Conference Registration

Conference Registration

Join us at Consilium 2026, 15–17 October at InterContinental Sanctuary Cove. Australia's premier annual policy conference. Select your registration options below and proceed to checkout.

Delegate Registration
$11,550
incl GST
Full conference access including all sessions, social activities, papers and conference meals.
Delegate Partner
$2,750
incl GST
Partners are welcome to attend all sessions. Shared microphones provided for questions and contributions.
Speaker Donation
$2,750
Donation
Support the Consilium speaker programme by contributing to speaker travel and accommodation costs.
NextGen Attendee Support
$2,750
Donation
Sponsor a NextGen delegate to attend Consilium, either by nominating someone or allowing CIS to select.
Select your registration options above

Early bird discount: Save $500 when you register before 30 June 2026. Use code EARLYBIRD2026 at checkout.

Credit card surcharge: A 1.85% + $0.30 surcharge applies to all credit card payments.

Accommodation: Travel and accommodation are not included. Please book directly with InterContinental Sanctuary Cove via the link provided in your confirmation email.

Cancellation and Refunds

We urge you to register at your earliest convenience as places are limited and registrations are accepted in order of receipt.

Please note that at any time your registration may be converted into a tax-deductible donation to the Centre for Independent Studies.

  • More than 30 days prior to the conference: A refund will be issued less an administration fee of $250 per person and any applicable credit card surcharges.
  • Between 7 and 30 days prior to the conference: A refund will be issued less a cancellation fee of $2,500 per person and any applicable credit card surcharges.
  • Within 7 days of the conference: No refund will be issued.

Director and Founder of the Centre for Independent Studies

Cancer researcher and clinical oncologist, with Genesis Care Newcastle

Director of China and Free Societies program, CIS

Australia’s Ambassador to China from 2007 to 2011, Chairman & CEO of Geoff Raby and Associates Ltd based in Beijing

Liberal Party Member for Berowra

Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure

Diplomat, American Board of Pathology

UQ-CSIRO Chair in Personalised Nanodiagnostics, Professorial Research Fellow, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland

Professor of Economics at Stanford University; Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and Chair of the Working Group on Economic Policy, (US)

Executive Director, CIS

Head of Economic Research, Reserve Bank of Australia

Internationally acclaimed novelist and journalist, (US)

Senior Research Fellow and Director, Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society Program, CIS

Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne

Founder and President, Middle East Forum, publisher Middle East Quarterly Journal, (US)

Pro Vice-Chancellor Arts and Academic Culture, and Professor of History, Australian Catholic University

Professor of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University

 

Former Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives and Cabinet Minister

CEO and Founding Director, China Matters

Senior Research Fellow, Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society Program, CIS

Chinese Canadian human rights advocate

Programme Co-ordinator of the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Western Australia

Research Director, CIS

Australian writer and columnist for the News Limited Press

Executive Director, The New Zealand Initiative (NZ)

Founder and CEO, Cognoscenti Group

Director and Founder, Academy of Ideas, London, (UK)

Health Director, Health and BioSecurity, CSIRO

Director, Free Market Foundation, (Hungary)

Sociologist, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney.
Author of The New Authoritarianism

Senior Research Scholar, Marron Institute of Urban Management, New York University, (US)