Speakers


Who's Speaking?

Hon Sitiveni Rabuka

Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji

Hon Sitiveni Rabuka

Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji

Hon Nanaia Mahuta

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Hon Nanaia Mahuta

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Max Boot

Historian, best-selling author and foreign-policy analyst

Max Boot

Historian, best-selling author and foreign-policy analyst

Daniel J. Kritenbrink

Assistant Secretary | Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Daniel J. Kritenbrink

Assistant Secretary | Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Edward Carr

Deputy editor | The Economist

Edward Carr

Deputy editor | The Economist

Ziena Jalil

Business and Public Sector Leader

Ziena Jalil

Business and Public Sector Leader

Peter Rudd

Executive Director | Council for International Development Aotearoa New Zealand

Peter Rudd

Executive Director | Council for International Development Aotearoa New Zealand

Prof. Bethan Greener

Head of School | Massey University

Prof. Bethan Greener

Head of School | Massey University

Prof. Richard Whitman

Professor | University of Kent ( With the Support of the Erasmus Plus Programme of the European Union)

Prof. Richard Whitman

Professor | University of Kent ( With the Support of the Erasmus Plus Programme of the European Union)

Prof. David Capie

Director | Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington

Prof. David Capie

Director | Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington

Golriz Ghahraman

Green Party Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs

Golriz Ghahraman

Green Party Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs

Hon. Chris Finlayson

KC, Barrister, and former New Zealand Government Minister

Hon. Chris Finlayson

KC, Barrister, and former New Zealand Government Minister

Sir Peter Gluckman

Director | Koi Tu: Centre For Informed Futures

Sir Peter Gluckman

Director | Koi Tu: Centre For Informed Futures

Tim van de Molen

Opposition Spokesperson for Defence

Tim van de Molen

Opposition Spokesperson for Defence

Sarah Salmond

Partner | MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Sarah Salmond

Partner | MinterEllisonRuddWatts

David Vaeafe

Executive Director | Pacific Cooperation Foundation

David Vaeafe

Executive Director | Pacific Cooperation Foundation

Her Excellency Nina Obermaier

Ambassador of the European Union to New Zealand

Her Excellency Nina Obermaier

Ambassador of the European Union to New Zealand

Dr Richard Grant

Chair | New Zealand Institute of International Affairs

Dr Richard Grant

Chair | New Zealand Institute of International Affairs

Josephine Pagani

Director | Pagani Agency

Josephine Pagani

Director | Pagani Agency

Dr Manjeet Pardesi

Associate Professor of International Relations | Victoria University of Wellington

Dr Manjeet Pardesi

Associate Professor of International Relations | Victoria University of Wellington

Dr Luqman-nul Hakim

Director | Institute of International Studies (Sponsored by Asia NZ Foundation)

Dr Luqman-nul Hakim

Director | Institute of International Studies (Sponsored by Asia NZ Foundation)

Schannel van Dijken

Conservationist, Diver, Educator, Researcher

Schannel van Dijken

Conservationist, Diver, Educator, Researcher

Dr Anna Powles

Senior Lecturer in Security Studies | Massey University

Dr Anna Powles

Senior Lecturer in Security Studies | Massey University

Prof. Rouben Azizian

Professor | Massey University

Prof. Rouben Azizian

Professor | Massey University

Dr Bryce Wakefield

National Executive Director | Australian Institute of International Affairs

Dr Bryce Wakefield

National Executive Director | Australian Institute of International Affairs

Marg Joiner

Partner | SenateSHJ

Marg Joiner

Partner | SenateSHJ

Charlie Gao

Director | North Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence

Charlie Gao

Director | North Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence

David Reid

Chief Advisor | Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

David Reid

Chief Advisor | Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

Dr Hamish McDougall

Executive Director | New Zealand Institute of International Affairs

Dr Hamish McDougall

Executive Director | New Zealand Institute of International Affairs

Victoria Hallum

Deputy Secretary Multilateral & Legal Affairs Group | MFAT

Victoria Hallum

Deputy Secretary Multilateral & Legal Affairs Group | MFAT

Colin Keating

former Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations & Security Council

Colin Keating

former Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations & Security Council

Teresa Tepania-Ashton

Director, Advocacy and Programmes | UNICEF Aotearoa

Teresa Tepania-Ashton

Director, Advocacy and Programmes | UNICEF Aotearoa

Randy Rotte

Regional Director; India, Asia, and Pacific International Sales | Boeing Defense, Space, and Security

Randy Rotte

Regional Director; India, Asia, and Pacific International Sales | Boeing Defense, Space, and Security

Carrie Stoddart Smith

Founder and Principal | Opinionative

Carrie Stoddart Smith

Founder and Principal | Opinionative

Dr. Cheng-Chwee Kuik

Professor in International Relations and Head of the Centre for Asian Studies, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, National University of Malaysia

Dr. Cheng-Chwee Kuik

Professor in International Relations and Head of the Centre for Asian Studies, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, National University of Malaysia

Janine Grainger

Co-founder and CEO | Easy Crypto

Janine Grainger

Co-founder and CEO | Easy Crypto

Vernon Rive

Associate Professor | Auckland Law School.

Vernon Rive

Associate Professor | Auckland Law School.

Stephanie Honey

Managing Director | Honey Consulting Ltd.

Stephanie Honey

Managing Director | Honey Consulting Ltd.

Linda Jenkinson

Global Entrepreneur

Linda Jenkinson

Global Entrepreneur

Marc Abensour

Ambassador for the Indo-Pacific, France

Marc Abensour

Ambassador for the Indo-Pacific, France