Professional Development Workshops
Past Workshops
Why Strategy Matters
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Federation Ballroom, Hyatt Hotel, ACT
The 2012 Professional Development Workshop was led by Ms Susan Eisenhower. She discussed the characteristics of strategic thinking and why strategic thinking is critical to successful public policy. Ms Eisenhower applied her extensive experience as a member of blue ribbon task forces including those which have evaluated the future of the US nuclear energy program and non-proliferation programs in Russia. Ms Eisenhower also drew on her extensive knowledge of US/Russian relations especially in space.
Workshop Leader:
Ms Susan Eisenhower
President, The Eisenhower Group
Susan Eisenhower is President of the Eisenhower Group, Inc, which provides strategic counsel on political, business and public affairs projects. She has consulted for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies doing business in the emerging markets of the former Soviet Union and for a number of major institutions and companies engaged in the energy field. Eisenhower also serves as Chairman of the Eisenhower Institute’s Leadership and Public Policy Programs, where she was the Institute’s founding director and the first president and became known for her work in the former Soviet Union and in the energy field.
Defining Strategy
Our professional development workshop is designed primarily for participants in our Professional Development and Training Program and for Young Strategic Leaders. From the basis of their experience, our speakers focussed on the question, "What is strategic thinking?". They explored how the concept of strategy and strategic thinking is changing and if it is a result of the impact of ubiquitous mobility and a 24 hour media cycle. They discussed the impact of technology/social media on the brand of the individual told stories and shared vignettes on the successes and pitfalls of their own careers,
The workshops was facilitated by the Kokoda Foundation Board of Directors and senior American guests.
Workshop 1:
Keynote speaker:
Lieutenant General Duane Thiessen
Commander
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
U.S. Pacific Command
Other speakers:
- Lieutenant General Wallace “Chip” Gregson (USMC, Ret.)
- Dr Andrew Krepinevich, President, Centre for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Washington DC
- Professor Michael L'Estrange AO, Director, National Security College (TBC)
- VADM (Rtd) David Shackleton AO, Director Kokoda Foundation
Facilitators for the break out sessions
- Dr James Clad, Senior Adviser for Asia at the Center for Naval Analyses
- AVM (Rtd) Peter Nicholson AO, Kokoda Foundation
- Mr Chris Myers, Lockheed Martin
- Mr Tom Oles, Lockheed Martin
- Mike Steinmetz, Northrop Grumman
Workshop 2:
Keynote speaker:
Lieutenant General Duane Thiessen
Commander
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
U.S. Pacific Command
Other speakers:
- Lieutenant General Wallace “Chip” Gregson (USMC, Ret.)
- Dr Ralph Cossa, President, Pacific Forum CSIS
- Mr Stanley Roth, Vice President of International Government Relations, Boeing Corporation
Former Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs
- VADM (Rtd) David Shackleton AO, Director Kokoda Foundation
Facilitators for the break out sessions
- Dr James Clad, Senior Adviser for Asia at the Center for Naval Analyses
- AVM (Rtd) Peter Nicholson AO, Kokoda Foundation
- Mr Stanley Roth, Boeing Corporation
- Dr Ralph Cossa, President, Pacific Forum CSIS
- Dr Tom Mahnken, Jerome Levy Chair of Economic Geography and National Security Strategy & Policy, U.S. Naval War College
Please note that all applications to attend the Closed Workshop will be reviewed by the Board of the Kokoda Foundation, which retains absolute discretion on whether individual applications are accepted. If you would like to seek special consideration to attend this workshop please contact the Kokoda Foundation Manager.
Declaration of confidentiality
To attend you will be asked to accept this declaration of confidentiality
I understand that the Chatham House Rule will apply to all presentations and discussions at Kokoda Foundation Closed Workshops and Young Srategic Leaders' Congresses. I acknowledge that whilst I may take away and repeat elsewhere the general content of the discussions, I will not, under any circumstances, attribute specific remarks, views or issues to any individual at the event. I agree to abide by both the letter and the spirit of this rule.
Options for Enhancing Trilateral Security Cooperation
in the Western Pacific
November 2010
Options for Japan to Enhance Defence and Security Cooperation in the Western Pacific
Mr Takashi Shiraishi, Executive Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office, Japan
Ralph Cossa, President Pacific Forum CSIS
Options for Australia to Enhance Defence and Security Cooperation in the Western Pacific
Dr Margot McCarthy, Deputy National Security Advisor, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Professor Masashi Nishihara, President, Research Institute for Peace and Security and former President of the National Defence College
Options for the United States to Enhance Defence and Security Cooperation in the Western Pacific
General John F Newell III, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia, United States Joint Staff
Mr Chikao Kawai, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary, Japan
The Scope for Enhanced Defence and Security Cooperation Between the United States, Japan and Australia in the Western Pacific
Derek. J Mitchell, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs
Mr Nobushige Takamizawa, Director-General Operational Policy, Ministry of Defence, Japan
Peter Jennings, Deputy Secretary Strategy, Department of Defence, Australia
