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Leaders on Asia

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Since 1997 Asia Society Australia has hosted 19 heads of state from Asia and Australia.

Our Leaders on Asia program presents high-profile events with visiting heads of state, ministers, senior officials, dignitaries and leading thinkers from the Indo-Pacific region and Australia. It provides members with a unique direct access to leaders who shape the present and future of our region.

Past Events

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    Briefing

    Leaders on Asia | Frances Adamson, Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Wednesday 21 Apr 2021
    12 - 12:45 p.m.
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    PUBLIC We warmly invite you to join Frances Adamson, Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for this special Leaders on Asia Address, live from Melbourne.
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    [WEBCAST] Leaders on Asia | The Hon. Alex Hawke MP

    Tuesday 14 Jul 2020
    11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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    What role should Australia play in helping our regional and Pacific neighbours in the fight and recovery from COVID-19? How will the efficiency and depth of our response impact our regional and broader relations?
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    Special Event

    Hawker Ball

    Thursday 3 Oct 2019
    7 - 11 p.m.
    TICKETS ON SALE | Join Asia Society Australia at our 2019 Gala Dinner to mark the Grand Opening of the Asia Society Australia Centre in Melbourne.
  • UN meeting on environment at General Assembly.
    Briefing

    Executive Briefing | Global update on UN General Assembly 2019 (Melbourne)

    Wednesday 2 Oct 2019
    12:15 - 2 p.m.
    What are the challenges and opportunities characterising global politics and development today? Are our Sustainable Development Goals doing their job in responding to these challenges? 
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    Asia Briefing LIVE 2019 (Sydney)

    Thursday 8 Aug 2019
    9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
    Following on from the success of the inaugural Asia Briefing LIVE in 2018, our annual executive forum is back.
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    Asia Briefing LIVE 2019 Preview (Melbourne)

    Tuesday 6 Aug 2019
    12 - 2 p.m.
    Catch the best of Asia Briefing LIVE at this special Melbourne preview
  • Kevin Rudd
    Briefing

    Leaders on Asia Address | The Hon Kevin Rudd AC (Melbourne)

    Thursday 1 Aug 2019
    8 - 10 a.m.
    As US-China trade tensions persist, what are the implications for our region?
  • Simon Birmingham in Indonesia
    Special Event

    Leaders on Asia | Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham (Sydney)

    Wednesday 6 Mar 2019
    11:45 a.m. - 2 p.m.
    Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham will address the need for Australia to confront populism and embrace free trade and productive foreign direct investment.
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    Conference

    Asia Briefing LIVE 2018

    Thursday 1 Nov 2018
    9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    A new signature event by Asia Society Australia - an annual executive forum taking the pulse of the major developments in Asia and the state of Australia’s engagement with the region
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    Special Event

    Leaders on Asia | Indonesia Australia Business Summit Dinner (Melbourne)

    Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
    6 - 8 p.m.
    Celebrating the conclusion of IACEPA negotiations and a farewell to our Fellow
  • Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. (Asia Society/Bill Swersey)
    Briefing

    Leaders on Asia Address | The Hon Kevin Rudd (Sydney)

    Wednesday 18 Jul 2018
    12 - 2 p.m.
    Asia Society Policy Institute President and Former Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Kevin Rudd, will join us in Sydney for this special event.
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    Leaders on Asia Address| H.E. Suresh Prabhu, India

    Tuesday 26 Jun 2018
    2 - 4 p.m.
    Join Asia Society and UNSW at the historic Mint in Sydney for this major public address by H.E. Suresh Prabhu, India's Minister for Commerce and Industry.

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    Leaders on Asia | Frances Adamson

    The secretary of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade delivers an address and participates in a Q&A with columnist Jennifer Hewett.
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    Leaders on Asia | The Hon. Alex Hawke MP

    The Hon. Alex Hawke MP, Australia's Minister for International Development and the Pacific, addresses Asia Society Australia on how the pandemic is affecting aid and the Asia-Pacific region.
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    Event Recap | Leaders on Asia with The Hon Kevin Rudd

    Mr Rudd stresses the importance for Australia to get its relationship with China right, engineering a path to engagement that involves neither “conflict nor Kow Tow"
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    Event Recap | Leaders on Asia with H.E. Suresh Prabhu

    An afternoon with India's Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation
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    Event Recap | Leaders on Asia with Dr Vivian Balakrishnan

    A private dinner with Singapore's Foreign Minister
  • Event Recap | Leaders on Asia with Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen

    Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen announces Future Asia policy at a major Asia Society Australia address
  • Ellis Cowan/Asia Society

    The Hon Chris Bowen MP Address

    Read what the Shadow Treasurer had to say at our Leaders on Asia event
  • L-R Indonesian Ambassador Nadjib, BKPM Chairman Lembong, Trade Minister Engar, Asia Society Australia Chairman Doug Ferguson and CEO Philipp Ivanov | Ellis Cowan/Asia Society
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    Event Recap | Leaders on Asia with Thomas Lembong

    Indonesian Trade Minister Engar, BKPM Chairman and Indonesia Ambassador visit Asia Society Australia. The future looks bright for bilateral relationship
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