Coinciding with its 50th anniversary, in 2025 the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) will host the annual conference and symposium of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS).*
Sponsorship ProspectusWHEN
8– 11 September 2025 (Monday –Thursday)
WHERE
Sofitel Brisbane Central
249 Turbot Street, Brisbane City
QLD 4000 Australia
Brisbane City Hall
64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City
QLD 4000 Australia
The event will bring together the world’s leading innovators, in a gathering of over 30 engineering and applied science Academies. A special event that looks back to move forward.
The city of Brisbane, an innovation centre, will host the global conference and showcase local ingenuity to a global audience.
8– 11 September 2025
OUR THEME
Generations: An international symposium shaping a sustainable future in 50 years.
Def > Generation
“The act or instance of producing something”
“A type or class of objects usually developed from an earlier type”
“The length of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their children”
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It’s 1975
Microsoft is founded changing digital technology forever. The western world is in recession exacerbated by oil dependency. Three countries are led by women. The term “global warming” is coined.
It’s 2025
Digital technology is changing how we work, live and play. Governments around the world are grappling with the climate crises, cyber threats, and heath pandemics. 15 countries are led by women.
It’s 2075
Sustainable technology and engineering has taken a quantum leap. What emerging megatrends have characterised the last 50 years? Take a journey with us, forward in time as we project the technology and sustainable systems needed for a thriving future.
At a glance
- Over 40 high profile international and local speakers featuring multiple generations
- Plenary issues addressing the past, present and future
- Concurrent streams examining the megatrends that will characterise the next 50 years and how STEM can shape our responses
- Over 500 international and local participants including intergenerational guests, Federal and State Government representatives, industry leaders, the Australian science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) community, media and more.
- Queensland and Australia-wide tourism packages and opportunities.
Schedule
Day 1
CAETS Board meeting, Conference registration and evening welcome and reception
DAY 2
CAETS Council, committees and working groups, bilateral meetings and technical tours
DAY 3
Full day conference followed by a gala dinner at Brisbane Town Hall
DAY 4
Technical tours taking in Brisbane’s centres of STEM innovation
Conference objectives
To foster collaboration between Academies and highlight CAETS as a leading international voice on technology, applied sciences and engineering.
Engage a broad audience including internationally esteemed Fellows from over 30 academies, young STEM researchers and professionals in Australia and its near region, and leaders from business and politics.
To advance engineering and technological sciences in order to promote economic growth, sustainable development and societal well-being.
Engage with innovators from the Asia-Pacific Region, particularly Pacific Island leaders.
Venues
Sofitel Brisbane
Sofitel Brisbane Central is one of the best luxury hotels in Brisbane. It is home to the largest 5-star meeting facility in the city with 11 conference rooms accommodating up to 1,100 people. Club Millésime, on level 30, is the hotel’s exclusive executive lounge where a refined experience awaits, with panoramic views of Brisbane City and the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Brisbane City Hall (Gala Dinner)
The Brisbane City Hall design is based on a combination of the Roman Pantheon, and St Mark’s Campanile in Venice and is considered one of Brisbane’s finest buildings. It was listed on the Register of the National Estate in 1978. It is also iconic for its Westminster chimes which sound on the quarter-hour.