Defence Industries and Opportunities for WA

The Hon. Paul Papalia CSC MLA, Minister for Police; Corrective Services; Racing and Gaming; Defence Industry; Veterans Issues, addressed CEDA's Perth audience about the role that WA can play in maximising the economic impact of generational defence spending.

Discussing how Australia's security challenges could be improved by the development of innovation and critical infrastructure, the Minister was also joined by experts including:
- Tony Rogers, Market Leader, Defence, Stantec
- Danielle Bull, Deputy Chief Capability Officer, Nuclear and Capability Department and General Manager ASC West, ASC
- Rear Admiral Philip Spedding, DSC AM RAN (rtd)
- Warwick Carter, Director, Perth South West Metropolitan Alliance
- Andy Wood, Asia Regional Managing Director, Defence and Intelligence, Microsoft
- Gary Hale, Director, National Resilience and Security (NRAS) Program Office, Curtin University
- Simon Spratt, Managing Director Marine, Babcock Australasia.

Thank you to our sponsors: Babcock, Perth South West Metropolitan Alliance and Stantec.