordnance Safety, Defence

Experimental study for predicting and characterising projectile risk around underground mine openings

Professor Alex Remennikov, University of Wollongong

Safety considerations for drone-like munitions

Mr Jakob Breiner, Munitions Safety Information Analysis Center (MSIAC)

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Welcome Function

Exhibition Hall, National Convention Centre Canberra

The above symposium program is currently a draft and the organisers reserve the right to change the information where necessary without notice.

Partners

Silver Partners

Ascent

K39 Consulting Pty Ltd

Northrop Grumman

Bronze Sponsors

ACOR Consultants

Dinner Sponsor

Lockheed Martin

Name Card / Lanyard Partner

Ascent

Media Partners

ADM

ADPR

Defence Connect

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