Speakers we hosted in 2023

Featured Speakers at the 2023 AIIA National Conference

  • Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA

    AIIA National President

  • ASŌ Tarō

    Former Prime Minister of Japan

    Gala Dinner speaker. An all access pass or Gala Dinner ticket is required for this event.

  • Dr Egils Levits

    President (2019-2023) of Latvia

    AIIA National President’s Breakfast speaker. An all access pass or breakfast tickets required for this event.

  • Hon Tim Watts MP

    Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs

  • Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham

    Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs

  • Professor Pal Ahluwalia

    Vice Chancellor, University of the South Pacific

  • Latika Bourke

    Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

  • Professor Caitlin Byrne FAIIA

    Pro Vice Chancellor (Business), Griffith University

  • Tania Constable

    Tania Constable

    CEO, Australian Minerals Council

  • Professor James Curran

    International Editor, Australian Financial Review

  • Graeme Dobell FAIIA

    Senior Fellow, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

  • Dr Courtney Fung

    Associate Professor, Macquarie University

  • Dr Nicole George

    Associate Professor

    University of Queensland

  • Professor Llewelyn Hughes

    Australian National University

  • Dr Van Jackson

    Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington

    Author of “Pacific Power Paradox”

  • Linda Jakobson FAIIA

    Senior Advisor, China Office of Finnish Industries

    China Matters Founding Director

  • Professor Meg Keen

    Director, Pacific Islands Program, Lowy Institute

  • Zara Kimpton OAM

    AIIA National Vice President

  • Dr Darren Lim

    Senior Lecturer, The Australian National University

    Co-host of the Australia in the World podcast

  • Professor Rory Medcalf AM

    Professor Rory Medcalf AM

    Head, National Security College

  • Bridi Rice

    CEO, Development Intelligence Lab

  • Hon Warwick Smith AO FAIIA

    Chair, Global Engagement Committee, Business Council of Australia

  • Dr Bryce Wakefield

    AIIA National Executive Director

  • Dr Pichamon Yeophantong

    Head of Research, Centre for Future Defence and National Security, Deakin University

The speaker list for the 2023 AIIA National Conference is not final. Some speakers may not appear on the conference day, but at events which require a particular ticket, such as the AIIA Gala Dinner, and will be labelled as such.