9 hours
Melbourne - Pullman Albert Park
Starting at AUD 143
Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 am to 04:30 pm (GMT+10:00)
Melbourne - Pullman Albert Park
65 Queens Road, Melbourne, Australia
ATTEND In-Person or Join ONLINE
For sponsorship and other enquiries please email us at ZGV2IHwgZm9yLXB1cnBvc2UgISBjb20gISBhdQ== or call us at +61 401 625 001
This Summit is part of the For-Purpose Leadership Series
This Summit is a high-level, one-day leadership forum bringing together Australia’s most influential leaders across business, government, technology, education, care, infrastructure and civil society. Designed for Board Directors, CXOs, policymakers, SME owners, and senior decision-makers, the Summit provides a unique national platform to navigate the accelerating convergence of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and sovereign capability.
Hosted in Melbourne, the Summit creates an essential space for leaders to understand how AI-driven transformation is reshaping Australia’s priorities in trust, governance, productivity, public value, workforce readiness, and national resilience. In alignment with the Federal Government’s National AI Plan, the program examines how organisations can capture emerging opportunities, spread the benefits of AI responsibly, and strengthen Australia’s capability to keep its people safe.
Featuring expert-led panel discussions, strategic briefings, and cross-sector insight sharing, the Summit brings forward the voices shaping Australia’s AI future—from innovators and industry pioneers to national security leaders, technologists, regulators, researchers and community advocates. Each session is designed to equip executive participants with the foresight required to lead confidently through rapid technological change.
The summit will feature six executive-level panel discussions that tackle Australia’s most pressing AI and cybersecurity leadership challenges:
Guardrails for Growth: Ensuring AI is Safe, Responsible, and Trusted
How can Australia build a world-class AI governance ecosystem that balances innovation, safety, and public trust, while meeting the regulatory expectations of global markets?
Action 7: Mitigate harms
Addresses safety, AI-enabled harms, privacy, bias, online abuse, deepfakes, cyber-enabled risks.
Action 8: Promote responsible practices
Board-level accountability, transparency, responsible AI governance frameworks, risk management.
Action 9: Partner on global norms
International safety alignment, standards harmonisation, transparency expectations, global cooperation.
Digital Shields: Securing Australia’s Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Intelligent Threats
With AI enabling both defense and attack, how can leaders safeguard Australia’s critical infrastructure across energy, healthcare, finance, and public services from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats?
Human + Machine: Shaping Australia’s Workforce in the AI Era
What will it take to transition Australia’s workforce into a productive, ethical, and inclusive AI-powered future from C-suite leadership to SMEs, care sectors, and frontline government workers?
Action 4: Scale AI adoption
Particularly in SMEs, regional communities, and First Nations enterprises.
Action 5: Support and train Australians
Workforce transitions, digital inclusion, VET/TAFE capability uplift, union–industry consultation.
Action 6: Improve public services
Government workforce uplift, generative AI capability, public-sector training.
The 4th Industrial Dividend: Unlocking Economic Value Through AI
How can Australia seize the opportunity to lead the AI productivity revolution across industries, public sector, and SMEs, to deliver real economic outcomes and sustainable prosperity?
Owning the Future: Data, IP, and the Economics of AI
Who owns the data and intelligence in an AI-powered economy and how can Australian businesses, creators, and public agencies ensure control over their value, privacy, and ethical use?
Powering AI Independence: Building Sovereign Capability & Resilience
What must Australia do to build sovereign AI infrastructure, resilient supply chains, and geopolitically secure systems—ensuring national advantage in the global AI race?
Who Should Attend
🗓 Date: Thursday, 19 June 2026
🕗 Time: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM AEST
📌 Location: Pullman Melbourne Albert Park, 65 Queens Road, Albert Park VIC
Morning Tea, Lunch, and Afternoon Tea will be provided. A networking and drinks session will follow, and additional tickets required.
Sponsorship & Enquiries
For sponsorship and other enquiries please email us at ZGV2IHwgZm9yLXB1cnBvc2UgISBjb20gISBhdQ==.
The following terms and conditions apply to Your registration for, admission to, and continued attendance at this Event, and to any of your accompanying guests:
1. Your contract for attendance at the Event
These terms and conditions form an agreement between You and the For-Purpose Leaders trading name [ABN 18 664 077 196 (“We”, “Us”, “Our”)].
2. Your capacity
You enter into this agreement in Your own personal capacity, and also for and on behalf of:
(a) any business or organisation which You represent or which employs You; and
(b) any guest other person(s) for whom You complete registration for the Event, (each of which is a "Relevant Person") and You warrant that You:
(i) have the express authority of all Relevant Persons to enter into this agreement on its/their behalf;
(ii) have provided a copy of this agreement to all Relevant Persons; and
(iii) have the consent of each Relevant Person (being an individual) to provide his/her personal information to Us.
3. Compliance with venue terms and conditions:
You must at all times comply with the terms and conditions of entry to each venue connected with this Event, and with any lawful directions given by its authorised personnel.
4. Full payment required:
Full payment, in cleared funds and in Australian dollars, of the registration fee, applicable GST, and all other monies due and payable in connection with Your attendance at this Event must be made in full.
5. Your cancellation of Your registration
You may cancel Your conference registration, by notifying Us by email (ZGV2IHwgZm9yLXB1cnBvc2UgISBjb20gISBhdQ==). If You do not receive acknowledgement by email within five business days, please contact Us on +61 401 625 001. You will only be entitled to a refund or partial refund as set out below:
(a) For in person components of the program, if You cannot attend because it is unlawful (eg due to public health orders): If You are unable, or will, with certainty, be unable, to attend this Event for the reason that it is unlawful for You to travel to the venue or would be legally required to submit to quarantine , You may notify Us by email and provide particulars of the reason You cannot attend. You may notify Us at any time before the commencement of the Event. If We, acting reasonably, accept the reasons given.
(b) Your cancellation for other reasons: If You wish to cancel Your attendance at the Event for any reasons other than those noted in paragraph (a), You may notify Us by email.
(c) Cancellations:
Cancellations made 45 days or more in advance of the Event date, will receive a 100% refund.
Cancellations made within 30 - 45 days will receive a 50% refund.
Cancellations made within 30days of the event will receive No Refund
6. Cancellation, postponement and conversion of the Event to a fully virtual Event by Us:
We may cancel or postpone all or components of the Event, or convert it to a fully on-line/virtual Event at any time, for any reason. We will notify You by email if any of the foregoing occurs, and:
(a) Event cancellation: If the Event is cancelled, We will refund all monies paid to date;
(b) Event postponement: If the Event is postponed, You must notify Us by email within seven (7)days of Our notice of postponement, or before the commencement of the Event, whichever is earlier, either that:
(i) You wish to attend the Event as postponed, whereupon We will retain monies paid by You to date and apply them to Your registration for the Event as postponed; or
(ii) You cannot, or do not wish to, attend the Event as postponed, whereupon We will refund all monies paid to date; and if You do not notify Us within the time required by this clause, You will be deemed to have accepted the postponement and paragraph (i) of this clause applies.
7. Your travel and accommodation expenses:
Expenses for and arrangements You may make for travel and accommodation are at Your sole risk and to the extent permitted by law, We are not liable to You for those expenses in any circumstances. We recommend that You consider making accommodation and transport arrangements that permit variation or cancellation with appropriate refunds. We further recommend that You obtain insurance (if available) that will reimburse You accommodation and transport costs in the event of cancellation.
8. Event subject to change
While We will make reasonable endeavours to stage the Event as advertised, You agree that, subject only to clause 6, the following may occur without liability of any kind to You:
(a) changes to the Event dates, the venue or the location of the Event or components of the Event within the venue;
(b) changes to program content, its order or session times;
(c) changes to the speakers and other presenters;
(d) changes to the social program and the venue(s) for dinners and other events.
If any changes occur to the Event as advertised, reasonable endeavours will be made to arrange for reasonable substitutes, subject to availability and the circumstances that made the change(s) necessary or desirable. Notice of substantial and material changes will be placed on this website.
You are responsible for checking for such notifications/alerts prior to the Event.
9. Your conduct at this Event
At all times during this Event You must comply with the For Purpose Leaders Event
Code of Conduct.
You must:
(a) conduct Yourself in a reasonable, respectful, considerate and lawful manner;
(b) not act, speak or otherwise communicate in a manner that is offensive, obscene or that reasonable persons may consider to be offensive or obscene;
(c) if You consume alcohol, do so reasonably and responsibly;
(d) not place the safety and health of any person(s) at the Event at risk;
(e) not cause personal injury to, or defame, any person or damage the property of any person;
(f) be respectful towards speakers and others expressing their opinions and refrain from causing a nuisance or interrupting or disrupting program content;
(g) comply promptly with Our reasonable and lawful directions of Our authorised staff, Our contractors and of the relevant venues;
We may, without liability to You or any Relevant Person, eject You (and/or a Relevant Person) from the Event and/or refuse entry to the Event or any part of the Event if We, acting reasonably, consider that You or a Relevant Person are/is in breach of these terms and conditions, or for any other reasonable cause.
10. Release of liability
You release Us from liability for any losses, costs (including legal costs and disbursements) damage or claims, including but not limited to:
(a) death or personal injury of any kind sustained by You or any Relevant Person;
(b) damage to, loss of or destruction of Your and any Relevant Person's property of any kind;
(c) damage to Your reputation or that of any Relevant Person, except to the extent that such loss, cost, damage or claim is directly caused by Our negligence (but in which case, clause 11 applies).
11. Limitation and exclusion of liability
To the extent permitted by law:
(a) any claim that You and/or a Relevant Person may have in respect of goods or services supplied in connection with the Event, which claim is pursuant to a statutory right that cannot be excluded, Our liability is limited, in the case of:
(i) goods, to the replacement of the goods or the cost of having the goods replaced or repaired; and
(ii) services, to the resupply of the services or the cost of having the services resupplied;
(b) Our liability to You and any Relevant Person for any other cause of action, including but not limited to breach of contract, negligence or other breach of duty:
(i) for travel and accommodation expenses, loss of enjoyment, loss of profit, loss or revenue, lost cost savings, loss of opportunity, loss of enjoyment or indirect or consequential loss of any kind, is excluded in full; and
(ii) for any other loss, is limited in aggregate to the sum of the monies actually paid by You in connection with Your registration for the Event; and
(c) the express rights set out in this Agreement are Your sole rights of cancellation and Your sole entitlements to a refund or partial refund.
12. Independent contractor suppliers
You acknowledge and agree that:
(a) all goods and services supplied to You in connection with the Event (including but not limited to transport, accommodation, the venue, food and beverage, audiovisual services, security, cleaning, programme content and entertainment) will be supplied by suppliers (each, a “Supplier”) who are all independent contractors of Us;
(b) no Supplier, attendee, speaker, exhibitor, or sponsor is an employee, agent or partner of Us and We are not vicariously or jointly liable for their action, omissions or utterances; and
(c) the views expressed by any event attendee, speaker, exhibitor, or sponsor are not necessarily those of Us. All attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors are solely responsible for the content of their presentations, marketing collateral, advertising and their actions and omissions.
13. Indemnity
(a) You must indemnify and keep Us indemnified against all losses, costs and expenses (including actual legal costs and disbursements on a full indemnity basis) incurred in connection with any claim, demand, action or proceedings arising wholly or partly, directly or indirectly, from Your act or omission, and whether such claim, demand, action or proceeding is founded wholly or partly on:
(i) Your unlawful act or omission, negligence, breach of contract (including this agreement), or other breach of duty or any cause of action whatsoever; and/or
(ii) any term of a contract by which We are made liable for Your act or omission, or otherwise. You acknowledge and agree that Your actions and omissions may make Us liable to third parties, including under indemnities.
(b) The indemnity in this clause applies except to the extent that such claim, loss, cost, or expense is directly caused by Our negligence, but in which case, clause 11 applies.
(c) You acknowledge and agree that the indemnity in this clause is not Our exclusive remedy.
14. Your breach may cause Us to have liability to third parties
You acknowledge and agree that:
(a) Your negligence or breach of this Agreement or of the venue’s terms and conditions of entry may
cause Us to be in breach of contractual obligations (including indemnities) or other duties or
obligations that We may have to the venue operator or other third parties, such as other attendees, exhibitors at, or sponsors of, the Event; and
(b) any loss or liability We incur to the venue operator or any other third party, as a direct or indirect consequence of Your act or omission, whether or not We have assumed such liability contractually, is a reasonably foreseeable loss recoverable by Us from You.
15. Virtual (on-line) participation in the Event
If You register to participate in this Event, or any part of it, by virtual (on-line) means, You agree that:
(a) it is Your responsibility to ensure that You have appropriate technology, internet connectivity and speed to participate;
(b) We are not liable for any interruption, delay sound or picture quality problems You may
experience because Your technology is inadequate or because of internet or power interruptions, or internet speed, or other connectivity problems You may experience;
(c) You are not entitled to a refund if You are unable to participate, or if the quality of Your
participation is diminished, because of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).
(d) You will comply in all respects with clause 9 of this agreement and with any rules, protocols or other directions made by Us or the virtual session chair, whether published or issued in writing or orally;
(e) If/when You post questions or messages to others participating by virtual means, Your personal information may be shared with those persons; and
(f) You warrant that the home/work environment in which You access the virtual component of the Event is safe and free of risk to Your health and safety.
16. Photography and videography/filming
(a) You may use handheld cameras and/or smart phones at the Event to take photographs and videos/films for personal, non-commercial use, provided the act of so doing is not disruptive, intrusive or in breach of intellectual property or privacy rights and provided that the subject of such photography and videography/filming consents. Such photographs and videos/films may not be published, sold, reproduced, transmitted, distributed or otherwise commercially exploited in any manner whatsoever.
(b) We may hire service providers (photo/video/streaming/audio) to document and display the Event experience. We may also use social media to post photos and videos and to display select submissions at the venue and on Our websites.
(c) You irrevocably authorise Us to:
(i) record You (picture and voice) on photos, films and sound recordings (each, a “Recording”); and
(ii) edit and incorporate the Recording into a photo, video gallery, short film or webinar as a record of and for the promotion of the Event and future similar events, for no monetary or other compensation to You and You acknowledge and agree that You have no right, title or interest in such Recording.
17. Relevant Persons
If You register a Relevant Person (or for and on behalf of a Relevant Person - see the definition in clause 2) for this Event, You must ensure that each Relevant Person complies with these terms and conditions of registration and attendance. If You are a guest of a
registrant for the Event or other Relevant Persons, it is a condition of Your admission to and
continued attendance at the Event, that You agree to these terms and conditions of registration and attendance and that You comply with them. If You do not agree to these terms and conditions of registration and attendance, please notify Us and Your name will be removed from the guest list.
18. Privacy
(a) You consent to Our collection, use and disclosure of Your personal information, including
sensitive information as defined in the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth).
(b) You also consent to Our use of Your personal information to let You know of future events or services that We consider You may be interested to attend.
(c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this clause, You consent to Our publication of a delegate list and to disclosure of Your personal information, including "sensitive" personal information to:
(i) Suppliers, to the extent We consider it necessary or desirable to enable them to provide
appropriate goods or services to You
(ii) Sponsors and exhibitors participating in the Event.(such as dietary or accessibility requirements);
(d) You may withhold consent for disclosure of Your personal information (but not in respect of Recordings) to sponsors and exhibitors during the registration process or by notifying Events team at ZGV2IHwgZm9yLXB1cnBvc2UgISBjb20gISBhdQ==,and
19. Assignment (transfer) of Your registration –
You may transfer Your registration for this Event to a person (the “Transferee”), provided You notify Us and that the Transferee agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions in such manner as We require. If a transfer of a registration is made under this clause, no refund of registration fees will be payable.
20. Governing law
These terms and conditions are made under and governed by the laws applicable in the Western Australia, Australia, and You accept the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that place.
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to abide by these terms and conditions.
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Addresses safety, AI-enabled harms, privacy, bias, online abuse, deepfakes, cyber-enabled risks.
Action 8: Promote responsible practices
Board-level accountability, transparency, responsible AI governance frameworks, risk management.
Action 9: Partner on global norms
International safety alignment, standards harmonisation, transparency expectations, global cooperation.
Info: Digital Shields: Securing Australia’s Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Intelligent Threats. With AI enabling both defense and attack, how can leaders safeguard Australia’s critical infrastructure across energy, healthcare, finance, and public services from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats?
Info: The 4th Industrial Dividend: Unlocking Economic Value Through AI. How can Australia seize the opportunity to lead the AI productivity revolution across industries, public sector, and SMEs to deliver real economic outcomes and sustainable prosperity?
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Tickets for National AI & Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2026 can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| Early Bird - In-person Ticket(Excl. Networking) | 291 AUD |
| Early Bird In-person Ticket ( Incl. Networking ) | 396 AUD |
| ONLINE - LIVE Streaming ticket | 143 AUD |
| Table of 8 - Including Networking | 2,951 AUD |
