Event Overview
With a successful 18 year history of running in the US and Europe, SPADE 2022 – the leading “invite only” meeting for senior Defence and Intelligence leadership – will now visit Australia.
SPADE 2022 is where members of the Armed Forces, Intelligence Agencies, Industry, and Academia will convene to examine today’s defence technology and the current efforts toward developing and implementing Multi-Domain Command and Control (MDC2) that is unified, interoperable, and secure from HQ to the Edge.
SPADE 2022 will feature presentations, panel discussions and fireside chats, as well as expert exchanges with some of the most engaging, collaborative and change-focused speakers and leaders in defence and intelligence.
More than ever, defence organisations must have a clear strategy and understanding of the role technology plays in delivering on the vision of multi-domain command and control. This is at the heart of SPADE 2022.

Your Inspiring Speakers




Dr Maria Milosavljevic,
Chief Data Integration Officer, Department of Defence
Mike Stone,
Former Chief Information Officer,
UK Ministry of Defence
and Managing Partner – Government IBM
Leendert Van Bochoven,
Global Director for National Security,
IBM
Daniel Munro,
Managing Director IBM
Technology – Defence,
IBM
Key Sessions
Government Keynote:
Bringing Order to Chaos: Insights into How Global Powers are Gaining Decision Superiority
Leadership essentials: Relying on strong and gifted commanders, at all levels, to inform the development of the next generation of systems
How to create smarter architecture for workload portability, orchestration, and management across multiple environments
Creating agility and flexibility in your architecture to respond to a changing environment
International Keynote:
Turning Multi-Domain Command and Control (MDC2) Vision into Operational Goals and Strategic Advantages
A user’s perspective on MDC2 challenges
Guide for success: How to enable seamless analysis and fusion of collaborative efforts that support all domains and all levels of war key learning
Panel Discussions:
Defence Perspectives on Data
The impact of the information domain in multi-domain operations
5 fundamental steps to drive strategic advantage through AI to the Edge
Connecting Infrastructure Across Domains and at the Edge- The Fundamental Building Block
Partner Session:
Security in an MDC2 world – What is the Difference now?
Overview of how the cyber threat landscape has evolved
The essential shift that must be made to protect IT systems from new threats and adversaries
Prioritising the development of cyber security protocols to protect the accelerated availability of cutting-edge intelligence