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Raisina Down Under

Speakers Rt Hon Winston Peters, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, The Hon Chris Bowen MP, The Hon. Madeleine King MP, His Excellency Lyonpo Gem Tshering, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Andrew Shearer, Indra Mani Pandey, Lord Fakafanua, The Hon Marise Payne, Tadashi Maeda, Suzanne Vares-Lum, Mallory Knodel, Yuka Koshino, The Hon Lisa Singh, Samir Saran, Justin Bassi, Dr Raji Pillai Rajagopalan, John Coyne, Anirban Sarma, Mannat Jaspal and Stephen Dziedzic

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute is delighted to partner with India’s Observer Research Foundation for Raisina Down Under on 5-6 November in Canberra.

Raisina Down Under will focus on geostrategic trends, regional partnerships, economic security, development and innovation, including the green economy transition, the vital role of infrastructure in development, and the Indo-Pacific as the heartland of blue economy growth. 

The second time that Raisina has been held in Australia, this year’s event will bring together leading ministers, policy-makers, officials, industry leaders and civil society experts. With the Indo-Pacific going through a period of profound change, we aim to drive discussions that sharpen public debate and increase public understanding in ways that benefit the region. 

The event will cover climate change and climate friendly growth, infrastructure that fuels the fourth industrial revolution—such as undersea cables and digital public infrastructure—and the minerals, material and technology needed to deliver the green transition. Importantly, it will tackle the challenges presented by rising strategic competition to which regional cooperation and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum, semiconductors and 6G are central. 

The summit will engage regional groupings and partnerships, such as the Quad, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-operation, and the Pacific Island Forum, that are essential to future development, economic prosperity and geopolitical balance. 

The Raisina Dialogue is India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics. Raisina Down Under shows a commitment by India and Australia to addressing together and with regional partners the most challenging issues facing the global community.

Please note, this event is invite only. If you are interested in registering your interest in attending, please contact aspievents@aspi.org.au.

Speakers

Rt Hon Winston Peters

Winston Peters entered Parliament in 1978 for the National Party as the MP for Hunua and was MP for Tauranga from 1984 till 2005.

Senator the Hon Penny Wong

Penny Wong was born in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Her family moved to Australia in 1976, when she was eight years old, and settled in Adelaide.

Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Dr S. Jaishankar is India’s External Affairs Minister since May 30th, 2019. He is a Member of the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) of India’s Parliament from the state of Gujarat.

The Hon Chris Bowen MP

Chris grew up in Smithfield in Western Sydney, attending Smithfield Public School and St Johns Park High School. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Economics.

The Hon. Madeleine King MP

The Hon. Madeleine King MP is the Minister for Resources, Minister for Northern Australia and Federal Member for Brand, a position she has held since 2016.

His Excellency Lyonpo Gem Tshering

His Excellency Lyonpo Gem Tshering is Bhutan's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.

Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham

Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham serves as Australia’s Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Senate.

Andrew Shearer

Andrew Shearer commenced duty as Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) on 18 December 2020.

Indra Mani Pandey

His Excellency Indra Mani Pandey, is a career diplomat of India. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1990.

Lord Fakafanua

Lord Fakafanua embarked early on his political career. At age 24 he became one of the youngest Members of Parliament in Tongan history.

The Hon Marise Payne

Marise is an accomplished and considered strategic leader, highly experienced in foreign policy, national security and strategic issues.

Tadashi Maeda

Tadashi Maeda is the Chairman of the Board for the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

Suzanne Vares-Lum

Suzanne (Suzy) Puanani Vares-Lum took office as President of the East-West Center in January 2022.

Mallory Knodel

Mallory Knodel is the Executive Director of SWF.

Yuka Koshino

Yuka Koshino is a researcher on foreign relations and security, defence and technology policy with a focus on Japan and US alliances in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Hon Lisa Singh

Lisa Singh is a former Australian Senator and was the first woman of South Asian heritage to be elected to the Australian Parliament.

Samir Saran

Samir Saran is the President of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India’s premier think tank, headquartered in New Delhi.

Justin Bassi

Justin Bassi is the Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

Dr Raji Pillai Rajagopalan

Dr Rajeswari (Raji) Pillai Rajagopalan is Resident Senior Fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), Canberra, Australia.

John Coyne

Dr John Coyne is the Director of National Security Programs at ASPI.

Anirban Sarma

Anirban Sarma is Deputy Director of ORF Kolkata and a Senior Fellow at ORF’s Centre for New Economic Diplomacy. He is also Chair of the Think20 Task Force on ‘Our Common Digital Future’.

Mannat Jaspal

Mannat Jaspal is the Director of Observer Research Foundation Middle East.

Stephen Dziedzic

Stephen Dziedzic is the ABC's Foreign Affairs (Asia Pacific) reporter, based in the Parliament House bureau.