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’ is returning to Europe this July. Hosted by Foundation Key Partner, TotalEnergies, the Paris Roundtable will bring together a cross-section of business, governments, institutions and civil society to […]
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With Australia’s federal election now behind us, it should be possible to encourage greater clarity and certainty from the Australian Government about the nation’s energy transition pathway. On Monday 19 May, the Foundation convened an informal, small-scale meeting of its ‘Australia’s National Energy Transition’ working group to discuss how best the Foundation can contribute to
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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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On Wednesday 6 November 2024, the Global Foundation brought together a distinguished group of its supporters for a second ‘Australia’s National Energy Transition’ roundtable in Melbourne, Sydney and online. The discussions underscored the urgency of stepping up Australia’s efforts and highlighted the nation’s capacity to play a pivotal global role, reiterating many of the key
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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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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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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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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
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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
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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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