Symposium Program
A comprehensive program over the three days of the symposium will include:
- Keynote Addresses
- Technical Paper Presentations
- Workshops
- Product Briefs
- Trade Exhibition
- Welcome Function
- Symposium Dinner.
Tuesday 19th November, 2024
7:30am - 8:45am |
Registration and Networking |
9:00am - 9:05am |
Opening Introduction and Welcome to CountryRoom: Royal Theatre |
9:05am - 9:45am |
Opening Keynote AddressRoom: Royal Theatre |
9:45am - 10:25am |
Keynote Address 2Room: Royal Theatre |
10:25am - 11:00am |
Morning Tea and Exhibition |
11:00am - 11:40am |
Keynote Address 3Room: Royal Theatre |
11:40am - 12:20pm |
Keynote Address 4Room: Royal Theatre |
12:20pm - 1:20pm |
Lunch and Exhibition |
1:20pm - 2:00pm |
Panel SessionRoom: Royal TheatreWhat 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 – ManufacturingRoom: Royal TheatreChair: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 – SecurityRoom: Bradman TheatreChair: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 ServiceRoom: Menzies TheatreChair: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 – ManufacturingRoom: Royal TheatreChair: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 AssessmentRoom: Bradman TheatreChair: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 ServiceRoom: Menzies TheatreChair: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 FunctionExhibition 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.