FORMER AUSTRALIA P.M. KEVIN RUDD TO KEYNOTE 2027 CAMDEN CONFERENCE

The Camden Conference is delighted to announce that Dr. Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia and former Australian ambassador to the United States, will be keynote speaker at the 40th annual Camden Conference, “Beyond the American Century: A New World Order?”

Dr. Rudd currently serves as Global President and CEO of Asia Society and is Founding President of the Asia Society Policy Institute and the Founding Chair of its Center for China Analysis. Dr. Rudd returned to lead Asia Society in March 2026 following three years as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States under the Trump and Biden Administrations. He served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010 and as Foreign Minister from 2010 to 2012, before returning as Prime Minister in 2013. He has published two books on U.S.-China relations, On Xi Jinping (2024) and The Avoidable War (2022), which have been translated into more than seven languages. Over the years, he has been extensively cited on China relations, appearing frequently on U.S. network television, in print media including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and the Financial Times, and across the major outlets in India, Japan and across Europe.

Dr. Rudd will headline a distinguished roster of speakers at the 40th anniversary Camden Conference. We will be announcing additional speakers in the weeks ahead.