Speakers

Ambassador James Larsen

Permanent Representative of Australia at the United Nations.

Profile

Hugh de Kretser

President, Australian Human Rights Commission.

Profile

Steve Killelea, AM

Founder and Executive Chairman, Institute for Economics and Peace.

Profile

Professor Simon Barrie

Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Newcastle, Emeritus Professor at Western Sydney University and Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney.

Profile

Iris Brown

President of United Nations Youth Australia

Profile

Professor Attila Brungs

President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales

Profile

Major General Tim Ford AO

Retired from the Australian Army in 2003, following an extensive 40-year career in the Australian Defence Force and the United Nations

Profile

Professor Barney Glover AO

Commissioner of Jobs and Skills Australia

Profile

Professor Peter Greste

Professor of Journalism at Macquarie University and Executive Director of a not-for-profit advocacy group, the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom

Profile

Richelle Harrison Plesse

News Anchor at ABC News Channel

Profile

Ben Lee

Principal, LEE.ADV | PEACEBUILDING

Profile

Esperanza Martinez

Professor of Practice and Head of Health and Human Security, Australian National University

Profile

Thomas Mayo

Assistant National Secretary of the MUA, and an award-winning author, essayist, orator and a signatory to the Uluru Statement from the Heart

Profile

Ryan Neelam

Director of the Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program at the Lowy Institute

Profile

Justine Nolan

Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute and a Professor in the Faculty of Law & Justice at UNSW Sydney

Profile

Major General Cheryl Pearce AM CSC

Acting Military Advisor, Office of the Military Adviser

Profile

Karen Percy

Journalist and Trauma Trainer | Former President, Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.

Profile

Andrew Peterson

Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council for Sustainable

Profile

Dr Vanessa Pirotta

Chief Scientist, Wild Sydney Harbour. Chief Data Scientist, Rapiscan Systems, Honorary Postdoctoral Researcher, Macquarie University.

Profile

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla AO

Director, Sustainable Materials Research and Technology Centre, University of NSW.

Profile

Gary Quinlan AO FAIIA

Board Member of Advance Global Australians, and retired from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) following his term as Ambassador to Indonesia (2018–2021)

Profile