AIIA National Conference 2017

Important note: there are still a few tickets available to the AIIA National Conference. You can continue to register online, or do so on the day from 8:00am at Hotel Realm.

The AIIA’s National Conference is Australia’s premier event on Australian foreign policy. The 2017 National Conference will bring together some of Australia’s leading international affairs experts across four sessions:

Australian Foreign Policy:

• The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
• The Hon Kim Beazley AC FAIIA, AIIA National President

Enhancing Australia's Prosperity:

• Dr Stephanie Fahey, CEO of Austrade
• Professor Michael Wesley, Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
• Mukund Narayanamurti, CEO of Asialink Business
• Professor Andrew Walter, International Relations, University of Melbourne

Strengthening Australia's Security:

• Tom Switzer, Presenter on the ABC's Radio National and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies
• Linda Jakobson, CEO and Founding Director of China Matters
• Gordon Flake, CEO of the Perth USAsia Centre
• Dr Joanne Wallis, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU

Australia's Contribution to Global Issues:

• Senator The Hon Lisa Singh, Senator for Tasmania
• Professor Ramesh Thakur, Crawford School, ANU
• Johanna Weaver, Acting Director, Cyber Policy Section, DFAT

A full program, including session times, is available here. 

AIIA National Conference Refund Policy

Accommodation:

Masterclasses:

The 2017 National Conference will be preceded by Masterclasses. Applications for these sessions have now closed. See here for more information.

Partners:

The 2017 AIIA National Conference is proudly presented with the help of our partners: