AP4D x WIIS-A Webinar | Diversity in Development, Diplomacy and Defence

Australia’s diversity is an invaluable asset for its international engagement, providing a deep and broad reservoir of perspectives and experiences to draw upon. As Minister Wong put it in a 2023 National Press Club address: “our national power, more than anything else, comes from our people”. There is still much to be done to consolidate progress already achieved – Australia must also grapple with backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion – but there are positive stories to tell and momentum to build upon.

On Thursday 21 August AP4D co-hosted a webinar with Women in International Security-Australia on ‘Diversity in Development, Diplomacy and Defence’ with a distinguished panel sharing their experiences leading change within Australia’s development, diplomacy and defence communities.

Featuring:

• Senator Jordon Steele-John, Greens spokesperson for Disability Inclusion and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Youth and Health & Mental Health
• Dr Carolyn Bull, Director of RAND Australia
• Dr Elise Stephenson, Deputy Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership
• David Poulton, President and Co-Founder of the Association of First Nations Australians in Development
• Professor Maria Rost Rublee, Professor of International Relations at University of Melbourne
• Dr Se Youn Park, Director of Research at Women in International Security – Australia
• Afeeya Akhand, Emerging Associate at the ANU National Security College