U.S. Midterms: What Leaders Need to Know

U.S. Midterms: What Leaders Need to Know

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Tuesday, 13 October 2026

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Individual Ticket
Time
11:45 AM - 2:00 PM
13/10/2026 11:45 AM
Table of 10
Time
11:45 AM - 2:00 PM
13/10/2026 11:45 AM

U.S. Midterms: What Leaders Need to Know

US Midterms Review Lunch 13 Oct 2026
AmCham Business Series Lunch

 

With the US Mid-term elections looming, we will have a deep conversation to forecast the election outcome and how that will impact Americans, the Australian-US Alliance and the globe.

Our speakers will provide a snapshot on voter sentiment state-side and also review the state of the world in the context of the geo-political landscape of the Asia Pacific.

This is a unique opportunity to set the stage for what is to come in the second half of the Trump administration.

Speakers

 

Hon Christopher Pyne 

Executive Chairman | Pyne & Partners  
 

Christopher served in the Australian House of Representatives from 1993-2019. During this time, he was in the Liberal Party Leadership Group for 10 years, Leader of the House of Representatives for six years, and served in Cabinet for six years. He was a Minister in the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison Governments, holding the portfolios of Ageing, Education, Industry Innovation and Science, Defence Industry and Defence.

Christopher is Executive Chairman of consulting firm Pyne and Partners, Chair of COTA Australia, Vision 2020, the Australia United Arab Emirates Business Council, the Advisory Board of munitions and weapons company, NIOA Group and the SA Governors Council of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia. As well, he is a non-Executive Director of Canberra based defence manufacturer, HighCom Ltd.

He is an Industry Professor in the University of South Australia Business School. He is the author of two books - “A Letter to my Children” (2015) and “The Insider” (2020) and the pod cast Pyne Time.

 

Susan Stone 

Credit Union SA Chair of Economics | Adelaide University
 

Susan Stone is the Credit Union SA Chair of Economics at Adelaide University, where she provides expert analysis and new thinking about South Australia’s economic position and how global economic factors impact the local economy.

Prior to joining Adelaide University, Susan was a division head at the OECD, a Director for the UNESCAP, a Senior Research Fellow at the Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo, and a Research Manager at the Productivity Commission in Melbourne. Ms Stone is a frequent guest on radio and TV and her opinion pieces have been published in InDaily, The Australian Financial Review and The Australian. Her work has been published as national and multinational government reports, edited volumes, and in peer-reviewed journals.

Susan Stone holds a PhD in Economics and a Master’s Degree in Business and Finance from Drexel University in the United States.

 

Joe Kelly 

Washington Correspondent | The Australian  
 

Joe Kelly has covered five Australian federal elections, 13 budgets and six prime ministers as a political journalist. In 2024, he relocated to America where he covered the American Presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. He now serves as The Australian's Washington correspondent. Prior to this, Joe was the paper's National Affairs Editor from July 2023-October 2024. From July 2019 to July 2023 he served as the paper's Canberra Bureau Chief where he was responsible for the paper's political coverage. In this role, he ran the coverage for five federal budgets in addition to writing and providing commentary.

He has been a journalist since 2008 and also holds a Master of Arts with Honours in Strategic Studies from the Australian National University as well as a BA with First Class Honours in History from the University of Sydney.

 

MODERATOR | Sonya Feldhoff 

Presenter | 891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast
 

Sonya Feldhoff has been a part of Adelaide radio for more than 30 years.

She has moved between roles as a journalist and presenter in commercial radio, including a five-year on-air partnership with radio veteran Ken Dickin on 'Ken & Sonya'. In 2007, she took up a role at 891 ABC Adelaide producing the 'Matt and Dave Breakfast' program, before moving on to host the Afternoons show. It was an unexpected, informal overlapping of their respective 891 ABC Adelaide programs that led Sonya to several years of half hour fun in the 'Off the Cuff' segment with fellow presenter Jules Schiller.

And in 2024, after 12 years on the Afternoons program, Sonya teamed up with Jules to present 891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast, celebrating the vibrancy of the local community and having the conversations that matter to Adelaide.

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When
13/10/2026 11:45 AM - 2:00 PM
Cen. Australia Summer Time
Where
Adelaide Convention Centre Hall K North Terrace ADELAIDE, SA 5000 AUSTRALIA
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