Tuesday, September 1, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
AEST
Registration, Playground & Refreshments
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
AEST
Welcome to Country
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM
AEST
Welcome Speech
Pierre MARCHADIER
Vice President, Value Engagement Industry Consultant
Dassault Systèmes
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
AEST
Key Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Defence in Australia
Defence Australia Representative (To be confirmed)
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
AEST
3D UNIV+RSES: Turning IP into a Sovereign Generative Growth Engine
We will share our vision for the future of engineering, innovation and industry transformation, highlighting how virtual twins, AI and collaborative platforms c...
Pierre MARCHADIER
Vice President, Value Engagement Industry Consultant
Dassault Systèmes
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
AEST
Panel Discussion – Model-Based Engineering & Cyber Systems for Defense: Building the Next Generation of Sovereign Capabilities
This panel will explore how model-based engineering and cyber systems can accelerate the development of secure, resilient, and interoperable defence capabilitie...
Dr. Gan WANG
Vice President, Systems Engineering Ecosystem
Dassault Systèmes
Dr. Quoc DO
Asia-Oceania Director
International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
Michael NINNESS
Chief Executive Officer
Kompozition
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
AEST
Concluding Remarks
Dr. Gan WANG
Vice President, Systems Engineering Ecosystem
Dassault Systèmes
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM
AEST
Lunch
Buffet Lunch, Playground & Networking
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
AEST
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
In the afternoon, participants can select from four breakout sessions aligned with their areas of interest, led by Dassault Systèmes specialists and industry ex...
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
AEST
[A] Model-Based Systems & Mission Engineering
Explore how SysML v2, simulation and model-based approaches can support the development of complex, mission-ready defence systems.
Tommie LIDDY
Director & Principal Systems Engineer
Turen
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
AEST
[B] Assurance, Traceability & Lifecycle Sustainment
Examine how digital assurance, AI-enabled traceability and lifecycle management can strengthen confidence and sustainment across the defence lifecycle.
Dr. Gan WANG
Vice President, Systems Engineering Ecosystem
Dassault Systèmes
Prashanth MYSORE
Senior Director: Global Strategic Business Development
Dassault Systèmes
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
AEST
[C] Sovereign Mission Systems, DevSecOps & Cybersecurity
Discover how sovereign AI, DevSecOps and cyberworthiness can accelerate the delivery of secure, resilient and mission-ready capabilities.
Habibi Husain ARIFIN
Defence Industry Process Consultant Senior Manager
Dassault Systèmes
Firas MAHMOUD
Industry Process Expert Senior Manager
Dassault Systèmes
Pierre MARCHADIER
Vice President, Value Engagement Industry Consultant
Dassault Systèmes
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
AEST
[D] Human Systems, Digital Skills & Future Engineering
Discuss the skills, workforce development and human-centred engineering approaches needed to build Australia’s future defence capability.
Justain OFLAHERTY
Senior Manager Industry Business Consultant
Dassault Systèmes
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
AEST
Networking Drinks & Canapes