Welcome

Dr Heather Skousgaard

Program overview and Introduction of Keynote speaker

BRIG Craig Shortt

Keynote Speech – The Hard Right

LTGEN John Frewen

Panel – Leadership and Ethics professional development Host – Colonel Charles Weller

• Professor Deane-Peter Baker, UNSW ADFA
• Professor Cian O’Driscoll, ANU

Outcome – Identification of strengths and shortfalls in our current approach and opportunities to improve them

Speaker – AI and the decision to go to War Host – John Fenwick

Professor Toni Erskine, ANU

Outcome – The impact of technology on ethical decision-making in conflict

Discussion – The impact of environment on moral courage - Sport Host – BRIG John Fenwick

• Cadel Evans – Olympic cyclist
• John Buchanan – former coach of the Australian Cricket team

Outcome – Identification of situational factors that lead to ethical fade and how to mitigate against them

Panel – ADF-P-0 Military Ethics, four years on.
Host – Dr Heather Skousgaard, CDLE

• Dr Simon Longstaff – The Ethics Centre
• COL Richard Barrett, ADC
• Dr Richard Davis, CDLE

Outcome – Identification of strengths and shortfalls in current ADF ethics doctrine, to inform 2026 edition

Welcoming remarks

BRIG Craig Shortt

Speaker – perspectives on moral courage and moral injury 
Host – BRIG John Fenwick

Dr Matt Beard

Outcome – theoretical and practical framing of concept of moral courage

Panel – From War Zone to Inner Peace – perspectives on managing moral dilemmas
Host – BRIG Craig Shortt

• BRIG John Fenwick, former Deputy Commanding General 10^th Mountain Division
• WO2 D – Operational dilemmas

Outcome – Identification of factors that support transition between operating environments and enable wellbeing

Panel – Command Accountability – perspectives from the law, ethics and spirituality
Host – CHAP Jess Grant

• RADM Lee Goddard
• LTCOL Tennille Marsh, CA Scholar 2025
• CHAP Sarah Gibson, FORCOMD

Outcome – Actionable insights to inform Command continuum and 2026 edition of ADF-P-0 ADF Leadership

Facilitated Conversation – Truth to Power: Preparing for the future MAJGEN Jeff Sengelman (Retd)
Host – BRIG Craig Shortt

Outcome – Setting the tone and culture in a hierarchical organisation

Panel – Ethical Leadership in Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Operations
Host – BRIG John Fenwick

• Beth Eggleston – Co-founder and Director, Humanitarian Advisory Group
• Michael Pymble, ICRC
• BRIG David Smith (Retd), CEO Disaster Relief Australia

Outcome – Identification of factors that support resilience and personal growth

Panel – Where to from here? The role of Research 
Host – Nicholas Carroll, CDLE

• Prof Jessica Wolfendale, Case Western University
• Dr Christine Boshuijzen-van Burken, Netherlands Defence Academy
• Dr Stephen Coleman, UNSW ADFA

Outcome – This panel will provide focus for CDLE’s three priority research areas for ethics: Moral Virtue, Moral Reasoning, and Military Technology.