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Annual Meeting of the Four Societies 2024 — 21 February 2024
“Resilience before Readiness — '... for the want of a horseshoe nail'”
Vince Di Pietro AM CSC FRSN
Former Commodore, RAN and Former CEO, Lockheed-Martin Australia
https://royalsoc.org.au/blog/annual-meeting-of-the-four-societies-2024
The presentation commences at 07:26
Timing Marks:
00:00:00 Introduction to the Speaker: Dr Susan Pond AM FRSN FTSE FAHMS, President, Royal Society of NSW
00:07:26 Presentation: Vince Di Pietro
00:52:58 Q&A session: Moderated by Emeritus Professor Roberet Clancy AM FRSN
01:23:25 Meeting Close: Dr Susan Pond
A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Energy, the Australian Nuclear Association, Engineers Australia, and RSNSW, kindly supported by Academy Travel.
Summary: The 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires devastated significant areas of land and destroyed much property. While the psychological damage continues to be felt by many, the emergency response and subsequent recovery exposed many shortcomings in our nation’s capacity and capabilities. The concurrent emergency of early COVID-19 amplified the shortcomings beyond reasonable doubt. While much of the spotlight is afforded to the readiness possibilities offered by technology and equipment, the essential nature of national resilience needed to underpin preparedness may be in need of closer understanding, analysis, and improvement. Whether discussing high-end military equipment, cyber-attacks on our docks, or regional childcare, are our assumptions correct? Are we investing in success or repeating previous experiences and expecting a different outcome?
Annual Meeting of the Four Societies 2024 — 21 February 2024
“Resilience before Readiness — '... for the want of a horseshoe nail'”
Vince Di Pietro AM CSC FRSN
Former Commodore, RAN and Former CEO, Lockheed-Martin Australia
https://royalsoc.org.au/blog/annual-meeting-of-the-four-societies-2024
The presentation commences at 07:26
Timing Marks:
00:00:00 Introduction to the Speaker: Dr Susan Pond AM FRSN FTSE FAHMS, President, Royal Society of NSW
00:07:26 Presentation: Vince Di Pietro
00:52:58 Q&A session: Moderated by Emeritus Professor Roberet Clancy AM FRSN
01:23:25 Meeting Close: Dr Susan Pond
A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Energy, the Australian Nuclear Association, Engineers Australia, and RSNSW, kindly supported by Academy Travel.
Summary: The 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires devastated significant areas of land and destroyed much property. While the psychological damage continues to be felt by many, the emergency response and subsequent recovery exposed many shortcomings in our nation’s capacity and capabilities. The concurrent emergency of early COVID-19 amplified the shortcomings beyond reasonable doubt. While much of the spotlight is afforded to the readiness possibilities offered by technology and equipment, the essential nature of national resilience needed to underpin preparedness may be in need of closer understanding, analysis, and improvement. Whether discussing high-end military equipment, cyber-attacks on our docks, or regional childcare, are our assumptions correct? Are we investing in success or repeating previous experiences and expecting a different outcome?
