Why Attend?
Australia’s digital future is being shaped right now.
Digital capability will increasingly underpin Australia’s productivity, prosperity and ability to shape its own future.
How do we ensure Australia’s digital future unfolds in a way that means technology works for us, not against us?
The Digital Sovereignty Forum brings together thoughtful people passionate about a digital future that goes well for all Australians. It is a chance to take stock, connect the threads and imagine what we could achieve if we brought together our collective capabilities, ambitions and resources.
Imagine it’s 2031.
What did we build to get there? What did we stop? Who made it happen – and how?
At the Forum, we will start from that future we want and work backwards. Through a series of provocations from 2031, we will explore the choices, breakthroughs, investments and collaborations that could have made that future possible.
We’ll hear from people who can challenge our thinking, open up new possibilities and help us see the opportunities – and the difficult decisions – ahead. We’ll then bring those ideas into discussion and practical work, connecting the research, initiatives, policy, investment and capability already underway.
The aim is to pause, take stock and evaluate where we are and where we want to be and then to identify what we need to do differently to make it happen. Where are the gaps? What should we accelerate? What might we need to stop doing? Who needs to be involved? And what needs to happen first?
This is a day to think beyond individual projects and organisations, to make connections that might not otherwise happen, and to explore what becomes possible when we bring our collective ambition to the same table.
The Forum will be a highly participatory day, bringing together a series of short provocations, facilitated discussion and practical table work.
We’ll begin by imagining the Australia we want to see in 2031, then work backwards to explore the choices and actions that could make that future possible. Along the way, we’ll be updated on initiatives, policies and legislation underway; hear new ideas, identify gaps and dependencies, and consider where our collective action could make the greatest difference.
The day is designed to be a conversation. We want everyone in the room to contribute, challenge, connect and help shape what comes next.
We are inviting contributors to imagine they are looking back from 2031 – a future in which Australia has built trusted AI and digital capability that is recognised across the Asia-Pacific.
What would they tell us we did differently?
What breakthrough made the biggest difference? What did we choose to invest in? What did we stop doing? What challenge did we finally solve? Who had to work together? And what decision, made today, set us on that path?
We are looking for provocations – ideas that challenge assumptions, open up new possibilities, surface difficult choices or help us see a different path forward.
Your contribution might be a bold prediction, a lesson from experience, a future scenario, a difficult question, a cautionary tale or a practical example of what is already working. It might challenge the room to think bigger, think differently or think more urgently.
The invitation is to help us imagine the future we want – and then work backwards to identify what it will take to get there.
By the end of the Forum, we want to have:
- A shared vision for 2031 – and a clearer understanding of the choices, capabilities, partnerships, policies and decisions needed to get us there.
- A clearer path forward – what we can control, what we can influence, and what we need to prepare for.
- Greater visibility and momentum for the research, initiatives, and ideas already underway.
- New connections and collaborations that bring people, capabilities and resources together in new ways.
- A sense of what needs to happen next – where to accelerate, what gaps to address, and who needs to be involved.
What comes next?
We want those in the room to shape what comes next. This could include:
- A shared declaration or position on Australia’s digital future
- A collection of provocations and ideas from the Forum
- A practical canvas or framework to take away and use
- A map of the capabilities, initiatives and actions needed from 2026 to 2031
- An ongoing index, commitment or other mechanism to keep the momentum going!
Be Part of It
We are looking for partners, supporters and contributors who want to help shape Australia’s digital future – and help make it happen.
Interested? Please get in touch → digitalfutures@teamslatts.com.au
Join us for a day of ideas, connections and practical thinking about Australia’s digital future.
Registration
- For Start-ups, NFPs and government: $250 per person
- For all other organisations: $500 per person
Your registration includes a full day of provocations, discussion and practical table work,plus morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea to keep the ideas flowing.
We walk with great reverence on the various places the Digital Sovereignty Forum team live, work and visit. Always was, always will be.
