DRA 2020 National Online Conference - ONLINE ONLY

"Quo Vadis – An Integrated Future"

Introduction
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not possible to hold the 2020 DRA National Conference utilising the normal format with attendance by DRA members, interested parties and guest speakers.  Instead, the 2020 DRA National Conference will be conducted by video. This is a new approach to allow all interested parties to watch the video presentations at their convenience and ask questions after viewing them.

Conference
The National Conference offers significant opportunities to better understand the progress made and some of the crucial challenges facing Government, the ADF and employers with a fully integrated Defence force.

When
From 9.00am on Saturday, 7 November 2020, you will be able to watch these presentations as you wish, a single video or any number of them at your convenience.

How
Just click on:  https://www.dra2020.cibaweb.com.au/

Speakers
There will be an opening address by the President of the DRA and then each of the speakers will be introduced:

• The Hon Darren Chester, Minister for Defence Personnel, representing the Minister for Defence
• The Hon Shayne Neumann MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel, representing the Shadow Minister for Defence
• Major General Roger Noble DSC AM CSC, Head, Military Strategic Commitments Division
• Major General Natasha Fox AM CSC, Head People Capability
• Ms Liz Cosson AM CSC, Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
• Major General Kathryn Campbell AO CSC, Commander 2nd Division
• Rear Admiral Brett Wolski, AM RAN, Head, Joint Support Services Division
• Brigadier Duncan Hayward CSC, Director General Defence Force Recruiting
• Commodore Michael Slattery RAN, Director General Australian Navy Cadets and Reserves
• Brigadier Doug Laidlaw CSC, Director General Reserves – Army
• Air Commodore Tony Hindmarsh CSC, Director General Workforce Design and Reserves – Air Force
• Lieutenant Colonel Andrew White, Commanding Officer 1/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
• Mr Neil James, Executive Director, Australia Defence Association
• Dr Andrew Kilsby, Author and Military Historian

Questions
The ability of attendees at DRA National Conferences to ask questions of speakers is a vital aspect of these conferences. If you have any questions relating to the presentations, please ask them using the button at the base of each video presentation no later than 28 November 2020.
 
Questions which the DRA Executive are unable to answer will be forwarded to the relevant speaker for a response.

Questions and responses will be posted on the DRA website.

Conclusion
Whilst the format for the 2020 DRA National Conference is different, we are fortunate to have senior representatives of the Federal Government, Opposition, ADF and commentators on Defence matters provide videos to improve our understanding of the progress made and some of the crucial challenges facing Government, the ADF and employers with a fully integrated Defence force.