Speaker list


 

2024

28 March

Robert Parker, B Eng Civil, M Eng Sci Nuclear, Founder – Nuclear for Climate Australia

Avoiding an energy blunder down under

2023

1 December

Air Commodore James Badgery AM, Chief of Staff, Air Force HEadquarters

Air Force in the Defence Strategic Review Era

27 July

Dr Ross Babbage AM, Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Forum Ltd, and author of ‘The Next Major War

The Risk of a Major War in the Indo-Pacific

20 April

Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb, AM PhD, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic & Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University

Geopolitical implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

2022

18 November

Mr Matt Anderson, PSM, Director, Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial – an update

13 October 

Michael Shoebridge, Director of Strategic Insights Australia

The Strategic Review

21 July

Peter Jennings, PSM, Principal of Peter Jennings Strategy Consultants Pty Ltd, and immediate past Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

Russia, China and the emerging new Cold War

11 March

Air Vice-Marshal Mike Kitcher, AM, DSM – Deputy Chief of Joint Operations

ADF Operations

2021

19 November

Mr Michael Shoebridge, Director – Defence, Strategy & National Security, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Making Sense of Emerging Indo-Pacific Dynamics – China, The Quad & AUKUS

22 July

Air Vice-Marshal Stephen Meredith AM, DSM, Deputy Chief of Air Force

The Air Force in 2021 and beyond – an update

19 February

Air Commodore (Dr) Mark Lax OAM, CSM (RAAFAR)

The Air Force’s first hundred years – a trip down memory lane

2020

9 October

Mr Peter Jennings, PSM – Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute

China scenario 2025:  What this means for Australia’s defence

28 February

Professor Hugh White, AO – Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University

Defending Australia Alone: Might we need to, and could we do it?

2019

11 October

The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson, AO – Director of the Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial

12 July

Group Captain Ernie Walsh – Air Force 2021 Liaison Officer

Planning the RAAF’s Centenary 2021

22 March

Air Commodore Phil Champion – Chief of Staff Air Force Headquarters and recently returned Deputy J5 Regional and Multinational Assistance, US Indo-Pacific Command

What deterrence looks like in the Indo-Pacific Area of Responsibility

2018

29 November

Air Chief Marshal Binskin AC (Retd)

Reflections of a CDF – the changing nature of ADF operations

24 August

Group Captain Doug Hurst, MBE (Ret’d)

The Far East Air Force 1949 – 1971

16 March

Air Commodore Tony McCormack – recently returned Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff U5, United Nations Command, Korea

An update on the Korean Peninsula

2017

6 October

Vern Gallagher – General Manager Communication & Client Relations, Defence Housing Australia

Innovation at DHA is more than just solar panels

21 July

Air Marshal Gavin ‘Leo’ Davies, AO, CSC – Chief of Air Force and RAAFSCA co-patron

Air Force – the next three years

2 March

Vice-Admiral David Johnston, AM, RAN – Chief of Joint Operations

Current ADF Operations

2016

23 September

Air Commodore Margot Forster, CSM – Commandant, Australian Command and Staff College

The Australian Command and Staff Course (Joint)

7 July

Duncan Lewis AO, DSC, CSC– Director- General of Security and Head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

‘The role as the head of ASIO and an overview of the current security environment’

18 March

Air Vice-Marshal Neil Hart, AM – Head One Defence Implementation and Head Force Structure Review/Head Force Structure Review

The 2016 Defence White Paper

2015

9 October

Air Vice-Marshal Warren McDonald, AM, CSC – Deputy Chief of Air Force

The opportunities and challenges for Air Force modernisation into the future

12 June

Mr Gary Quinlan, AO – recently returned to Canberra after six years as Australia’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations New York

Was membership of the UN Security Council worth it?

12 March

Major General (Retd) Andrew James (Jim) Molan AO, DSC –former chief of MEAO coalition operations

Cruising in the Transition Layer is safer because there is less traffic

2014

17 October

Air Marshal Geoff Brown, AO – Chief of Air Force (and RAAFSCA co-patron)

Plan Jericho

19 June

Air Vice-Marshal Margaret Staib, AM, CSC, RAAFAR – CEO Airservices Australia

An update on Airservices Australia

7 March

Senator David Fawcett, BSc, MBA, MAICD, psc, – former test pilot and senator for South Australia

Sovereignty

2013

13 November

Group Captain Peter Norford, AM, CSC – Director of Studies (Air) Australian Command and Staff College

The Australian Command and Staff Course

6 June

Air Vice-Marshal (Retd) John Blackburn, AO – consultant to the NRMA

Australia’s liquid fuel security

13 March

Air Commodore (Retd) Graham Bentley, AM – Director Australian Market Development – Lockheed Martin

An update on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

2012

 

4 October

AIRCDRE Warren McDonald, CSC – Director-General Capability Planning – Air Force

Air Force capability

7 June

AVM Margaret Staib – Commander Joint Logistics

Joint Logistics Command

2 March

AIRMSHL Geoff Brown, AO – Chief of Air Force (and RAAFSCA co-patron)

The Royal Australian Air Force

2011

 

27 October

AIRMSHL Mark Binskin, AO – Vice Chief of the Defence Force (and RAAFSCA co-patron)

Current issues relevant to the ADF and future shape of the RAAF

28 July

RADM Peter D. Jones, DSC, AM, RAN – Head Capability Systems

Capability Development Group, Department of Defence

19 April

ACM Angus Houston, AC, AFC – Chief of the Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force