In this special episode of Policy, Guns and Money, ASPI’s Executive Director, Peter Jennings talks to Australian Walkley award winning journalist and ASPI Senior Fellow, Stan Grant and they turn their minds to the upcoming ASPI conference, Strategic Vision 2020.

In their discussion Stan talks about his delight at the incredible line-up of global leaders the conference has in store, and how he is preparing for the in-depth discussions he will facilitate as conference host over the course of four weeks.

Peter and Stan consider the big, strategic challenges Australia and the world are facing, as we endure the global pandemic, a probable global depression and changes to the global order.

Listen to the discussion now, prepare your questions for our guests and register for the conference here: https://www.aspi.org.au/event/strategic-vision-2020-aspi-conference-series

Strategic Vision 2020 begins next week – delivered live & online – all available for free! Simply register for the sessions you wish to attend and watch live or on-demand.

Speakers:

• The Hon. Kim Beazley AC | Governor of Western Australia
• Carl Bildt | Former Prime Minister of Sweden (1991-1994)
• Dr Dino Patti Djalal | Founder, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia
• Elizabeth Economy | C.V. Starr senior fellow, director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
• Christiana Figueres | Former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (2010-2016)
• Dr. Robert Glasser | Former special representative of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, ASPI Visiting Fellow
• Jane Halton AO PSM | Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Canberra and Sydney
• The Hon. John Howard OM AC | Former Prime Minister of Australia (1996-2007)
• Bilahari Kausikan | Former Permanent Secretary of Singapore’s Foreign Ministry
• Major General (Ret'd) Duncan Lewis | Former Director-General, ASIO
• Professor Raina MacIntyre | NHMRC Principal Research Fellow & Professor of Global Biosecurity, UNSW
• The Right Hon. Sir Rabbie Namaliu KCMG CSM | Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1988-1992)
• Samantha Power | 28th U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
• Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC | Minister for Defence
• Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE | Former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service