Summary, Sydney Roundtable – 2 March 2020
Summary of the Sydney Roundtable event hosted by the Governor General at Admiralty House on 2 March 2020. Click here to download
Cooperative Globalisation
Summary, Melbourne Roundtable – 27 November 2019
Summary of the Melbourne Roundtable event hosted by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne at the Town Hall on 27 November 2019. Click here to download
Report on dinner and panel discussion with Reserve Bank of Australia Governor, Mr Philip Lowe
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
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.
London and Paris Roundtables confirmed for 19, 21 June
London and Paris Roundtables confirmed for 19,21 June See here for Key Information about our two most significant global meetings for 2019 London & Paris Roundtables Key Information Attachment 1 – Rome Roundtable 2018 Summary Statement Attachment 2 – Co-operative Globalisation
Report of the luncheon with Chile’s Minister for the Economy, José Ramón Valente
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?’
‘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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A concerted, Australia-wide effort is required to dramatically ‘lift our game’ in Asia
A concerted, Australia-wide effort is required to dramatically ‘lift our game’ in Asia Report of lunch with Shadow Treasurer, Hon Chris Bowen MP Sydney, 6 February 2019 Labor’s principal architect for future Australian engagement with Asia, Shadow Treasurer, Chris Bowen, addressed a cross-section of 60 influential Australians at a lunch hosted for the Global Foundation …
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‘Cold water preferred to Cold War’
‘Cold water preferred to Cold War’ Opinion by Steve Howard, Secretary General, The Global Foundation, January 2019 A hardy soul he was, wearing nothing more than bathers and sandals, carefully scraping the winter ice from the surface of East Lake, so that he and his friends could swim freely. In January’s past, you could not …
Advance Notice: London and Paris Roundtables, June 2019
Advance Notice: London and Paris Roundtables, June 2019 “Encouraging private sector leadership for a new era of ‘co-operative globalisation’” We are building upon our tradition of convening prestigious roundtable meetings of international figures in major locations, to commit to and take action on some of the most important issues facing the world. Our next series …
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Inaugural Paris Peace Forum success
Inaugural Paris Peace Forum success The inaugural Paris Peace Forum was held on 11, 12, 13 November, under the auspices of French President, Emmanuel Macron and featuring many world leaders, along with heads of international institutions, business, think tanks and civil society – including the Global Foundation. Here is the weblink summary of the outcomes …
The Global Foundation Annual Meeting, Melbourne, 2 October 2018
The Global Foundation Annual Meeting, Melbourne, 2 October 2018 Some highlights of our past year Our central organising principle, of ‘Co-operative Globalisation’, was further endorsed and adopted at global level, and drives our programs and affiliated program themes. Key Partner, KWM, hosted our 20th Anniversary dinner in Sydney on 24 July, with Hon John Howard …
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Introducing the Global Foundation
Introducing the Global Foundation \’Co-operative Globalisation’ in the service of the global common good Twenty years ago, some of Australia’s leading citizens decided to confront the challenges and opportunities presented by a changing world, bringing to bear their collective talents and those of other influential global figures, for the creation of the Global Foundation – …
Rome Roundtable 2018 aims high, matches talk with action
Rome Roundtable 2018 aims high, matches talk with action The Global Foundation convened the 3rd edition of its premier global meeting, the Rome Roundtable, at the Vatican and at the Bank of Italy, on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 June, 2018. Sixty invited participants came from all over the world and from a wide cross-section …
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The hope of the side
The hope of the side The 40-year old ‘global navigator’, 20 and 100 years on. Those who share our vision of ‘cooperative globalisation’, of an interconnected world with open trade and fairer societies, will surely welcome the visit to Australia in recent days by French President, Emmanuel Macron. It follows on the heels of his …