Rome Roundtable, opening remarks from the Foundation’s Secretary General, Steve Howard and Chairman, Louise Watson Steve Howard, opening remarks We are living through an unusual, perhaps exceptional, moment in modern history. Pope Francis says ‘this feels more like the end of an epoch rather than just the end of an era’. We are facing the …
Australian Prime Minister lends support to our work, ahead of Rome Roundtable Ahead of our Rome Roundtable meeting from 16-19 June, the Foundation was delighted to receive a letter of support from Australian Prime Minister, Hon. Anthony Albanese. Along with an Audience with His Holiness, Pope Francis and the participation of 50 distinguished global figures, …
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Speech by Steve Howard at the Beijing Mission 2024 “Thank you, Henry, and thank you to you and Mabel for the outstanding job in organising CCG and bringing together such an impressive forum. I’m honoured to be here and to have heard such wisdom already, and I should do more listening, I think, as we …
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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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‘Seeking Consensus, Promoting Certainties’ Remarks by Steve Howard, Secretary General of the Global Foundation, in attendance at the 6th International Forum on Strategy and Security Hosted by the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University, Beijing – 27 March 2024 ‘Seeking Consensus, Promoting Certainties’ Remarks by Steve Howard, Secretary General of the Global Foundation, …
UN Endorses ‘Shaping Global Governance, Climate and Nature’ project, 29th February 2024 The Global Foundation launched its ‘Shaping agreement on global governance, climate and nature‘ project on 29 February during Part Two of the ‘State of the World’ roundtable which featured UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed and highlighted the urgent need for reform to the existing systems …
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‘State of the World’ 2024 On Wednesday, February 21, the Global Foundation convened Part One of the 2024 ‘State of the World’ Roundtable. This session was hosted by KWM and featured insights from guest of honour, Australian Reserve Bank Governor Ms Michele Bullock. This significant event, conducted under Chatham House Rule, served as a pivotal platform …
2023 Annual General Meeting Report The Global Foundation held its Annual General Meeting on Monday 11 December 2023, followed by a meeting of its Global Advisory Council. The meeting’s discussed the work of the Foundation in 2023 and forward program for 2024. 2023 was a significant year for the Global Foundation, marking 25 years since …
Exploring the Future of Higher Education A small, invited group of university leaders and education policy professionals, along with members of the leadership group of the Global Foundation, met to discuss the future of higher education in Australia in an online session hosted by The Global Foundation on Tuesday 14 November 2023. The meeting took place against …
Opinion piece by Steve Howard – Prime Minister Albanese goes to China, sorting oats from chaff Those who work for global and regional peace and stability should not underestimate the strategic as well as practical success of the recent visit to China by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Time will tell. However, given the extent …
Lunch with Professor Jeffrey Sachs The Global Foundation was pleased to welcome Professor Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned expert and advocate of sustainable development, as our guest of honour at an intimate lunch held in Melbourne, Australia, on 12 October 2023. Hailing from the United States, Professor Sachs is a long-time friend of the Foundation who …
Dr Keyu Jin in Conversation with Steve Howard On October 4, the Global Foundation convened an online session with Dr Keyu Jin, Harvard-educated economist, tenured professor at the London School of Economics, and author of the newly released The New China Playbook. The session was kindly hosted by Foundation Key Partner, Mr Darren McClafferty, Partner …
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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