Meet the Speaker:

Crispin Conroy

Representative Director, Geneva and Permanent Observer to the United Nations, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Crispin Conroy is the ICC Representative Director, Geneva, and also the ICC Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva. Prior to his appointment with ICC, Mr. Conroy worked with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and had a number of diplomatic postings, including Ambassador to Chile, concurrently accredited to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; Deputy High Commissioner, Australian High Commission, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; and, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Nepal.  Mr Conroy has also worked with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, Italy, based in Milan, and Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for Latin America, based in Chile.  Mr Conroy has a Masters in International Law from the Australian National University, and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Law (Hons), also from the Australian National University.