2024 Program
Day 1
Day 2
08:45
Welcome to Country
08:55
Welcome from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
SPEAKERS
Justin Bassi Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
09:05
A global tech industry leader’s outlook to 2030
SPEAKERS
Dr Eric Schmidt Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Google
Bec Shrimpton Director, Defence Strategy and National Security, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
09:45
Discussion
AI's well that ends well? Expert perspectives on what’s next
MODERATORS
David Wroe Director, Strategic Communications, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
PANELISTS
Connor Leahy Chief Executive Officer, Conjecture
Navrina Singh Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Credo AI
10:30
Morning Tea
11:00
Discussion
Countering hybrid threats: national resilience and collective action
MODERATORS
Jason Healey Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
PANELISTS
James Appathurai Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber, NATO
Baiba Braže Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Latvia
Lt General (Retd) Rajesh Pant Chairman, India Future Foundation
11:50
Discussion
(Sub)sea to sky: the future of digital connectivity in the Indo-Pacific
MODERATORS
The Hon Tim Watts MP Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia
PANELISTS
Lord Fakafanua Speaker of Parliament , Kingdom of Tonga
Mihoko Matsubara Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, NTT Corporation
Shigehiro Tanaka Corporate Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer, NEC
12:40
Designing technology for democracy
SPEAKERS
Dr Yuh-Jye Lee Senior Advisor, National Security Council, Taiwan
Brendan Dowling Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology, Australia
13:10
Networking lunch
14:10
Discussion
Back to the future: building resilient economies in the 'era of new competition'
MODERATORS
Senator James Paterson Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security, Australia
PANELISTS
HE Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz Deputy Secretary-General for Political-Security Community , ASEAN
Shigeru Kitamura President and Chief Executive Officer, Kitamura Economic Security Inc.
Admiral Michael S. Rogers, USN (Ret’d) Senior Advisor, Trusted Future
15:00
Disinformation and democracy
SPEAKERS
Maria Ressa Chief Executive Officer, Rappler
Bethany Allen Head of China Investigations and Analysis, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
15:30
Coffee Break
16:00
Discussion
Industry and innovation: failing and scaling at the economy level
MODERATORS
Charles Ross Principal of Policy and Insights, Asia-Pacific, Economist Impact
PANELISTS
Liesyl Franz Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Cyberspace Security, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, US Department of State
Oranuch Lerdsuwankij Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Techsauce
Professor Beth Webster Director, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
16:50
Closing remarks
SPEAKERS
Justin Bassi Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
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