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.
London and Paris Roundtables confirmed for 19, 21 June
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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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’ 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 “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 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.
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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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 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 …
Pacific Islands Roundtable meets in Fiji The Agenda, Attendees and Background Papers for the Pacific Islands Roundtable in Fiji on 2 March, 2018\’ may be found here
‘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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Pacific Islands Roundtable, Suva, Fiji, 2 March 2018 in support of ‘co-operative globalisation’ and climate change action Continuing a rolling series of global roundtable discussions, under our banner of ‘co-operative globalisation’, The Global Foundation will convene a Pacific Islands Roundtable discussion to be held in Suva, Fiji, on Friday 2 March, 2018. The Fiji meeting …
