National Summit Program



10 June

Masterclass

Speakers: Margaret Levi and Peter Gourevitch

 

Welcome Reception

 

11 June - Summit Day 1

Welcome to the National Summit

Speakers: Geoffrey Garrett, Michael Spence, Daniel Clune and Michael Hiscox

 

Opening Address

Speaker: The Honourable Peter Garrett MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts

 

Plenary Session 1: Obama's America - Globalisation headaches and protectionist impulses

Speakers: Peter Gourevitch, Michael Fullilove and Bruce McKern

Moderator: Geraldine Doogue

 

Plenary Session 2: Governing the global economy - Economic nationalism vs. Bretton Woods 2.0?

Speakers: Tim Harcourt, Peter Hartcher and Robert Lawrence

Moderator: Ali Moore

 

Lunch Keynote Speech

Speaker: The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull MP, Leader of the Opposition

 

Plenary Session 3: Labour and human rights - Can we afford them in a global financial crisis?

Speakers: Andrew Hewett, Margaret Levi, Tony Maher and Jaye Radisich

Moderator: Mark Bannerman

 

Expert Session 1

Speakers: Simon Sheikh, Simon Tormey, Ariadne Vromen, Lyn Carson, David Kinley, Dennis Altman, Yuan Ming and Andrew MacIntyre

 

Public Forum: Sydney & New Orleans -The role of city governments in adapting to climate change

Speakers: Clover Moore MP, Ray Nagin, Tim Flannery and Edward Blakely

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Day 2

Summit Breakfast: What is the future for the US Studies Centre?

Speakers: Geoffrey Garrett, Lyn Carson and Malcolm Binks

 

Plenary Session 4: Climate change and energy security - Looking towards the Copenhagen Conference

Speakers: Ross Garnaut, Robert Hill and Gillian Triggs

Moderator: Mark Colvin

 

Plenary Session 5: Corporate social responsibility - How should business behave in the GFC?

Speakers: Michael Hiscox, Richard Locke and Katie Lahey

Moderator: Peter Thompson

 

Lunch: Business solves poverty - The new approach to corporate social responsibility

Speaker: Mark Ingram

 

Expert Session 2

Speakers: Simon Jackman, Murray Goot, Rosemary Lyster, Tom Switzer, John Breusch, Ed Blakely, Peter Newman, Robert O'Neill and Alan Dupont

 

Plenary Session 6: Human health and sustainability - What are the challenges for globalisation?

Speakers: Lawrence O. Gostin, Don Nutbeam and Stephen Leeder

Moderator: Peter Thompson

 

Closing Keynote: What will a post-GFC Europe look like?

Speakers: John Micklethwait in conversation with Geoffrey Garrett

 

Summit Dinner

Speakers: Ray Nagin in conversation with Phillip Adams, Geoffrey Garrett and Judith Fergin

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VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS

Play Kevin Gaines interview

A racially divided America

The first black president may be the exception that proves the rule of a racially divided United States, says Professor Kevin Gaines.


Play Mark Geiger interview

Guns, fraud & guerrillas

Dr Mark Geiger discusses the previously unknown financial conspiracy which funded guerrillas during the Civil War.


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