A personal note about hopes and deeds to strengthen global governance and action on climate change and nature preservation 29 September 2025 Steve Howard | Secretary General of the Global Foundation There was much global interest this past week about the goings-on at the UN General Assembly where, for one reason or another, world leaders […]
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The Paris Roundtable 2 July, 2025 About the Roundtable Just over one year since its launch at the Rome Roundtable, the Foundation’s Global Project, ‘Shaping Global Governance, Climate and Nature’ returned to Europe in July. Hosted by Foundation Key Partner, TotalEnergies, the Paris Roundtable brought together a cross-section of business, governments, institutions and civil society to discuss
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Brazil emerges as the Amazon calls us 5 June 2025 It was more than a great pleasure to return to Brazil last week, 13 years since I first visited to host a renewable energy meeting in Rio de Janeiro involving Australian Prime Minister, Hon. Julia Gillard. This powerhouse Latin American nation has fully emerged on
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Statesmanship in a Turbulent World: Remembering Pope Francis and the Quest for Justice, Peace and Humanity Following the recent passing of Pope Francis, the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia hosted a special edition of their Global Town Hall Series in collaboration with 1000 Abrahamic Circles Project, to honour the late Pope Francis’ legacy. The discussion
A reflection About Pope Francis and His Importance to the Global Foundation The Global Foundation mourns the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis, who inspired and endorsed our global outreach and impact during his papacy. Beautiful things have already been said about the life of this exceptional man who touched the lives of so many,
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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. In 2025, the ‘State of the World’ Roundtable was convened
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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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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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Report on dinner and panel discussion with Reserve Bank of Australia Governor, Mr Philip Lowe Melbourne, Monday 27 May 2019 In keeping with its tradition of engaging with leaders of international significance, the Global Foundation convened a major dinner and roundtable discussion in Melbourne on 27 May, 2019, with the Governor of the Reserve Bank
Pinnacle of civilisation in flames Article by Steve Howard was published in the Australian Financial Review on Tuesday 16 April 2019. Click here to download PDF.
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London and Paris Roundtables confirmed for 19, 21 June
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Report of the luncheon with Chile’s Minister for the Economy, José Ramón Valente Hosted by the Global Foundation and sponsored by Austrade – – – – – Chile and Australia in the APEC year – towards greater integration with Asia The Foundation hosted a lunch on 27 March in Sydney with Chile’s Minister for the
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‘China and the West – how do we make this work?’ Report of a dinner with Dr Keyu Jin, Professor, London School of Economics, Sydney, 6 March 2019 One of the most influential of China’s young, global commentators, Dr Keyu Jin, addressed a cross-section of 50 emerging Australian leaders, many from Chinese backgrounds, at a
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