AFR National Security Summit 2019 | Informa Australia |

This high-level, policy-driven event will assess imminent and long-term threats and their opportunities that face Australia on the home front, regionally, and in cyberspace. With keynote addresses from the politicians charged with safeguarding our future, and the businesses that are doing it well, this is a unique opportunity to also hear from the chiefs of the key agencies responsible for the safety and security of the nation.

2019 Speakers

The Hon Christopher Pyne MP
Minister for Defence

James Carouso Chargé d’Affaires
US Embassy Australia

The Hon Richard Marles MP
Shadow Minister for Defence

Elaine Duke
Former United States Acting Secretary of Homeland Security & Former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and Specialist Leader Security & Justice, Deloitte

Sir Mark Rowley
Sir Mark Rowley, Strategic Adviser – Security & Justice – Nw Europe, Deloitte & Former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations, Metropolitan Police Service

Kate Fitzgerald
Director Of Relief And Recovery, Emergency Management Victoria

Gary Stewart
Managing Director, Rheinmetall

Peter Overton
Partner, Deloitte

Kristian Kolding
Partner, Deloitte Access Economics

Jimmy Scott
General Manager Operations, Queensland Reconstruction Authority

Madelyn Creedon
Former Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Us Department of Energy – Alliance 21 Fellow, United States Studies Centre

Prof John Blaxland
Head of Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Anu

Linda Jakobson
CEO, China Matters

Ashley Townshend
Director, Foreign Policy and Defence, United States Studies Centre

Prof Bates Gill
Professor of Asia-pacific Security Studies, Macquarie University

A/Prof Brendan Taylor
Acting Director, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Anu

Professor Nick Bisley
Head of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University

Prof Rory Medcalf
Head of National Security College, Anu

Dr Brad Roberts
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy, Obama Administration – Director of the Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California

Eric Dull
Specialist Leader, Chief Data Scientist – Cyber Analytics, Deloitte Global

Darren Edwards
Managing Director, Boeing Defence Australia

The Hon Dr Mike Kelly AM MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Industry and Support

David Hudson APM
Deputy Commissioner of Investigations and Counter Terrorism, NSW Police