Leadership Dialogue 2021
In Association With
The Program 13-16 December 2021
More information about this year’s Leadership Dialogue to follow.
All times are displayed in Australian Eastern Standard Times (AEST) – Sydney
Monday, 13 December
Trilateral Political Briefings
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06:00 PM – 07:30 PM (AEST) Opening Session – PM Round Table |
Register | Participants: Ehud Olmert (IL) , Tony Abbott (AU) |
07:30 PM – 09:00 PM (AEST) Australia, Political Briefing by Paul Kelly Editor At Large, The Australian |
Register | Participants: Paul Kelly (AU) |
09:00 PM – 10:30 PM (AEST) Israel Political Briefing with Nahum Barnea |
Register | Participants: Nahum Barnea (IL) |
10:30 PM – 12:00 AM (AEST) UK Political Briefing |
Register | Participants: Joan Ryan (UK) , John Spellar (UK) , Steve McCabe (UK) , Christian Wakeford , Mary Robinson |
Tuesday, 14 December
Pandemic Management, Antisemitism and Israel Technology
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4:30pm (AEST) Pre-recorded. Open discussion between Albert and former M of Australia Kevin Rudd On Australia’s pandemic response, the China threat to Taiwan, Iran deal and the state of Iranian nuclear bomb, AUKUS and the French Submarine saga, the Abraham accords. Interview was pre-recorded on 1 December and will be streamed on YouTube. To watch go to the Frank Talk “Leadership Dialogue Podcast” channel on YouTube. It will remain on YouTube so you can watch anytime. |
Participants: Kevin Rudd (AU) | |
6:00 PM (AEST) Lessons Learned from the Pandemic Lessons Learned from the Pandemic. Which countries were most effective in fighting COVID? Which countries performed worst? We analyse the economic, public health and social dimensions of the biggest global crisis of our time – and take a look at which came out ahead. |
Register | Panelists: Tony Abbott (AU) , Michael Danby (AU) , Prof. Thomas J Borody , Sen. David Fawcett (AU) , Roger Franklin , Eyal Leshem |
7:30 PM (AEST) Is the Startup Nation Slowing Down Is the Start Up Nation Slowing Down or Heating Up? In the wake of the so-called “brain drain” of Israeli scientists, mitigated by the significant opportunities presented by the Abraham Accords, what are the prospects for the future of Israeli innovation? – Session Proudly Sponsored by the Australian Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC). |
Register | Moderator:
Paul Israel
Panelists: Mati Gill , Avi Luvton , Jonathan Medved , Ayal Kimhi |
9:00 PM (AEST) Why Do So Many People Hate Jews? Why Do So Many People Still Hate Jews? The terror group Hamas launched 4000 rockets at Israeli civilians last May, yet Israel’s efforts to defend itself triggered a global surge of Israel and Jew hatred, driven in part by social media. Is this a sign of things to come? |
Register | Moderator:
Joan Ryan (UK)
Panelists: Mary Easson (AU) , Michael Danby (AU) , Henry Ergas (AU) , Lord Ian Austin (UK) , Robert Jenrick , Avi Dichter (IL) |
10:30 PM (AEST) Is conflict inevitable over Taiwan? Is conflict inevitable over Taiwan? In former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating’s controversial address to the National Press Club in November, he dismissed Taiwan as “not a vital Australian interest”. An Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University, Hugh White, said that to avoid a war we need to sacrifice democracy in Taiwan. What’s more, White believes war with China over Taiwan “will more likely destroy US leadership”. Panel to debate. |
Register | Moderator:
Michael Danby (AU)
Panelists: Alexander Downer , Sen. Kimberley Kitching (AU) , John Fitzgerald , Paul Monk |
Wednesday, 15 December
Tectonic shifts
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06:00 PM (AEST) How Real Is the China Threat to Australia? How Real is the Chinese Threat to Australia? In the wake of Australia pivoting to the United States for its nuclear submarines, we analyse China’s bellicose reaction and what it means for the future geopolitics of the region. |
Register | Moderator:
Michael Easson (AU)
Panelists: Tony Abbott (AU) , Anne-Marie Brady , John Lee (AU) , Rowan Callick |
07:30 PM (AEST) Global Britain Global Britain: As the US is withdrawing from the world stage the competition has started to fill the gap. China and Russia are the contenders, but so is the UK with the emergence of the Anglosphere alliances and promotion of a “network of liberty”. The UK may well provide the leadership the West has been looking for. What are the opportunities and challenges ahead? |
Register | Moderator:
Christopher Pyne (AU)
Panelists: Stephen Crabb (UK) , Theresa Villiers (UK) , Michael Gapes , John Spellar (UK) |
09:00 PM (AEST) Israel Showdown Over Nuclear Iran Israel’s Showdown Over a Nuclear Iran. As the US pursues a revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran nuclear deal) opposed by Israel, is Israel’s new government approaching an ugly showdown with its US ally? Must it pick between stopping a nuclear Iran and offending its most important ally? |
Register | Moderator:
Lord Stuart Polak (UK)
Panelists: Mark Regev (IL) , Tony Abbott (AU) , Michael Danby (AU) , Michael Gapes , Boaz Ganor (IL) , Dr. Liam Fox (UK) |
Thursday, 16 December
Real-Time Simulation and Climate Change
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06:00 PM (AEST) Brainwashing a Generation Brainwashing a generation: Palestinian Media Watch founder Itamar Marcus reveals how the Fatah Youth Movement’s magazine Waed, which is distributed in Palestinian Authority schools, aggressively incites violence so that Palestinians “can reclaim their homeland”. The magazine includes references to “the giant Israeli murder machine” and “the Israeli monster”, and accuses Israelis as behaving like Nazis. Waed’s editors’ starting point is that inevitably, one day, Israel will cease to exist. |
Register | Participants: Itamar Marcus (IL) |
07:30 PM (AEST) EV: the Unintended Consequences Governments are legislating changes to environmental laws as part of a universal headlong rush towards electric vehicles. We are taking short cuts in our panic to rid ourselves of vehicle technologies that have been with us more than a century and whose challenges and changes we have resolved. Accommodating the switch to electric vehicles is not so simple – and the costs of doing so will be great, sometimes even deadly. We analyse the areas that have been given no thought and that might trap us in unforeseen ways. Open discussion with Dr. Jonathan Barnett who investigated the World Trade Centre fires and collapse following Sept 11 terror attack for Congress and US Senate. |
Register | Open discussion with: Jonathan Barnett |
09:00 PM (AEST) Is Climate Change a Crisis or an Excuse? Is Climate Change a Crisis or an Excuse? How real is climate change? Who are the worst culprits? Does the cure do more harm than the disease? Is it an excuse to erode capitalism? We analyse the pros and cons of one of the defining issues of the new century. |
Register | Moderator:
Albert Dadon
Panelists: Nir Shaviv , Ian Plimer , Peter Ridd , Benny Peiser |
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How Real is the Chinese Threat to Australia?In the wake of Australia pivoting to the U.S. for its nuclear submarines, we analyze China’s bellicose reaction and what it means for the future geopolitics of the region. |
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How Will France Handle its Snub?By turning away from France for its purchase of more advanced submarines, Australia risked offending an ally. We analyze the possible repercussions, for the short term and long term. |
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Is the Start Up Nation Slowing Down or Heating Up?In the wake of the so-called “brain drain” of Israeli scientists, mitigated by the significant opportunities presented by the Abraham Accords, what are the prospects for the future of Israeli innovation? |
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Israel’s Showdown Over a Nuclear Iran.As the U.S. pursues a revival of the JCPA opposed by Israel, is Israel’s new government approaching an ugly showdown with its U.S. ally? Will it have to pick between stopping a nuclear Iran and offending its #1 ally? |
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UK: Cold Feet Over Brexit?With rising inflation, emptying shelves in supermarkets, a severe labor shortage and the continued devastation of the COVID pandemic, we analyze whether Brexit came at the worst possible time for the U.K., and whether it will create opportunities for Labor. |
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Is America Dying of Decadence?From the 1619 Project that redefines America as irredeemably racist, to a cancel culture run amok, to a woke epidemic that has hijacked the leading pillars of society, America is facing a reckoning that challenges its foundational ideals. |
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Lessons Learned From the Pandemic.Which countries were most effective in fighting COVID? Which countries were the worst? We analyze the economic, public health and social dimensions of the biggest global crisis of our time– and who came out ahead. |
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Why Do So Many People Still Hate Jews?The terror group Hamas launched 4,000 rockets at Israeli civilians in May 2021, and Israel’s efforts to defend itself triggered a global surge of Israel and Jew hatred, driven in part by social media. Is this a sign of worst things to come? |
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Is Climate Change a Crisis or an Excuse?How real is climate change? Who are the worst culprits? Does the cure do more harm than the disease? Is it an excuse to erode capitalism? We analyze the pros and cons of one of the defining issues of the new century. |
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