Future Leaders’ Summit
14 May 2025 — 16 May 2025
The Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC) hosted emerging leaders from 14-16 May in Brisbane for the fourth South Pacific Defence Future Leaders’ Summit.
Emerging military and civilian defence delegates from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand and the Pacific Fusion Centre explored how military and civilian partnerships promote regional resilience. Participants built awareness of regional security issues and best practice civil-military coordination during humanitarian emergencies.
During the program, delegates visited Gallipoli Barracks for briefings on the Pacific Response Group and Australian Defence Force support for domestic disaster response. They also visited the Queensland State Disaster Coordination Centre and the Humanitarian Logistics Capability warehouse in Brisbane to build their awareness of Queensland’s multi-agency disaster management arrangements and Australia’s humanitarian rapid response capability.
