The Hon. Kim Beazley, AC

Mr Beazley is the 33rd and current Governor of Western Australia

The Hon. Kim Beazley AC was sworn in on the 1st of May 2018 as the 33rd Governor of Western Australia. Mr Beazley was born in Perth, Western Australia and completed a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts at the University of Western Australia. In 1973, he was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship for Western Australia and completed a Masters of Philosophy at Oxford University.

Mr Beazley was elected to the Federal Parliament in 1980 holding, at various times, the portfolios of Defence, Finance, Transport and Communications, Employment Education and Training, Aviation, and Special Minister of State.

In 2009, Mr Beazley was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia for service to the Parliament of Australia through contributions to the development of government policies in relation to defence and international relations, and as an advocate for Indigenous people, and to the community.

The Honorable Governor is husband to Ms Susie Annus and a father to three daughters.

Keynote Speaker

Ravi Zacharias, Founder and President of Ravi Zacharias International Ministires

When former skeptic and seventeen-year-old Ravi Zacharaias heard the words of Jesus in John 14:19, “Because I live, you also will live,” the trajectory of his life changed forever. In a time of helplessness and unbelief – when he was on a bed of suicide – the truth of Scripture brought hope to Zacharias, and he committed his life to Christ. Earlier in John 14, Jesus says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” This verse has become the cornerstone of Zacharias’s ultimate mission as a Christian apologist and evangelist: to present and defend the truth of Jesus Christ that others may find life in Him. At age 73 he remains committed to his calling to represent the gospel of Jesus Christ through historical, philosophical and moral foundations; and to defend it against objectors with grace, clarity and coherency. He has laid the framework of the truth of the gospels to millions of people in more than 70 countries. 

Ravi Zacharias International Ministries seeks to reach and challenge those who shape culture with the credibility of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Ravi has authored or edited over 25 books in the fields of theology, apologetics, comparative religion and philosophy. He and his wife, Margie, have three grown children. They reside in Atlanta, Georgia.