Black Sky Brisbane 2027
Delivering Critical Operations Under Severe Disruption.
A one-day executive summit for enterprise practitioners, CROs, COOs and critical infrastructure heads. Priority waitlist and early registration now open.
- Date
- May 2027 (Exact Date Confirmed Q1 2027)
- Host Venue
- Location to be announced Q1 2027
- Audience Profile
- Enterprise Practitioners, CROs, COOs and Critical Infrastructure Heads
- Status
- Priority Waitlist & Early Registration Open
Main stage sessions
The opening briefing, case study session and closing keynote all run on the main stage, so every delegate covers the same material before the breakout streams begin.
What we’ll cover
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Minimum Viable Operations and the Reality of AI Fallbacks
When primary digital platforms, automated decision pipelines, or operational technology links drop, how does the enterprise maintain minimum delivery of its critical operations? Addressing the practical friction of manual workarounds when staff have lost the muscle memory to run processes without artificial intelligence and automated systems.
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Service Mapping, Upstream Dependencies, and AI Supply Chains
Practical approaches to mapping people, processes, technology, facilities, and data against critical operations. Uncovering hidden single points of failure and fourth-party concentration risks embedded inside third-party artificial intelligence models, cloud compute backbones, and external data feeds.
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Tolerance Limits, Disruption Thresholds, and Escalation Triggers
Setting, testing, and defending realistic disruption tolerance levels for downtime, data integrity, and customer impact. Establishing the operational thresholds and circuit breakers that trigger executive escalation before material damage, algorithmic corruption, or regulatory intervention occurs.
Program and schedule
Indicative program format. Keynote topics, session titles and speaker faculty for Brisbane are not yet confirmed. The full agenda is released once the faculty is finalised.
- 07:45 – 08:30
Registration, Barista Coffee & Networking Breakfast
Delegate check-in and made-to-order espresso service in the networking area.
- 08:30 – 08:45
Welcome & Strategic Opening Briefing
Opening address by the summit convenor setting the strategic direction for enterprise resilience in 2027.
- 08:45 – 09:30
Keynote Case Study: How a Real Incident Unfolded
Real-world operational review of a systemic failure, assessing operational workarounds and executive decision-making.
- 09:30 – 10:15
Executive Panel: Operationalising Disruption Tolerances
Enterprise risk leaders discuss establishing and testing practical impact tolerances for critical operations.
- 10:15 – 11:00
Morning Tea & Exhibition Showcase
Refreshment break and networking in the main partner exhibition area.
- 11:00 – 12:00
Concurrent Breakout Lectures (Streams A, B and C)
Delegates choose from three simultaneous lecture tracks focused on specific operational, technical and governance themes.
- 12:00 – 13:00
The Black Sky Live Scenario Inject: Interactive Tabletop Simulation
Facilitated simulation where delegates work in table groups through an escalating operational disruption scenario.
- 13:00 – 14:00
Lunch and networking
Lunch is provided, with time set aside for networking.
- 14:00 – 15:15
Partner-led Chatham House Working Groups
Interactive roundtables hosted and moderated by partners on dedicated operational topics defined by each partner.
- 15:15 – 16:00
Closing Keynote: Board Oversight, Regulatory Enforcement & Legal Defensibility
Legal counsel and directors examine crisis governance, statutory reporting and executive liability.
- 16:00 – 17:30
Networking Drinks & Reception
Networking reception with drinks and canapés.
The conversations between sessions
Breakfast, all-day barista coffee, lunch and the closing reception are planned as part of the day, and the room is kept small enough that delegates meet the people they came to meet.
Tickets and registration
All figures are AUD and exclude GST. Pre-registration for Brisbane takes two minutes and no payment is taken today. We invoice only once the summit is confirmed.
Best value
Practitioner Early Bird
$495
per seat + GST
Capped to the first 40 seats.
In-house risk, operations, resilience and governance leaders.
Delegate pass
Practitioner Standard
$695
per seat + GST
Standard full-day corporate rate once early-bird seats are gone.
In-house risk, operations, resilience and governance leaders.
Delegate pass
Enterprise Team Bundle
$1,450
3 seats + GST
$483 per seat.
Practice heads bringing two senior reports.
Delegate pass
Commercial Vendor Pass
$1,495
per seat + GST
Strictly limited to 8 per summit to protect the practitioner ratio.
Non-partnering vendors, suppliers and consultancies.
// Every pass includes
What every pass includes
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Main-stage keynotes and executive panels
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Your choice of breakout session streams
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The live crisis simulation table exercise
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A partner-led Chatham House working group
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Certificate of Attendance for professional development reporting
// Catering and hospitality
Catering throughout the day
Full catering is included in every delegate pass. Dietary and cultural requirements advised at registration are confirmed with the venue in writing.
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Networking breakfast
Hot and continental breakfast on arrival with registration, served in the networking area.
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Barista coffee stand
Espresso, filter coffee and tea available at every break.
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Morning and afternoon tea
Refreshments served across the partner exhibition floor alongside the showcase.
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Lunch and networking
Lunch is provided for all delegates, with a full hour set aside for networking rather than a seated service.
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Drinks reception
Networking reception with drinks and canapés to close the day.