Alliance Relationships - A New Era The Impact on Australia
The Honourable Kim Beazley AC
The Honourable Kim Beazley AC was the 33rd Governor of Western Australia (2018-2022).
Prior to being installed as Governor, Mr Beazley dedicated almost three decades to a career in Federal Parliament, representing the WA seats of Brand and Swan.
In 2009, Mr Beazley was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia for service to the Parliament of Australia through contributions to the development of government policies in relation to defence and international relations, and as an advocate for Indigenous people, and to the community.
Mr Beazley was born in Perth, Western Australia. He completed a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts at the University of Western Australia. In 1973, he was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship for Western Australia and completed a Masters of Philosophy at Oxford University.
Mr Beazley was a Minister in the Hawke and Keating Labor Governments (1983-1996) holding, at various times, the portfolios of Defence, Finance, Transport and Communications, Employment Education and Training, Aviation, and Special Minister of State.
From 1995 to 1996, Mr Beazley was Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1996 to 2001, and 2005 to 2006. Mr Beazley served on parliamentary committees, including the Joint Intelligence Committee and the Joint Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee.
After his retirement from politics in 2007, Mr Beazley was appointed Winthrop Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at The University of Western Australia.
In July 2008 he was appointed Chancellor of the Australian National University, a position he held until December 2009.
Mr Beazley took up an appointment as Ambassador to the United States of America in February 2010. He served as Ambassador until January 2016.
Mr Beazley is currently Chair of the Perth USAsia Centre Board, Board Member of Luerssen Australia, Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Advisor to Lockheed Martin Australia, Chair of the Council for the Australian War Memorial and Advisor to TG & Associates.
Truly Resilient Communications in the Contested Environment
Samir B. Mehta
President Communication Systems L3Harris Technologies
Samir B. Mehta is President of the Communication Systems segment and leads Strategic Collaboration Agreements for L3Harris Technologies.
In this role, he is responsible for business strategy, financial performance, successful execution, and growth for Communication Systems, which covers a broad portfolio of solutions, including tactical and airborne radios, secure communications, night vision technology, and professional and public safety networks and products. He is also responsible for establishing, growing and leveraging strategic relationships with industry partners to deploy next-generation capabilities to the U.S. and its allies.
Mehta joined L3Harris in January 2023 from Raytheon Technologies, where he most recently served as President, Advanced Structures with Collins Aerospace. In this role, he led a diversified, multibillion-dollar global business of 15,000 employees, overseeing a portfolio focused on next-generation flight and aviation components for commercial and military customers.
Prior to Raytheon, Mehta spent over 17 years with Sikorsky Aircraft in various leadership roles of increasing scope and responsibility across general management, business development and operations, notably serving as President, Defense Systems & Services, where he led a $4B business with more than 5,000 employees and Sikorsky’s military products and services, from technology development to product delivery and support for U.S. government and foreign military customers.
Earlier in his career, Mehta spent five years with Otis Elevator, ultimately serving as Associate General Counsel where he negotiated legal terms and conditions for all customer, supplier and distribution contracts for a complex, $1B aftermarket organization.
Mehta earned a Juris Doctor degree and Master of Public Administration from the University of Connecticut, and a bachelor’s degree from Stonehill College.
The Williams Foundation thanks L3Harris for sponsorship of this lunch.
Speaker details will be available shortly.
The Imperative for Cost Effectiveness in Multi-domain Operations
The May seminar will explore the value and cost-effectiveness of air power and its ability to promote security and prosperity as two sides of the same coin. The costs include, but are not limited to:
The seminar will aim to identify:
The draft program will be available shortly.
The topic and program will be available shortly.
Sir Richard Williams Foundation
