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

WEBINAR: Rethinking APEC's Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific

1PM | 31 Aug 2026
Join ACITI as we discuss prospects for the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), APEC's long-standing but unrealised vision for regional economic integration, with Chair of AusPECC - Mr Arjuna Nadaraja.

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2026 ACITI & CIBEL Annual Conference

22 and 23 October 2026
Sydney

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WEBINAR: AI and Australia's Trade Systems with Michael Outram

1PM | 29 Sept 2026
Join ACITI as we speak to Michael Outram APM, former ABF Commissioner, about the opportunities presented by AI for improving border management and where Australia stands in adopting this technology.

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Past Events

WEBINAR RECORDING: Update on Australia's Critical Minerals Trade and Investment

ACITI spoke to Namali Mackay, Managing Director of the Critical Minerals Association Australia about the current state of trade and investment in Australia’s critical minerals sector.

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WEBINAR RECORDING: State of Play for Shipping in Australia

ACITI spoke to Tom Jensen, GM Freight Policy & Operation at Freight and Trade Alliance / Australian Peak Shippers Association on the impact of ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz for Australian shipping.

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WEBINAR RECORDING: Australia's Trade Remedies System from the Coalface with Andrew Hudson

ACITI spoke to Andrew Hudson about Australia’s trade remedies system and its impacts on those that use it and importers paying higher duties.

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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

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