For 90 years, the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) has played a unique role in Australian public life as an independent, non-partisan forum for informed debate on international affairs and Australia’s engagement in the world. To commemorate this significant milestone, the AIIA’s 2014 National Conference will bring together some of Australia’s leading international affairs experts to discuss Australia’s foreign policy objectives and priorities as a top 20 nation.

The program for this year’s conference is growing everyday with the Hon Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs being recently confirmed. Other confirmed speakers include:

Michael Stutchbury, Editor in Chief, Australian Financial Review

Robert Milliner, B20 Sherpa and Senior Advisor, UBS

Mike Callaghan AM, Director, G20 Studies Centre, Lowy Institute for International Policy

Rory Medcalf, Director, International Security Program, Lowy Institute

Peter Jennings PSM, Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White, Research Director, Centre for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, Australian National University

Professor Alan Dupont, School of Social Sciences, UNSW

His Excellency Peter Woolcott, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs FAIIA, President, Australian Human Rights Commission

Professor Megan Davis, Director, Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW and Member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

A full version of the current program is downloadable here.

Don’t miss this unrivalled opportunity to engage directly with some of Australia’s foremost foreign policy thinkers. International relations practitioners, commentators, students, the business community and interested members of the public should register now.

For more information go to: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/ao-blog-post/aiia-2014-national-conference/

To Register go to: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/events/