On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, AustCham Korea had the honour of attending the ‘Australia – Republic of Korea Maritime Surveillance Business-to-Business’ event at Millennium Hilton in Seoul.

As part of the ongoing celebration for the 60th anniversary of Australia-Korea bilateral relations, this was a hybrid event which focused on connecting Australia and Korea, and demonstrating the importance of defence industry cooperation between our two countries. The event included topic presentations by many notable representatives of the Australia-Korea defence industry.

The event welcome and opening remarks were presented by Commodore Ian Middleton from the Australian Defence Export Office, H.E. Catherine Raper, Ambassador for the Australian Embassy in Seoul, and H.E. Jeong-Sik Kang, Ambassador for the Korean Embassy in Canberra. Captain Chris Smith, Australian Defence Attaché for the Australian Embassy in Seoul and Colonel Taesub Kwon, Korean Defence Attaché for the Korean Embassy in Canberra, presented on Korea-Australia Defence Relations.

Other VIP presenters on the day included Michael Riera (Austrade), Jae-Sung Yeon (Defence Acquisition Program), Munhwan Yang (Korean Defence Industry Association), Bongsoo Jung (Korean Defence Industry Association), and Tim Pickford (Hanwha Defence Australia).

The Chamber was pleased to the see the number of Australian businesses involved in the bilateral meeting and look forward to exploring further engagements within the defence industry sector in 2022.

Images source: Australian Embassy