Rome Roundtable 2024Louise Watson – Opening Remarks One of the key pillars of the Foundation’s project is hope. Climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss are topics that often invite negativity, and with good reason. Climate change is one of the biggest threats to humanity and the greatest challenge of our lifetime. But rather than simply […]
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Rome Roundtable 2024Steve 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 existential question: what is it that humanity must change in order to
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
Gaza: Consequences for the World John McCarthy AO When asked about the greatest challenge for a statesman, the late British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan allegedly replied: “Events, dear boy, events.” As the Israel/Palestine tragedy unfolds, President Biden and other leaders will have had cause to reflect on how the world looks different. Since Hamas went
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