2026 Australia-Israel Innovation Summit - BRISBANE

For the first time, the Australia-Israel Innovation Summit comes to Brisbane on Thursday 22 October, bringing leading Australian and Israeli experts together with Queensland business and government leaders to examine the innovation, technologies and partnerships shaping Queensland’s future resilience, security and competitiveness.

Building on the 7th Annual Australia-Israel Innovation Summit in Sydney, the inaugural Brisbane program will bring together 100 senior leaders for an interactive discussion focused on critical infrastructure, sovereign capability, cyber resilience, innovation and long-term economic prosperity.

The program will open with The Honourable Steven Minnikin MP, Queensland Minister for Customer Services and Open Data and Minister for Small and Family Business, followed by international keynote speaker Yigal Unna, former Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate, who will share global lessons on protecting critical infrastructure and strengthening resilience in an era of rapidly evolving cyber and technology threats.

Key discussions will include:

·         Building National Resilience: Protecting Critical Infrastructure in an Era of AI, Cyber Threats and Strategic Competition

·         Building Resilient Infrastructure: Securing Queensland’s Olympic Legacy

·         Building Australia’s Biomedical Capability: Research, Innovation and Sovereign Health Security

Connect with senior leaders from business, government, infrastructure, technology and investment over a networking lunch while gaining Australian and international perspectives on the opportunities that will shape Queensland’s next decade.

The inaugural Brisbane Summit creates a new platform for knowledge exchange between Queensland and Israel’s globally recognised innovation ecosystem.

Program and Agenda available soon