USI-ACT May Speaker and Meet our Patron
Thu, 18 May
|Blamey Theatre, ADC Weston Creek, ACT
LT GEN Peter Leahy AC has recently accepted the appointment as Patron of the USI-ACT. A former Chief of Army and now a distinguished Professor at UC, he is and ongoing contributor to the National Security discussion and he has agreed to address the membership as our May Speaker.
Time & Location
18 May 2023, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Blamey Theatre, ADC Weston Creek, ACT, Kirkpatrick St, Weston ACT 2611, Australia
About the event
LT GEN Leahy will be in the ADC Mess at 5:30 pm to meet the members prior to his presentation. Â Â Please take this opportunity to meet our new Patron and mix with other members. Â Â
Since retiring from his role as Chief of Army, LT GEN Leahy was the foudation Director of the University of Canberra National Security Institute and has established a distinguished reputation as an Academic, and occasionally contributes to the national commentary on Defence and National Security. Â
LT GEN Leahy has titled his presentation "The Battle for Australia" - and given that this presentation follows shortly after release of the Defence Strategic Review and the Budget, this promises to be a salient and important opportunity to examine some of the most consequential National Security and Defence Policy decisions in recent history. Â Â