Papua New Guinea will launch a new investment platform with the inaugural PNG Infrastructure Investment Summit on 11 December 2025 in Sydney. The event is designed to attract institutional investors, infrastructure financiers and regional partners, showcasing major opportunities in telecommunications, transport, energy and defence-related infrastructure.
The summit is part of PNG Investment Week 2025 and will feature senior representatives from Vodafone, Telstra, Google’s Pacific cable programme, Starlink/SpaceX, the Australian and United States governments, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the EU, and PNG Ministers for Works, Planning, Communications & ICT, alongside a counterpart minister from the Australian Government.
Delegates can expect discussions on cheaper mobile services, new undersea cables, satellite broadband for remote communities, defence infrastructure partnerships and the financing tools set to shape PNG’s next decade.
PNG CORE President Anthony Smaré, who is convening the summit, said the event would help coordinate the growing number of infrastructure initiatives involving PNG.
“PNG is entering a cycle of major infrastructure build-out. Investors want clarity, coordination and access to the decision-makers. This summit brings all those elements together in one place where government, industry and international partners can align their work,” he said. “This summit gives us that opportunity, and it comes at a critical time for PNG as we move into a decade of significant infrastructure investment.”
The event aims to streamline engagement and open new investment channels for long-term, large-scale projects.
“It’s the must-attend event for anyone involved in infrastructure, investment or regional development in PNG and the regional Pacific. All the key decision-makers are in one room. If you work in this space, you’ll want to be there,” Smaré added.
PNG CORE, the Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources & Energy, is the peak industry body representing the country’s mineral resources and energy sectors. Its mission is “to create the understanding, generate the knowledge, and forge relationships which empower Papua New Guinea to capture sustained nation-building benefits from its natural resources.”
Registrations are open, with further details available through PNG Investment Week or via events@pngcore.org.
