Members of the UK News Media Coalition will be among participants in a Press freedom panel discussion during the Future Forum in Sydney.
Chairman Clive Milner and executive editor Andy Moger will be joined by Georgia-Kate Schubert, head of policy and government affairs at News Corp Australia and The right to know coalition, and New Zealand Herald managing editor Shayne Currie.
Topics to be discussed will cover government restriction of journalists, control of sports news reporting, live event coverage and photography restrictions, commercial efforts to contract away journalists' rights, the impact of technology on press freedom and the need for public awareness of the importance of freedom of expression and press freedom.
The event, entitled 'Please, let us do our job', is sponsored by Australian Associated Press and supported by the News Media Coalition and The Newspaper Works. It will be moderated by AAP executive editor Phil McLean.
Mark Hollands, chief executive of organiser The Newspaper Works says attacks on press freedom have increased as governments respond to extremist threats and global organisations try to control the flow of information for commercial benefit.
"In light of the recent Egyptian court decision to sentence Australian journalist Peter Greste and his two Al-Jazeera colleagues to three years in prison and the clearance of journalist Alan Morrison in Thailand this week after more than a year, makes this debate an important one," he says.
The lunch is being held on September 11 from 12.45pm to 1.25pm at the Hilton hotel in Sydney. To register email Kylie Hannah, kyliehannah@thenewspaperworks.com.au.
Theme for this year's Future Forum - which opens with workshops on September 10 - is 'Influencing a connected world'. More than 600 delegates attended last year's events.