7:20am

Registration Opens

7:30am

Breakfast and Networking

8:00am

Welcome and Housekeeping: Kerstin Operprieler, MC

8:05am

Welcome to Country: Selina Walker, Ngunnawal Elder

8:10am

Welcome, Message from Co-Patrons and Introduction of Minister: Jane O’Dwyer, CEO, CRA

8:20am

Ministerial Address:  Hon Tim Ayers, Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science

8:35am

Opposition Address: Aaron Violi MP, Shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation

8:45am

Session 1:  Sovereign Capability, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing – presented in partnership with TechnologyOne

What should Australia be making, building and scaling here? From advanced manufacturing to biotechnology and defence technologies, this session explores how we turn Australian ideas into Australian industries.

9:15am

Session 2:  Emerging Technologies and Productivity – presented in partnership with iMove CRC and industry partners

What will power Australia’s next generation of growth? This session examines the breakthrough technologies emerging from our research and innovation system and how they can drive productivity, competitiveness and new economic opportunities.

9:45am

Interactive table activity and morning tea

10:15am

Session 3:  Net Zero Transition – presented in partnership with C02CRC

Can Australia become a clean energy and low-carbon industrial powerhouse? This session showcases the innovations helping to decarbonise industries, transform energy systems and create new sources of economic growth.

10:45am

Session 4:  Regional Innovation – presented in partnership with Adelaide University

How do we ensure innovation creates opportunity across the whole country? This session focuses on the partnerships, technologies and industries driving growth, resilience and prosperity in regional Australia.

11:15am

Interactive table activity

11:45am

Final Comments: Patricia Kelly, Chair, CRA

12:00pm

Lunch and Networking

12:30pm

Andy Koronios, CEO of Australasian Space Innovation Institute, introduces Ralph Slatyer Address on Science and Society

12:35pm

Ralph Slatyer Address on Science and Society by Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Astronaut and 2026 Australian of the year

1:00pm

Wrap up and Thank you

1:30pm

Event Concludes and Networking