The summit champions the development of a sustainable, carbon-neutral digital assets economy and an innovative financial system. It leverages on cutting-edge advancements in ethically-driven AI, Quantum Computing, and Web3, empowering businesses to drive human wellbeing and long-term economic value.
Black Swan Summit unites global capital and markets with local talent, innovation, and resources, fostering unique opportunities for collaboration, investment, and growth. Welcoming participants of all sizes—from startups and small businesses to large corporations and governments—it encourages connections that create value greater than the sum of their parts.
The summit features a dynamic three-day program with workshops, lab tours, roundtables, and demos focused on quantum computing, ethical AI, climate technologies, Web3, and digital assets.
Inclusive panels will spotlight Women in Tech, First Nations Entrepreneurs, and Diversity in Business, alongside specialized sessions on investment, launching startups, team-building, scaling globally, and navigating regulations. This event provides a unique platform for global leaders and innovators to influence the future of sustainable and inclusive digital transformation.
Black Swan Summit focuses on forming strategic alliances to boost economic and technological growth, establishing Perth as an innovation hub.
By partnering with leading players from APAC and beyond, the event aims to diversify traditional industries such as energy, agriculture, health, finance, and education, introducing new digital applications.
This network of partnerships will attract global investors and create new business opportunities, supporting the region's transition to a sustainable economy and enhancing its global competitiveness.
The Summit will have a significant economic impact by attracting a diverse group of international participants, including business leaders, investors, and tech innovators, to Perth, which is emerging as a hub for renewable energy and green digital economy infrastructure.
It will connect international investors with local businesses and startups, catalyzing capital investment and fostering a supportive ecosystem for emerging ventures. This environment will promote homegrown innovations, boost Perth’s startup scene, and create high-skilled job opportunities in technology and green industries.
Additionally, the event will stimulate direct investments in local companies, facilitate long-term partnerships, and expand market access for Perth-based firms, strengthening the city’s economic resilience and laying the groundwork for sustained growth.
Actionable insights from the best minds in the industry and academia will drive discussions on emerging solutions and technologies that will shape the future.
Senior executives in FinTech, Web3 & Green Tech I Government I Central Banks & Regulators I FI Sectors I Industry Experts I Academics and Researchers
Fuel the transition from research to implementation by directing investments at key stages of developments.
Investors and Venture Capitalists I Private Equity Firms I Institutional Fanciers I Corporate Financiers looking to fund innovation.
Guide critical discussion on sustainable finance, regulatory frameworks, and Deep Tech innovations, helping to drive major structural shifts in the industry.
Technology Companies I Industry Disruptors and Startups I Regulatory Bodies and Policymakers I R&D Professionals focusing on tech innovations
Join the world's most urgent transition to renewable energy and green mining, right at the forefront of action, with Western Australia leading the way globally.
Leaders in Renewable Energy and Green Mining I Decarbonization innovators I Green Infrastructure Providers for the Digital Economy and Finance
Winthrop Hall
University of Western Australia (UWA)
The jewel in the University of Western Australia’s crown, Winthrop Hall is WA’s premier ceremonial space. Since 1932, Winthrop Hall has presented artists of the highest calibre and welcomed many Prime Ministers, Presidents and Heads of State, including Her Majesty the Queen.
The cathedral-like venue welcomes patrons with a marble and mosaic foyer and vaulted ceilings. Winthrop Hall’s bright acoustic is ideal for choral and classical music with the added option of a more intimate recital mode. It is also a superb venue for formal dinners and functions.



Quantum computing, tokenisation, and next-generation data infrastructure are no longer emerging concepts. They are active priorities for governments, financial institutions, and technology leaders worldwide.
Australia is making significant investments in quantum technology. The nation is home to world-leading silicon quantum research. And Perth sits at the intersection of energy, compute, and capital, making it a uniquely important location for this conversation.
Black Swan Summit Australia bring together the researchers, policymakers, and senior industry leaders who are defining what comes next across quantum, tokenized markets, and the infrastructure that will power both.
Quantum is no longer a future technology - it's a present-day strategic question. Exclusive to Black Swan Summit Australia 2026, the Quantum 2.0 Showcase is a walk-through exhibition purpose-built for leaders who need to cut through the hype and understand what's actually at stake. Through bold visuals, interactive stations and real-world case studies, it translates the physics into the decisions your organisation needs to make now: what's deployable, what's approaching, and where the competitive fault lines are forming. No prior knowledge required, but you will leave with a sharper view of one of the defining technology shifts of the decade. Western Australia and UWA are already helping shape what comes next. This is your chance to see why.


Join us for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of Perth's world-class supercomputing facilities at DUG Technology and Pawsey Supercomputer Research Centre.
This is a rare opportunity to see the sheer power of advanced computation firsthand and understand its transformative potential. Experience the technology driving today's breakthroughs across AI, climate, modelling, quantum computing and blockchain.
Q-FINEX (Quantum Finance Industry Experimentation) is a GFTN programme that lets financial institutions test quantum computing against their own real-world problems without committing to the technology prematurely. Run in partnership with UWA's quantum research group (QUISA), it pairs finance teams with researchers to evaluate whether quantum or hybrid methods could add value to challenges like portfolio optimisation, risk modelling, and cryptography transition planning.
Black Swan Summit Australia marks the official launch of Q-FINEX. Join us for a dedicated workshop where our programme leads will walk through the framework and open the floor for institutions interested in submitting a use case.

Quantum isn't just a future promise - it is a revolutionary technology that reshapes industries & places governments in competition to adopt & control it first. This session cuts through the hype to focus on where quantum delivers practical advantage, what "quantum-ready" infrastructure means & what preparations must begin immediately for long life-cycle systems & security. Attendees will gain clarity on what's real, what's next & how quantum intersects with AI, digital assets & critical infrastructure.
This is a how-to roundtable for moving from PQC awareness to execution. Banks, big tech, government, security agencies and critical infrastructure operators will align on practical steps: cryptographic inventory, crypto-agility, standards alignment, vendor and supply-chain readiness, procurement language, testing, and staged migration - so organisations can upgrade without breaking interoperability or service continuity.
This workshop brings together researchers and industry decision-makers to identify where these methods can realistically create value. Participants are invited to submit real operational challenges for discussion, with selected cases progressing into a post-Summit Industry Challenge Sprint delivered in the weeks following the event. This is a structured way to get direct contact, fast feasibility signals, and an initial value assessment with no procurement requirement and no commitment beyond exploratory participation.
The leaders, researchers, and policymakers shaping quantum finance will be in Perth this March. Join them.