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SUMMARY:Luncheon | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION CLOSED\n  \nSponsor This Program \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nand Belmont University Center for International Business \nin association with the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nLUNCHEON \nIn Person \nA Conversation With Former NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers\n \nFormer Director National Security Agency and Commander U.S. Cyber Command\nTuesday\, November 8\, 2022 \n11:30 a.m. CT Registration/Networking \n12:00 p.m. Lunch\, Remarks\, Q and A \nVenue: Massey Board Room\, Massey Business Center\, Belmont University\, Nashville \nREGISTRATION CLOSED \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/g1qtvuj96swDNAJESm588Q”>Luncheon | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8</a><br />\n \n\nWhat has the United States learned about cyber security threats and how is it prepared to respond? How do we ensure the nation’s competitive ability in the 21st century? These are among the topics the former Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command\, will address at a November 8\, 2022 luncheon at Belmont University. \nAdmiral Michael Rogers\, a retired Navy four-star\, served over three decades as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer\, leading to appointment as America’s top cryptology and cyber DoD official. Rogers led that effort for four years directing the Defense Department’s cyber security mission. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for Global Citizenship invite you to join Admiral Rogers at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. CT on November 8th. This is your opportunity for first-hand insights and perspectives on the cyber threats facing the U.S. government\, businesses and individuals from the expanding universe of virtual threats. \nThe luncheon will be followed by a panel discussion with Admiral Rogers moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper featuring government\, industry and academia experts. The luncheon is set for the Massey Board Room in Belmont’s Massey Business Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \n\nAdmiral Michael Rogers retired in June 2018 after nearly 37 years of service\, culminating his career with more than four years leading U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA). Starting his career as a surface warfare officer and ultimately transitioning to duty as a cryptology warfare officer\, he served around the globe afloat and ashore\, focusing on maritime operations\, intelligence\, and cyber. \nAdmiral Rogers is an NROTC graduate of Auburn University\, holds a master of science in national security\, is a distinguished graduate of the National War College\, and is a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is a Seminar XXI Fellow and a Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alum. He has commanded at the unit\, numbered fleet\, and service component level and at the sub-unified level and ran the largest intelligence organization in the U.S. government at NSA\, as well as its newest unified command in U.S. Cyber Command. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \nRegistration Details Forthcoming \n\n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/En0CVsrB6NGUNTSA3BLUtw”>War in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic & Economic Perspective | Aug 25</a><br /><br />\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THESE PROGRAMS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org  \n \nLink here for more information about sponsoring. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/luncheon-former-nsa-director-adm-michael-rogers-nov-8/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Cyber Threats Programs | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8
DESCRIPTION:Contact us today to sponsor this program.\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nSPECIAL EDITION \nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER SERIES \nIn Person \nConversations With\nAdmiral Michael Rogers\nFormer Director National Security Agency/Commander U.S. Cyber Command  \n \nTuesday\, November 8\, 2022 \nBelmont University\n11:30-1:00 Luncheon\n[ Details / Registration ] \n1:30-3:00 Panel\n[ Details / Registration ] \nFind out how you can sponsor these events. [Link] \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/pm2s4vNn5GPgvUuvD9R2Nw”>Town Hall at Vanderbilt | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 7</a><br /><br />\n \nAdmiral Michael Rogers retired in June 2018 after nearly 37 years of service\, culminating his career with more than four years leading U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA). Starting his career as a surface warfare officer and ultimately transitioning to duty as a cryptology warfare officer\, he served around the globe afloat and ashore\, focusing on maritime operations\, intelligence\, and cyber. \nAdmiral Rogers is an NROTC graduate of Auburn University\, holds a master of science in national security\, is a distinguished graduate of the National War College\, and is a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is a Seminar XXI Fellow and a Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alum. He has commanded at the unit\, numbered fleet\, and service component level and at the sub-unified level and ran the largest intelligence organization in the U.S. government at NSA\, as well as its newest unified command in U.S. Cyber Command. \nDescription of Luncheon\nMassey Boardroom\, Massey Business Center\nBelmont University\nNovember 8\, 2022 | 11:30am-1:00pm \nWhat has the United States learned about cyber security threats and how is it prepared to respond? How do we ensure the nation’s competitive ability in the 21st century? These are among the topics the former Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command\, will address at a November 8\, 2022 luncheon at Belmont University. \nAdmiral Michael Rogers\, a retired Navy four-star\, served over three decades as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer\, leading to appointment as America’s top cryptology and cyber DoD official. Rogers led that effort for four years directing the Defense Department’s cyber security mission. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for Global Citizenship invite you to join Admiral Rogers at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. CT on November 8th. This is your opportunity for first-hand insights and perspectives on the cyber threats facing the U.S. government\, businesses and individuals from the expanding universe of virtual threats. \nThe luncheon will be followed by a panel discussion with Admiral Rogers moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper featuring government\, industry and academia experts. The luncheon is set for the Massey Board Room in Belmont’s Massey Business Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \nDescription of Panel\nJanet Ayres Academic Center – Conference Center\nBelmont University\nNovember 8\, 2022 | 1:30pm-3:00pm \nThe threat of malicious cyber activities against the United States – governments\, businesses and individuals – will be on the agenda as Navy Admiral Michael Rogers talks with the Nashville community. Rogers\, a retired four-star\, completed his 37 years in uniform serving four years as Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of the United States Cyber Command. \nAdmiral Rogers will lead a panel discussing cyber threats hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for Global Citizenship at 1:30 p.m. CT\, November 8\, 2022. The panel will be moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper\, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and as Chair of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. \nThe cyber threat panel will feature speakers representing industry\, government and academia including: Ms. Casey Santos\, CIO of Asurion; Mr. Paul Connelly\, VP Information Protection and Security at HCA Healthcare\, Dr. Brandon Prins\, Political Science Department Head\, University of Tennessee Knoxville; and Curtis Clan\, Chief Information Security Officer\, for the State of Tennessee. \nThe panel will follow a luncheon at Belmont featuring Admiral Rogers\, and is set for the conference room at Belmont’s Janet Ayres Conference Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \nAbout TNWAC\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council is a non-partisan\, independent\, non-profit educational association supported by funding from individuals and corporate member dues\, foundations and contributions. By serving as a regional center for education and discussion of world affairs\, TNWAC provides leadership for global thinking. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \n\n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/En0CVsrB6NGUNTSA3BLUtw”>War in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic & Economic Perspective | Aug 25</a><br /><br /><br />\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THESE PROGRAMS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \n \nLink here for more information about sponsoring. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/cyber-town-hall-former-nsa-director-rogers-nov-7/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Geopolitics of Central Asia | Prof. John Miglietta
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \n\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nand Belmont University Center for International Business\, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGLOBAL DIALOGUE SERIES \nVia Zoom \nThe Geopolitics of Central Asia\n \nOctober 13\, 2022 | 1 pm CT\nA Conversation With Professor John Miglietta\n \nWith Moderator\nProfessor Thomas Schwartz\n \n  \n\n\nProfessor John Miglietta who teaches international politics at Tennessee State University recently completed a year in Tajikistan as a Fulbright Scholar. In this Global Dialogue he will discuss the geography of the region\, the politics and governments of the region and how these countries emerged from the Soviet Union. He will conclude by discussing the roles of China\, Russia\, and the US. Distinguished historian Professor Thomas Schwartz will moderate the conversation. \nUnderstanding developments in Central Asia is key to understanding developments in Russia and China and American interests in the region. \nProfessor John Miglietta \nJohn Miglietta is a political scientist who focuses on the study of American foreign policy in the Middle East with an emphasis on international security issues. He is the author of American Alliance Policy in the Middle East\, 1945-1992 (Rowman and Littlefield\, 2002). This is a study of the dynamics of U.S. alliances in the region focusing on Iran\, Israel\, and Saudi Arabia. Dr. Miglietta also has research interests in studying American foreign policy in Central Asia\, as well as weapons proliferation. \nProfessor Thomas Schwartz \nThomas Alan Schwartz is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States\, with related interests in American politics\, the history of international relations\, Modern European history\, and biography. His most recent book is Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography (Hill and Wang\, 2020). The book has received considerable notice and acclaim. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \n \n\n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/En0CVsrB6NGUNTSA3BLUtw”>War in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic & Economic Perspective | Aug 25</a><br />\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/geopolitics-of-central-asia-prof-john-miglietta/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Discussion | Henry Kissinger with Prof Thomas Schwartz | Jun 23 | In Person
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council and\n\nThe Nashville Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the \nAmerican Council on Germany\ncordially invite you to a\nReception and Discussion with\n \nDr. Thomas A. Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History at Vanderbilt University\n \n“Kissinger at 99: Historical Reflections on \n20th-Century America’s Most Famous Diplomat” \nThursday\, June 23\, 2022\n6:00 to 8:00 p.m.\nBoard of Trust Room \nVanderbilt Student Life Center\n310 25th Ave. S.\nNashville\, TN 37240\nComplimentary Parking on Campus at the 25th Avenue Parking Garage. There is a $35 charge to attend this event. REGISTER by June 19\n\n\n\n\nThomas A. Schwartz\, who is a member of the TNWAC and was an ACG Young Leader in 1989\, is a Distinguished Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. He is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States\, modern European history\, and biography. \nDr. Schwartz’s most recent book\, Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography  (Hill and Wang)\, has received considerable notice and acclaim. He is also the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard\, 1991) – which received the Stuart Bernath Book Prize of the Society of American Foreign Relations\, and the Harry S. Truman Book Award\, given by the Truman Presidential Library – and Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam (Harvard\, 2003)\, which examined the Johnson administration’s policy toward Europe and assessed the impact of the war in Vietnam on its other foreign policy objectives. Dr. Schwartz is also the co-editor\, together with Matthias Schulz\, of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter (Cambridge University Press\, 2009). \n\n  \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/henry-kissinger-thomas-schwartz/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220525T170000
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SUMMARY:Lunch with Ambassador of Ireland Daniel Mulhall | May 25 | In-Person
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a networking and discussion luncheon event with Ambassador of Ireland Daniel Mulhall.\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\nin association with Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce International Business Council presents \n\n\n\n\n\nAMBASSADOR SERIES\nIN PERSON\nUnited States-Ireland Relations\n \nAmbassador Daniel Mulhall\nAmbassador of Ireland to the United States \nWednesday\, May 25\, 2022 \nBaker Donelson\n1600 West End Avenue\nNashville\, TN 37203 \n12:00 Networking/Lunch\n12:30 Program\n1:30 Adjourn \n \n\nThe IBC\, in partnership with the Center for International Business at Belmont University and the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, invites you to join us for a special conversation with Ireland’s Ambassador to the U.S.\, Mr. Daniel Mulhall. \nDaniel Mulhall took up duty as Ireland’s 18th Ambassador to the United States in August 2017. He was born and brought up in Waterford and undertook his undergraduate and post-graduate studies at University College Cork where he specialized in modern Irish history. Read full bio \n\nThank you for your support to make our public service work possible. \n\n\nPhoto credit Marty Katz/washingtonphotographer.com \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/lunch-with-ambassador-of-ireland-daniel-mulhall-may-25-in-person/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Why Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield
DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”\nwith Gary Garfield\nformer Chairman\, President & CEO\, Bridgestone Americas \n\nWhat: Seminar on “Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 30\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nWhy Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield\n \n\nGary Garfield \nRetired Chairman\, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas\, Inc. Garfield initially joined Bridgestone Americas in the legal department in 1991\, eventually rising to the position of Vice President\, General Counsel\, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Bridgestone Americas. In March 2010\, he was promoted to Bridgestone Americas’ CEO and President\, and in January 2016 he was named as Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Americas. Over the last years\, he also was promoted to a series of executive positions within Bridgestone Corporation\, ultimately culminating in the position of Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas’ parent company\, Bridgestone Corporation. \nHe has been Director of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce since July 03\, 2014 and served as an Independent Director of Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. since June 2015. He serves as a Director of Firestone Diversified Products\, LLC\, the Tennessee Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation\, the Nashville Ballet and the Middle Tennessee Council\, Boy Scouts of America. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. He has been the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s Board of Trustees since January 2011. Since 2011\, he has also served on the Board of Visitors for Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Business. \nIn 2012\, Mr. Garfield was named National Chair for the Take Steps Be Heard walk program for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. He was a 2013 member of the Greater Nashville Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association and is serving as the 2015 Heart Walk Chairman. \nMr. Garfield holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Wittenberg University and his Juris Doctor from Cincinnati University. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/why-climate-change-is-a-business-matter-gary-garfield/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Why Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield
DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”\nwith Gary Garfield\nformer Chairman\, President & CEO\, Bridgestone Americas \n\nWhat: Seminar on “Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 30\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nWhy Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield\n \n\nGary Garfield \nRetired Chairman\, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas\, Inc. Garfield initially joined Bridgestone Americas in the legal department in 1991\, eventually rising to the position of Vice President\, General Counsel\, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Bridgestone Americas. In March 2010\, he was promoted to Bridgestone Americas’ CEO and President\, and in January 2016 he was named as Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Americas. Over the last years\, he also was promoted to a series of executive positions within Bridgestone Corporation\, ultimately culminating in the position of Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas’ parent company\, Bridgestone Corporation. \nHe has been Director of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce since July 03\, 2014 and served as an Independent Director of Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. since June 2015. He serves as a Director of Firestone Diversified Products\, LLC\, the Tennessee Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation\, the Nashville Ballet and the Middle Tennessee Council\, Boy Scouts of America. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. He has been the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s Board of Trustees since January 2011. Since 2011\, he has also served on the Board of Visitors for Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Business. \nIn 2012\, Mr. Garfield was named National Chair for the Take Steps Be Heard walk program for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. He was a 2013 member of the Greater Nashville Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association and is serving as the 2015 Heart Walk Chairman. \nMr. Garfield holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Wittenberg University and his Juris Doctor from Cincinnati University. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/why-climate-change-is-a-business-matter-gary-garfield-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234610
CREATED:20220131T185507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182016Z
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SUMMARY:Why Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield
DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”\nwith Gary Garfield\nformer Chairman\, President & CEO\, Bridgestone Americas \n\nWhat: Seminar on “Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 30\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nWhy Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield\n \n\nGary Garfield \nRetired Chairman\, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas\, Inc. Garfield initially joined Bridgestone Americas in the legal department in 1991\, eventually rising to the position of Vice President\, General Counsel\, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Bridgestone Americas. In March 2010\, he was promoted to Bridgestone Americas’ CEO and President\, and in January 2016 he was named as Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Americas. Over the last years\, he also was promoted to a series of executive positions within Bridgestone Corporation\, ultimately culminating in the position of Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas’ parent company\, Bridgestone Corporation. \nHe has been Director of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce since July 03\, 2014 and served as an Independent Director of Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. since June 2015. He serves as a Director of Firestone Diversified Products\, LLC\, the Tennessee Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation\, the Nashville Ballet and the Middle Tennessee Council\, Boy Scouts of America. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. He has been the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s Board of Trustees since January 2011. Since 2011\, he has also served on the Board of Visitors for Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Business. \nIn 2012\, Mr. Garfield was named National Chair for the Take Steps Be Heard walk program for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. He was a 2013 member of the Greater Nashville Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association and is serving as the 2015 Heart Walk Chairman. \nMr. Garfield holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Wittenberg University and his Juris Doctor from Cincinnati University. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/why-climate-change-is-a-business-matter-gary-garfield-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234610
CREATED:20211119T191126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182138Z
UID:43073-1648404000-1648414800@www.tnwac.org
SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Championship | March 27
DESCRIPTION:Updated: Dec 28\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nCHAMPIONSHIP\nMARCH 27\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\n(New Date) \nIN PERSON AT Belmont University\nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below.  \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of December 28\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \nTNWAC will follow the Covid-19 measures in place for the National Championship Match in Washington\, DC. This includes proof of Covid-19 vaccinations and use of masks by all participants. Details here. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-MARCH 4\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nFEBRUARY 27\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nMARCH 5-MARCH 21\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nMARCH 27\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-MAY 1\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at <pat@tnwac.org > \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-championship-feb-6-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234610
CREATED:20211119T191126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182142Z
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SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Championship | March 27
DESCRIPTION:Updated: Dec 28\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nCHAMPIONSHIP\nMARCH 27\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\n(New Date) \nIN PERSON AT Belmont University\nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below.  \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of December 28\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \nTNWAC will follow the Covid-19 measures in place for the National Championship Match in Washington\, DC. This includes proof of Covid-19 vaccinations and use of masks by all participants. Details here. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-MARCH 4\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nFEBRUARY 27\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nMARCH 5-MARCH 21\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nMARCH 27\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-MAY 1\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at <pat@tnwac.org > \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-championship-feb-6-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234610
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SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Championship | March 27
DESCRIPTION:Updated: Dec 28\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nCHAMPIONSHIP\nMARCH 27\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\n(New Date) \nIN PERSON AT Belmont University\nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below.  \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of December 28\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \nTNWAC will follow the Covid-19 measures in place for the National Championship Match in Washington\, DC. This includes proof of Covid-19 vaccinations and use of masks by all participants. Details here. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-MARCH 4\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nFEBRUARY 27\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nMARCH 5-MARCH 21\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nMARCH 27\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-MAY 1\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at <pat@tnwac.org > \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-championship-feb-6/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234610
CREATED:20220131T184226Z
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SUMMARY:“Post-Olympic China's Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn
DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”\nwith Jeremy Goldkorn\n \nand Moderator\n \nProfessor Marieta Velikova\nWhat: Seminar on “Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 23\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nBelmont students should attend in person. \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/NKneMrccm_GPaiZ5hbpBgA”>“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn</a><br />\n \n\nJeremy Goldkorn\nEditor in Chief\, SupChina.com; Co-host\, Sinica Podcast \nJeremy Goldkorn is editor-in-chief of SupChina and co-host of the Sinica podcast. He moved to China in 1995 and became managing editor of Beijing’s first independent English-language entertainment magazine. In 2003\, he founded the website and research firm\, Danwei\, which tracked Chinese media\, markets\, politics\, and business. It was acquired in 2013 by the Financial Times. He has lived in a worker’s dormitory\, produced a documentary film about African soccer players in Beijing\, and rode a bicycle from Peshawar to Kathmandu via Kashgar and Lhasa. He moved to Nashville Tennessee in 2015 and is a board member of the Tennessee China Network and a President’s Advisory Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. \nMarieta Velikova \nDirector of the Center for International Business and Professor of Economics\, Jack C. Massey College of Business\, Belmont University and Member TNWAC Board of Directors Dr. Velikova received her undergraduate degree from the People’s Friendship University of Russia. Her M.A. in Financial Economics and Ph.D. in Applied Economics were both earned at Mississippi State University\, where she worked as a research assistant\, academic tutor\, and instructor of economics. She teaches economics and international business courses in Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey College of Business\, where she also advises members of SIFE\, Students in Free Enterprise\, and has been involved in the creation of the IB Society\, an organization for students interested in international studies. Her research interests include macroeconomics and monetary economics; however\, her primary area of specialization is the effectiveness of deposit insurance coverage in the international banking system\, including U.S. banks. An article she authored\, entitled “Real Deposit Insurance Coverage at U.S. Banks\,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business and Leadership: Research\, Practice\, and Teaching. \nSource and for more: Belmont.edu \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/post-olympic-chinas-standing-in-the-world-with-jeremy-goldkorn-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:“Post-Olympic China's Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn
DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”\nwith Jeremy Goldkorn\n \nand Moderator\n \nProfessor Marieta Velikova\nWhat: Seminar on “Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 23\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nBelmont students should attend in person. \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/NKneMrccm_GPaiZ5hbpBgA”>“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn</a><br />\n \n\nJeremy Goldkorn\nEditor in Chief\, SupChina.com; Co-host\, Sinica Podcast \nJeremy Goldkorn is editor-in-chief of SupChina and co-host of the Sinica podcast. He moved to China in 1995 and became managing editor of Beijing’s first independent English-language entertainment magazine. In 2003\, he founded the website and research firm\, Danwei\, which tracked Chinese media\, markets\, politics\, and business. It was acquired in 2013 by the Financial Times. He has lived in a worker’s dormitory\, produced a documentary film about African soccer players in Beijing\, and rode a bicycle from Peshawar to Kathmandu via Kashgar and Lhasa. He moved to Nashville Tennessee in 2015 and is a board member of the Tennessee China Network and a President’s Advisory Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. \nMarieta Velikova \nDirector of the Center for International Business and Professor of Economics\, Jack C. Massey College of Business\, Belmont University and Member TNWAC Board of Directors Dr. Velikova received her undergraduate degree from the People’s Friendship University of Russia. Her M.A. in Financial Economics and Ph.D. in Applied Economics were both earned at Mississippi State University\, where she worked as a research assistant\, academic tutor\, and instructor of economics. She teaches economics and international business courses in Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey College of Business\, where she also advises members of SIFE\, Students in Free Enterprise\, and has been involved in the creation of the IB Society\, an organization for students interested in international studies. Her research interests include macroeconomics and monetary economics; however\, her primary area of specialization is the effectiveness of deposit insurance coverage in the international banking system\, including U.S. banks. An article she authored\, entitled “Real Deposit Insurance Coverage at U.S. Banks\,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business and Leadership: Research\, Practice\, and Teaching. \nSource and for more: Belmont.edu \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/post-olympic-chinas-standing-in-the-world-with-jeremy-goldkorn-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:“Post-Olympic China's Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn
DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”\nwith Jeremy Goldkorn\n \nand Moderator\n \nProfessor Marieta Velikova\nWhat: Seminar on “Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 23\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nBelmont students should attend in person. \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/NKneMrccm_GPaiZ5hbpBgA”>“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn</a><br />\n \n\nJeremy Goldkorn\nEditor in Chief\, SupChina.com; Co-host\, Sinica Podcast \nJeremy Goldkorn is editor-in-chief of SupChina and co-host of the Sinica podcast. He moved to China in 1995 and became managing editor of Beijing’s first independent English-language entertainment magazine. In 2003\, he founded the website and research firm\, Danwei\, which tracked Chinese media\, markets\, politics\, and business. It was acquired in 2013 by the Financial Times. He has lived in a worker’s dormitory\, produced a documentary film about African soccer players in Beijing\, and rode a bicycle from Peshawar to Kathmandu via Kashgar and Lhasa. He moved to Nashville Tennessee in 2015 and is a board member of the Tennessee China Network and a President’s Advisory Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. \nMarieta Velikova \nDirector of the Center for International Business and Professor of Economics\, Jack C. Massey College of Business\, Belmont University and Member TNWAC Board of Directors Dr. Velikova received her undergraduate degree from the People’s Friendship University of Russia. Her M.A. in Financial Economics and Ph.D. in Applied Economics were both earned at Mississippi State University\, where she worked as a research assistant\, academic tutor\, and instructor of economics. She teaches economics and international business courses in Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey College of Business\, where she also advises members of SIFE\, Students in Free Enterprise\, and has been involved in the creation of the IB Society\, an organization for students interested in international studies. Her research interests include macroeconomics and monetary economics; however\, her primary area of specialization is the effectiveness of deposit insurance coverage in the international banking system\, including U.S. banks. An article she authored\, entitled “Real Deposit Insurance Coverage at U.S. Banks\,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business and Leadership: Research\, Practice\, and Teaching. \nSource and for more: Belmont.edu \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/post-olympic-chinas-standing-in-the-world-with-jeremy-goldkorn/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match | Dec 5
DESCRIPTION:Updated: Nov 19\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nPRACTICE MATCH\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\nVIA ZOOM\nMatch details TBA \nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below. TNWAC will contact all schools that pledge teams about participation in the Practice Match. \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of November 1\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-JANUARY 14\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nJANUARY 15-JANUARY 31\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nJANUARY 23\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nFEBRUARY 6\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-29\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at <pat@tnwac.org > \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-practice-match-dec-5-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match | Dec 5
DESCRIPTION:Updated: Nov 19\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nPRACTICE MATCH\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\nVIA ZOOM\nMatch details TBA \nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below. TNWAC will contact all schools that pledge teams about participation in the Practice Match. \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of November 1\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-JANUARY 14\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nJANUARY 15-JANUARY 31\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nJANUARY 23\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nFEBRUARY 6\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-29\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at <pat@tnwac.org > \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-practice-match-dec-5-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match | Dec 5
DESCRIPTION:Updated: Nov 19\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nPRACTICE MATCH\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\nVIA ZOOM\nMatch details TBA \nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below. TNWAC will contact all schools that pledge teams about participation in the Practice Match. \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of November 1\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-JANUARY 14\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nJANUARY 15-JANUARY 31\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nJANUARY 23\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nFEBRUARY 6\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-29\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at <pat@tnwac.org > \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-practice-match-dec-5/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:International Career Panel: Women in International Business | Oct 27
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council and the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, Lipscomb University and the Tennessee Technological University Department of Foreign Languages \nInternational Careers Panel – Fall 2021\nWomen in International Business\nOctober 27\, 2021 \n6:30pm-8:00pm ET / 5:30pm-7:00pm CT \nMODERATOR\n \nLucy Buck\, Haslam Scholars Program\, University of Tennessee \n\n\n \nBeth-Ann Martorello\, Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer at AllianceBernstein (AB) \n \nMasami Tyson\, Global Director of FDI and Trade\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)\n \n\n\nLulu Lim Copeland\, Executive Director TN-China Network; Independent Economic and Workforce Development Consultant\n \nRobin Reliford\, Head of Health and Safety\, WorldStrides\n  \n \n\n \n\n\nDo you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs?  There’s more than you think.  Every Fall and Spring the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats\, business people\, NGO officials\, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel. \nJoin us on October 27th for a conversation with a distinguished panel of women working in global business fields. They will share with you what preparation they undertook to pursue their careers\, what the day to day life is like in their jobs and the pros and cons of the work they undertake. \nOUR PANEL \nLucy Buck\, Moderator \nLucy Buck is a senior at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville studying supply chain management and business analytics with a concentration in international business. Lucy is a member of the Haslam Scholars Program\, the premier honors program at the university. She also serves as the President of the International Business Club and the Vice President of the Management Society. Having spent her childhood living in Singapore and Bangalore\, India\, Lucy is fascinated by foreign affairs and is working toward having an international career in her future. \nBeth-Ann Martorello\, Senior VP\, Chief Audit Officer\, Alliance Bernstein (AB) \nBeth-Ann Martorello is a Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer at AllianceBernstein (AB). There she directs the global internal audit activities (IA) of AB and its subsidiaries. With a global audit team (US\, Europe & Asia)\, she is responsible for identifying and evaluating the financial\, operational\, technological\, and regulatory risks associated with the firm’s buy-side and sell-side business activities.  Beth-Ann also directs the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing process in support of the firm’s SOX 404 certification requirement.  During her tenure at AB\, she has performed infrastructure\, application\, operational and financial audits\, has conducted several fraud investigations\, developed the Quality Assurance Program\, drafted the Internal Audit procedure manual\, performed internal quality assessment reviews of AB’s IA and  other IA departments\, and developed/implemented training/on-boarding programs\, and IA applications.  Beth-Ann is an Executive Sponsor of Synergy Nashville\, the Women’s Employee Resource Group at AB. \nBefore joining AllianceBernstein\, Beth-Ann was with Barclay’s Internal Audit Department\, where she served in various positions\, including Support and Development\, and as IT Audit Associate.  She graduated from NYU with a BA in History.  She holds a Certification of Control Self-Assessment\, Certification of Information System Audit\, Certification of Risk and Information System Control and is accredited in Quality Assurance.  Beth-Ann serves on the board of Nashville Cares and as Vice President for the IIA Nashville Chapter. \nMasami Tyson\, Global Director of FDI and Trade\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) \nMasami Izumida Tyson joined the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2018 as the Global Director of FDI and Trade. Her primary duties include: managing the international offices which identify companies from around the globe interested in doing business in Tennessee; supporting the business development team to recruit international companies to Tennessee and cultivating relationships with such companies; and developing relationships with various international agencies\, diplomatic channels and organizations in order to promote economic development in the State of Tennessee. She is also the State’s contact for any issues relating to trade. \nMasami was born and raised in Yokohama\, Japan and has lived in Nashville\, Tennessee for most of her adult life. Prior to holding her current position\, Masami held various attorney positions at global companies including Nissan North America as well as at a law firm. She has her B.A. and M.A. from Johns Hopkins University and her J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School. She is married to Dr. Rich Tyson\, a native of the U.K. and they have three children\, Joel\, Julia and Mei. \nLulu Lim Copeland\, Executive Director TN-China Network; Independent Economic and Workforce Development Consultant \n\n\n\nLulu Lim Copeland is an independent economic and workforce development consultant and the executive director of TN-China Network. She was the Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development at Chattanooga State Community College\, with more than twenty years of experience in workforce development projects. Prior to joining Chattanooga State\, Lulu was the Engineering and Documentation Manager at Olan Mills for 13 years\, she also served as adjunct faculty with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s School of Engineering and Computer Science. Lulu is very active in the Chattanooga-area business and education communities. Lulu supports Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce programs and projects\, including as a board member of the Chamber’s International Business Council. She received her MS in Engineering Management and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a certificate of architecture design from City College of New York. \n\n\n\nLulu is originally from Taipei\, Taiwan. She immigrated to the US in 1971. She currently lives in Chattanooga\, Tennessee.  \n\nRobin Reliford\, Head of Health and Safety\, WorldStrides\nRobin Reliford leads domestic and international health\, safety\, and crisis management for WorldStrides\, monitoring world events\, implementing emergency protocols and procedures and working closely with executive management on policy development and compliance. A lawyer by training\, Robin has been a key voice in international education risk management since she first entered the field. She is a sought-after presenter on health and safety topics at national and international conferences\, and regularly shares best practices through her participation as a member of groups like the Overseas Advisory Council (OSAC) Academic Working Group and Pulse: Higher Educational International Health and Safety Professionals. \nRobin works closely with WorldStrides’ Tour Central and field operations teams around the world\, as well as partners like George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine and WorldAware\, who have helped us to build the best health and safety infrastructure in the field of educational travel and study abroad. She received her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and her B.A. from West Chester University. She resides in Austin\, Texas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTNWAC’s Professions Across the Spectrum — representing multiple occupational fields — is set for October 6\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nTNWAC’s career panel on the theme “Women in International Business” is set for October 27\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nTNWAC invites colleges and other institutions to partner on presentation of this special program. Contact Pat Ryan < pat@tnwac.org > for info. \nTNWAC invites businesses and other institutions to sponsor this program. \n\nCHECK OUT OUR SPRING 2021 CAREER PANELS \n \nWomen In International Law \n \nDiplomacy: U.S. Foreign Service & the State Department \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “INTERNATIONAL CAREERS PANEL” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with global affairs professionals. It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n  \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/international-career-panel-women-in-international-business-oct-27-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:International Career Panel: Women in International Business | Oct 27
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council and the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, Lipscomb University and the Tennessee Technological University Department of Foreign Languages \nInternational Careers Panel – Fall 2021\nWomen in International Business\nOctober 27\, 2021 \n6:30pm-8:00pm ET / 5:30pm-7:00pm CT \nMODERATOR\n \nLucy Buck\, Haslam Scholars Program\, University of Tennessee \n\n\n \nBeth-Ann Martorello\, Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer at AllianceBernstein (AB) \n \nMasami Tyson\, Global Director of FDI and Trade\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)\n \n\n\nLulu Lim Copeland\, Executive Director TN-China Network; Independent Economic and Workforce Development Consultant\n \nRobin Reliford\, Head of Health and Safety\, WorldStrides\n  \n \n\n \n\n\nDo you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs?  There’s more than you think.  Every Fall and Spring the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats\, business people\, NGO officials\, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel. \nJoin us on October 27th for a conversation with a distinguished panel of women working in global business fields. They will share with you what preparation they undertook to pursue their careers\, what the day to day life is like in their jobs and the pros and cons of the work they undertake. \nOUR PANEL \nLucy Buck\, Moderator \nLucy Buck is a senior at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville studying supply chain management and business analytics with a concentration in international business. Lucy is a member of the Haslam Scholars Program\, the premier honors program at the university. She also serves as the President of the International Business Club and the Vice President of the Management Society. Having spent her childhood living in Singapore and Bangalore\, India\, Lucy is fascinated by foreign affairs and is working toward having an international career in her future. \nBeth-Ann Martorello\, Senior VP\, Chief Audit Officer\, Alliance Bernstein (AB) \nBeth-Ann Martorello is a Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer at AllianceBernstein (AB). There she directs the global internal audit activities (IA) of AB and its subsidiaries. With a global audit team (US\, Europe & Asia)\, she is responsible for identifying and evaluating the financial\, operational\, technological\, and regulatory risks associated with the firm’s buy-side and sell-side business activities.  Beth-Ann also directs the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing process in support of the firm’s SOX 404 certification requirement.  During her tenure at AB\, she has performed infrastructure\, application\, operational and financial audits\, has conducted several fraud investigations\, developed the Quality Assurance Program\, drafted the Internal Audit procedure manual\, performed internal quality assessment reviews of AB’s IA and  other IA departments\, and developed/implemented training/on-boarding programs\, and IA applications.  Beth-Ann is an Executive Sponsor of Synergy Nashville\, the Women’s Employee Resource Group at AB. \nBefore joining AllianceBernstein\, Beth-Ann was with Barclay’s Internal Audit Department\, where she served in various positions\, including Support and Development\, and as IT Audit Associate.  She graduated from NYU with a BA in History.  She holds a Certification of Control Self-Assessment\, Certification of Information System Audit\, Certification of Risk and Information System Control and is accredited in Quality Assurance.  Beth-Ann serves on the board of Nashville Cares and as Vice President for the IIA Nashville Chapter. \nMasami Tyson\, Global Director of FDI and Trade\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) \nMasami Izumida Tyson joined the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2018 as the Global Director of FDI and Trade. Her primary duties include: managing the international offices which identify companies from around the globe interested in doing business in Tennessee; supporting the business development team to recruit international companies to Tennessee and cultivating relationships with such companies; and developing relationships with various international agencies\, diplomatic channels and organizations in order to promote economic development in the State of Tennessee. She is also the State’s contact for any issues relating to trade. \nMasami was born and raised in Yokohama\, Japan and has lived in Nashville\, Tennessee for most of her adult life. Prior to holding her current position\, Masami held various attorney positions at global companies including Nissan North America as well as at a law firm. She has her B.A. and M.A. from Johns Hopkins University and her J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School. She is married to Dr. Rich Tyson\, a native of the U.K. and they have three children\, Joel\, Julia and Mei. \nLulu Lim Copeland\, Executive Director TN-China Network; Independent Economic and Workforce Development Consultant \n\n\n\nLulu Lim Copeland is an independent economic and workforce development consultant and the executive director of TN-China Network. She was the Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development at Chattanooga State Community College\, with more than twenty years of experience in workforce development projects. Prior to joining Chattanooga State\, Lulu was the Engineering and Documentation Manager at Olan Mills for 13 years\, she also served as adjunct faculty with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s School of Engineering and Computer Science. Lulu is very active in the Chattanooga-area business and education communities. Lulu supports Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce programs and projects\, including as a board member of the Chamber’s International Business Council. She received her MS in Engineering Management and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a certificate of architecture design from City College of New York. \n\n\n\nLulu is originally from Taipei\, Taiwan. She immigrated to the US in 1971. She currently lives in Chattanooga\, Tennessee.  \n\nRobin Reliford\, Head of Health and Safety\, WorldStrides\nRobin Reliford leads domestic and international health\, safety\, and crisis management for WorldStrides\, monitoring world events\, implementing emergency protocols and procedures and working closely with executive management on policy development and compliance. A lawyer by training\, Robin has been a key voice in international education risk management since she first entered the field. She is a sought-after presenter on health and safety topics at national and international conferences\, and regularly shares best practices through her participation as a member of groups like the Overseas Advisory Council (OSAC) Academic Working Group and Pulse: Higher Educational International Health and Safety Professionals. \nRobin works closely with WorldStrides’ Tour Central and field operations teams around the world\, as well as partners like George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine and WorldAware\, who have helped us to build the best health and safety infrastructure in the field of educational travel and study abroad. She received her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and her B.A. from West Chester University. She resides in Austin\, Texas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTNWAC’s Professions Across the Spectrum — representing multiple occupational fields — is set for October 6\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nTNWAC’s career panel on the theme “Women in International Business” is set for October 27\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nTNWAC invites colleges and other institutions to partner on presentation of this special program. Contact Pat Ryan < pat@tnwac.org > for info. \nTNWAC invites businesses and other institutions to sponsor this program. \n\nCHECK OUT OUR SPRING 2021 CAREER PANELS \n \nWomen In International Law \n \nDiplomacy: U.S. Foreign Service & the State Department \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “INTERNATIONAL CAREERS PANEL” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with global affairs professionals. It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n  \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/international-career-panel-women-in-international-business-oct-27-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:International Career Panel: Women in International Business | Oct 27
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council and the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, Lipscomb University and the Tennessee Technological University Department of Foreign Languages \nInternational Careers Panel – Fall 2021\nWomen in International Business\nOctober 27\, 2021 \n6:30pm-8:00pm ET / 5:30pm-7:00pm CT \nMODERATOR\n \nLucy Buck\, Haslam Scholars Program\, University of Tennessee \n\n\n \nBeth-Ann Martorello\, Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer at AllianceBernstein (AB) \n \nMasami Tyson\, Global Director of FDI and Trade\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)\n \n\n\nLulu Lim Copeland\, Executive Director TN-China Network; Independent Economic and Workforce Development Consultant\n \nRobin Reliford\, Head of Health and Safety\, WorldStrides\n  \n \n\n \n\n\nDo you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs?  There’s more than you think.  Every Fall and Spring the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats\, business people\, NGO officials\, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel. \nJoin us on October 27th for a conversation with a distinguished panel of women working in global business fields. They will share with you what preparation they undertook to pursue their careers\, what the day to day life is like in their jobs and the pros and cons of the work they undertake. \nOUR PANEL \nLucy Buck\, Moderator \nLucy Buck is a senior at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville studying supply chain management and business analytics with a concentration in international business. Lucy is a member of the Haslam Scholars Program\, the premier honors program at the university. She also serves as the President of the International Business Club and the Vice President of the Management Society. Having spent her childhood living in Singapore and Bangalore\, India\, Lucy is fascinated by foreign affairs and is working toward having an international career in her future. \nBeth-Ann Martorello\, Senior VP\, Chief Audit Officer\, Alliance Bernstein (AB) \nBeth-Ann Martorello is a Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer at AllianceBernstein (AB). There she directs the global internal audit activities (IA) of AB and its subsidiaries. With a global audit team (US\, Europe & Asia)\, she is responsible for identifying and evaluating the financial\, operational\, technological\, and regulatory risks associated with the firm’s buy-side and sell-side business activities.  Beth-Ann also directs the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing process in support of the firm’s SOX 404 certification requirement.  During her tenure at AB\, she has performed infrastructure\, application\, operational and financial audits\, has conducted several fraud investigations\, developed the Quality Assurance Program\, drafted the Internal Audit procedure manual\, performed internal quality assessment reviews of AB’s IA and  other IA departments\, and developed/implemented training/on-boarding programs\, and IA applications.  Beth-Ann is an Executive Sponsor of Synergy Nashville\, the Women’s Employee Resource Group at AB. \nBefore joining AllianceBernstein\, Beth-Ann was with Barclay’s Internal Audit Department\, where she served in various positions\, including Support and Development\, and as IT Audit Associate.  She graduated from NYU with a BA in History.  She holds a Certification of Control Self-Assessment\, Certification of Information System Audit\, Certification of Risk and Information System Control and is accredited in Quality Assurance.  Beth-Ann serves on the board of Nashville Cares and as Vice President for the IIA Nashville Chapter. \nMasami Tyson\, Global Director of FDI and Trade\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) \nMasami Izumida Tyson joined the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2018 as the Global Director of FDI and Trade. Her primary duties include: managing the international offices which identify companies from around the globe interested in doing business in Tennessee; supporting the business development team to recruit international companies to Tennessee and cultivating relationships with such companies; and developing relationships with various international agencies\, diplomatic channels and organizations in order to promote economic development in the State of Tennessee. She is also the State’s contact for any issues relating to trade. \nMasami was born and raised in Yokohama\, Japan and has lived in Nashville\, Tennessee for most of her adult life. Prior to holding her current position\, Masami held various attorney positions at global companies including Nissan North America as well as at a law firm. She has her B.A. and M.A. from Johns Hopkins University and her J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School. She is married to Dr. Rich Tyson\, a native of the U.K. and they have three children\, Joel\, Julia and Mei. \nLulu Lim Copeland\, Executive Director TN-China Network; Independent Economic and Workforce Development Consultant \n\n\n\nLulu Lim Copeland is an independent economic and workforce development consultant and the executive director of TN-China Network. She was the Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development at Chattanooga State Community College\, with more than twenty years of experience in workforce development projects. Prior to joining Chattanooga State\, Lulu was the Engineering and Documentation Manager at Olan Mills for 13 years\, she also served as adjunct faculty with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s School of Engineering and Computer Science. Lulu is very active in the Chattanooga-area business and education communities. Lulu supports Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce programs and projects\, including as a board member of the Chamber’s International Business Council. She received her MS in Engineering Management and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a certificate of architecture design from City College of New York. \n\n\n\nLulu is originally from Taipei\, Taiwan. She immigrated to the US in 1971. She currently lives in Chattanooga\, Tennessee.  \n\nRobin Reliford\, Head of Health and Safety\, WorldStrides\nRobin Reliford leads domestic and international health\, safety\, and crisis management for WorldStrides\, monitoring world events\, implementing emergency protocols and procedures and working closely with executive management on policy development and compliance. A lawyer by training\, Robin has been a key voice in international education risk management since she first entered the field. She is a sought-after presenter on health and safety topics at national and international conferences\, and regularly shares best practices through her participation as a member of groups like the Overseas Advisory Council (OSAC) Academic Working Group and Pulse: Higher Educational International Health and Safety Professionals. \nRobin works closely with WorldStrides’ Tour Central and field operations teams around the world\, as well as partners like George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine and WorldAware\, who have helped us to build the best health and safety infrastructure in the field of educational travel and study abroad. She received her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and her B.A. from West Chester University. She resides in Austin\, Texas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTNWAC’s Professions Across the Spectrum — representing multiple occupational fields — is set for October 6\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nTNWAC’s career panel on the theme “Women in International Business” is set for October 27\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nTNWAC invites colleges and other institutions to partner on presentation of this special program. Contact Pat Ryan < pat@tnwac.org > for info. \nTNWAC invites businesses and other institutions to sponsor this program. \n\nCHECK OUT OUR SPRING 2021 CAREER PANELS \n \nWomen In International Law \n \nDiplomacy: U.S. Foreign Service & the State Department \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “INTERNATIONAL CAREERS PANEL” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with global affairs professionals. It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n  \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/international-career-panel-women-in-international-business-oct-27/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:International Career Panel: Across the Spectrum of Professions | Oct 6
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement\, Lipscomb University and the Tennessee Technological University Department of Foreign Languages \nInternational Careers Panel – Fall 2021\nGlobal Affairs Professions Across the Spectrum\n \n\n\nOctober 6\, 2021 – 5:30-7:00 pm CT\n\n\nModerator \n\nProfessor Susan Haynes\nAssistant Professor of Political Science\, Lipscomb University \nDIPLOMACY \n\nAllen DuBose\nDiplomat in Residence\, U.S. Southeast \nNATIONAL SECURITY/INTELLIGENCE \n\nDeborah Monroe\nU.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (Retired) and Former Senior Defense Liaison to the United Kingdom \nNGO SECTOR \n\nProfessor Wayne Barnard\, Belmont University and Former International Justice Mission\, Director of Student Mobilization \nU.S. PEACE CORPS \n\nMeghan O’Donoghue\, Former PCV Burkina Faso\, UVA PhD Candidate \n\nU.S. GOVERNMENT | US AID \n*** \n \nBilly Woodward\, U.S. Agency for International Development Official \n\n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/hsP2SAkNthXdNPtG53M-Ag”&gt;International Career Panel: Across the Spectrum of Professions | Oct 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />\n \n\n\nDo you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs?  There’s more than you think.  Every Fall and Spring the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats\, business people\, NGO officials\, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel. We routinely add a second panel each season to do a deep dive into a specific occupational field. \nTNWAC’s career panel on the theme “Women in International Business” is set for October 27\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nABOUT OUR PANEL \nModerator: Professor Susan Haynes\nMember\, TNWAC President’s Advisory Board \nSusan Turner Haynes joined Lipscomb University as an assistant professor in 2015. Prior to her doctorate\, Haynes was selected as a Public Policy and Nuclear Threat (PPNT) fellow at the University of California\, San Diego. Haynes research specializes in Chinese nuclear strategy (Chinese Nuclear Proliferation: How Global Politics is Transforming China’s Weapons Modernization\, 2016). \nIn addition\, Haynes has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals\, including Asian Perspectives\, Asian Security\, PS: Political Science and Politics\, Strategic Studies Quarterly\, The Nonproliferation Review\, and Comparative Strategy. She has also authored chapters in the Ashgate Research Companion on Chinese Foreign Policy\, and has a chapter in the forthcoming Routledge volume on Nuclear Modernization. Haynes has been invited to present her research at the Department of Defense Strategic Multilayer Assessment Group and at the Air War College. Haynes is a member of the International Studies Association and American Political Science Association and serves as a board member for the Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC). She serves as sponsor of the Lipscomb Model UN club and co-sponsor of the political science honor society\, Pi Sigma Alpha. \nAllen DuBose\nDiplomat in Residence\, U.S. Southeast \nAllen DuBose is a career U.S. Foreign Service officer who began his career with the U.S. Department of State in 2005.  Prior to joining the U.S. Foreign Service\, DuBose worked in both finance and business operations at private sector companies including IBM\, Digital Equipment Corporation\, and Iridium LLC.  \nDuBose is a Management career track officer and has previously served as a Vice Consul and Management Officer in Hermosillo\, Mexico\, General Services Officer in Guayaquil\, Ecuador\, and Management Officer in Dubai\, United Arab Emirates.  He also served domestically in Management and Human Resources assignments in support of U.S. Missions in Latin America\, Europe\, and the Middle East. \nDiplomat in Residence DuBose graduated with a B.A. in economics from the College of William and Mary\, and received his M.B.A. in finance from Atlanta University. He speaks Spanish and is married with three children.  \nDeborah Monroe\nU.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (Retired) and Former Senior Defense Liaison to the United Kingdom \nMs. Monroe served as an intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1994 to 2021. Most recently\, she was the Senior US Defense Liaison Officer at the Pathfinder Intelligence Collaboration Center\, Directorate for Intelligence (DI)\, UK Ministry of Defence. From 2013 to 2016\, she served as the Information Review Task Force (IRTF) Senior Intelligence Officer assessing the impact of the compromise classified information on Department of Defense (DoD) Intelligence and Operations capabilities. From 2011 to 2013\, Ms. Monroe served as Deputy Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Office\, and as the Deputy Director for the Middle East and Africa Regional Center. From August 2010 to March 2011\, she was Intelligence Chief for the first DoD Information Review Task Force which was charged with assessing the impact of the leak of classified reports to WikiLeaks. Ms. Monroe served in a number of positions within DIA: Acting-Chief of the Defense Intelligence Open Source Program Office; Deputy Chief of the 200-member Counterproliferation Support Office (CPT); Executive Assistant to VADM Jake Jacoby\, Director\, DIA; and in a variety of positions in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Directorate for Intelligence\, J2. \nMs. Monroe’s civilian awards include: Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Exceptional Achievement Medal; DIA Director’s Award; DIA Award for Exceptional Civilian Service; DoD Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Role Model Award; DoD Analysis and Production Award; and Two DNI Meritorious Unit Citations. Ms. Monroe received an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in 1999; an MBA from St. Ambrose University in 1994; and a BS in Journalism from Texas A&M University in 1987. She retired from the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2021 and currently resides in Nashville\, Tennessee. \nProfessor Wayne Barnard\, Belmont University and Former International Justice Mission\, Director of Student Mobilization \nMeghan O’Donohue\, Former PCV Burkina Faso\, UVA PhD Candidate \nMeghan O’Donoghue grew up in East Tennessee and got her undergraduate degrees from Tennessee Tech University. Following graduation\, she spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina Faso\, working primarily in community health. Upon completing her Peace Corps service\, she moonlighted as a national park ranger at Great Falls Park in Virginia before teaching English to middle schoolers for an academic year in Limoges\, France. She is particularly interested in the cultural implications of language exchange in Francophone countries\, as well as Francophone political identity. \nDr. Wayne Barnard \nDr. Wayne Barnard serves on the faculty of the Department of Psychological Science and Neuroscience at Belmont University in Nashville\, TN\, teaching courses in clinical\, abnormal\, and developmental psychology\, and advising students in their educational and professional goals. He leads students on Study Abroad trips to Northern Ireland\, England\, Italy\, France\, and Spain. He previously served in leadership roles with International Justice Mission\, the largest anti-slavery organization in the world\, including directing the Intern and Fellows Program\, selecting\, training\, and deploying recent graduates and mid-career professional to serve in field offices worldwide. Dr. Barnard has a varied career\, working in ministry\, prison chaplaincy\, counseling\, higher education administration and teaching\, and international non-profits. He and his wife\, Dr. Mimi Barnard\, Associate Provost at Belmont University\, have two adult children\, Katie\, an international museum designer in NYC\, who lives in Brooklyn\, and Colin\, a former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer\, and now a U.S. Navy Foreign Area Officer serving in Flensburg\, Germany at the German Naval Academy. \nBilly Woodward \nBilly Woodward joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2008. His first 10 years with USAID included assignments to Serbia\, Hungary\, Afghanistan\, Bangladesh\, and Ethiopia. For the past three years\, Billy has served in Washington\, DC in USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance with his two teenage sons using this time to reacclimate to a US lifestyle after almost a decade spent living abroad. Billy and his wife are Returned Peace Corps Volunteers\, serving in Romania from 2000-2002. Originally from Clarksville\, TN\, Billy earned his BA from the University of South Alabama and a MPA from the University of Oregon \nTNWAC invites colleges and other institutions to partner on presentation of this special program. Contact Pat Ryan < pat@tnwac.org > for info. \nTNWAC invites businesses and other institutions to sponsor this program. \n\nCHECK OUT OUR SPRING 2021 CAREER PANELS \n \nWomen In International Law \n \nDiplomacy: U.S. Foreign Service & the State Department \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “INTERNATIONAL CAREERS PANEL” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with global affairs professionals. It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n  \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/international-career-panel-multi-disciplinary-professions-oct-6-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:International Career Panel: Across the Spectrum of Professions | Oct 6
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement\, Lipscomb University and the Tennessee Technological University Department of Foreign Languages \nInternational Careers Panel – Fall 2021\nGlobal Affairs Professions Across the Spectrum\n \n\n\nOctober 6\, 2021 – 5:30-7:00 pm CT\n\n\nModerator \n\nProfessor Susan Haynes\nAssistant Professor of Political Science\, Lipscomb University \nDIPLOMACY \n\nAllen DuBose\nDiplomat in Residence\, U.S. Southeast \nNATIONAL SECURITY/INTELLIGENCE \n\nDeborah Monroe\nU.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (Retired) and Former Senior Defense Liaison to the United Kingdom \nNGO SECTOR \n\nProfessor Wayne Barnard\, Belmont University and Former International Justice Mission\, Director of Student Mobilization \nU.S. PEACE CORPS \n\nMeghan O’Donoghue\, Former PCV Burkina Faso\, UVA PhD Candidate \n\nU.S. GOVERNMENT | US AID \n*** \n \nBilly Woodward\, U.S. Agency for International Development Official \n\n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/hsP2SAkNthXdNPtG53M-Ag”&gt;International Career Panel: Across the Spectrum of Professions | Oct 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />\n \n\n\nDo you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs?  There’s more than you think.  Every Fall and Spring the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats\, business people\, NGO officials\, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel. We routinely add a second panel each season to do a deep dive into a specific occupational field. \nTNWAC’s career panel on the theme “Women in International Business” is set for October 27\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nABOUT OUR PANEL \nModerator: Professor Susan Haynes\nMember\, TNWAC President’s Advisory Board \nSusan Turner Haynes joined Lipscomb University as an assistant professor in 2015. Prior to her doctorate\, Haynes was selected as a Public Policy and Nuclear Threat (PPNT) fellow at the University of California\, San Diego. Haynes research specializes in Chinese nuclear strategy (Chinese Nuclear Proliferation: How Global Politics is Transforming China’s Weapons Modernization\, 2016). \nIn addition\, Haynes has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals\, including Asian Perspectives\, Asian Security\, PS: Political Science and Politics\, Strategic Studies Quarterly\, The Nonproliferation Review\, and Comparative Strategy. She has also authored chapters in the Ashgate Research Companion on Chinese Foreign Policy\, and has a chapter in the forthcoming Routledge volume on Nuclear Modernization. Haynes has been invited to present her research at the Department of Defense Strategic Multilayer Assessment Group and at the Air War College. Haynes is a member of the International Studies Association and American Political Science Association and serves as a board member for the Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC). She serves as sponsor of the Lipscomb Model UN club and co-sponsor of the political science honor society\, Pi Sigma Alpha. \nAllen DuBose\nDiplomat in Residence\, U.S. Southeast \nAllen DuBose is a career U.S. Foreign Service officer who began his career with the U.S. Department of State in 2005.  Prior to joining the U.S. Foreign Service\, DuBose worked in both finance and business operations at private sector companies including IBM\, Digital Equipment Corporation\, and Iridium LLC.  \nDuBose is a Management career track officer and has previously served as a Vice Consul and Management Officer in Hermosillo\, Mexico\, General Services Officer in Guayaquil\, Ecuador\, and Management Officer in Dubai\, United Arab Emirates.  He also served domestically in Management and Human Resources assignments in support of U.S. Missions in Latin America\, Europe\, and the Middle East. \nDiplomat in Residence DuBose graduated with a B.A. in economics from the College of William and Mary\, and received his M.B.A. in finance from Atlanta University. He speaks Spanish and is married with three children.  \nDeborah Monroe\nU.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (Retired) and Former Senior Defense Liaison to the United Kingdom \nMs. Monroe served as an intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1994 to 2021. Most recently\, she was the Senior US Defense Liaison Officer at the Pathfinder Intelligence Collaboration Center\, Directorate for Intelligence (DI)\, UK Ministry of Defence. From 2013 to 2016\, she served as the Information Review Task Force (IRTF) Senior Intelligence Officer assessing the impact of the compromise classified information on Department of Defense (DoD) Intelligence and Operations capabilities. From 2011 to 2013\, Ms. Monroe served as Deputy Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Office\, and as the Deputy Director for the Middle East and Africa Regional Center. From August 2010 to March 2011\, she was Intelligence Chief for the first DoD Information Review Task Force which was charged with assessing the impact of the leak of classified reports to WikiLeaks. Ms. Monroe served in a number of positions within DIA: Acting-Chief of the Defense Intelligence Open Source Program Office; Deputy Chief of the 200-member Counterproliferation Support Office (CPT); Executive Assistant to VADM Jake Jacoby\, Director\, DIA; and in a variety of positions in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Directorate for Intelligence\, J2. \nMs. Monroe’s civilian awards include: Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Exceptional Achievement Medal; DIA Director’s Award; DIA Award for Exceptional Civilian Service; DoD Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Role Model Award; DoD Analysis and Production Award; and Two DNI Meritorious Unit Citations. Ms. Monroe received an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in 1999; an MBA from St. Ambrose University in 1994; and a BS in Journalism from Texas A&M University in 1987. She retired from the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2021 and currently resides in Nashville\, Tennessee. \nProfessor Wayne Barnard\, Belmont University and Former International Justice Mission\, Director of Student Mobilization \nMeghan O’Donohue\, Former PCV Burkina Faso\, UVA PhD Candidate \nMeghan O’Donoghue grew up in East Tennessee and got her undergraduate degrees from Tennessee Tech University. Following graduation\, she spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina Faso\, working primarily in community health. Upon completing her Peace Corps service\, she moonlighted as a national park ranger at Great Falls Park in Virginia before teaching English to middle schoolers for an academic year in Limoges\, France. She is particularly interested in the cultural implications of language exchange in Francophone countries\, as well as Francophone political identity. \nDr. Wayne Barnard \nDr. Wayne Barnard serves on the faculty of the Department of Psychological Science and Neuroscience at Belmont University in Nashville\, TN\, teaching courses in clinical\, abnormal\, and developmental psychology\, and advising students in their educational and professional goals. He leads students on Study Abroad trips to Northern Ireland\, England\, Italy\, France\, and Spain. He previously served in leadership roles with International Justice Mission\, the largest anti-slavery organization in the world\, including directing the Intern and Fellows Program\, selecting\, training\, and deploying recent graduates and mid-career professional to serve in field offices worldwide. Dr. Barnard has a varied career\, working in ministry\, prison chaplaincy\, counseling\, higher education administration and teaching\, and international non-profits. He and his wife\, Dr. Mimi Barnard\, Associate Provost at Belmont University\, have two adult children\, Katie\, an international museum designer in NYC\, who lives in Brooklyn\, and Colin\, a former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer\, and now a U.S. Navy Foreign Area Officer serving in Flensburg\, Germany at the German Naval Academy. \nBilly Woodward \nBilly Woodward joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2008. His first 10 years with USAID included assignments to Serbia\, Hungary\, Afghanistan\, Bangladesh\, and Ethiopia. For the past three years\, Billy has served in Washington\, DC in USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance with his two teenage sons using this time to reacclimate to a US lifestyle after almost a decade spent living abroad. Billy and his wife are Returned Peace Corps Volunteers\, serving in Romania from 2000-2002. Originally from Clarksville\, TN\, Billy earned his BA from the University of South Alabama and a MPA from the University of Oregon \nTNWAC invites colleges and other institutions to partner on presentation of this special program. Contact Pat Ryan < pat@tnwac.org > for info. \nTNWAC invites businesses and other institutions to sponsor this program. \n\nCHECK OUT OUR SPRING 2021 CAREER PANELS \n \nWomen In International Law \n \nDiplomacy: U.S. Foreign Service & the State Department \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “INTERNATIONAL CAREERS PANEL” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with global affairs professionals. It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n  \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/international-career-panel-multi-disciplinary-professions-oct-6/
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SUMMARY:International Career Panel: Across the Spectrum of Professions | Oct 6
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement\, Lipscomb University and the Tennessee Technological University Department of Foreign Languages \nInternational Careers Panel – Fall 2021\nGlobal Affairs Professions Across the Spectrum\n \n\n\nOctober 6\, 2021 – 5:30-7:00 pm CT\n\n\nModerator \n\nProfessor Susan Haynes\nAssistant Professor of Political Science\, Lipscomb University \nDIPLOMACY \n\nAllen DuBose\nDiplomat in Residence\, U.S. Southeast \nNATIONAL SECURITY/INTELLIGENCE \n\nDeborah Monroe\nU.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (Retired) and Former Senior Defense Liaison to the United Kingdom \nNGO SECTOR \n\nProfessor Wayne Barnard\, Belmont University and Former International Justice Mission\, Director of Student Mobilization \nU.S. PEACE CORPS \n\nMeghan O’Donoghue\, Former PCV Burkina Faso\, UVA PhD Candidate \n\nU.S. GOVERNMENT | US AID \n*** \n \nBilly Woodward\, U.S. Agency for International Development Official \n\n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/hsP2SAkNthXdNPtG53M-Ag”&gt;International Career Panel: Across the Spectrum of Professions | Oct 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />\n \n\n\nDo you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs?  There’s more than you think.  Every Fall and Spring the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats\, business people\, NGO officials\, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel. We routinely add a second panel each season to do a deep dive into a specific occupational field. \nTNWAC’s career panel on the theme “Women in International Business” is set for October 27\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nABOUT OUR PANEL \nModerator: Professor Susan Haynes\nMember\, TNWAC President’s Advisory Board \nSusan Turner Haynes joined Lipscomb University as an assistant professor in 2015. Prior to her doctorate\, Haynes was selected as a Public Policy and Nuclear Threat (PPNT) fellow at the University of California\, San Diego. Haynes research specializes in Chinese nuclear strategy (Chinese Nuclear Proliferation: How Global Politics is Transforming China’s Weapons Modernization\, 2016). \nIn addition\, Haynes has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals\, including Asian Perspectives\, Asian Security\, PS: Political Science and Politics\, Strategic Studies Quarterly\, The Nonproliferation Review\, and Comparative Strategy. She has also authored chapters in the Ashgate Research Companion on Chinese Foreign Policy\, and has a chapter in the forthcoming Routledge volume on Nuclear Modernization. Haynes has been invited to present her research at the Department of Defense Strategic Multilayer Assessment Group and at the Air War College. Haynes is a member of the International Studies Association and American Political Science Association and serves as a board member for the Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC). She serves as sponsor of the Lipscomb Model UN club and co-sponsor of the political science honor society\, Pi Sigma Alpha. \nAllen DuBose\nDiplomat in Residence\, U.S. Southeast \nAllen DuBose is a career U.S. Foreign Service officer who began his career with the U.S. Department of State in 2005.  Prior to joining the U.S. Foreign Service\, DuBose worked in both finance and business operations at private sector companies including IBM\, Digital Equipment Corporation\, and Iridium LLC.  \nDuBose is a Management career track officer and has previously served as a Vice Consul and Management Officer in Hermosillo\, Mexico\, General Services Officer in Guayaquil\, Ecuador\, and Management Officer in Dubai\, United Arab Emirates.  He also served domestically in Management and Human Resources assignments in support of U.S. Missions in Latin America\, Europe\, and the Middle East. \nDiplomat in Residence DuBose graduated with a B.A. in economics from the College of William and Mary\, and received his M.B.A. in finance from Atlanta University. He speaks Spanish and is married with three children.  \nDeborah Monroe\nU.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (Retired) and Former Senior Defense Liaison to the United Kingdom \nMs. Monroe served as an intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1994 to 2021. Most recently\, she was the Senior US Defense Liaison Officer at the Pathfinder Intelligence Collaboration Center\, Directorate for Intelligence (DI)\, UK Ministry of Defence. From 2013 to 2016\, she served as the Information Review Task Force (IRTF) Senior Intelligence Officer assessing the impact of the compromise classified information on Department of Defense (DoD) Intelligence and Operations capabilities. From 2011 to 2013\, Ms. Monroe served as Deputy Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Office\, and as the Deputy Director for the Middle East and Africa Regional Center. From August 2010 to March 2011\, she was Intelligence Chief for the first DoD Information Review Task Force which was charged with assessing the impact of the leak of classified reports to WikiLeaks. Ms. Monroe served in a number of positions within DIA: Acting-Chief of the Defense Intelligence Open Source Program Office; Deputy Chief of the 200-member Counterproliferation Support Office (CPT); Executive Assistant to VADM Jake Jacoby\, Director\, DIA; and in a variety of positions in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Directorate for Intelligence\, J2. \nMs. Monroe’s civilian awards include: Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Exceptional Achievement Medal; DIA Director’s Award; DIA Award for Exceptional Civilian Service; DoD Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Role Model Award; DoD Analysis and Production Award; and Two DNI Meritorious Unit Citations. Ms. Monroe received an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in 1999; an MBA from St. Ambrose University in 1994; and a BS in Journalism from Texas A&M University in 1987. She retired from the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2021 and currently resides in Nashville\, Tennessee. \nProfessor Wayne Barnard\, Belmont University and Former International Justice Mission\, Director of Student Mobilization \nMeghan O’Donohue\, Former PCV Burkina Faso\, UVA PhD Candidate \nMeghan O’Donoghue grew up in East Tennessee and got her undergraduate degrees from Tennessee Tech University. Following graduation\, she spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina Faso\, working primarily in community health. Upon completing her Peace Corps service\, she moonlighted as a national park ranger at Great Falls Park in Virginia before teaching English to middle schoolers for an academic year in Limoges\, France. She is particularly interested in the cultural implications of language exchange in Francophone countries\, as well as Francophone political identity. \nDr. Wayne Barnard \nDr. Wayne Barnard serves on the faculty of the Department of Psychological Science and Neuroscience at Belmont University in Nashville\, TN\, teaching courses in clinical\, abnormal\, and developmental psychology\, and advising students in their educational and professional goals. He leads students on Study Abroad trips to Northern Ireland\, England\, Italy\, France\, and Spain. He previously served in leadership roles with International Justice Mission\, the largest anti-slavery organization in the world\, including directing the Intern and Fellows Program\, selecting\, training\, and deploying recent graduates and mid-career professional to serve in field offices worldwide. Dr. Barnard has a varied career\, working in ministry\, prison chaplaincy\, counseling\, higher education administration and teaching\, and international non-profits. He and his wife\, Dr. Mimi Barnard\, Associate Provost at Belmont University\, have two adult children\, Katie\, an international museum designer in NYC\, who lives in Brooklyn\, and Colin\, a former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer\, and now a U.S. Navy Foreign Area Officer serving in Flensburg\, Germany at the German Naval Academy. \nBilly Woodward \nBilly Woodward joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2008. His first 10 years with USAID included assignments to Serbia\, Hungary\, Afghanistan\, Bangladesh\, and Ethiopia. For the past three years\, Billy has served in Washington\, DC in USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance with his two teenage sons using this time to reacclimate to a US lifestyle after almost a decade spent living abroad. Billy and his wife are Returned Peace Corps Volunteers\, serving in Romania from 2000-2002. Originally from Clarksville\, TN\, Billy earned his BA from the University of South Alabama and a MPA from the University of Oregon \nTNWAC invites colleges and other institutions to partner on presentation of this special program. Contact Pat Ryan < pat@tnwac.org > for info. \nTNWAC invites businesses and other institutions to sponsor this program. \n\nCHECK OUT OUR SPRING 2021 CAREER PANELS \n \nWomen In International Law \n \nDiplomacy: U.S. Foreign Service & the State Department \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “INTERNATIONAL CAREERS PANEL” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with global affairs professionals. It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n  \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/international-career-panel-multi-disciplinary-professions-oct-6-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Competing for the Future | Announcing Global Security Forum | Oct 1-2
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE | OCT 1-2\, 2021\n \nAnnouncing Global Security Forum 2021: Competing for the Future \nFrom space to cyber\, the currency of power is changing.  \nGSF2021 will bring you an all-star lineup of leaders who redefined their fields\, shattered barriers\, and will reveal the technologies\, strategies\, and domains that will define the next decade of security and global competition.  \nFeaturing top leadership from the U.S. military\, key allies\, emerging tech innovators and more\, including: The first woman to become a four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy; former Commander of U.S. Pacific Command and Ambassador to South Korea; Advisor to the National Security Agency on Emerging Technologies; former U.S. Defense Attaché to China; the first female officer in U.S. history to command a major Unified Combatant Command\, and more.  \nGSF has brought the world’s top leadership directly to you – from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to General Daniel Hokanson\, Chief of the National Guard. This October\, generals\, experts\, and foreign leaders will convene to address the most critical global security issues of today and the opportunities of tomorrow.  \nInnovation isn’t optional. It’s imperative. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/competing-for-the-future-announcing-global-security-forum-oct-1-2/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Competing for the Future | Announcing Global Security Forum | Oct 1-2
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE | OCT 1-2\, 2021\n \nAnnouncing Global Security Forum 2021: Competing for the Future \nFrom space to cyber\, the currency of power is changing.  \nGSF2021 will bring you an all-star lineup of leaders who redefined their fields\, shattered barriers\, and will reveal the technologies\, strategies\, and domains that will define the next decade of security and global competition.  \nFeaturing top leadership from the U.S. military\, key allies\, emerging tech innovators and more\, including: The first woman to become a four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy; former Commander of U.S. Pacific Command and Ambassador to South Korea; Advisor to the National Security Agency on Emerging Technologies; former U.S. Defense Attaché to China; the first female officer in U.S. history to command a major Unified Combatant Command\, and more.  \nGSF has brought the world’s top leadership directly to you – from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to General Daniel Hokanson\, Chief of the National Guard. This October\, generals\, experts\, and foreign leaders will convene to address the most critical global security issues of today and the opportunities of tomorrow.  \nInnovation isn’t optional. It’s imperative. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/competing-for-the-future-announcing-global-security-forum-oct-1-2-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Competing for the Future | Announcing Global Security Forum | Oct 1-2
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE | OCT 1-2\, 2021\n \nAnnouncing Global Security Forum 2021: Competing for the Future \nFrom space to cyber\, the currency of power is changing.  \nGSF2021 will bring you an all-star lineup of leaders who redefined their fields\, shattered barriers\, and will reveal the technologies\, strategies\, and domains that will define the next decade of security and global competition.  \nFeaturing top leadership from the U.S. military\, key allies\, emerging tech innovators and more\, including: The first woman to become a four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy; former Commander of U.S. Pacific Command and Ambassador to South Korea; Advisor to the National Security Agency on Emerging Technologies; former U.S. Defense Attaché to China; the first female officer in U.S. history to command a major Unified Combatant Command\, and more.  \nGSF has brought the world’s top leadership directly to you – from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to General Daniel Hokanson\, Chief of the National Guard. This October\, generals\, experts\, and foreign leaders will convene to address the most critical global security issues of today and the opportunities of tomorrow.  \nInnovation isn’t optional. It’s imperative. \n 
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/competing-for-the-future-announcing-global-security-forum-oct-1-2-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Mexico Consul General Javier Diaz De Leon | In-person event | Aug 11
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\nis pleased to announce a program with our friends at\nThe Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\,\nThe Belmont University Center for International Business and Baker Donelson\nIBC Global Update with\nConsul General of Mexico in Atlanta\nJavier Diaz de Leon\n\n\n\n \nWednesday\, August 11\, 2021\n@ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm  CST\n\n\nBelmont University: Massey Boardroom\n1900 Belmont Blvd. Jack C. Massey College of Business\, 4th Floor\nNashville\, TN 37212\n \nThe Nashville Chamber’s International Business Council\, in partnership with the Center for International Business at Belmont University\, TN World Affairs Council and Baker Donelson\, invite you to a Global Update  featuring Consul General of Mexico in Atlanta\, Javier Diaz de Leon. We’ll discuss the latest in US-Mexico business connections. Moderating the event will be IBC advisory board member John Scannapieco. \nParking: Belmont University is located in Nashville on Wedgewood Ave. between 12th Ave. and 16th Ave.  Here is a link to the campus map (Massey Business Center is Building #5).\nVisitor parking is in the North Parking Garage (below the Inman and McWhorter Buildings\, buildings #6 and #7).  To access North Garage from Wedgewood Avenue\, turn onto 15th Ave. Then take your first right. This street will take you past the Law School Garage and in between Inman and the Wedgwood Academic Building.  Turn into the garage on the left (North Parking Garage).  Parking Level 1 (P1) has been reserved for guest parking. \nThere are two sets of elevators (one for the McWhorter Building and one for the Inman Building).  Walk to the Inman elevator\, which was on your right as you entered the garage.  Take the Inman elevator to Level 2 of the Gordon E. Inman Center.  Exit the elevator and go left through the outside door\, across the walkway between buildings\, and enter the Massey Business Center.  You will now be on the first floor of Massey Business Center. \nTake the elevator to the 4th floor.  The Massey Boardroom is located on the 4th floor. \n\n\nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/mexico-consul-general-javier-diaz-de-leon-in-person-event-aug-11-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Mexico Consul General Javier Diaz De Leon | In-person event | Aug 11
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\nis pleased to announce a program with our friends at\nThe Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\,\nThe Belmont University Center for International Business and Baker Donelson\nIBC Global Update with\nConsul General of Mexico in Atlanta\nJavier Diaz de Leon\n\n\n\n \nWednesday\, August 11\, 2021\n@ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm  CST\n\n\nBelmont University: Massey Boardroom\n1900 Belmont Blvd. Jack C. Massey College of Business\, 4th Floor\nNashville\, TN 37212\n \nThe Nashville Chamber’s International Business Council\, in partnership with the Center for International Business at Belmont University\, TN World Affairs Council and Baker Donelson\, invite you to a Global Update  featuring Consul General of Mexico in Atlanta\, Javier Diaz de Leon. We’ll discuss the latest in US-Mexico business connections. Moderating the event will be IBC advisory board member John Scannapieco. \nParking: Belmont University is located in Nashville on Wedgewood Ave. between 12th Ave. and 16th Ave.  Here is a link to the campus map (Massey Business Center is Building #5).\nVisitor parking is in the North Parking Garage (below the Inman and McWhorter Buildings\, buildings #6 and #7).  To access North Garage from Wedgewood Avenue\, turn onto 15th Ave. Then take your first right. This street will take you past the Law School Garage and in between Inman and the Wedgwood Academic Building.  Turn into the garage on the left (North Parking Garage).  Parking Level 1 (P1) has been reserved for guest parking. \nThere are two sets of elevators (one for the McWhorter Building and one for the Inman Building).  Walk to the Inman elevator\, which was on your right as you entered the garage.  Take the Inman elevator to Level 2 of the Gordon E. Inman Center.  Exit the elevator and go left through the outside door\, across the walkway between buildings\, and enter the Massey Business Center.  You will now be on the first floor of Massey Business Center. \nTake the elevator to the 4th floor.  The Massey Boardroom is located on the 4th floor. \n\n\nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/mexico-consul-general-javier-diaz-de-leon-in-person-event-aug-11-4/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Mexico Consul General Javier Diaz De Leon | In-person event | Aug 11
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\nis pleased to announce a program with our friends at\nThe Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\,\nThe Belmont University Center for International Business and Baker Donelson\nIBC Global Update with\nConsul General of Mexico in Atlanta\nJavier Diaz de Leon\n\n\n\n \nWednesday\, August 11\, 2021\n@ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm  CST\n\n\nBelmont University: Massey Boardroom\n1900 Belmont Blvd. Jack C. Massey College of Business\, 4th Floor\nNashville\, TN 37212\n \nThe Nashville Chamber’s International Business Council\, in partnership with the Center for International Business at Belmont University\, TN World Affairs Council and Baker Donelson\, invite you to a Global Update  featuring Consul General of Mexico in Atlanta\, Javier Diaz de Leon. We’ll discuss the latest in US-Mexico business connections. Moderating the event will be IBC advisory board member John Scannapieco. \nParking: Belmont University is located in Nashville on Wedgewood Ave. between 12th Ave. and 16th Ave.  Here is a link to the campus map (Massey Business Center is Building #5).\nVisitor parking is in the North Parking Garage (below the Inman and McWhorter Buildings\, buildings #6 and #7).  To access North Garage from Wedgewood Avenue\, turn onto 15th Ave. Then take your first right. This street will take you past the Law School Garage and in between Inman and the Wedgwood Academic Building.  Turn into the garage on the left (North Parking Garage).  Parking Level 1 (P1) has been reserved for guest parking. \nThere are two sets of elevators (one for the McWhorter Building and one for the Inman Building).  Walk to the Inman elevator\, which was on your right as you entered the garage.  Take the Inman elevator to Level 2 of the Gordon E. Inman Center.  Exit the elevator and go left through the outside door\, across the walkway between buildings\, and enter the Massey Business Center.  You will now be on the first floor of Massey Business Center. \nTake the elevator to the 4th floor.  The Massey Boardroom is located on the 4th floor. \n\n\nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/mexico-consul-general-javier-diaz-de-leon-in-person-event-aug-11/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Global Dialogue | US-Russia Conflict: Post Biden-Putin Summit | Jul 13
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Peoria Area World Affairs Council presents\nGlobal Dialogue\nU.S.-Russia Conflict: Post Biden-Putin Summit\nwith \n \nDr. Andrei Korobkov \nProfessor\, Political Science and International Relations\, Middle Tennessee State University \nand \n\n\n \nDr. Mark Katz \nProfessor\, Schar School of Policy and Government\, George Mason University \nWith Host \n \n\nLCDR Patrick Ryan\, USN (Ret) \nFounding President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council  \nJuly 13\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\nOpen and complimentary for all. We thank you for your donation and membership to make these programs possible. \nGlobal Dialogue | US-Russia Conflict: Post Biden-Putin Summit | Jul 13\n \nGlobal Dialogue | US-Russia Conflict: Post Biden-Putin Summit | Jul 13\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrei Korobkov\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor and Director of Russian Studies\, Department of Political Science and International Relations\, Middle Tennessee State University \n\n\n\n\n\nAreas of Expertise. Nationalism\, state- and nation-building. The socio-economic and political aspects of the modern trends in migration. Comparative migration policies. Inter-ethnic relations and minority politics with a regional emphasis on Russia\, the post-Soviet states\,and Eastern Europe. Economic reform and the issues of regional economic development\, energy policy\, social stratification and employment policy.\n\n\n\nPHD\, University of Alabama (1999)\nPHD\, Russian Academy of Sciences (1988)\nBS\, Moscow State University (1982)\n\n\n\n[More]\nCheck out our conversation from May with Professor Katz on the relationship between Russia and Iran [Here] \n\n\n\nMark N. Katz is a professor of government and politics at George Mason University. He earned a B.A. in international relations from the University of California at Riverside in 1976\, an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in 1978\, and a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982. \nHe is the author of The Third World in Soviet Military Thought (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 1982)\, Russia and Arabia: Soviet Foreign Policy toward the Arabian Peninsula (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 1986)\, Gorbachev’s Military Policy in the Third World (Center for Strategic and International Studies\, 1989)\, Revolutions and Revolutionary Waves (St. Martin’s Press\, 1997)\, Reflections on Revolutions (St. Martin’s Press\, 1999)\, and Leaving without Losing: The War on Terror after Iraq and Afghanistan (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2012). \nDuring 2017\, he was a visiting scholar first at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (January-March)\, and then at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki (April-September). During 2018\, he was a Fulbright Scholar at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London (January-March)\, and was then the 2018 Sir William Luce Fellow at Durham University in the UK (April-June). In February 2019\, he was appointed a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. \nLinks to his recent articles can be found on www.marknkatz.com \nPatrick Ryan \nPatrick Ryan is the founding President of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. In 2007 Mr. Ryan organized a group of concerned citizens to launch Tennessee’s first World Affairs Council\, to bring global awareness education programs and resources to communities and schools in the state. In 2009 Mr. Ryan’s contribution to building international understanding was acknowledged by receipt of the “Mandala Award” at the Window on the World Festival of Tennessee Technological University. The Council\, responding to the statewide interest in its programs\, has moved from its first home in Cookeville to Nashville where it is hosted on the campus of Belmont University. \nPatrick Ryan is the President and founder of Ryan & Associates\, an editorial consulting firm based in Nashville\, specializing in on-line global affairs information resources\, especially covering developments in the Middle East. His consulting firm\, established in 1999 in Washington\, DC and now based in Tennessee\, brings together writers\, researchers\, web design and development specialists and other professionals to deliver customized editorial solutions to an international client list. \nMr. Ryan was born and raised in New York City. At age 17 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served a 26-year career\, assigned first in the Persian Gulf in 1973 followed by assignments in the Submarine Service where he attained the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Mr. Ryan received a BA degree at the University of South Carolina\, in 1981\, majoring in International Studies followed by commissioning in the Navy as an Ensign. Mr. Ryan served aboard numerous ships\, headquarters staffs and overseas assignments before retiring in 1998 as a Lieutenant Commander. Among his assignments were the Joint Staff in the Pentagon\, the Center for Naval Analyses\, and US Central Command headquarters. He has lived and worked in Bahrain\, Italy and Japan and has traveled to about 50 countries for work and leisure. \nMr. Ryan worked as a program manager at Autometric\, Inc. in support of technical development projects before taking the position as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Council on US-Arab Relations\, a non-profit educational organization in Washington. In 1999 he founded Ryan & Associates\, which moved to Tennessee in 2001. \nMr. Ryan was President of the Cookeville Breakfast Rotary 2008-2009. He was co-Chair of the Rotary Ghana Project\, which provides clean water\, school literacy and medical support humanitarian projects to villages in Western Ghana. He was award “Rotarian of the Year” for 2009-2010 for his work in Ghana. \nMr. Ryan met and married Connie Trisdale of Gainesboro while they both served in the military overseas. They have two children\, Bill and Colleen. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this event. It is through your support that we are able to bring quality global affairs programs to the community. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-dialogue-us-russia-conflict-post-biden-putin-summit-jul-13-3/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville
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