Program

2025 program coming soon

We are proud to announce the program for IPSEC 2024. Please note that this schedule may be subject to change.

This year’s installation of IPSEC will offer unparalleled insights into the exciting realms of space and Earth technologies. Get ready for a huge range of presentations, panels, interactive sessions, workshops, and discussions that will showcase insights into the rapid advancements in cross-sector space and Earth technologies.

Stay tuned for further announcements and updates.

Please stay tuned for the IPRAAC 2025 program – further announcements and updates coming soon.

Preliminary Conference Content

As we develop the programme, we are pleased to present conference themes below.

IPRAAC brings together an international community from across the Indo-Pacific and beyond — connecting real-world challenges with next-generation solutions in robotics, autonomy, AI, cyber, and data. From mining, oil & gas, and renewable energy to agriculture, maritime, space, defence, emergency services and security — we invite operators, asset owners, and industry leaders to play an active role.

Whether you’re deploying technology today or seeking solutions to operational, strategic, or policy challenges, we look forward to your participation.

Conference Themes

Content will be delivered through a dynamic mix of keynote presentations, cross-sector expert panels, and real-world case studies, alongside rapid-fire company pitch sessions. These formal sessions will be complemented by extensive networking opportunities and an interactive exhibition, designed to foster collaboration, investment and commercial outcomes.

Industrial Transformation & Operational Excellence

National Security & Societal Resilience

Innovation, Investment & Emerging Technology

Future Workforce & Cross-Sector Collaboration

Workforce transformation in the age of AI
Adapting skills, leadership and education for a robotics-enabled world.
Organisational behaviour and change in the age of autonomy
How AI and robotics are reshaping workplace culture, leadership, trust and decision-making – with insights from behavioural science on navigating change, resistance, and human-machine collaboration.
Human-robot interaction
Public–private partnerships and adoption models
Real-world case studies of collaborative innovation across government and industry.
Ethics, law and governance in emerging technologies
Exploring the social licence, legal frameworks and ethical boundaries of technologies like AI, robotics, digital identity, quantum, and cybersecurity.

Global Partnerships & Indo-Pacific Collaboration

This stream features voices from government, industry and multilateral institutions, spotlighting success stories and new initiatives.

Advanced Manufacturing & Robotics Supply Chains

Additive manufacturing and intelligent robotics
Unlocking new capabilities through 3D printing, precision automation, optical systems, and AI-driven robotics – transforming how we build and deploy advanced systems across sectors like mining, space and defence.
Critical minerals and supply chain resilience
From rare earths to advanced alloys, critical minerals power the next generation of technologies. This theme examines how robotics, AI, satellites and data infrastructure rely on strategic inputs – and how Australia and the Indo-Pacific can lead on resilience and value-added processing.

We Are Listening – Industry Challenges to Solve

Technology should solve real problems. In these panel sessions, we flip the script – operators, field leaders and asset owners take the stage to share the challenges they face every day. From remote mines and disaster zones to offshore platforms and precision farms, these sessions surface the gaps, pain points and opportunities where robotics, autonomy, AI and cyber can make the biggest impact.

The “We Are Listening” format ensures technologists are solving the right problems – informed directly by those working on the front lines of Australia and the Indo-Pacific’s most critical industries.

Mining, energy and remote operations
Operational leaders share their biggest challenges in harsh and remote environments – from equipment safety and data latency to automation integration and cyber risk.
Agriculture, biosecurity and environmental management
Producers and land managers raise issues around labour shortages, crop monitoring, water management and environmental response. What’s the role for robotics and AI in sustaining productivity and ecosystems?
Defence, border security and emergency services
Frontline agencies outline the operational gaps that hinder rapid response, threat detection and coordination – and what they need next from autonomous systems, AI tools, and cyber infrastructure.

What's on

Monday 25^th November 2024

Delegates for both IPSEC and APRSAF can opt in for technical tours during the registration process. If you have already registered and wish to join a technical tour, simply log into your registration page below to opt in.

Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct Technical Tour

Fugro SpAARC Technical Tour

*This tour is fully booked. Please also note that the morning session time has changed.

Curtin University Technical Tour

*This tour is fully booked. If you have registered to attend, Curtin will be in contact with you directly for more information.

Program

2025 program coming soon

Preliminary Conference Content