UDT Australia 2026’s theme of "Engineering the Undersea Future" reflects the need to accelerate innovation and translate emerging technologies into operational undersea capability. UDT Australia will prioritise conversations across four key sub-themes: Autonomy, Application, Agility, Human Factors. 

This theme reflects a challenge across Indo-Pacific's undersea defence community, while investment in technologies including AI-enabled systems, autonomous platforms, and distributed sensing continues, success will depend on how these capabilities are engineered, integrated, and delivered into service.

Join us at UDT Australia 2026 for a new line-up of subject matter experts and speakers creating pivotal strides in the undersea defence domain.


 

Our distinguished speakers joining us in Adelaide: 

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Siobhan Banks

Director Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, Adelaide University
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Aymeric Bonnaud

Scientific Director, Naval Group
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Chris Breach

R&D Manager, PMB Defence
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Richard Breen

Senior Nuclear Engineer, Australia's Submarine Company
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Richard Breen

ASC Pty Ltd
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Danielle Bull

Chief Capability Officer, ASC Pty Ltd
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Tim Cain

UWS Technical Director, Thales Australia Under Water Systems
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Tim Cain

UWS Technical Director, Thales Australia Under Water Systems
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Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
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Pat Conroy

Minister for Defence Industry Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, Parliament of Australia
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Zachary Cooper-Baldock

Research Fellow, Flinders University
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Robert Dane

Chief Executive Officer, Ocius Technology Ltd
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David Dietz

Senior Director of Supply Chain & Qualification Services, H&B Defence
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Peter Drewes

Field CTO, SAIC
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Scott Elson

Director, Business Development Integrated Mission Systems Australia (IMSA), L3 Harris
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Scott Elson

Director, Business Development Integrated Mission Systems Australia (IMSA), L3 Harris
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Adam Falconer-West

Chief Executive Officer, Franmarine
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Fiona Fletcher

Scientific Advisor - Maritime Air and Maritime Division, The Defence Science and Technology Group
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Andrew Greentree

Professor of Quantum Physics, RMIT University
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Shannon Gyles

Lead Human Factors Specialist, ASC Pty Ltd
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Harry Hughes

Director, Nortek
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Bob Humphreys

Chief Executive Officer, Acacia Systems
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Sam Hunnibell

Engineering & Consultancy Lead, Australian Maritime College (AMC) - Search
Speaker profile image for Hazer Inaltekin

Hazer Inaltekin

Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University
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David Jones

Underwater Sensor Design Expert, Thales Australia
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Ju Hyung Kim

Security Management Institute
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Kimmie King

President, Extreme Sonar
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Julien Le Roux

Director of Undersea Warfare - Mediterranean, National and International Areas, French Navy
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Phillip Loch

Technical Fellow, Raytheon Australia
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Phillip Loch

Technical Fellow, Raytheon Australia
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Steve Ludlam FREng

Defence South Australia Board Member, Defence South Australia Advisory Board
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Kieran McLaughlin

Director – Integrated Systems & Solutions, Rohde & Schwarz Australia Pty Ltd
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John Moloney

Director, Defence and Autonomous Systems, JASCO Applied Sciences Ltd
Speaker profile image for Tanya Monro

Tanya Monro

Chief Defence Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Group
Speaker profile image for Erika Nakamura

Erika Nakamura

Assistant Manager, NEC Corporation
Speaker profile image for Ngoc Nguyen

Ngoc Nguyen

Research Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Group
Speaker profile image for Adrian Pierce

Adrian Pierce

Clarion Defence & Security
Speaker profile image for Katherine Richards

Katherine Richards

Chief Engineer, Engineers Australia
Speaker profile image for Joshua Rodgers

Joshua Rodgers

Partner, Defence and National Security, KordaMentha
Speaker profile image for Karl Sammut

Karl Sammut

Professorial Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
Speaker profile image for Karl Sammut

Karl Sammut

Professorial Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
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Paulo Santos

Head of Research and Development, PrioriAnalytica
Speaker profile image for Alan Sassler

Alan Sassler

Chief Scientist, Extreme Sonar
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Peter Schumacher

Senior Lecturer, Adelaide University
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David Shutt

Business Development Manager, Qinetiq
Speaker profile image for Sergey Simakov

Sergey Simakov

Senior Researcher – Sensor Systems, Defence Science and Technology Group
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Mel Slater

Director - Maritime, SOUTH AUSTRALIA - THE DEFENCE STATE
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Mel Slater

Director - Maritime, SOUTH AUSTRALIA - THE DEFENCE STATE
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Tanisha Soldini

PhD Candidate, Flinders University
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David Spence

Professor, Macquarie University
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Hiroki Tanaka

Assistant Manager, NEC Corporation
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Test Test

Test Job, Test Company
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Jason Underwood

Solutions Architect, BAE Systems
Speaker profile image for Lachlan Viney

Lachlan Viney

PhD Candidate, RMIT University
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Craig Williams

Managing Director, APC Technology
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Horden Wiltshire

Acacia Systems
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