Celebrating the launch of our inaugural VIP Cocktails initiative in November 2017, WA DEFNECE had the pleasure of partnering with AmCham WA and INPEX to host Senator the Hon. Maryse Payne, Minister for Defence, Australian Government for an exclusive and invite only gathering with senior decision makers from across WA industry. The organisations represented included the US Consulate General Perth, Royal Australian Navy, AusGroup, AMS Group, Blacktree Technology, Forgacs Marine and Defence, IKAD Engineering, GasTech Australia, Subsea Energy Australia, University of Western Australia and Nexxis. WA DEFENCE REVIEW wishes to thank our event’s major sponsor, Edith Cowan University for their support.