


The final episode of the Counterpoint Conversations podcast series will focus on the challenges ahead in reshaping the cultural settings of the defence force, particularly in relation to the augmented reality and virtual reality technologies being adopted for learning and development.
As the demands of the AUKUS program evolve, engaging the widest range of people with the right mix of problem-solving skills is going to be essential. Diversity of thinking – including addressing gender balance and managing awareness of bias – will be a central plank for success.
With the defence sector’s increasing move to gamification and augmented reality to innovate and adapt to the changing nature of warfare, this podcast will explore the importance of inclusivity at the design stage of technology to ensure diversity in thought, assessment, life experience and world view, to help address complexity in decision making.


This discussion will explore transformative projects within the public sector. Public sector projects progress at a different speed to those in the private sector, and scrutiny of government project management extends far beyond a government agency’s internal stakeholders - there are multiple goals and milestones to report on, many teams of people to manage and access to an incredible wealth of resources.
In this episode, Public Service Medal recipient Patricia Kelly (formerly with the SKA and IP Australia), and Principal of Buildcorp, Josephine Sukkar, explore the projects that have been created in the public sector environment and become transformative by way of multiple applications across the economy. What are the projects that have been created within certain confines of government, that have gone on to be the foundation for significant national policies and outputs – and who are the people working behind the scenes to deliver them?

- Adrian Beer, CEO, METS Ignited
- Rob Le Busque, regional vice president, Asia Pacific at Verizon
- Jens Goennemann, MD of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre.

- The Hon. Steven Marshall MP, Premier of South Australia
- Professor Michelle Simmons AO, CEO & founder at Silicon Quantum Computing, director at ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology
- Rear Admiral Lee Goddard, RAN, head of partnerships & operations at Minderoo Foundation.



