Forum
ACITI Forum hosts regular webinars, seminars, workshops and an annual conference that bring together business, government, researchers and analysts. See the calendar below for upcoming events. Recordings and records of past events can also be found below.
Upcoming Events
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WEBINAR: State of Play for Shipping in Australia
28 Jul 2026 | 1PM
ACITI speaks to Tom Jensen, GM Freight Policy & Operations at FTA/APSA on the impact of ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz for Australian shipping. We also look at new Australian Government initiatives including thinking around a National Shipping Fleet.
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WEBINAR: Update on Australia’s Critical Minerals Trade and Investment NEW DAY & TIME
4 August 2026 | 1PM
ACITI speaks to Namali Mackay, Founder and Managing Director of the Critical Minerals Association Australia, about the current state of Australia's trade and investment in critical minerals.
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2026 ACITI & CIBEL Annual Conference
22 and 23 October 2026
Sydney
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
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WEBINAR: Australia's Trade Remedies System from the Coalface with Andrew Hudson
RECORDING FORTHCOMING
With decades of experience working with businesses and government on trade remedies and trade policy generally, Andrew will share is expert insights on changes to Australia’s trade remedies system, their implications for business and where they sit in Australia’s trade policy overall.
Past Events
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WEBINAR RECORDING: Developments in Australia's Trade Remedies System
ACITI spoke to Dr Susan Strange on recent developments in Australia’s approach to trade remedies including new China steel tariffs.
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WEBINAR RECORDING: Update from the WTO and MC14
Australia’s Ambassador to the WTO - James Baxter - provides a detailed and insightful readout on the outcomes from MC14 and what’s happening at the WTO.
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WEBINAR RECORDING: Inside the Australia-EU FTA
ACITI spoke to Australia’s Chief Negotiator for the A-EU FTA about the negotiation and content of the FTA including some of the new commitments Australia has made in this FTA. Recorded on 20/5/26.
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WEBINAR RECORDING: Exploring the end of the Washington Consensus with Dr John Kunkel
23 March 2026
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Trade and Trade Finance in the Digital Economy Conference
5 September 2025 | MELBOURNE
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Taiwan-Australia Low-Carbon Technology and Energy Security Supply Chain Resilience Roundtable
29 May 2025 | PERTH
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Update from the WTO with Ambassador James Baxter
16 May 2025 | WEBINAR
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Exploring the Campbell/Doshi vision for 'pooled' capabilities
1 May 2025 | WEBINAR
Featuring Professor James Laurenceson and Dr Naoise McDonagh
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Australia in the OECD with Brendan Pearson
2 April 2025 | WEBINAR
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Insights on the Indonesia-Australia Economic Relationship
26 March 2025
There are no upcoming events at this time.