The CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG) and Australia Chair will host a panel discussion with Brian Burton, U.S. Department of Defense, Senior Advisor for International and Industry Engagement, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department of Defense and Graham Chynoweth, Director of International Policy and Global Investments, Office of Strategic Capital, U.S. Department of Defense as part of the conference Strengthening Australia-U.S. Defence Industrial Cooperation.
Dr. Charles Edel, CSIS Senior Adviser and Australia Chair, will introduce Paul Myler, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C. who will offer opening remarks for the event. Dr. Cynthia R. Cook, Director of DIIG and a Senior Fellow in the International Security Program (ISP), will moderate the panel discussion.
This panel discussion will take place on Friday, April 5, 2024, from 9:00 am – 10:00 am EST. The live streamed discussion will focus on joint efforts between Australia and the United States to better integrate their industrial bases, identify opportunities for increased defense industrial cooperation, and address geostrategic threats in the Indo-Pacific region.