Australian Roundtables

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‘State of the World’ Roundtable Part Two

Every February, the Global Foundation convenes a ‘State of the World’ Roundtable, bringing together a carefully selected group of distinguished global citizens to discuss some of the world’s most substantial issues and help shape pathways towards ‘cooperative globalisation’ that is transformative, fair, inclusive and prosperous. Part Two continued the momentum from Part One, focusing on …

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‘State of the World’ Roundtable Part One

For the fifth consecutive year, the Global Foundation convened its ‘State of the World’ Roundtable, bringing together a carefully selected group of distinguished global citizens to discuss some of the world’s most substantial issues and help shape pathways towards ‘cooperative globalisation’ that is transformative, fair, inclusive and prosperous.  The focus of the roundtable discussions was …

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Second Australian National Energy Transition Roundtable

On Wednesday 6 November 2024, the Global Foundation brought together a distinguished group of its supporters for a second Australian National Energy Transition roundtable in Melbourne, Sydney and online. The discussions underscored the urgency of stepping up Australia’s efforts and highlighted the nation’s capacity to play a pivotal global role, reiterating many of the key …

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Australia’s Sustainable Future – National Energy Transition Roundtable

Australia’s Sustainable Future – National Energy Transition Roundtable Program details On Thursday, 16 May 2024, the Global Foundation convened a roundtable discussion focused on Australia’s national energy transition and sustainable infrastructure. The roundtable was kindly hosted by Mr Jim Giannopoulos, newly appointed Global CEO of Foundation Partner GHD, and featured contributors including Dr Mark Cutifani CBE, …

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‘Sustainable Infrastructure’ Roundtable – lessons from Italy

The Global Foundation recently convened a hybrid roundtable discussion on the theme of ‘sustainable infrastructure’ in Melbourne and online, to which we were delighted to welcome Professor Enrico Giovannini, former Italian Minister for Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, as our guest of honour. Enrico’s presentation shared how Italy became an example of global best practice in …

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Co–operative Globalisation and the Reserve Bank Governor of Australia\’

‘Against a shifting global backdrop, issues and implications for the Australian economy in 2018’ Report of dinner and roundtable discussion*, Sydney, 30 January, 2018 *the dinner and roundtable discussion were conducted according to the Chatham House rule Australia’s current economic performance is ‘OK’, however it used to be better than that. How do we turn …

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Sydney Roundtable 2017

‘China’s rise in a world in flux – how can we make ‘cooperative globalisation work for the benefit of all? Sydney Roundtable discussion with Pascal Lamy and other distinguished guests, 3 August 2017 ‘Belt and Road’ and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are but two of the expressions of China’s rise and global engagement. As …

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