4pm- Food is Essential: Examining COVID's Impact on the Global Supply Chain and Food Insecurity About the Program: In this session, members of area companies and nonprofit organizations will share the economic challenges they’ve faced in their industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how supply and demand, governmental policy, and […]
Friday, October 29, 2021 @ 1:00 PM PST | 4:00 PM EST The World Affairs Council of Orange County Presents: The Art of War in an Age of Peace: U.S. Grand Strategy and Resolute Restraint Panelist Biography: Michael O’Hanlon is a senior fellow, and director of research, in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, where he […]
7am - Local Solutions to Global Challenges: Creating a Green Cincinnati About the Program: In August, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an alarming report on the current status of the environment and the impact that it will have on humanity. Around the world, youth have become outspoken advocates in demanding […]
12pm- Flash Chat: Consul General Bart Twaalfhoven of the Netherlands About the Program: Join us for a brief chat with Bart Twaalfhoven, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the Midwestern United States. Learn more about relations between the United States and the Netherlands and how the nation plans to address current […]
7pm -After the Airlift: Examining the Afghan Refugee Crisis Post-Taliban Takeover About the Program: In this conclusion to the International Education Summit, Eric Schwartz of Refugees International will give a keynote address regarding the current state of the Afghan humanitarian and displacement crisis. As 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that […]
Please join Ambassador Charles Shapiro, former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela and the departing President of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta, as he discusses the state of the world in 2021 and into the future. We’ll cover Ambassador Shapiro’s role in the world affairs councils and what to look out for in the years to come. Join […]
Virtual Zoom Webinar. Register to receive a zoom invitation. Join us for the kick off to our professional development series, “Skills for Students’ Future in the World.” In this session, teachers will learn more about the Inquiry Design Model and how inquiry-based learning can help students develop skills within the “investigate the world” domain of […]
Are you worried about the volatility of the stock market? Do you have concerns about ongoing inflation and its impact on your wallet? Despite pandemic stress and global supply chain woes, the U.S. economy grew last year at its fastest pace since 1984, rebounding from a sharp but limited coronavirus-driven recession in March 2020. […]
Virtual Webinar. Register here to receive a Zoom link. Join us for our February professional development session, “The Power of Storytelling in Communicating Ideas.” In this session, teachers will discover resources and methods to engage students in the writing process and help students develop skills within the “communicate ideas” domain of the Asia Society’s global […]
“Challenges of Leadership in Our Democracy” With Sec. Leon Panetta (Secretary of Defense, 2011-2013 Director of the CIA, 2009-2011) A Zoom Webinar event Tuesday, March 8th, 2021 at 1:00 PM PST Conversation moderated by Dr. Richard Downie — Speaker Bio: The son of Italian immigrants, born and raised in Monterey and graduate of Santa Clara […]
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