Distinguished Speaker Series

The Tennessee World Affairs Council is proud to present Energy to Expand Our Global Impact Luncheon at Wednesday, October 9, 2024 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Bass Berry and Sims -Nashville. 150 Third Avenue South Suite 2800 , Nashville, Tennessee, USA, TN 37201   The global economic impact of the Tennessee Valley region has never […]

The Tennessee World Affairs Council is proud to present Stabilizing US-China Relations in a Time of Tension  at Wednesday, October 23, 2024 5:50 PM - 7:00 PM Belmont University. Town Hall in partnership with the Center for Global Citizenship   Ambassador Randt first visited Beijing in 1974 and has witnessed the monumental changes that have […]

The Tennessee World Affairs Council (Coming Soon) Speaker: LTG ANTHONY HALE Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Anthony R. Hale is the current Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G-2) of the United States Army. Prior to his current role, LTG Hale served as the Commanding General and Commandant of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence […]

"NATO’s Ambitious Agenda—Preparing for the Future" As NATO celebrates its 75 years of Collective Defense, the Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) will host a discussion featuring Major General William Hickman, US Army (retired), a veteran with extensive NATO experience. The event will focus on NATO’s evolution since the Cold War and its current focus on […]

In partnership with Rhodes College Presents "NATO AT 75: THE WAY AHEAD " Thursday, November 14, 2024 I 5:30pm - 7:30pm ** free event ** Rhodes College (Buckman Hall in Blount Auditorium) 2000 North Parkway - Memphis, TN 38112 Special Needs, Accommodations, and Event Questions: We strive to be open and inclusive with our events. […]

PRESENTS   Wednesday, January 15, 2025 I 11:15am - 12:45pm at Bradley (11th Floor) 1221 Broadway Ste. 2400 Nashville, TN 37203 Special Needs, Accommodations, and Event Questions: We strive to be open and inclusive with our events. Please contact us at either [email protected] or at (309) 550-0782 if you need any accommodations, special requests, or have additional […]

PRESENTS   Wednesday, February 5th I 11:15am – 1:00pm at Bobby Hotel - 230 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219 Can President Trump End the Russia-Ukraine War? Three years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a brutal war against Ukraine. What he thought would be a blitzkrieg has turned into a bloody war of attrition, […]

Presents The Middle East on Fire The Middle East is witnessing the almost total collapse of deterrence as both state and non-state actors take huge risks amid the region’s deepening cycles of conflict and violence. Continued escalation lays bare the reality of a region that has grown profoundly more perilous since Hamas’s October 7 terror […]

Presents   The Dollar is the Globe’s Reserve Currency: Once you lose it, you never get it back Join us for AllianceBernstein's President and CEO Seth Bernstein for an insightful discussion on the importance of the dollar for the U.S. and the rest of the world. Seth Bernstein (no relation to the firm) has led […]

Presents Innovation, Creativity, Character: Equipping people for Transformative Leadership in the 21st Century Higher education at its best prepares students both for their first jobs and for opportunities well into the future. Currently the curricula and mindsets of too many institutions reflect an orientation toward 1995 rather than 2050. We need frameworks that blend innovation […]