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Strategic Sovereignty - Securing Value Chain Control Across Australia's Resources Future
In a world of friend-shoring, tariff wars, and compressed timelines, how does Australia build strategic partnerships that secure our critical minerals future without ceding competitive advantage? This plenary panel brings together leaders actively structuring the partnerships that will define Australia's position: from live joint venture negotiations with Asian partners to government trade frameworks and R&D investment in sovereign capability.
The discussion navigates how technology investment and industry-government-academia collaboration positions Australia as an essential partner rather than just a commodity supplier, examining the practical meaning of 'sovereign capability' and the investments required to achieve it at the pace global competition demands.