Supply Nation Connect 2026: Connections, Conversations and Creating Better Futures

What a way to welcome Supply Nation Connect to Boorloo.

On Wednesday 12 August, the IPS team joined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, government, corporate Australia and organisations from across the country at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre for Supply Nation Connect 2026.

For IPS, Connect has always been about much more than a tradeshow. It is an opportunity to strengthen relationships, start new conversations, reconnect with familiar faces and celebrate the growing strength and capability of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business sector.

And with Connect taking place in our home state this year, it felt particularly special.

From the moment the doors opened the IPS stand was busy. Throughout the day, our team welcomed clients, partners, colleagues, friends and plenty of new faces for a yarn. We were fortunate to catch up with people from across our network, including Sarah from the Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) and SBDC Commissioner Saj Abdoolakhan, along with Dylan Adams, Indigenous Engagement Manager, and many more.

There was plenty of laughter along the way - and, judging by our camera roll at the end of the day, quite a few photos too.

That is one of the things we value most about Connect. Behind every organisation, procurement opportunity and business card are people. Taking the time to have genuine conversations and build relationships is where meaningful partnerships begin.

​We were proud to have a fantastic group representing IPS throughout Connect 2026:

Katina Law – Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director
Cameron Wood – Executive Director, Consulting Division
Katie Clarke – Executive Lead, Leadership & Peak Performance
Jackie Graham – Executive Lead, Workforce Transformation
Kylie Agale – Executive Lead, First Nations Advisory and Project Strategy & Delivery
Kristie McKenzie – Delivery Lead, Project Strategy & Delivery
Shaquille McKenzie – Delivery Lead, First Nations Advisory

A huge thank you to the team for bringing their energy, knowledge and enthusiasm to the day, and for making everyone who stopped by the IPS stand feel welcome.

As a past recipient of Supply Nation's Certified Supplier of the Year, we know first-hand the role Supply Nation plays in championing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses and creating opportunities for them to build relationships with government and corporate Australia. Those opportunities matter. So we extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners at this year's Supply Nation Supplier Diversity Awards. 

The event is over. The connections aren't.

The conversations started as new introductions now become relationships. Relationships become opportunities to collaborate. And, ultimately, those connections have the potential to create better futures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, businesses and communities.

To everyone who stopped by the IPS stand, shared a yarn, introduced themselves, reconnected with the team or jumped into one of our many photos - thank you.

And a big thank you to Supply Nation for another incredible Connect and for continuing to bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, government, industry and organisations together.

Until next year. 💙