18 February at 08:15 – 09:45 GMT
Our Geostrategy Forum convenes and connects prominent stakeholders for monthly breakfast discussions on key geostrategic issues and foreign, defence and international trade policy matters. A keynote speaker discusses a prominent topic before invited guests exchange their views and ideas in a roundtable format.
The Geostrategy Forum takes place once a month at the In and Out Naval and Military Club. Events are by invitation only and take place strictly off the record.
Keynote speaker
Air Cdre. Matthew Harper CSC DSM
Head of the Australian Defence Staff, LondonAir Cdre. Matthew Harper CSC DSM is Head of the Australian Defence Staff in London, having been appointed to the position in February 2025, as well as Defence Attaché to the Republic of Ireland. He joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1996, and was the first Australian to fly the F-22A Raptor aircraft. He has served in a variety of roles, including Executive Officer of No. 1 Squadron, Deputy Director of Air Combat Capabilities and Commanding Officer of No. 3 Squadron.
Honorary chair
Dr Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter OBE
Honorary Chair, Geostrategy ForumDr Carl Hunter OBE is Chairman of Coltraco Ultrasonics, a high-exporting advanced manufacturer. He is also Chairman of the British Exporters Association; Director-General of the Durham Institute of Research, Development and Invention; Director of the Centre of Underwater Acoustic Analysis; Professor-in-Practice at Durham University Business School; Visiting Fellow of the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre; and Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.
Venue
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