Summit Speeches 2010

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The Global Foundation fulfils a unique function as a custodian of Australia’s longer term national interest and has an unusual ability to combine global and local perspectives - to seek common ground among otherwise disparate interests, while remaining independent. In periods of uncertainty like the one we are now facing, this capacity to unify and coordinate non-partisan action is widely recognised.

Australia Unlimited 2010 Summit Speeches

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Day One ~ Wednesday 30 June 2010

Official Opening

Master of Ceremonies:

Mr David Miles AM

Welcome:

The Hon Warwick Smith AM, Chairman, The Global Foundation

Keynote Address:

The Hon John Brumby MP, Premier, Government of Victoria

Plenary Session One

Global perspectives – new realities, key issues, global directions

Moderator:

Mr Jim Middelton, Chief Presenter of Newsline & Asia Pacific Focus, Australia Network

Speakers:

Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia; former Chinese Ambassador to the United States and to Australia Hard copy of the speech is available here

Mr John McCarthy AO, former High Commissioner to India; former Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam

Mr Siddharth Varadarajan, Strategic Affairs Editor, The Hindu

Ms Maria Atkinson, Global Head of Sustainability, Lend Lease Corporation Limited

Open Discussion

Plenary Session Two

Australia’s response - how can Australia best contribute to and capitalise upon the global challenges and opportunities?

Moderator:

Mr Paul Kelly, Editor-At-Large, The Australian

Speakers:

The Hon Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance & Deregulation, Government of Australia

Mr Michael L’Estrange AO, Director, National Security College, Australian National University

Mr Michael Luscombe, Chief Executive Officer & Group Managing Director, Woolworths Limited

Dr Selena Ng, Director, Asia-Pacific Business Development, AREVA

Lt General John Sanderson AC, Chairman of the Advisory Council, The Global Foundation Hard copy of the speech is available here

Open Discussion

Summit Luncheon

Address by the Hon Tony Abbott MP, Leader of the Federal Opposition

MC:

Ms Geraldine Doogue AO, Presenter of Saturday Extra, ABC Radio National

Introduction:

Mr Tony Shepherd, Chairman, Transfield Services

Keynote Address:

The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Leader of the Federal Opposition

Vote of Thanks:

Mr Bernard Wheelahan, Non Executive Chairman, Pacific Hydro; Chairman, Council on Australia Latin America Relations

Day Two ~ Thursday 1 July

Breakfast Working Group

Australia’s future economy – developing a fair and comprehensive taxation system

‘The art of policy and law making - what lessons and guiding principles can we discern from both recent and past experiences’

Plenary Session Three

Address by the Governor-General of Commonwealth Australia, HE Ms Quentin Bryce AC

Master of Ceremonies:

Mr David Miles AM

Introduction:

Mr Russell Board, Managing Director - Australia & New Zealand, GHD Pty Ltd

Keynote Address:

The Governor-General of Australia, HE Ms Quentin Bryce AC Hard copy of the speech is available here

Vote of Thanks:

Mr Rob McLeod, Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young, Australia & New Zealand

Shaping Australia’s Future

Reports from parallel Working Groups

Moderators:

Ms Sally Warhaft, Anthropologist, Author and a Commentator on ABC Radio & Dr James Moody, Executive Director, Development, CSIRO

Food Security:

Mr Gerry Lawson, Chairman, SunRice Australia & Mr Askin Morrison, Partner, Bain & Company

Low Carbon:

Mr Rob Grant, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Hydro & Ms Sam Mostyn, Director, Institute for Sustainable Solutions, The University of Sydney

China:

Mr Fergus Ryan, Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Council, The Global Foundation & Ms Shirley Yu, CCTV, China

Governance:

Ms Elaine Henry OAM, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family & Mr David Fagan, Chief Executive Partner, Clayton Utz

Future Directions Session – Open Discussion

Moderators:

Mr Steve Howard, Secretary General, The Global Foundation & Ms Roj Amedi, Advisor to the Secretary General, The Global Foundation

Lead Contributors:

Professor Emeritus Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE, Patron, The Global Foundation

Ms Elizabeth Cullen, Policy Manager, Left Right Think Tank

Mr David Thodey, Chief Executive Officer, Telstra Corporation Limited

Ms Lindy Hume, Festival Director & Chief Executive, Sydney Festival

Open Discussion

Summit Luncheon

Panel Discussion: Building community consensus for longer-term change

Moderator:
Ms Beverley O’Connor, Presenter, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
MC:
Mr Steve Howard, Secretary General, The Global Foundation
Panel Discussion:
Major General Michael Jeffery AC AO (Mil) CVOMC (Retd), former Governer-General of Australia
Mr Graeme Liebelt, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Orica Limited; Director, The Global Foundation The Most Rev Dr Philip L Freier, Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
HE Ms Sujatha Singh, High Commissioner of India