Who we are
We bring together the people who keep essential services running, to talk honestly about what happens when things break.
Black Sky Events is an independent Australian events company. Convening practitioners is our core work, and we also publish research and briefings that come out of it. What we do not do is sell consultancy or vendor solutions off the back of the agenda.
What has changed
Modern disruption is systemic and prolonged: cloud concentration, destructive cyber attack, supplier collapse, infrastructure failure. Conventional resilience thinking assumes something narrower.
What has not
Most industry events give the stage to suppliers. Attendees get an exhibition hall and a keynote that reads like a brochure.
What we do about it
A practical, practitioner-led event where the people responsible for critical services study real failures and practise the decisions before they have to make them.
How we run our events
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No sales pitches
Talks are given by people who do the work. Companies take part by hosting working groups, not by presenting from the main stage.
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Limited vendor places
We limit vendor and consultancy passes so most people in the audience are in-house teams and conversations stay open.
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Chatham House Rule
Working groups run under the Chatham House Rule. Content may be used; attribution may not.
2027 Board of Advisors
Announcing soon
The 2027 advisory board will be named once employer clearances are in place. Members are serving practitioners who review the agenda, test case studies, and keep the room worth a day out of an executive diary.