The State of the Region Masterclass is a one-day intensive program providing a strategic update and outlook for the year ahead.

A team of Australia’s leading defence and security experts will explore the critical issues and challenges facing the region.

Speakers include:

• General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC, Chief of the Defence Force
  In Conversation
• Peter Jennings, PSM, Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  In Conversation
• Lieutenant General John Frewen DSC AM, Principal Deputy Director-General, ASD
  Emerging Technology & Regional Security
• April Palmerlee, CEO, American Chamber of Commerce in Australia
  Panel Discussion: United States
• Dr Gorana Grgic, Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign Policy, United States Studies Centre
  Panel Discussion: United States
• Stephen Loosley, AM, Senior Fellow, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  Panel Discussion: United States
• Lisa Murray, Senior Writer, Australian Financial Review
  Panel Discussion: China
• Dr Sheryn Lee, Lecturer in Security Studies, Macquarie University
  Panel Discussion: China
• Samantha Hoffman, Fellow, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  Panel Discussion: China
• Fergus Hanson, Head of International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  Panel Discussion: China
• Dr Thomas Wilkins, Senior Lecturer, International Security, Department of Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney, Senior Research Fellow (Non-resident), Japan Institute for International Affairs 
  Panel Discussion: The Big Democracies – Japan
• Paul Grigson, Deputy Secretary Infrastructure, Transport Security and Customs and Deputy Comptroller-General, Department of Home Affairs
  Panel Discussion: The Big Democracies – Indonesia
• Dr Huong Le Thu, Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  Panel Discussion: The Big Democracies – Indo-Pacific Elections Pulse
• Michael Shoebridge, Director of Defence & Strategy, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  Panel Discussion: The Big Democracies
• Arthur B Culvahouse Jr, United States Ambassador to Australia
  Keynote Address
• Hon Dame Annette King, New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia
  The Pacific
• Hugh Jeffrey, First Assistant Secretary, International Policy Division, Department of Defence
  The Pacific
• Lisa Sharland, Head of International Program, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  The Pacific