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About the Summit

UNSW Canberra proudly presents the 2nd Australian Digital Engineering Summit 2025, a premier two-day event bringing together leaders from industry, defence, national security, government and academia to drive collaboration, showcase cutting-edge research and share strategic insights to advance Digital Engineering (DE) implementation across Australia.

Summit

Date: Monday 24 November 2025

Location: National Convention Centre Canberra

Format: Hybrid, all presentations available to both in-person and virtual attendees

Featuring: Keynotes, strategic panels and thought leadership from across the DE ecosystem

Optional Workshops & Masterclasses

Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025

Location: UNSW Canberra City Campus and online

Format: Attendees select either in-person or online workshops and masterclasses

Featuring: Two online sessions and two interactive in-person workshops

The 2nd Australian Digital Engineering Summit 2025 aims to:

  • Increase awareness about the critical needs for DE in Australia as a key enabler for future capabilities. 
  • Spark innovation by exploring current and future efforts that integrate DE practices, data, operational systems, and emerging technologies to accelerate the delivery of new defence and industry capabilities.
  • Build shared understanding of current challenges to DE adoption and how they can be addressed collaboratively.

We believe that this Summit is an opportunity to create an inclusive event in which everyone worldwide can contribute.

Don't miss your chance to connect with policymakers, thought leaders and innovators leading the transformation of digital engineering in Australia and beyond.

Why You Should Attend This Summit

The Summit will provide a forum for members of the defence, industry, academia and other relevant stakeholders to discuss their roles in driving positive transformation, improving national and international initiatives, disseminating vital capability requirements to industry and exploring how various sectors support operations, drive innovation, overcome challenges and deliver tangible socio-economic benefits.

Benefits for Defence & Industry Participants

Access to industry insights: Summit attendees will have the unique opportunity to gain insights from innovators, engineers and key decision-makers on strategies to drive digital transformation throughout the industries and foster a digitally enabled workforce.

Access to the latest research and trends: Attending the Summit will provide industry participants with access to the latest research and trends in the field. This can help inform decisions and enable better life cycle management and sustainment.

Networking opportunities: The Summit will provide industry participants with the opportunity to network with leading researchers and experts in the field. This can help build relationships with potential partners, customers, or collaborators.

Exposure to new processes and practices: The Summit will explore opportunities to integrate systems engineering practices, models and simulations, technological innovations and data analytics into collaborative processes to inform decision-making, improve communication and efficiently use data and models to satisfy the stakeholders' requirements.

Benefits for Academia

Access to industry insights: Attending the Summit will provide academic participants with insights into the challenges faced by industry professionals, which can inform research and teaching.

Opportunities for collaboration: The Summit will provide academic participants with opportunities to collaborate with industry experts, which can lead to joint research projects or industry partnerships.

Exposure to new research: The Summit will showcase new research in the field, which can help inform future research projects and keep academics up to date with the latest advancements.

Education opportunities: The Summit will provide academics with innovative ideas and materials to incorporate into their teaching, which can enhance the quality of their instruction and improve the educational experience for students.

Program Highlights

  • Digital engineering and the next industrial revolution: from national energy planning to Industry 4.0.
  • Harnessing the digital thread for end-to-end asset lifecycle management and smarter defence capability.
  • AI and DE working together to drive innovation, interoperability and investment choices.
  • Workforce transformation: new skills, education models and cultural change to enable maritime and defence modernisation.
  • Building a DE competency framework and preparing the next generation workforce.
  • Addressing national security challenges in the digital age with data-driven approaches.
  • Public sector data analytics and systems transformation through a digital lens.
  • Applying DE to complex programs - from nuclear-powered submarines to cross-sector lifecycle optimisation.
  • Turning digital engineering into measurable value through efficiency, integration and innovation.

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Join Us To

Stay current with the latest in digital engineering and sharpen your skills.

Gain insights from senior speakers across industries on key challenges and opportunities.

Connect with policymakers, leaders and researchers in a high-level networking forum.

Learn from best practices and real-world examples of data-driven transformation.

Share your ideas to help drive innovation and collaboration across the DE community.

Who Should Attend

The Summit is an event designed for a wide range of stakeholders, including:

  • Directors and managers responsible for the application of state-of-the-art DE practices such as digital twin, digital and technology innovation, digital design and delivery into major projects and programs
  • Heads of IT and data management
  • Systems engineers
  • Decision-makers, regulators and government officials, including leaders in defence and national security agencies, aerospace, infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, health, telecommunications, mining and energy
  • Academics working in the field of digital transformation, systems engineering, modelling and simulation, data engineering and analytics and cybersecurity
  • … and many more!
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  • Professor Sandoss Elsawah - UNSW
  • Dr Ismail Ali - UNSW

For any enquiries regarding the Summit and registrations please contact:

Consec - Conference and Event Management
E: adesummit@consec.com.au

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Summit Managers

Consec - Conference and Event Management

PO Box 3127
Belconnen Delivery Centre
BELCONNEN ACT 2617
Tel: +61 2 6252 1200
Email: adesummit@consec.com.au