Upcoming events

  • Williams Foundation Seminar - Fight Tonight: Exploiting Australia's Strategic Advantage

    • 23 Apr 2026
    • 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
    • Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia, ACT
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     Fight Tonight: Exploiting Australia's Strategic Advantage

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    • Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch

      • 21 May 2026
      • 12:15 PM - 2:30 PM
      • Boathouse, 7 Menindee Drive, Barton ACT
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    • Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch

      • 11 Aug 2026
      • 12:15 PM - 2:30 PM
      • Boathouse, 7 Menindee Drive, Barton ACT
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    • Williams Foundation Seminar

      • 01 Oct 2026
      • 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
      • Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia, ACT
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      • 2026 Annual General Meeting

        • 28 Oct 2026
        • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
        • Alastair Swayn Theatre, 33 & 35 Brindabella Circuit, Brindabella Business Park
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        Financial members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Sir Richard Williams Foundation.  Members attending the AGM are also invited to join us for drinks at the Vibe Hotel following the AGM.

        AGM documentation will be provided closer to the date

        • Formal Notice of AGM
        • Board Nomination Form [PDF] [Word]
        • Proxy Voting form [PDF] [Word]

        Agenda (TBC)

        • Chair’s Opening Remarks, apologies and proxies
        • Draft Minutes of the 2025 AGM
        • Business Arising
        • Chair’s Report
        • Election of Board Members (if required)
        • Strategic Outlook Report
        • 2025/26 Treasurer’s Report
        • 2025/26 Audited Financial Report
        • Appointment of Auditor
        • General Business
        • Next AGM
           Inquiries: catherine.scott@williamsfoundation.org.au
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            • Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch

              • 17 Nov 2026
              • 12:15 PM - 2:30 PM
              • Boathouse, 7 Menindee Drive, Barton ACT
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            Past events

            16 Feb 2026 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with Peter Jennings AO, PSM
            18 Nov 2025 2025 Annual General Meeting
            18 Nov 2025 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with RADM Andrew Quinn RAN
            18 Sep 2025 Williams Foundation Conference - Fight Tonight: Combat Readiness at the Speed of Relevance
            12 Aug 2025 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with Chris Deeble AO, CSC
            22 May 2025 Williams Foundation Conference: The Imperative for Cost Effectiveness in Multi-domain Operations
            01 May 2025 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with Abi Bradshaw CSC
            05 Mar 2025 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with Samir B. Mehta, L3Harris
            25 Feb 2025 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with The Hon. Kim Beazley AC
            21 Nov 2024 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with Senator the Hon David Fawcett, Senator for South Australia
            30 Oct 2024 2024 Annual General Meeting
            26 Sep 2024 Williams Foundation Conference: Enhancing and Accelerating the Integrated Force: An Operational Perspective
            29 Aug 2024 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with VADM Justin Jones AO, CSC, RAN
            31 Jul 2024 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with Ed Zoiss, President Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris Technologies
            23 May 2024 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with GPCAPT Brett Williams
            10 May 2024 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach KG GBE KCB DL
            11 Apr 2024 Conference: The Multi-domain Requirements of an Australian Maritime Strategy
            22 Feb 2024 Williams Foundation Errol McCormack Lunch with AIRMSHL Leon Phillips OAM
            30 Nov 2023 Errol McCormack Lunch with The Hon Kim Beazley AC
            25 Oct 2023 2023 Annual General Meeting
            27 Sep 2023 Conference: The Enterprise Requirements of an Australian Multi-Domain Strike Capability
            31 Aug 2023 Errol McCormack Lunch with Chris Deeble AO, CSC
            13 Jun 2023 Errol McCormack Lunch - Tom Hamilton, DEPSEC Defence Strategic Review Implementation
            30 Mar 2023 Conference: Sharpening the Edge of Australia’s National Deterrence Capability
            23 Feb 2023 Errol McCormack Lunch: MAJGEN Mick Ryan, AM (Ret'd)
            14 Feb 2023 Errol McCormack Lunch: Thomas Jones, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems
            28 Nov 2022 Errol McCormack Lunch: National Security at Faster than 5x the Speed of Sound - Steve Walker, Lockheed Martin
            09 Nov 2022 Williams Lunch: Timely Perspectives on Indo-Pacific Security, ADM Phil Davidson, USN (ret.)
            26 Oct 2022 2022 Annual General Meeting
            28 Sep 2022 Conference: Enhancing the Lethality and Survivability of the Integrated Force
            31 Aug 2022 Errol McCormack Lunch Series: Dr Miles Apperley, ANSTO
            01 Jun 2022 Errol McCormack Members Lunch: The Contribution of F-35A to Australian Air Combat Power
            24 Mar 2022 Conference: Accelerating the Transition to a Networked, Integrated Force
            02 Mar 2022 Errol McCormack Lunch Series: CDRE Andrew Quinn RAN
            01 Dec 2021 Conference: The Requirements of a Sovereign Defence Space Capability
            23 Nov 2021 Errol McCormack Lunch Series: The ADF’s Strategy - Where is the force going? Where are the gaps? What are the priorities? AVM Steven ‘Zed’ Roberton, DSC, AM
            18 Nov 2021 Errol McCormack Lunch Series: The ADF’s Strategy - Where is the force going? Where are the gaps? What are the priorities? AVM Steven ‘Zed’ Roberton, DSC, AM
            05 Oct 2021 Annual General Meeting
            19 May 2021 Errol McCormack Lunch Series: Lessons for Australia’s FADT policy from COVID with Senator the Hon. David Fawcett
            08 Apr 2021 Conference: Next Generation Autonomous Systems
            25 Feb 2021 Errol McCormack Lunch Series: The Australian Defence Force’s Current Operational Commitments - LTGEN Greg Bilton AO, CSC
            01 Dec 2020 Errol McCormack Members' Lunch with AIRCDRE Chris Westwood (Ret'd): Characterising the 5th Gen Air Battle Space
            28 Oct 2020 Annual General Meeting
            20 May 2020 Errol McCormack Lunch Series
            26 Feb 2020 Errol McCormack Lunch Series: Air Marshal Warren McDonald, AM, CSC
            12 Nov 2019 Williams Foundation Lunch: Advanced Attack Helicopters in the Amphibious Role with LtGen George J. Trautman
            24 Oct 2019 Seminar: The Requirements of Fifth Generation Manoeuvre
            22 Oct 2019 2019 Annual General Meeting
            07 Aug 2019 Williams Foundation Lunch: Coalition Warfighting and Pacific AOR Interoperability with LTG Michael Oates (Ret'd)
            16 Jul 2019 Williams Foundation Lunch: Royal Australian Navy: Future vision and Headmark 2022 with VADM Michael Noonan AO RAN, Chief of Navy
            07 May 2019 Williams Foundation Members Lunch: Modernising the ADF in a time of Accelerated Warfare - Major General Kathryn Toohey, AM, CSC
            11 Apr 2019 Seminar: Hi-Intensity Operations and Sustaining Self Reliance
            12 Feb 2019 Williams Foundation Lunch: 5th Generation Workforce with AIRCDRE Geoffrey Harland AM, CSC, DSM
            13 Nov 2018 Williams Foundation Lunch: Experiences of an Australian CAOC Director during Operation Okra with Air Vice-Marshal Stephen Meredith, AM, DSM
            30 Oct 2018 2018 Annual General Meeting
            23 Aug 2018 Seminar: The Imperative for an Independent Deterrent: A Joint Strike Seminar
            07 Aug 2018 Williams Foundation Lunch: Australian Defence Industry Small, Medium Enterprises; Plan Jericho Innovation and Opportunity
            08 May 2018 Williams Foundation Lunch with Air Commodore Joe ‘Vinny’ Iervasi, AM: Air Warfare Centre — Jericho in Action
            22 Mar 2018 Seminar: The Requirements of High Intensity Warfare
            13 Feb 2018 Williams Foundation Lunch: Air C2: Lessons from OKRA - Air Commodore Robert Chipman, CSC
            31 Oct 2017 2017 Annual General Meeting
            23 Aug 2017 Seminar: A New Approach, and Attitude, to Electronic Warfare In Australia
            02 Aug 2017 Williams Foundation Lunch: Joint Integration: A Practioner's Perspective - VADM David Johnston AM, RAN
            19 Jul 2017 Williams Foundation Lunch: Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Lunch with Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, AC Chief of the Defence Force
            20 Jun 2017 Williams Foundation Lunch: A Learning Curve for the Swiss Air Force
            11 Apr 2017 Williams Foundation Seminar: Air / Sea / Land: Integrated Force 2030
            15 Feb 2017 Williams Foundation Lunch: Air Vice-Marshal Mel Hupfeld AO, DSC
            25 Oct 2016 2016 Annual General Meeting
            04 Oct 2016 Williams Foundation Lunch: Connecting the ADF: Challenge or Opportunity? Three decades of insights and lessons learned
            13 Sep 2016 Williams Foundation Members Lunch: 'Jericho - an Update'
            23 Aug 2016 Williams Foundation Members Lunch: 'Where to with CASG' with Kim Gillis
            10 Aug 2016 Williams Foundation Seminar: New Thinking on Air-Sea
            17 Mar 2016 Williams Foundation Seminar: New Thinking on Air-Land
            23 Feb 2016 Williams Foundation Dinner with Lt Gen Christopher Bogdan, United States Air Force
            16 Feb 2016 Williams Foundation Members Luncheon: Air Vice-Marshal Warren McDonald, AM, CSC - RAAF Air Mobility
            08 Sep 2015 Williams Foundation Members Luncheon: RADM Tony Dalton Romeo Introduction into Service
            06 Aug 2015 RAAF Plan Jericho Half Day Public Seminar
            10 Jun 2015 Williams Foundation Dinner with Chief of Air Force
            03 Jun 2015 LVC Seminar
            17 Apr 2015 Symposium: Integrating Innovative Airpower
            15 Apr 2015 Williams Foundation Members Luncheon: AIRCDRE Steve "Zed" Roberton AM
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