Accelerate
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Sessions
Registration and Seated Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM (30 mins)
Begin the day by connecting with peers over breakfast, setting the stage for a day of learning and collaboration.
Welcome and Framing
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM (10 mins)
Intermedium welcome and overview of the day, connecting government priorities and agency buying needs with practical implications for supplier strategy.
The Year Ahead: Digital Government Priorities and Direction
8:10 AM - 8:35 AM (25 mins)
Senior government leader on strategic priorities, investment direction and the operating context for the year ahead.
- Emerging federal reform and digital priorities
- Where industry capability and expertise can add value
- Investment discipline, assurance and greater reuse
Intermedium Analysis: MYEFO Implications
8:35 AM - 9:10 AM (35 mins)
Intermedium presents its analysis of the December 2026 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), highlighting agency priorities and the key digital and information and communications technology (ICT) signals shaping supplier opportunities.
The 2027 Supplier Standard: What Government Will Expect Next
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM (30 mins)
As government modernises services, strengthens internal capability and adopts new technologies, the role of industry is also changing. This conversation looks ahead to what government will need from its supplier ecosystem and how agencies want industry to contribute to the next phase of public sector transformation.
- Building internal capability while leveraging external expertise
- Supporting better, more efficient service delivery
- Building productive, outcomes-focused supplier partnerships
Morning Tea: Networking Break
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM (30 mins)
Breakfast-only attendees depart. Full-forum attendees move to plenary sessions that will set up workshop streams.
Forum Opening Remarks
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM (10 mins)
Welcome full-forum attendees, introduce the strategic-alignment proposition and explain how the plenary and workshop components connect.
Modernising Federal Government for the Next Wave of Digital Delivery
10:20 AM - 10:55 AM (35 mins)
Federal digital priorities are shifting as agencies respond to ageing systems, rising service expectations and growing capability pressures. This panel brings together digital leaders to explore where modernisation is gaining momentum, what is shaping investment decisions and where industry can add the most value.
- The digital priorities likely to shape federal investment over the next 12 to 18 months.
- Where modernisation activity is gaining momentum and which areas may move next.
- How agencies are balancing legacy renewal, service continuity, cost and risk.
- The capability gaps and delivery pressures shaping future requirements.
Trust, Risk and Responsible Technology Adoption
10:55 AM - 11:30 AM (35 mins)
Gain a clearer view of how cyber risk, data responsibilities and emerging technologies are shaping agency priorities. The panel will examine where requirements are changing, which capabilities will matter most and what industry should understand as new opportunities develop.
- The cyber resilience priorities likely to influence future investment.
- How data stewardship requirements are shaping technology and service needs.
- What responsible artificial intelligence adoption means for risk, assurance and delivery.
- The capability gaps and cross-government challenges creating demand for industry support.
- Sovereign- control
Before the Tender: What Shapes Federal Buying Decisions
11:30 AM - 12:05 PM (35 mins)
Many of the decisions that determine an opportunity’s direction happen before a tender reaches the market. This panel explores how agencies define their needs, test the market and decide what, when and how to buy.
- The signals that indicate an agency need is likely to become a genuine opportunity.
- How funding, executive sponsorship, risk and delivery readiness affect progress.
- What causes potential procurements to accelerate, change direction or stall.
- When government wants industry input and what useful early engagement looks like.
- What gives agencies confidence that suppliers understand the problem and can deliver.
Lunch and Networking
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM (60 mins)
Networking lunch and transition back to plenary
Interactive Workshop 1
Choose one · 1:05 PM - 2:05 PM (60 mins) · 3 options Roundtables
Strategic Sourcing Pathways and Capability Partnerships
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Understand how agencies choose sourcing pathways, assess capability and engage industry before formal procurement begins.
Attendees will explore:
- how to recognise the early signals that an opportunity is developing;
- how approval gates, panels and sourcing pathways shape the route to market;
- when to pursue an opportunity directly or build a capability partnership; and
- where to focus resources and engagement for the greatest impact.
Reading Government's Digital Readiness
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Learn how to recognise an agency’s stage of digital maturity and identify the capability gaps likely to shape its next priorities.
Attendees will explore:
- Signals that indicate whether an agency is ready to modernise;
- common gaps across data, digital services, leadership and trust;
- how readiness affects investment and technology decisions; and
- where industry capability can support the next stage of progress.
Navigating Cyber, Supply Chain and PSPF Requirements
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Examine how the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), supply chain risk and assurance requirements affect technology decisions and supplier expectations.
Attendees will explore:
- how PSPF requirements are influencing cyber strategies and operating models;
- the emerging risks across third-party and technology supply chains;
- where agencies are strengthening assurance, resilience and critical infrastructure protection; and the capabilities government will increasingly need from industry.
Interactive Workshop 2
Choose one · 2:05 PM - 3:05 PM (60 mins) · 3 options Roundtables
Why Good Suppliers Lose: Pressure-Testing Your Federal Procurement Strategy
2:05 PM - 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Examine why capable suppliers are excluded, marked down or lose buyer confidence, even when their solution appears strong.
Attendees will explore:
- tender requirements that suppliers commonly misread or underestimate;
- where generic evidence and case studies fail to build confidence;
- how government tests value, implementation risk and deliverability;
- the difference between meeting compliance requirements and presenting a compelling offer;
- when a supplier should challenge, qualify or walk away from an opportunity; and how to identify weaknesses before investing heavily in a response.
Positioning Technology for Government 3.0
2:05 PM - 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Learn how to move from a product-led pitch to a capability-based value proposition aligned with connected government.
Attendees will explore:
- mapping their solution to a clear government capability gap;
- connecting technology features to service and workforce outcomes;
- demonstrating measurable capability uplift; and
- building a stronger conversation before an opportunity enters the market.
Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Operational Continuity
2:05 PM - 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Understand how agencies approach resilience and continuity across critical systems, services and infrastructure, and what this means for cyber suppliers.
Attendees will explore:
- the operational risks and dependencies shaping government resilience priorities
- how agencies assess continuity across technology, data, supply chains and essential services
- the stakeholders involved in resilience decisions and what matters to each
- where government needs external capability, specialist expertise and stronger partnerships
- how suppliers can position their capabilities around risk reduction, recovery and service continuity.
Closing Synthesis and Next Steps
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM (10 mins)
Key takeaways across the three streams and immediate actions for the year ahead.
