EACC Young Professionals Virtual Executive Insights Series: Ray Attiyah, Chief Innovation Officer, Clark Schaefer Hackett
2020-11-10 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Featured Executive:
Ray Attiyah
Chief Innovation Officer
Clark Schaefer Hackett
Be sure to register by Friday, October 30th (by 4:00 p.m.) to receive a copy of Ray’s book Run Improve Grow!​
Young professionals in the Greater Cincinnati region are invited to attend the virtual EACC Young Professionals Executive Insights event on November 10 featuring Ray Attiyah, Chief Innovation Officer, Clark Schaefer Hackett.
Please note this event will be held virtually using Microsoft Teams.
Inspired by his desire to train and seek break through improvements, Ray Attiyah founded Definity Partners (formerly Midwest Manufacturing Solutions/MMS and now part of Clark Schaefer Hackett) in 1996 and is currently Clark Schaefer Hackett’s Chief Innovation Officer. Ray is also an accomplished author having written several articles for various industry journals and having launched his first book in March of 2013 entitled The Fearless Front Line: The Key to Liberating Leaders to Improve and Grow Their Business. His book was later updated and reprinted under the title Run Improve Grow which defines his proven method of creating organizational excellence by developing people and driving improvement.
About Clark Schaefer Hackett:
Clark Schaefer Hackett is a results-driven advisory and accounting firm. We are forward-thinking. We are innovators and problem solvers and we optimize business results in financial, technology, workforce and operational areas. We are passionate about helping clients succeed and strive to be a catalyst for growth and innovation.
About the Executive Insights Series:
The Executive Insight Series offers exclusive events where young professionals have the opportunity to connect with top-level global business executives in the Greater Cincinnati region. Attendees have the opportunity to hear the featured executive share his or her career journey, while also discussing professional development, career success, and what it means to be a future global leader. Each event also includes a question and answer session.
Who are the EACC Young Professionals?
The Young Professionals of the EACC are dynamic, internationally-minded 21-35 year old individuals, who connect with European business and culture through a series of social and professional development events.

The Journey of Justice Through Solar
2020-11-16 09:00 - 10:00
About the Speaker: Nathan Thomas, is the founder of SUN (Solarize Uganda Now).
As a Raleigh Midtown Rotarian he works with Rotary Clubs throughout the U.S. and in Uganda and with his foundation All We Are, to install solar LED lighting in schools, refrigeration and LED lights in medical clinics and solar-powered water wells.
In the past six years, the partnering organizations have completed 32 solar installations across Uganda providing energy access to over 36,000 people. Nathan was raised in Findlay, Ohio, and attended Findlay High School. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and formally founded All We Are when he was a student. Nathan works full time as an Engineering Team Leader at Caterpillar in NC, placed there by his employer Leoni Wiring Systems, a German automotive supplier. After graduation and his move to the Raleigh area, he joined the Raleigh Midtown Rotary Club and will serve as District Governor in 2022.
Rotary Club of Cincinnati, partner to Nathan Thomas and SUN, provided the first grant to launch the program.
About the Program: This local Cincinnatian will share his journey from age 16 when he discovered his passion for grassroot change which blossomed in local communities. He will discuss what he did wrong as well as what he did right as he unveiled important life lessons on patience, resilience and leadership.

How a kid from Dayton helped: The Yugoslav Wars, Economic Sanctions, and the Dayton Accords
2020-11-16 12:00 - 13:00
About the Speaker: Since 2017, Todd Schwartz has been the Executive Director of the European American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cincinnati which supports trade and investment between the Cincinnati Tri-State Region and Europe. Previously Schwartz had been a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State, with diplomatic postings in West Germany, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Qatar, the Philippines, Kuwait, Canada, and Iraq, as well as several assignments at the State Department in Washington DC. He is a graduate of Centerville High School (go Elks!) and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from Miami University in 1986.
About the Program: The Dayton Accords, concluded in 1995 at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, formally put an end to the 3-1/2 year Bosnian war, one of numerous conflicts that erupted as Yugoslavia disintegrated after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Rich Lauf, Board Member of the World Affairs Council – Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, will provide a brief overview of the period and how the Dayton Accords were reached, then Todd Schwartz will explain his role on the “Serbian Sanctions Task Force” at the U.S. Department of State enforcing U.S. and United Nations Sanctions aimed at ending the conflict by stopping the flow of fuel and other supplies – work for which he received a Meritorious Honor Award in 1993 to 1994.

Teacher Training: Using SDGs to Your Advantage (Teachers Only)
2020-11-17 09:00 - 10:30
***Teachers will receive 1.5 hours of CEU for attending this training.
About the Program: Attendees will be introduced to various technologies as they relate to integrated global education into their classrooms. This session will focus on the connection of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to each content area and will highlight various instructional technology strategies and tools to use with students in an in person and/or virtual setting. This session will be in the form of a mini-activity which has been developed to allow participants to experience the use of this technology first-hand while delving deeper into resources centered around global education.
About the Speakers: Josh Amstutz, Academy of Global Studies Coordinator, Winton Woods High School (WWHS) has taught for 9 years, 8 of which have been for the Winton Woods City School District. Josh is the Math Department Head at Winton Woods High School, a certified New Tech Network trained teacher, and one of four New Tech Network trainer’s for project based learning at WWHS. Josh graduated from Capital University with a degree in Integrated Mathematics and from the University of Cincinnati with a MAT graduate degree from the Department of Mathematics. In addition to his many roles at WWHS, Josh is part of the 2019-2020 Impact U cohort on improvement science through Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Strive Partnership. He is currently a Fulbright Fellow in the 2019-2020 cohort of the Fulbright for Global Classrooms program. In addition, he has worked closely with the curriculum director and physics teacher to implement multiple co-taught math and science courses as well as CCP math courses in his school district.
Jennifer Haller is an Instructional Technology Consultant with Hamilton County ESC. Prior to coming to the ESC she served as an academic coach at the high school level. Before that she was a middle school teacher and an elementary art teacher. In her role now, she currently serves as an embedded instructional technology coach for a local district. She also delivers professional development on topics ranging from using G Suite to going 1:1 to implementing all kinds of technology resources in the classroom. She is a Google Certified Trainer. She’s also very interested in augmented reality and virtual reality and helping teachers implement these technologies into their classrooms.

Toward An Anti-Racist World: Global Competency and Systemic Racism
2020-11-17 12:00 - 13:00
About the Program: Global competency has become a staple in education curriculum. Schools and academic institutes of all kinds have recognized the need for students to be able to successfully navigate an increasingly diverse and interconnected world. This means being able to work and live with people of diverse backgrounds, recognize different perspectives, communicate cross-culturally, and take action on complex global issues. Yet, as global competency has grown, systemic racism continues to plague the fabric of society and our economy, not just in the United States, but globally.
While international educators address issues of cultural understanding, they historically have left issues of racism to diversity and inclusion specialists. But diversity and inclusion and cultural competency are inherently linked, and both require an interdisciplinary approach. How can one be culturally and globally competent if they are not prepared to address issues of race in their education, community and economy? International educators should be leaders in dismantling systemic racism, as global competency demands an understanding of all global issues, including racism.
So how can international educators lead in crafting a vision for a post-racist world? How can we leverage the multiple tools that intercultural learning and cross-cultural communication provides to develop the next generation of anti-racist leaders? How can we work to normalize cross-cultural and intercultural diversity in the communities that we inhabit? Join us on November 17th as experts, Dr. Harvey Charles, Dr. Roberta Espinoza, and Dr. Darla Deardorff, talk about why international educators should be leaders in dismantling systemic racism.
About the Speakers: Dr. Harvey Charles, is currently Professor of International Education at the University at Albany, SUNY. He has served as Senior International Officer at a number of institutions around the US, including Georgia Institute of Technology, Northern Arizona University, San Francisco State University and the University at Albany. Charles has been actively engaged in the field of international education and served as President of the Association of International Education Administrators, the leading association worldwide for university leaders of international higher education. Apart from his deep administrative experience, Charles has published on issues including leadership in international higher education, internationalizing the curriculum and comprehensive internationalization. He serves on a number of boards, frequently consults and gives addresses on international education issues in the US and around the world. Dr. Charles earned his doctorate in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University in 1991.
Dr. Roberta Espinoza serves as Vice Provost for Global-Local Initiatives and Professor of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). She draws from 10+ years of professional experience in diverse higher education environments, including at a large, public Hispanic-Serving Institution (California State University, Fullerton) and at a small, highly selective private liberal arts college (Pitzer College). Dr. Espinoza received her B.A. from Pomona College and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.
As Vice-Provost for Global-Local Initiatives Dr. Espinoza’s responsibilities include oversight of the Office of Study Abroad, the Office of National & International Fellowships (ONIF), the Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA) and the Center for Urban Resilience (CURes). As LMU’s inaugural senior international officer, her role is to facilitate collaborations and professional relationships among LMU faculty, staff, alumni, and other institutions on efforts related to comprehensive internalization (global) and strategic community engagement (local).
Dr. Darla Deardorff is the Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA). In addition, she is a research scholar at Duke University’s Social Science Research Institute and holds faculty positions at universities in several countries, including as a research associate at Nelson Mandela University (S. Africa), Meiji University (Japan), Shanghai International Studies University (China) and adjunct faculty at North Carolina State University. She is on the faculty of Harvard University’s Global Education Think Tank and has served as faculty for Harvard’s Future of Learning Institute as well as the Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication in Portland, OR. With over 20 years of experience in international education, she has also held national leadership positions with NAFSA and with Forum on Education Abroad. Author/editor of 8 books and over 60 book chapters and articles.
She regularly gives invited talks, trainings and workshops around the world on intercultural competence, international education assessment, and global leadership and serves as a consultant and trainer on these topics, including with UNESCO and OECD. The intercultural competence models developed from her research are being used in numerous countries, and she is the recipient of several awards related to her work. Founder of ICC Global, her areas of specialty include cross-cultural training, assessment and evaluation, teacher/faculty preparation/development, curriculum internationalization, global leadership, and intercultural coaching. She received her master’s and doctorate degrees from North Carolina State University.

In the Moment: What it means to Be an UpStander Today
2020-11-17 12:00 - 13:00
The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center invites you to join us for a monthly dialogue about the stories and issues that define our current moment. Join us this month as we launch our new #CincyUpstander Project.
Our community is filled with upstanders — individuals who stand up for others and their rights. They fight against injustice and unfairness, and they use their character strengths to inspire action and become the best of humanity today.
What does it mean to be an upstander? How can we all be upstanders in this moment? Who are the upstanders in our community that we can draw inspiration from? HHC CEO Sarah Weiss and Director of Education Jodi Elowitz will answer your questions and announce exciting ways you can get involved with the #CincyUpstander Project.

Comparing Religious Beliefs and Practices in Islam, Catholicism, and Judaism
2020-11-18 09:00 - 11:00
About the Program: Join global speakers as the dive into the religious worlds of Catholicism, Islam, and Judaism. Each speaker will discuss basic information on their respective religions and how they address Peace and Justice. To conclude, Szilágyi Tamás, a religious scholar from Hungary will synthesize the discussions and expand on the ideas introduced.
About the Speakers:
Jason Miller is a faith-based advocate, activist, and organizer originally from Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both History and Religious Studies. After graduation, Jason relocated to Nashville, Tennessee for a year of service with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. While there, Jason worked at Catholic Charities Refugee Services as an employment specialist. After JVC, Jason moved to the Washington D.C. area to complete his master’s degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. Jason has done faith-based communications, campaign, and advocacy work on a wide variety of issues including economic justice, immigration and refugees, and the environment. He has coordinated logistics for “Nuns on the Bus: Ohio” and Catholic outreach against Issue 2/SB5 throughout the state. Jason currently works as the Director of Campaigns and Development at the Franciscan Action Network where he leads “Faithful Democracy” an interfaith coalition of organizations that advocate on issues of campaign finance and voting rights.
Abdel-Wahab Soliman works for Owens Corning in Information Systems. He has a Ph.D. in Bio-Medical Engineering, Clemson University, SC. Born and grew up in Egypt.
He is the former president of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo. Currently serving on the following Boards: The Board of Trustees of the Islamic Center, the Multicultural Network at Owens Corning, the MutiFaith Council of North West Ohio, the World Affair Council of North West Ohio. He regularly talks and participates in discussions about Islam in Schools, Universities, and Churches.
Andrew Askuvich, Midwest Regional Trainer at the Institute for Curricular Services (ICS) delivers regional conference presentations and conducts trainings throughout the Midwest and serves as a local resource for teachers, school districts, and Jewish community partners in the region. Prior to joining ICS, Andrew taught social studies and coordinated service learning opportunities at Hyde Park Academy High School in Chicago.
He has a B.A. in History from George Washington University and an M.A. in Education from Northwestern University.
Tamás Szilágyi studied religious studies and ethics at University of Szeged, and political science at University of Pécs in Hungary. He is a guest lecturer at the Department for the Academic Study of Religions at University of Szeged.
Tamás has researched and lectured on such subjects as Religion and Politics, Religion and Globalization, Contemporary Paganism, Western Esotericism and Comparative Mythology.

Webinar for Educators: A Look at Global Protests
2020-11-18 16:00 - 17:30
About the Speaker: Elizabeth Coerdt serves as the Manager of Global Education at the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. In this role, she is responsible for two initiatives: a cross-cultural communication training program and professional development programming focused on supporting educators’ capabilities for teaching global issues.
Elizabeth previously worked as an elementary school English Language Arts teacher with Breakthrough Schools and served as a 2015 Teach For America corps member. She is a Georgetown University alumnus with a B.A. in Government and Art History, and holds a M.S.Ed. from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Education.
About the Program: Join the Cleveland Council on World Affairs for an hour-long webinar on global protests. We invite middle school and high school teachers (grades 7-12) to participate in a webinar that will focus on global protests and demonstrations since 2019, including a look at the Black Lives Matter movement both in the U.S. and abroad. We will share lesson plans, resources, and tools for educators to address this challenging topic in their classrooms. The workshop is appropriate for middle and high school history, social studies, and humanities teachers, including AP and IB educators.

What we need to know about Brexit Straight from the Source
2020-11-19 10:00 - 11:00
As we get close to the December 31 Brexit deadline, join us for a Brexit Update with Stefaan de Rynck, the Senior Adviser to Chief Negotiator for Brexit at the EU Commission and former Taoiseach, Irish Prime Minister, and the first EU Ambassador to the United States John Bruton along with Christian Noyer, Former Governor Banque de France, First Vice President of the European Central Bank, and France’s Point man on Brexit. This is a not to be missed discussion about where we stand and what is happening next and what US and European Companies need to know about the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union.
SPEAKERS:
Stefaan de Rynck, Senior Adviser to Chief Negotiator for Brexit at the EU COMMISSION
John Bruton, Former Taoiseach, IRISH PRIME MINISTER, and the first EU AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.
Christian Noyer, Former Governor BANQUE DE FRANCE, First Vice President of the EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, and France’s Point man on Brexit
John Sinclair Foley, U.S. editor, REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS [Moderator]

Identity, Belonging, and International Responses to Racism
2020-11-19 12:00 - 14:00
About the Speaker: For more than 41 years Dr. Renee Campbell has practiced in the areas of education and social work. In the last 22 years of this experience she served as President/CEO of a human services organization that “helps people help themselves.” Outside of her full-time job she offers individual and group virtual anti-racism group education, coaching, mindfulness training, international program development and implementation, communication skills, and motivational speaking. She enjoys teaching at numerous Colleges and Universities, and she taught at one that is a leading University, according to US News and World Report.
Her work, interest and passion extend beyond our borders to Africa, where in 2005 she was appointed Sub-Chief by the Tolon Traditional Council in the village of Tolon, Ghana. In Tolon she created, directed and facilitated life changing programs for women and families. As one of the founding Mothers of the Louisville Clothesline Project, she brought attention to the widespread abuse of women. Dr. Campbell’s experience includes spearheading, developing and implementing a program that brings attention to sexual assaults of women in Okinawa, Japan
About the Program: Dr. Renee Campbell, Clinical Assistant Professor & Coordinator of Online Field Program at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work and Executive Director of Phoenix Global Humanitarian Foundation will speak about her work in the United States and in Ghana. Dr. Campbell will discuss her identity, belonging, and international responses to racism.

Your Mental Health Matters: In Conversation with Norman Sartorius
2020-11-19 18:00 - 19:30
About the Speaker: Professor Norman Sartorius was the first Director of the Division of Mental Health of WHO, a position which he held until mid-1993. In June 1993 Professor Sartorius was elected President of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and served as its President until August 1999.

Dr Sartorius obtained his M.D. in Zagreb (Croatia). He specialized in neurology and psychiatry and subsequently obtained a Masters Degree and a Doctorate in psychology (Ph.D.). He has also received honorary doctorates from universities in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Romania, Sweden and the UK and is an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is an Honorary member of the Medical Academies in Mexico, Peru and Croatia and a corresponding member of the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Spanish Royal Medical Academy.
About the Program: The COVID-19 global health crisis illustrates many of the transnational governance challenges the United States faces today. In today’s interconnected world, health has moved beyond being “just” a humanitarian issue to being one with national economic and security interests. Recently, the White House announced that the United States is withdrawing its support for the WHO and will not take part in a global effort led by the WHO to develop and distribute a vaccine for the coronavirus.
In this timely session, Dr. Norman Sartorius will review the history and mandate of the organization and the roles that the USA has played since its inception. He will convey how it benefits the USA to be engaged in the work of the WHO and what is likely to result from its absence both in terms of who will fill those voids and the potential negative outcomes.
Dr. Sartorius will also describe the development of the mental health program of the WHO and the work that he and his successors have done to put mental health on the agenda and to improve the care and treatment of persons with mental illness around the world – a subject closely related to the wide-ranging impact of a global pandemic on all aspects of health.

EACC Celebration - Beaujolais Nouveau Nouveau (BN2)
2020-11-19 18:30 - 20:30
Join the EACC on Thursday, November 19 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. for our Beaujolais Nouveau Nouveau (BN2) celebration!

Individual registration is now open! With your individual ticket, you will have access to join the virtual BN2 program on Zoom to hear remarks from our incoming and outgoing Board Presidents; to learn more about Beaujolais wine; take part in virtual networking breakout rooms; and even to enjoy the music of the Faux Frenchmen. And we’ll also hear from and have an interactive Q&A session with the Ambassador of France to the United States, Philippe Etienne (invited).
If your company is interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact EACC Executive Director Todd Schwartz (todd.schwartz@europe-cincinnati.com).

Presenting Sponsor:

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

Deceuninck North America
MCM CPAs & Advisors
Thompson Hine LLP

Board Member Patrons:

Bobby Spann, CVG Airport
Cierra Clymer, REDI Cincinnati
Drew Collins, Bannockburn Global Forex
Sheila Spradlin Reich, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Speed Networking: Meet Global Professionals (College and High School Students ONLY)
2020-11-20 09:00 - 11:00
Students have the opportunity to meet with local professionals as they discuss their global career, pathway, and more!
This is the time for our local students to ask questions directly to individuals who have “been there”, providing students with the mentality to begin planning and preparing for their own future careers. Some professionals include lawyers, engineers, patient care coordinators and more. Let’s be pro-active, and get your students engaged! Click the link below to register.

Global Storytelling Interactive Discussion
2020-11-20 12:00 - 14:00
Join people from around the world as you reflect on the weeks’ events on Peace and Justice. Why was it important for you to participate in this weeks events? What issues matter most to you? How can you make an impact in your community?
This workshop will be presented by Joey Taylor of BeSpoken Live on Campus, a storytelling, story-listening, and mindfulness program designed to create a safe space for high school students to find their voice together. This interactive workshop will walk students through their own reflections as they digest a week full of Peace and Justice topics.
What’s next? Go establish justice so there can be peace! : )

Supporting the Environment - Rotary Club Series
2020-12-01 19:30 - 20:30
Cincinnati Rotary Club’s Sustainable City Seminar – Part One
Oliver Kroner, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Cincinnati, will illustrate why Cincinnati is winning national recognition for its bold goals and rapid progress in making our energy, transportation, solid waste, and food systems more sustainable, resilient, and equitable. The Rotary Club of Cincinnati’s Ariel Miller, environment reporter for Rotary’s Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group, will outline the kinds of initiatives that Rotary is now encouraging worldwide to mitigate climate change’s rising harm to health, food security, community economic development, and peace. These include the SUN solar schools initiative the Rotary Club of Cincinnati is supporting this year in Uganda.
Sign up at office@cincinnatirotary.org
Download flyer here.

My IVLP Moment: Celebrating 80 Years
2020-12-09 14:30 - 15:30
The IVLP has 225,000 alumni cultivating relationships and addressing strategic U.S. policy issues. As we continue to build relationships and move forward together, we celebrate the power of exchanges through storytelling. Join us on December 9, 2020 at 2:30 PM Eastern Time (Washington, D.C.) to hear from key alumni and build your own IVLP Moment with a storytelling workshop.
You can also participate on social media by sharing your own self-recorded 2-4 minute video telling your own personal IVLP story with #MyIVLPMoment!
Register here!

Diplomacy After Hours: The 25th Anniversary of the Dayton Accords
2020-12-10 16:00 - 17:00
National Museum of American Diplomacy presents… Diplomacy After Hours!

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Accords, a historic diplomatic achievement negotiated in Dayton, Ohio that ended the war in Bosnia. Join us for a conversation between NMAD Director Mary Kane, NMAD Public Historian Dr. Alison Mann, Dayton City Commissioner Matt Joseph, and Ambassador Christopher Hill as they discuss their first-hand experiences around the negotiations.

The program will be hosted virtually. Visit the link below to register:
https://iipstate.secure.force.com/Events?objType=CRM&id=a0Ut000000EdJ4T

SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT – ROTARY CLUB SERIES
2020-12-15 19:30 - 20:30
Thomas Schultz of Green Umbrella will report on this breakthrough collaboration whose 37 members – including major corporations like P&G and Kroger – have committed to reduce the energy use, water consumption, and transportation emissions of their buildings by 50% by 2030. This portfolio represents over 300 properties and almost 26 million square feet. Members also commit to improvements in building occupants’ health outcomes. The talk will include information on the technical assistance available to members and how to join the project.
Sign up at office@cincinnatirotary.org
Download flyer here.

SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT – ROTARY CLUB SERIES
2021-01-05 19:30 - 20:30
Rotarian Chip Carson, MD, PhD, a professor, toxicologist and environmental and occupational physician whose research and consultation is global, will explain why climate change is the greatest single future threat to the health of children worldwide, through impacts including extreme weather events, emerging disease, and famine. He will outline ways we can mitigate a catastrophic future. Care for vulnerable children is one of the Rotary Club of Cincinnati’s top philanthropic priority.
Sign up at office@cincinnatirotary.org
Download flyer here.

World Affairs Council of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky 2021 Annual Meeting
2021-01-13 18:30
https://globalcincinnati.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/we-see-a-kindred-spirit-in-you-donate-today.mp4

During this challenging year, the Council has pivoted to virtual learning opportunities for students and teachers; innovated with virtual exchanges; and moved quickly to continue to have monthly webinars with foreign affairs speakers. Despite the uncertainty, we remain committed to serving our community and helping to diminish boundaries.
We look forward to reflecting on our 2020 community impact and we could not have done it without your support this year.
In 2021, we need YOU more than ever! In whatever way we can safely accomplish it, the Council is going to continue creating international connections, raising awareness on imperative global topics, and developing empathy within students.
We hope you’ll join us to discover how you can support this important global but local work. Visit our website below to register:
https://globalcincinnati.networkforgood.com/events/25665-2021-annual-meeting

Global Energy Forum – The Atlantic Council
2021-01-19 - 2021-01-22
The Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum annually convenes the world’s top energy and foreign policy decision-makers to set the global energy agenda for the year ahead and examine the longer-term geopolitical and geo-economic implications of the changing energy system. The 2021 Forum will have a special focus on the post-pandemic energy system, emerging net-zero carbon goals, the role of the Middle East in the energy transition, and the US’s energy and foreign policy priorities in the Biden administration. CCWA is an institutional partner with The Atlantic Council on this forum, and CCWA members benefit from complimentary basic access tickets.
Use registration code CLEVELAND2021GEF.
For details and registration: Global Energy Forum – Atlantic Council

SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT – ROTARY CLUB SERIES
2021-01-19 19:30 - 20:30
Carla Walker, the Climate Advisor for Cincinnati through the American Cities Climate Challenge and Savannah Sullivan, Green Umbrella’s new Climate Policy Lead, will describe two breakthrough strategies to reduce utility costs for low income renters. As our city faces an epidemic of evictions and utility shut-offs, WarmUp Cincinnati helps tenants conserve energy and the City’s matching grant program to help landlords make capital investments to improve their building’s efficiency.
Sign up at office@cincinnatirotary.org
Download flyer here.

International Day of Education Symposium
2021-01-25 10:30 - 17:30
Education: A Human Right, a Public Good, and a Public Responsibility
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, a majority of countries announced the temporary closure of schools, impacting more than 91% of students worldwide. As International Day of Education focuses global attention on this issue, what actions can we take to improve outcomes for all?
Even before the pandemic struck, 258 million children and youth did not attend school; 617 million children and adolescents could not read or do basic math; less than 40% of girls in sub-Saharan Africa completed lower secondary school; and some four million children and youth refugees were out of school.
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) challenge all nations to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by the year 2030. Join us as we mark International Day of Education 2021 with local and international experts who will discuss how inclusive, quality education will be critical in supporting our most vulnerable populations post-COVID, in achieving gender equality, in breaking the cycle of poverty, and in securing a peaceful and prosperous future for everyone.
Learners of all ages are invited to join and hear from the leaders who are shaping the future of education.
ASL interpreters and closed-captioning will be available. Thanks to St. Cloud State University Confucius Institute for providing this service.
Featured Speakers

Audrey Azoulay, Director General, UNESCO
David Edwards, General Secretary, Education International
Neel Kashkari, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Justice Alan Page (retired), Founder/Chair, Page Educational Foundation
Atul Tandon, CEO, Opportunity International
Sondra Samuels, President/CEO, Northside Achievement Zone
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, President of the California State Board of Education, Head of Education Transition Team for President-elect Joe Biden
Jack Dangermond, Founder and CEO, Esri

Thank You to Sponsors

Gold Sponsors – Communicating for Agriculture Exchange Programs, Hormel Foods Corporation
Silver Sponsor – Atomic Data

Thank You to Program Partners

World Affairs Councils of America

Thank you to promotional partners Citizens for Global Solutions; Education International; French American Chamber of Commerce, Minnesota Chapter; Fulbright Association – Minnesota Chapter; High Tech Kids; Northside Achievement Zone; Opportunity International; Page Education Foundation; South Dakota World Affairs Council; TeamWomen; and UNESCO.

The Future of US Policy in Afghanistan: Human Rights, US Military Presence & Confronting the Taliban
2021-01-25 13:00 - 14:15
A panel of experts to address advances in human rights, the status of US military presence in the region, and efforts to confront the Taliban

Join us on Monday, January 25th for a discussion on the future of U.S. policy in Afghanistan, featuring a diverse panel of experts: Associate Asia Director of Human Rights Watch (BRUSSELS) Patricia Gossman; The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs Hosna Jalil; Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation Dr. Asfandyir Mir; Co-Director of Brookings’ Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology Michael O’Hanlon; and Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili (moderator).

As of November 2020, U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan appears closer to an end, with U.S. troop levels decreasing in line with the February 29, 2020, U.S.-Taliban agreement on the issues of counterterrorism and the withdrawal of U.S. and international troops. This conversation will address U.S. efforts to withdrawal troops, build counterterrorism agreements, while also working to help maintain Afghanistan’s political and major human rights achievements secured over the past decade. The discussion will consider how these efforts can be achieved despite the outsized role U.S. assistance plays in supporting the Afghan government and amidst the backdrop of a strengthened Taliban military position within the region.

#FacesOfExchange Connection of 2021 with Mona Taha
2021-01-27 11:00
Our first #FacesOfExchange of 2021 will feature Mona Taha on January 27, 2021 at 11:00 AM EST (Washington, DC Time).
Mona first came to the United States in 2010 on a “Changing Demographics and Multi-Culturalism in the U.S.” MRP. Her original project was organized by Janice Brummond in our office and Michele Titi and Elizabeth Barry at Meridian International Center and went to Houston, Minneapolis/Phoenix, and ended in New York City.

Our office will implement this as a virtual activity and that provides us a small budget, so we will have three interpreters on the project to help facilitate communication. The conversation will be in Arabic and we would love it if you could join us and invite resources from the previous International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project and invite your membership, leadership, and potential new resources. Mona will share how IVLP changed her impressions of the United States. Her bio from our Faces Campaign:

Mona Taha Abdel Alim Attia is a prominent Egyptian women’s rights activist who first visited the United States through the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and defines it as a life-changing experience that helped her eliminate many stereotypes about the United States. Ms. Attia wrote a story inspired by her IVLP and the diversity of her fellow participants called, “A Singing Bird in Washington, D.C.” In her writing, she explores stereotypes based on religion and culture and shows that our basic humanity has the potential to bring us together. Ms. Attia’s work to empower women in Egypt includes creation of a leadership program that has trained more than 700 women. Her work on the gender imbalance in business in Egypt has shown women business owners new income generating activities. Since her IVLP, Attia has shared with Egyptians her firsthand experiences of life in the United States. She is proud to have stayed in touch with fellow IVLP participants and continues to draw support and inspiration from the group. Mona Taha Attia is an influencer seeking to build a better life for Egyptians by empowering women.

One of the key aspects that we’ve refined is a way to share potential new connections in the United States and that has worked out well, and we look forward to sharing additional resources with Mona from your community.

Let’s Talk: Human Trafficking Awareness
2021-01-30 10:00 - 10:30
On January 4, 2010, President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring January National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This proclamation included a call to action, with President Obama encouraging “the people of the United States to recognize the vital role we play in ending modern slavery.”
Christopher Miller, a Senior Director at the National Underground Railroad Freedom sat down with Philip Langford, President of the International Justice Mission, United States for a virtual gallery talk. Langford leads cohorts responsible for IJM’s constituent, government and institutional partnerships. He drives the core US strategies and engagements that fuel IJM’s growth around the globe. With the backdrop of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Miller and Langford discussed various topics related to modern day enslavement including the impact of the global pandemic on IJM’s efforts in combating modern-day slavery.

This program will be released on their Youtube Channel and shared via social media on January 30, 2021.

SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT – ROTARY CLUB SERIES
2021-02-02 19:30 - 20:30
Rotary Club of Cincinnati Rotarian, Sam Schutte, will tell the story of the Anerobic Digestion facilities that his company, Synthica Energy, is developing to create renewable natural gas from diverted organic wastes. Synthica’s plants will have the capability to divert 190,000 tons/year of organic wastes from local landfills and wastewater treatment plants, enabling business customers to reduce their disposal costs as well as pollution.
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February Member Salon: Securing the Capitol
2021-02-04 17:30 - 18:30
February Member Salon: Securing the Capitol
With Special Guest Kathy Stearman, Ret. FBI in Counterintelligence and Int’l Terrorism

Thursday, February 4, 2021
5:30 PM 6:30 PM

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The January 6th breach of the US Capitol was a shock to all of us here in the U.S. and around the world. The scenes were reminiscent of instability and regime riots in countries with fragile democracies or other authoritarian governments. In the aftermath of the January 6 riots, many of us are asking, how could this have happened in the world’s most stable and secure democracy? What lead to the security breakdown at the Capitol?
Special guest and WAC Member, Kathy Stearman will share her insights and lead a discussion with WAC members on what happened on January 6th.
Ms. Stearman retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a 26-year career working counterintelligence and international terrorism. During her career, Ms. Stearman was assigned as the FBI Legal Attaché to Beijing, China where she was responsible for oversight of all FBI interests and concerns in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia.
Prior to her posting as Legat Beijing, Ms. Stearman was the FBI Legal Attaché in New Delhi, India, responsible for all FBI operations in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Ms. Stearman is currently writing a book about her experiences heading FBI offices overseas, one of an extremely small group of female Special Agents to have done so. Ms. Stearman currently lives in Louisville with her husband, Keith.

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Grab a drink and unwind with WAC members in this exclusive monthly Member-only Salon! Engage in conversations and discussions that range from the serious to the light but are always intellectually stimulating. Discussions are led by WAC members and individuals across a variety of specialties. Don’t miss out on this exclusive series!

The Conversation America Needs: Civility, Bipartisanship, and America's Standing in the World
2021-02-09 18:00 - 19:00
Location
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Virtual Meeting URL: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1939475151830286347

Description

Join General Wesley Clark and Governor Larry Hogan for a townhall discussion moderated by Rob Quirk on the need for more unity and bipartisanship in our national politics and foreign policy. General Clark and Governor Hogan will discuss the renewed commitment to civics, civility and citizenship that is needed to resolve political differences and address the major issues that face America, especially in foreign policy, national security, and world affairs.
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About Our Speakers

General Wesley Clark
Retired General of the United States Army
General Wesley K. Clark (ret.) is a businessman, educator, writer and commentator.
General Clark serves as Chairman and CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, a strategic consulting firm; Chairman and Founder of Enverra, Inc. a licensed investment bank; Chairman of Energy Security Partners, LLC; as well as numerous corporate boards including BNK Petroleum and Leagold Mining. He is active in energy, including oil and gas, biofuels, electric power and batteries, finance, and security. During his business career he has served as an advisory, consultant or board member of over ninety private and publicly traded companies. In the not-for-profit space, he is a Senior Fellow at UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations, Director of the Atlantic Council; Founding Chair of City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock; and founder of Renew America Together. A best-selling author, General Clark has written four books and is a frequent contributor on TV and to newspapers.
Clark retired as a four star general after 38 years in the United States Army, having served in his last assignments as Commander of US Southern Command and then as Commander of US European Command/ Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He graduated first in his class at West Point and completed degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University (B.A. and M.A.) as a Rhodes scholar. While serving in Vietnam, he commanded an infantry company in combat, where he was severely wounded and evacuated home on a stretcher. He later commanded at the battalion, brigade and division level, and served in a number of significant staff positions, including service as the Director, Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5). He was the principal author of both the US National Military Strategy and Joint Vision 2010, prescribing US warfighting for full-spectrum dominance. He also worked with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in the Dayton Peace Process, where he helped write and negotiate significant portions of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement. In his final assignment as Supreme Allied Commander Europe he led NATO forces to victory in Operation Allied Force, a 78-day air campaign, backed by ground invasion planning and a diplomatic process, saving 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing.
His awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Defense Distinguished Service Medal (five awards), Silver star, bronze star, purple heart, honorary knighthoods from the British and Dutch governments, and numerous other awards from other governments, including award of Commander of the Legion of Honor (France). He has also been awarded the Department of State Distinguished Service Award and numerous honorary doctorates and civilian honors.

Governor Larry Hogan
Governor of the State of Maryland
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is not a career politician. He spent nearly his entire career as a small businessman. Fed up with high taxes, politics as usual, and decades of a one-party monopoly, he started Change Maryland, the largest non-partisan grassroots citizen organization in state history. In 2014, out-numbered in party registration by more than 2-1, and outspent by more than 5-1, Governor Hogan pulled off the biggest upset in America to become only the second Republican Governor elected in Maryland in 50 years.
Governor Hogan quickly got to work and set an example for the nation, accomplishing what many believed was no longer possible: reaching across the aisle, and working together to achieve real bipartisan, common sense solutions. He eliminated the $5.1 billion deficit and cut taxes four years in a row. Under his leadership, Maryland produced one of the greatest economic turnarounds of any state in the nation. Governor Hogan also accomplished innovative health care solutions and made historic investments in education, transportation infrastructure, and in protecting the environment.
After four years of economic success and bipartisan progress – in one of the bluest states in America – Governor Hogan was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2018 to a second term, making him only the second Republican to do so in the entire 243 year history of the state. His cross-party appeal is evident in polls, which consistently shows an overwhelming majority of all Republicans, Democrats and Independents – nearly 80% of all Marylanders – approve of the job he is doing, which is the highest of any governor in Maryland history. He recently served as Chairman of the National Governors Association, leading the nation’s governors during the COVID-19 pandemic. National rankings consistently show Governor Hogan as one of the most popular governors in America.

About Our Moderator

Rob Quirk
Anchor/Moderator
Rob Quirk is an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist. He has been the primary weeknight news anchor at News5 for nearly 30 years. Rob says that he is honored and humbled to have been able to bring the most important stories of the day to our News5 viewers, to act as an advocate for them, and work with them, in developing a partnership and relationship that has kept News5 the number one source of news for all of Southern Colorado.
He has been involved with the production and reporting of many important and historic stories and events across Southern Colorado since 1989. His anchoring, reporting and producing have won numerous awards with the Colorado Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. Including a one-on-one interview with President Obama at the White House, the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest wildfires, summer of 2013 flash flooding, the Aurora theater massacre, Columbine, and the federal trial of Oklahoma City bombing suspect, Timothy McVeigh.
Rob is also very involved in numerous causes across Southern Colorado that are very close to his heart, most notably, the Multiple Sclerosis Society Walks in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, which have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for those families struggling with M-S.
Rob was awarded Broadcast Citizen of the Year, in 2000, by the Colorado Broadcasters Association, for all of his volunteer and community service work.
Rob is a graduate of Arizona State University. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife of nearly 35 years, Jackie. They have two daughters, Molly and Alison. Rob is originally from Lockport, New York, and is the 4th of 9 children.
Rob is very active outside the newsroom. Enjoying the beautiful trails and mountain vistas of Colorado. Hiking, skiing and golf are some of his recreational passions. Also a big sports fan, Rob follows our Colorado College Tiger hockey, and all Air Force Falcon sports.

Global Dialogue | A Conversation With Hon. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States of America
2021-02-09 20:00 - 21:00
Global Dialogue Webinar Series
A Conversation With
Hon. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman
Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States of America

and host
Patrick Ryan
Founding President, TNWAC

Join us for this conversation with the Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the U.S., Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, a great friend of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and homeland connection to the thousands of Iraqi Kurds who call Nashville home as new Americans. TNWAC thanks her for her previous programs with the Council including hosting our visiting student groups in Washington, D.C.
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There is a Kurdish proverb, “No friends but the mountains,” that captures the sense of what the Kurds face as an ethnic group living across several international borders in the Middle East. The Kurds living in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq have suffered at the hands of the Saddam Hussein government — enduring genocidal campaigns — and attacks from the Islamic State Caliphate.
At the end of the Operation Desert Storm, when a U.S.-led military coalition reversed Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait, he turned his army on the Kurds in the north and the Shia minority in the south. The Kurds were being driven into the mountains. Here is how Madam Abdul Rahman described it during a 2016 program with TNWAC and Lipscomb University:
Saddam turned his weapons on us because he had by then been thrown out of Kuwait, and he committed terrible crimes during that period of the uprising. And this was just a couple of years after the chemical bombardment of Halabja, where five thousand people were killed, and the Anfal genocide campaign, where two hundred fifty thousand people were killed.
So when Saddam turned against the Kurdish people everybody thought he would use chemicals again. Everyone fled. They fled to the borders of Iran and Turkey. This was in the spring of 1991, an incredibly cold spring, severe weather conditions. People died on the mountaintops. People starved. They died of exhaustion and exposure.
The United States, Britain, France launched Operation Provide Comfort. It was the biggest military and humanitarian operation, and probably the most successful in history. I’ve met some of the military leaders, American military leaders who were involved in that operation, General Jim Jones, General Bob Barrow, General Jay Garner, and others who were involved in that operation, and they all speak of that operation with great pride because they saved lives. They saved hundreds of thousands if not one and a half million lives.
[Complete remarks here]
The United States went on to enforce a UN “No Fly Zone” that prevented Saddam from persecuting the Iraqi Kurds and allowing the Kurdistan Region to develop as an autonomous area. The 2003 invasion of Iraq permanently eliminated the threat from Saddam. In recent years the Kurds were again beset by the ominous threat posed by the Islamic State. The remarkably brave Peshmerga fighters of Kurdistan stood against ISIS with American and other coalition troops and support joining in the campaign. We commend to your reading the remarks of Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman during her April 2016 program in Nashville.
The KRG enjoys a special relationship with the United States. The Kurdish people have been reliable partners, seeking democracy and independence and looking to the West for partners.
We invite you to talk with Madam Abdul Rahman in this special program.
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Remarks from 2016 Visit

Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman
Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman is the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States of America.
Key to her role are strengthening ties between Kurdistan and the United States, advocating her government’s position on a wide array of political, security, humanitarian, economic, and cultural matters and promoting coordination and partnership. Prior to her US appointment in 2015, Ms. Abdul Rahman was the High Representative to the United Kingdom. She was elected to the Leadership Council of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 2010.
Before her career in public service, Ms. Abdul Rahman worked as a journalist for 17 years. She began her career on local newspapers in London and won the Observer Newspaper’s Farzad Bazoft Memorial Prize in 1993, which led her to work at The Observer and later at the Financial Times. She worked for the FT in Britain and in Japan, where she was Tokyo Correspondent.
Her late father, Sami Abdul Rahman, was a veteran of the Kurdish freedom movement, joining the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 1963 and playing a critical leadership role in the Kurdish and Iraqi opposition to Saddam Hussein’s regime. He held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government and General Secretary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Sami Abdul Rahman was killed alongside his elder son Salah and 96 others in a twin suicide bombing in 2004.
Ms. Abdul Rahman was born in Baghdad. Her family briefly lived in Iran in the mid-1970s before moving to Britain in 1976. She is a history graduate from London University.
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