Speakers
General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC
Chief of the Defence Force, Australian Defence Force
General Angus Campbell joined the Australian Army in 1981, graduating from the Royal Military... More
Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC
Minister for Defence
Senator Reynolds was elected to the Australian Senate in 2014 and is a passionate representative... More
Vice Admiral David Johnston, AO, RAN
Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Australian Defence Force
Vice Admiral David Johnston RAN was born in 1962 and entered the Royal Australian Naval College... More
General John M. Murray
Commanding General, United States Army Futures Command
Gen. John M. “Mike” Murray is the Commander, Army Futures Command. He is responsible... More
Peter W. Singer
Strategist and Senior Fellow, New America
Peter Warren Singer is Strategist at New America. He has been named by the Smithsonian as... More
Peter Jennings PSM
Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Peter has worked at senior levels in the Australian Public Service on defence and national... More
Peter N Varghese AO
Chancellor, The University of Queensland
Peter Varghese began as Chancellor of The University of Queensland on 11 July 2016. Prior to... More
Penny Burtt
Group CEO, Asialink
Penny Burtt is the Group CEO of Asialink, Australia's leading centre for the promotion of public... More
Elsa B. Kania
Adjunct Fellow, Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security
Elsa B. Kania is an Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Technology and National Security Program at... More
Nicole Matejic
Author and Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
Nicole is an internationally recognised advisor in the areas of military information operations... More
Dr Willy Lam
Adjunct Professor, Centre for China Studies and Department of History, Chinese University of Hong Kong
With 40 years of experience writing and researching about China, Willy Lam is a recognized... More
Dr Andrew Davies
Senior Fellow, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Dr Andrew Davies joined ASPI in 2006 and was the inaugural Director of Defence and Strategy. He... More
Dr Sheridan Kearnan
First Assistant Secretary Defence Industry Policy, Department of Defence
Dr Sheridan Kearnan commenced in the role as First Assistant Secretary Defence Industry Policy... More
Kate Louis
Head of Defence and Industry Policy, Executive Director, Ai Group Defence Council
Kate was appointed Head of Defence and Industry Policy at the Australian Industry Group in... More
Michal Baranowski
Director, Warsaw Office, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Michał Baranowski is the director of GMF's Warsaw office, where he provides overall... More
BRIG S.J. Beaumont, AM
Director General Information Warfare within Information Warfare Division/Joint Capabilities Group, Department of Defence
Brigadier Beaumont is currently appointed Director General Information Warfare within... More
Dr Todd Mansell
Chief Science Strategy and Program Division, Department of Defence
Dr Todd Mansell is Chief Science Strategy and Program Division. He is a career scientist, a... More
Michael Shoebridge
Director, Defence and Strategy, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Michael joined ASPI in February 2018 as the Director of the Defence & Strategy program. ... More
Fergus Hanson
Head of International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Fergus Hanson is the Head of the International Cyber Policy Centre. He is the author... More
Gary Dawson
Vice President Strategy, Thales Australia
Gary Dawson joined Thales Australia as Vice President Strategy in March 2017 after a career... More
Danielle Cave
Deputy Head, International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Danielle is the Deputy Head of ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre. She has worked... More
Jamie Wylly
Defence and Intelligence Solutions Manager, Microsoft
Jamie Wylly leads Defence and Intelligence solutions in the Government Industry and is... More
Dr Jennifer S. Hunt
Lecturer, National Security College, Australian National University
Dr Jennifer S. Hunt is a lecturer in the National Security College, ANU and a Research... More
Josiah R. Collens, Jr.
Director, Air Force (AF) International Portfolio and Co-Portfolio Director, Air Force (AF) Air Operations Portfolio, National Security Engineering Center, The MITRE Corporation
Mr. Josiah R. “Josh” Collens, Jr., has been with MITRE for the past 30 years. He... More
Dr Malcolm Davis
Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Dr. Malcolm Davis joined ASPI as a Senior Analyst in Defence Strategy and Capability in January... More
Dr Marcus Hellyer
Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Marcus is a Senior Analyst focusing on Defence economics and military capability. Previously he... More
Dr Rebecca Strating
Senior Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
Bec is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the Department of Politics,... More
Dr Huong Le Thu
Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Dr Huong Le Thu is a senior analyst at ASPI, Defence and Strategy Program. Prior to joining... More
Katherine Ziesing
Managing Editor, Australian Defence Magazine Group
Katherine joined the ADM team in 2006 as a staff writer and was appointed editor in Canberra at... More
Neale Prescott
Director Business Development, Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems Australia & New Zealand
Neale is Director of Business Development for Lockheed Martin, leading a team based in Canberra... More
Chris Deeble AO, CSC
Chief Executive, Northrop Grumman Australia
Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Deeble was born in Sydney in 1957 and completed Sydney Technical High... More
Dr Elizabeth Buchanan
Research Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies
Dr Elizabeth Buchanan is a Research Fellow at the ANU Centre for European Studies. Her areas of... More