11 December 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
Damian Parmenter
Director General AUKUS, Ministry of DefenceDamian Parmenter is the Director General AUKUS, a position he has held since September 2023. He is responsible for coordinating the wider AUKUS domestic and international community, sitting above the capability pillars to drive wider AUKUS policy and strategy in line with the UK’s wider foreign and security policy objectives. Previously, Damian was the Director General Delivery and Strategy, responsible for developing British Defence strategy and delivery on the commitments made in the Integrated Review Refresh and the subsequent Defence Command Paper Refresh. His other recent roles in the Ministry of Defence have been Director General Industry, Trade and Economic Security; Director of Industrial Strategy and Exports. He has been Chief of Staff to four Secretaries of State, supporting and advising Ministers and senior staff, and working with Private Offices across Whitehall and internationally to deliver defence and government priorities.
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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