2025 Program
Day 1
08:30
Welcome to Country
08:40
Welcome from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
08:45
Keynote session
09:15
Artificial general intelligence is coming
Discussion10:00
AI distribution and national power
Discussion10:45
Morning Tea
11:05
AI and the citizen
Discussion11:50
AI superpowers and the great race
Discussion12:35
Networking lunch
13:30
Technology and hybrid warfare
Discussion14:15
Revolutions in military technology
Discussion15:00
Coffee Break
15:20
Digitising the Indo-Pacific
16:05
Hacking at the frontier of the private sector
Discussion16:50
National responses to global technologies
Discussion17:35
Closing remarks
Day 2
08:55
Welcome from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
09:00
Technology and intelligence agencies
Discussion09:45
Building national strength through innovative technology industries
Discussion10:30
Morning Tea
11:00
Sovereignty, supply chains and partnerships
Discussion11:45
Fireside discussion: Semiconductors
12:15
Networking Lunch
13:15
Quantum and quantum computing
Discussion14:00
Fireside: Social media and social change
14:30
The strategy of the Indo-Pacific stack: cables, clouds, data centres and satellites
Discussion15:15
Coffee Break
15:45
The economics of technology: automation and work
Discussion16:15
Climate and energy: powering increasing computing demands
Discussion17:15
Closing remarks
The Sydney Dialogue acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the land and pays respect to the Elders both past and present. We honour and respect the significant role they play for our community.
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