Securing Australia's Asian destiny

Sofitel Melbourne on Collins | Tuesday September 3, 2024

Australia faces such a complex mix of risks and opportunities in Asia. Understanding how to navigate growing strategic turbulence in the region while deepening and diversifying trade and investment ties has become a critical issue for Australian governments and businesses. Hearing leading government and business voices from Asia is critical to developing an informed understanding of the region’s evolving economic and strategic dynamics.

The Financial Review Asia Summit, in partnership with Asia Society Australia will bring together some of Asia and Australia’s most influential political and business leaders, thinkers, strategists, entrepreneurs and technology experts. It will provide fresh perspectives on how Asia is transforming Australia’s future through geopolitical competition, economic growth and technological and social change. Most of all, it will be a national forum to explore the tensions, trade-offs and synergies between Australia’s effort to advance both its prosperity and its security in the world’s most important region.

The Summit will be curated in conjunction with Asia Society experts and moderated and covered in depth by The Financial Review's leading journalists, ensuring nationwide coverage of the event by Australia’s only national business newspaper. 

Early bird registration closes Thursday July 4, 2024.
 
In person and virtual passes available. 

Confirmed speakers include

Penny Wong
Minister for Foreign Affairs

Dr. Kyung-wha Kang
President and CEO,
Asia Society

Kevin Rudd
Australia's Ambassador to the United States of America

Shigehiro Tanaka
Senior EVP & Chief Government Affairs Officer,
NEC

Vicki Thomson
Chief Executive & Director,
Group of Eight

Sam Roggeveen
Director, International Security Program,
Lowy Institute

Hirohide Hirai
Vice President & Executive Officer,
Hitachi

Chris Andrews
CEO,
La Trobe Financial

Amanda Lacaze
CEO and MD,
Lynas Rare Earths

Neil Thomas
Fellow on Chinese Politics,
Centre for China

Tony Lombardo
Global CEO and MD,
Lendlease

Kitamura Shigeru
President & CEO,
Kitamura Economic Security Inc
Former National Security Advisor Government of Japan

This event is presented in partnership with the Australian Financial Review, and supported by the Victorian Government.

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