Safeguarding Australia 2025 Summit — 21st National Security Annual Summit
29–30 October 2025 | Commonwealth Club, Canberra

In an era of unprecedented global challenges, the 21st National Security Annual Summit – Safeguarding Australia 2025 – emerges as a pivotal forum for redefining security, prosperity, and unity. Under the theme “Navigating the New World Disorder: Re-Defining Security, Prosperity, and Unity In Australia's Interests”— this summit convenes experts, policymakers, defence and industry leaders to address the complexities of a rapidly evolving security landscape. Set in Canberra, this event is your opportunity to engage with cutting-edge strategies and collaborative solutions essential for Australia’s future in this era-defining moment.

Key Themes That Define Australia’s Fight for Agency
This year’s summit dissects the hard truths of sovereignty in an age of disruption:

Why Attend? Explore the strategic pillars critical to Australia’s security agenda of today:

  • Sovereign Capability & Resilience: Accelerate defence innovation and secure supply chains in AI, renewables, and critical infrastructure.

  • Cybersecurity & Hybrid Warfare: Defend energy grids and communications against state-sponsored attacks.

  • AI & Emerging Technologies in National Security: Debate AI’s dual role as a guardian of cyber defence and a vector for autonomous threats. Leveraging AI for predictive analytics in hybrid threat scenarios

  • Protective Security: Safeguarding People, Infrastructure, and Sovereignty: Focuses on national security resilience to protect national assets, data, and infrastructure from physical, cyber, and insider threats.

  • Countering Foreign Interference & Coercion: Combatting disinformation, espionage, and threats to democratic institutions.

  • Social Cohesion: Counter extremism through community trust and intelligence collaboration.

  • Regional Stability: Strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances to counter adversarial influence through infrastructure and economic diplomacy.

Act Now—Shape the Future

Connect with elite defence strategists, pioneering tech innovators, and decisive policymakers to reshape global security frameworks. Explore AI-driven security strategies and drive actionable policies that secure Australia’s prosperity in a volatile world.

Join us in Canberra to secure your place — Register today and be part of the dialogue that will determine Australia’s resilience for decades to come.

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