Dr. Brian Clowes, PhD

Hope for the World International Conference on Life, Faith and Family

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Director of Education and Research
at Human Life International

Dr. Clowes has written extensively, and spoken globally on life and family issues and is a powerhouse of essential information.

SPEAKING AT THE
Hope for the World International Conference
on Life, Faith, and Family

Auckland 25-27 September, 2026

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Saturday 26 September

Declining Birth Rates and Population Control

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Sunday 27 September

The Gender Agenda and its Impact on the Family

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Thursday 24 September
1:00pm – 9:00pm

Begotten Not Made
A seminar exploring marriage, the dignity of the human person, and the Catholic approach to fertility and infertility.

Dr. Brian Clowes has been HLI’s director of research since 1995 and is one of the most accomplished and respected intellectuals in the international pro-life movement. Best known as author of the most exhaustive pro-life informational resource volume The Facts of Life, and for his Pro-Life Basic Training Course, Brian is the author of nine books and over 500 scholarly and popular articles and has travelled to 70 countries on six continents as a pro-life speaker, educator and trainer.

Dr. Clowes has appeared in documentaries, including “Blood Money,” “Maafa 21” and “NSSM: Guns, Greed and Genocide,” with Nicolas Cage. Perhaps most importantly, Brian authored the report which helped sway legislators in the 2001 defunding of the UNFPA by the Bush administration.

He is a graduate of West Point, a former A-Team leader for the Army Special Forces (“Green Berets”), and a PhD in Civil Engineering and Systems Science.

Brian and his wife of 45 years, Kathleen, have seven children and combined have over 70 years of pro-life experience, ranging from rescues to counseling pregnant women and assisting in litigation against abortionists.

Read articles by Dr. Brian Clowes here

Quote by Dr. Brian Clowes, PhD about the impact of developed nations on African families.
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Join us in Auckland from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September for a weekend of formation, prayer, fellowship and encouragement with outstanding local and international speakers.

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