Asia Society Australia and Clayton Utz warmly invite select guests to join former Prime Minister and Global CEO and President of Asia Society, the Hon. Kevin Rudd AC, for a closed-door Executive Briefing lunch on Australia’s shifting foreign policy challenges in an increasingly contested region.

Mr Rudd will brief guests on China’s evolving relationship with the West, and the impact of global geopolitical developments on Australia, including ongoing US-China competition and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Date: Wednesday 27 April 2022
Time: 12:00 – 1:45 p.m. AEST 

This in-person event is by invitation only with limited places available. Register now to secure your opportunity to meet with Mr Rudd during his short visit to Australia. 

Please note guests will be asked to provide proof of vaccination upon arrival. For any enquiries, please contact [email protected]. For access to exclusive events, become an Asia Society Australia member. 

About our Speaker

The Hon. Kevin Rudd AC, President and CEO, Asia Society

The Hon. Kevin Rudd AC is President and CEO of the Asia Society, and inaugural President of the Asia Society Policy Institute. He served as 26th Prime Minister of Australia (2007 to 2010, 2013) and as Foreign Minister (2010 to 2012). He is Chair of the Board of the International Peace Institute in New York, and Chair of Sanitation and Water for All – a global partnership of government and non-governmental organizations dedicated to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6. He is a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House and the Paulson Institute, and a Distinguished Statesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is also a member of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization’s Group of Eminent Persons. 

This event is in partnership with

Asia Society Australia acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.