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Anu Crawford Leadership Forum Global Realities, Domestic Choices 24-26 June 2018 ANU CRAWFORD LEADERSHIP FORUM GLOBAL REALITIES, DOMESTIC CHOICES Seizing opportunities in a time of rapid change 24-26 JUNE 2018 ANU Public Policy and Societal Impact Hub ANU Investing in our national university is investing in the future of our nation. Have a profound global impact Support tomorrow’s leaders today Partnerships between universities and businesses The need for innovative public policy thinking and or individuals help to address barriers to advancing education is more pressing than ever. ANU is research, innovation and technological development. uniquely qualified to make a leading contribution A partnership with ANU can help you to: to research, to teaching and learning, and to national and international public policy-making. > recruit and retain talented employees, > foster collaboration, Scholarships are a powerful way to reward > access new technologies, outstanding academic achievement and help those > improve competitive positioning, who might otherwise be unable to study at ANU. > stimulate innovation, and Funding a scholarship at ANU is flexible and > increase name recognition and reputation. driven by individual requirements. We also provide Our partnerships develop from a foundation expertise on eligibility criteria, funding and process. of mutual trust and a long-term, shared vision. Your company can shape the workforce of tomorrow. We work with our partners to foster strong ties and deliver great results. Contact Alumni Relations & Philanthropy Trusts, Foundations and Corporate Partnerships Manager Jan Shaddock T 02 612 59228 E [email protected] CONTENTS Information 1 Welcome 2 The Forum 3 Convening Group 3 Venue map 4 Program 7 After the Forum 16 Breakfast sessions 17 Tuesday lunch sessions 19 International speakers 20 Australian speakers 25 Participant list 49 ANU Crawford Leadership Forum c INFORMATION Registration desk Forum App Acton Foyer, JG Crawford Building iPhone - download from iTunes Android - download from Google Play Event support Claire Dodds-Eden Forum Website T (02) 6281 6624 http://aclf.anu.edu.au E [email protected] Venues Forum Management National Gallery of Australia Bob McMullan Parkes Pl E, Parkes ACT 2600 Director, ANU Crawford Leadership Forum T 0481 756 525 JG Crawford Building E [email protected] 132 Lennox Crossing, Acton ACT 2601 Lauren Bartsch University House Manager, ANU Crawford Leadership Forum 1 Balmain Crescent, Acton ACT 2601 T 0405 387 960 E [email protected] Llewellyn Hall 100 William Herbert Place, Canberra ACT 2601 ANU media hotline T (02) 6125 7979 E [email protected] Jo Meehan 0436 605 635 Twitter #ACLForum18 Wifi internet access Network: ANU-Secure Username: ACLF2018 Password: Forum! ANU Security T (02) 6125 2249 ANU Crawford Leadership Forum 1 WELCOME The central challenge for democratic governments everywhere is to make good policy good politics. Australia is not alone in facing ever more intense geopolitical, economic and social policy challenges, but finding it difficult to build the political and community consensus necessary to confront them effectively. The ANU Crawford Leadership Forum, now in its fifth year, brings together on an invitation-only basis, 150 distinguished business, public sector, research and advocacy community leaders, Australian and international, to debate for two days both the global realities and the domestic choices needed to address them. There is no more appropriate venue to wrestle with these issues, and to begin building the consensus necessary to resolve them, than this great national university of ours, and I offer all our visitors the warmest of welcomes. Gareth Evans Chancellor, The Australian National University Chair, ANU Crawford Leadership Forum Honorary Professorial Fellow, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy The Australian National University aspires to the highest standards of excellence—to be recognised not only as our national university but our finest; in research, in academic excellence and in our contribution to national and international public policy-making. I am proud to welcome you to this year’s Crawford Leadership Forum. In its fifth year, this forum has become an important arena for leaders across our nation to discuss the major challenges facing our country and beyond, and to foster ideas that can inform the development of public policy. We have some incredible minds coming together for this year’s forum and I look forward to participating in these discussions as we look at ways to seize opportunities in this time of rapid change. Brian Schmidt Vice-Chancellor, The Australian National University 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physics 2 ANU Public Policy and Societal Impact Hub THE FORUM In mid-2018, the world will still be confronting a period of rapid change. Some of the issues may be seen as the ‘new normal’. > The Trump style of Presidency is now better known, if sometimes still hard to understand. > The rise and rise of China has consolidated under President Xi. > Climate change continues to challenge the global community and the pressures on trade liberalisation and global economic integration have been reinforced. Domestic political and economic realities continue to shape Australian responses. In 2018, the ANU Crawford Leadership Forum will seek to focus on the opportunities presented by this period of change. It is too easy to become mesmerised by the scale of the challenges. But if we focus on the opportunities it tends to put the challenges in a better perspective. This year’s Forum brings together a truly outstanding group of international and domestic speakers and participants to discuss how to seize the opportunities and meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Bob McMullan Director, ANU Crawford Leadership Forum The Australian National University CONVENING GROUP Gareth Evans (Chair) Heather Smith Chancellor, The Australian National University Secretary, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Bob McMullan Michael Stutchbury Director, ANU Crawford Leadership Forum, The Australian Editor-in-Chief, The Australian Financial Review National University Helen Sullivan Allan Gyngell Professor and Director, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU President, Australian Insititute of International Affairs College of Asia & the Pacific Greg Hywood Michael Wesley Chief Executive Officer, Fairfax Media Professor and Dean, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific Sung Lee Jennifer Westacott Associate Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia Graeme Samuel Member, The Australian National University Council Brian Schmidt Vice-Chancellor, The Australian National University ANU Crawford Leadership Forum 3 Level 1 Concurrent Sessions Barton Theatre Acton Theatre CRAWFORD Breakfast Sessions ANNEX Lennox Room Grifn Room 1 Stanner building Monday Lunch Canberry/Springbank Room LIFT Barton Theatre Tuesday Lunch Seminar Room 1 Lennox Room Grifn Room Acton Forum Secretariat Theatre 2 Weston Seminar Room 2 Theatre LIFT SHUTTLE Lennox TAXI Room Grifn Room Springbank Room Canberry Liversidge Street Room LIFT OLD CANBERRA HOUSE P Murdoch Room Legend Women’s toilet Men’s toilet Disabled toilet P Parking TAXI Taxi SHUTTLE 4 ANU Public Policy and Societal Impact Hub Shuttle Bus Level 2 Plenary Sessions 1-4 Molonglo Theatre CRAWFORD Breakfast Sessions Common Seminar Rooms 7-9 ANNEX Room Tuesday Lunch Seminar Rooms 6-9 4 5 Media Room Brindabella Seminar Room 4 & 5 Theatre 6 ANU Media Studio Level 2 Common Room 7 Molonglo Media Room Theatre Seminar Room 6 LIFT 8 9 Legend Womens toilet Mens toilet LIFT Disabled toilet ANU Crawford Leadership Forum 5 Level 3 Tuesday Lunch Seminar Rooms 10 CRAWFORD ANNEX 10 LIFT Legend Womens toilet Mens toilet Disabled toilet LIFT 6 ANU Public Policy and Societal Impact Hub PROGRAM Sunday 24 June 2018 6 - 7.30pm Registration & Opening Reception Foyer, National Gallery of Australia 7.30 - 9pm Gala Dinner Gandel Hall, Welcome remarks National Gallery of Australia Gareth Evans Chancellor, The Australian National University Opening panel The US, China – and Korea: Where Next? Jessica Mathews Former President and Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for Peace Chung-in Moon Special Advisor to the ROK President for Foreign and National Security Affairs, Republic of Korea Yao Yunzhu Maj. Gen. (Ret) Director Emeritus, Center on China-American Defense Relations, Academy of Military Science, People’s Liberation Army in conversation with Gareth Evans Chancellor, The Australian National University ANU Crawford Leadership Forum 7 PROGRAM Monday 25 June 2018 7.30 - 8.45am Concurrent Breakfast Sessions Seminar Rooms Please see page 17 for more details. Please refer to your tickets in your registration pack or the Forum App for details on your session. 8.45 - 9am Break Acton Foyer 9 - 9.15am Welcome Molonglo Theatre Brian Schmidt Vice-Chancellor, The Australian National University Bob McMullan Director, ANU Crawford Leadership Forum 9.15 - 10.45am Plenary Session 1 Molonglo Theatre Growth, jobs and wages - what does the future hold? A global economic recovery is emerging for the first time since 2007 and unemployment in the developed world is at historical lows. Yet wages growth is weak and the future of work and fear of displacement of jobs by technology looms large in society. This session will try to identify causes of, and responses to, what could be an enduring societal trend. How can the support for global economic integration be maintained while addressing inequality? How do we ensure that the living standards
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