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2011 National Summit: The 9/11 Decade - The War(s) on Terrorism
6 June 2011
The "9/11 Decade: How Everything Changed" summit brought together government decision-makers past and present, thought leaders and academic experts from the US, Australia and around the world to take stock of the first epoch of the new millennium, the 9/11 Decade. This session "The War(s) on Terrorism" features Peter Cosgrove AC MC, former Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Douglas Feith, former United States Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and Paul McGeough, Senior Foreign Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald, moderated by Mark Colvin, presenter of ABC Radio's current affairs program, PM.
2011 National Summit: The 9/11 Decade - Australian and American Perspectives
6 June 2011
The "9/11 Decade: How Everything Changed" summit brought together government decision-makers past and present, thought leaders and academic experts from the US, Australia and around the world to take stock of the first epoch of the new millennium, the 9/11 Decade. This session "Australian and American Perspectives" featured Jeffrey Bleich, United States Ambassador to Australia, and Dennis Richardson AO, Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
2011 National Summit: The 9/11 Decade - Welcome
6 June 2011
The "9/11 Decade: How Everything Changed" summit brought together government decision-makers past and present, thought leaders and academic experts from the US, Australia and around the world to take stock of the first epoch of the new millennium, the 9/11 Decade. The Summit was officially opened by Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney Michael Spence.
2011 National Summit: The 9/11 Decade - Cocktail Reception
5 June 2011
The "9/11 Decade: How Everything Changed" summit brought together government decision-makers past and present, thought leaders and academic experts from the US, Australia and around the world to take stock of the first epoch of the new millennium, the 9/11 Decade. A cocktail reception was held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales to welcome speakers and special guests to the summit, as well as to launch the Centre's American Review iPad application. James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly was a special guest speaker at the event.
2009 National Summit: Dinner
12 June 2009
The United States Studies Centre hosted the second National Summit in June 2009. The Summit concluded with a dinner with special guest Mayor of New Orleans, C. Ray Nagin, who was interviewed by Phillip Adams.
2009 National Summit: John Micklethwait Keynote Speech
12 June 2009
The United States Studies Centre hosted the second National Summit in June 2009. The topic of the Keynote Address by Editor-in-Chief of the The Economist, John Micklethwait, was "What will a post-GFC Europe look like?"
2009 National Summit: Human health and sustainability - What are the challenges for globalisation?
12 June 2009
The United States Studies Centre hosted the second National Summit in June 2009. The topic of Plenary Session 6 was "Human health and sustainability: What are the challenges for globalisation?" and featured Lawrence Gostin, Don Nutbeam and Stephen Leeder. The session was moderated by Peter Thompson.
2009 National Summit: Expert Sessions 2
12 June 2009
The United States Studies Centre hosted the second National Summit in June 2009. This gallery contains photos from the expert sessions conducted on Day 2 of the Summit.
2009 National Summit: Business solves poverty - The new approach to corporate social responsibility
12 June 2009
The United States Studies Centre hosted the second National Summit in June 2009. Mark Ingram delivered a speech on "Business solves poverty: The new approach to corporate social responsibility".
2009 National Summit: Corporate social responsibility - How should business behave in the GFC?
12 June 2009
The United States Studies Centre hosted the second National Summit in June 2009. The topic of Plenary Session 5 was "Corporate social responsibility: How should business behave in the GFC?" and featured Michael Hiscox, Richard Locke and Katie Lahey. The session was moderated by Peter Thompson.
VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
Dr David Smith analyses how Obama's public support of same sex marriage may affect his re-election chances.
Edward Blakely discusses his new book 'My Storm' and the lessons that Australians can learn from Hurricane Katrina.
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