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SUMMARY:"Global Nashville with Karl Dean\," guest Ralph Schulz\, Nashville Chamber
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGlobal Nashville with Karl Dean\nA Conversation with Ralph Schulz\, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce President\nTuesday\, November 9th at 7:00pm CT \n \nRalph Schulz\nPresident\, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \n\n\n \nKarl F. Dean \nGlobal Nashville | Belmont President L. Gregory Jones\n \nGlobal Nashville explores the issues and developments that mark the city and region as part of the global network. Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean talks with community leaders about their insights and perspectives.  \nJoin him on November 9th as he talks with Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce President Ralph Schulz to talk about business developments in the region. We should mention here our thanks to Mr. Schulz for standing in as a guest host of the “Global Nashville” program. In August he interviewed Butch Spridon\, head of the Nashville Convention and Visitor Corporation. [Link] \nMr. Schulz was a “Global Nashville” guest in January 2021 [Link] and in April 2020 [Link]\, talking about Nashville businesses’ resilience in the face of Covid and new developments in the community from international investments to the prospects for immigration to the area. \nOn Tuesday\, November 9th\, Mr. Schulz will be back with updates on the broad array of business issues in the region and his insights and perspectives on the global agenda in Nashville. \n  \n“Global Nashville with Karl Dean\,” guest Ralph Schulz\, Nashville Chamber\n \nABOUT RALPH SCHULZ \n\n\nPresident and CEO\, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\n\n\n\n\n\nRalph Schulz was named president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce by the Chamber’s board of directors in November 2006\, following a 30-year career in nonprofit management\, marketing and fundraising. In taking the position\, he accepted a leadership role at one of Middle Tennessee’s oldest and largest business federations\, an organization dating back to its founding in 1847.   More HERE \n\n\n\nPREVIOUS GLOBAL NASHVILLE APPEARANCES \nGlobal Nashville | Guest Host Ralph Schulz with Convention and Visitor Chief Butch Spyridon \nAugust 31\, 2021 \nhttps://youtu.be/oyegJy7N018 \nThe metrics were clear before the pandemic crushed global hospitality. Nashville and Tennessee were experiencing a boom in the tourism sector. The #1 leisure destination in the United States\, according to Global Traveler’s Leisure Lifestyle Awards. Reader’s Choice Award for Best Cities in the U.S.\, according to Conde Nast. A record-high $23 billion in visitor spending in the state in 2019 and trending higher\, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Travel in Tennessee generated 195\,000 jobs and $1.92 billion in state and local tax revenue — saving Tennesseans in costs for public services. Nashville’s attraction to visitors is global. The daily attraction of world-class music venues\, cultural activities\, sporting events and more\, not to mention the city’s mega-events are magnets for foreign visitors. Among the main industries that drive the economy\, tourism is emblematic of international outreach and bridge building among the tens of thousands of foreign visitors who come to Tennessee and Nashville.  \nGlobal Nashville with Karl Dean – Ralph Schulz  \nJanuary 19\, 2021 \nhttps://youtu.be/nHN_qGMJMSY \nThere’s no shortage of issues impacting Nashville’s and Middle Tennessee’s well-being. On Tuesday evening\, January 19th former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean talked with Ralph Schulz\, community leader and head of the Nashville Chamber. Join us for this review of important issues affecting you and your neighbors: the impact of the pandemic on business and the economy; the 2nd Avenue bombing aftermath and effects on the hospitality industry and the downtown; effects of new policies in the Biden Administration on immigration\, trade and more; the situation for small businesses shuttered or in hibernation as a result of COVID; and much more. \n“Global Nashville with Karl Dean” talks with Nashville Chamber’s Ralph Schulz \nApril 14\, 2020 \nhttps://youtu.be/C7yhssJD3_A \nIn this episode Karl Dean\, former Nashville Mayor\, talks with Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Ralph Schulz about the business environment in Nashville during this time of pandemic. What sectors are impacted the most and in what ways? How has the global economy and business relocations that are important to the region be affected? How are Nashville businesses and Nashvillians looking at the prospects for recovery? \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-nashville-with-karl-dean-guest-ralph-schulz-nashville-chamber/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Japan's Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the Japan-America Society of Tennessee and Sister Cities of Nashville \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL\nH.E. Koji Tomita\nAmbassador of Japan to the United States\n\n\n \nNovember 2\, 2021\nRegistration: 5:30pm CT\nProgram: 6:00-7:00pm CT \nIn Person \nBelmont University\nJanet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\n1803 15th Ave S\, Nashville\, TN 37212 \nJoin us for this special presentation by the World Affairs Council. Ambassador Koji Tomita is a seasoned diplomat — 30 years in Japan’s foreign service — and he will talk about the U.S.-Japan relationship\, economic developments\, strategic challenges and much\, much more. \nDon’t miss this chance to hear his insights and perspectives and pose your questions to the Ambassador. \nCOVID Protection Measures \nVaccination OR negative Covid test within 72 hours. Distancing among audience seating as feasible. Masks per Belmont policy.\n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/B4dnexD2dek-BPkm1By4PA”>Japan’s Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall</a><br/> \nRead about the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship in a column by TNWAC President Patrick Ryan\, in “The Tennessean.” [Link] \nExcerpt: \nThe United States has long been a Pacific power but is focusing new attention on the importance of the region – political\, economic and in defense and security. In our State\, meanwhile\, the relationship with Japan is flourishing to the great benefit of both Tennesseans and our Japanese partners… \n…On November 2nd\, Nashville will host the Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita and his wife in a visit hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council. That evening he will talk with the community at a Global Town Hall at Belmont University about the depth and breadth of the U.S.-Japanese relationship\, and everyone is invited. \nAmbassador Tomita is likely to speak to more than the importance of national security and business relations. A key strength is the people-to-people ties. Whether it’s the Southern hospitality shown Japanese business people and their families in Tennessee cities and towns\, the exchanges of students and teachers\, or the gift of cherry trees\, symbolizing the bonds of friendship\, there are scores of ways Tennesseans and Japanese are connected. \nOur welcome for Ambassador and Mrs. Tomita on November 2nd will be one more expression of that friendship and you should join us at the Town Hall to make that welcome. \nROOM LOCATION/PARKING — LINK \n\nMore About Ambassador Tomita \n\n\n\n2021\nPresent\n\n\n2019\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea\n\n\n2018\nAmbassador\, Representative of the Government of Japan for the G20 Summit\n\n\n2015\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel\n\n\n2013\nDirector-General\, North American Affairs Bureau\n\n\n2012\nMinister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Chief of Mission\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2012\nMinister for Political Affairs\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2009\nDeputy Director-General (North American Affairs Bureau and Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau)\n\n\n2006\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, UK\n\n\n2004\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, Seoul\n\n\n2003\nDirector\, Policy Coordination Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n2001\nDirector\, National Security Policy Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n1999\nDirector\, Second International Organizations (OECD) Division\, Economic Affairs Bureau\n\n\n1997\nCounsellor\, Permanent Delegation of Japan to OECD\, Paris\n\n\n1981\nJoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\n\nSPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR SUPPORTING THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR TOMITA TO NASHVILLE \nPLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS \n \n \nGOLD LEVEL SPONSORS \n  \n \n \n \n \nSILVER SPONSORS \n \n \n \nHOSTING PARTNER \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/japans-ambassador-koji-tomita-global-town-hall-3/
LOCATION:Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\, 1803 15th Ave S\,\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Japan's Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the Japan-America Society of Tennessee and Sister Cities of Nashville \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL\nH.E. Koji Tomita\nAmbassador of Japan to the United States\n\n\n \nNovember 2\, 2021\nRegistration: 5:30pm CT\nProgram: 6:00-7:00pm CT \nIn Person \nBelmont University\nJanet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\n1803 15th Ave S\, Nashville\, TN 37212 \nJoin us for this special presentation by the World Affairs Council. Ambassador Koji Tomita is a seasoned diplomat — 30 years in Japan’s foreign service — and he will talk about the U.S.-Japan relationship\, economic developments\, strategic challenges and much\, much more. \nDon’t miss this chance to hear his insights and perspectives and pose your questions to the Ambassador. \nCOVID Protection Measures \nVaccination OR negative Covid test within 72 hours. Distancing among audience seating as feasible. Masks per Belmont policy.\n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/B4dnexD2dek-BPkm1By4PA”>Japan’s Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall</a><br/> \nRead about the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship in a column by TNWAC President Patrick Ryan\, in “The Tennessean.” [Link] \nExcerpt: \nThe United States has long been a Pacific power but is focusing new attention on the importance of the region – political\, economic and in defense and security. In our State\, meanwhile\, the relationship with Japan is flourishing to the great benefit of both Tennesseans and our Japanese partners… \n…On November 2nd\, Nashville will host the Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita and his wife in a visit hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council. That evening he will talk with the community at a Global Town Hall at Belmont University about the depth and breadth of the U.S.-Japanese relationship\, and everyone is invited. \nAmbassador Tomita is likely to speak to more than the importance of national security and business relations. A key strength is the people-to-people ties. Whether it’s the Southern hospitality shown Japanese business people and their families in Tennessee cities and towns\, the exchanges of students and teachers\, or the gift of cherry trees\, symbolizing the bonds of friendship\, there are scores of ways Tennesseans and Japanese are connected. \nOur welcome for Ambassador and Mrs. Tomita on November 2nd will be one more expression of that friendship and you should join us at the Town Hall to make that welcome. \nROOM LOCATION/PARKING — LINK \n\nMore About Ambassador Tomita \n\n\n\n2021\nPresent\n\n\n2019\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea\n\n\n2018\nAmbassador\, Representative of the Government of Japan for the G20 Summit\n\n\n2015\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel\n\n\n2013\nDirector-General\, North American Affairs Bureau\n\n\n2012\nMinister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Chief of Mission\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2012\nMinister for Political Affairs\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2009\nDeputy Director-General (North American Affairs Bureau and Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau)\n\n\n2006\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, UK\n\n\n2004\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, Seoul\n\n\n2003\nDirector\, Policy Coordination Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n2001\nDirector\, National Security Policy Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n1999\nDirector\, Second International Organizations (OECD) Division\, Economic Affairs Bureau\n\n\n1997\nCounsellor\, Permanent Delegation of Japan to OECD\, Paris\n\n\n1981\nJoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\n\nSPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR SUPPORTING THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR TOMITA TO NASHVILLE \nPLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS \n \n \nGOLD LEVEL SPONSORS \n  \n \n \n \n \nSILVER SPONSORS \n \n \n \nHOSTING PARTNER \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/japans-ambassador-koji-tomita-global-town-hall-4/
LOCATION:Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\, 1803 15th Ave S\,\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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SUMMARY:Japan's Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, the Japan-America Society of Tennessee and Sister Cities of Nashville \nGLOBAL TOWN HALL\nH.E. Koji Tomita\nAmbassador of Japan to the United States\n\n\n \nNovember 2\, 2021\nRegistration: 5:30pm CT\nProgram: 6:00-7:00pm CT \nIn Person \nBelmont University\nJanet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\n1803 15th Ave S\, Nashville\, TN 37212 \nJoin us for this special presentation by the World Affairs Council. Ambassador Koji Tomita is a seasoned diplomat — 30 years in Japan’s foreign service — and he will talk about the U.S.-Japan relationship\, economic developments\, strategic challenges and much\, much more. \nDon’t miss this chance to hear his insights and perspectives and pose your questions to the Ambassador. \nCOVID Protection Measures \nVaccination OR negative Covid test within 72 hours. Distancing among audience seating as feasible. Masks per Belmont policy.\n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/B4dnexD2dek-BPkm1By4PA”>Japan’s Ambassador Koji Tomita | Global Town Hall</a><br/> \nRead about the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship in a column by TNWAC President Patrick Ryan\, in “The Tennessean.” [Link] \nExcerpt: \nThe United States has long been a Pacific power but is focusing new attention on the importance of the region – political\, economic and in defense and security. In our State\, meanwhile\, the relationship with Japan is flourishing to the great benefit of both Tennesseans and our Japanese partners… \n…On November 2nd\, Nashville will host the Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita and his wife in a visit hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council. That evening he will talk with the community at a Global Town Hall at Belmont University about the depth and breadth of the U.S.-Japanese relationship\, and everyone is invited. \nAmbassador Tomita is likely to speak to more than the importance of national security and business relations. A key strength is the people-to-people ties. Whether it’s the Southern hospitality shown Japanese business people and their families in Tennessee cities and towns\, the exchanges of students and teachers\, or the gift of cherry trees\, symbolizing the bonds of friendship\, there are scores of ways Tennesseans and Japanese are connected. \nOur welcome for Ambassador and Mrs. Tomita on November 2nd will be one more expression of that friendship and you should join us at the Town Hall to make that welcome. \nROOM LOCATION/PARKING — LINK \n\nMore About Ambassador Tomita \n\n\n\n2021\nPresent\n\n\n2019\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea\n\n\n2018\nAmbassador\, Representative of the Government of Japan for the G20 Summit\n\n\n2015\nAmbassador\, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel\n\n\n2013\nDirector-General\, North American Affairs Bureau\n\n\n2012\nMinister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Chief of Mission\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2012\nMinister for Political Affairs\, Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC\n\n\n2009\nDeputy Director-General (North American Affairs Bureau and Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau)\n\n\n2006\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, UK\n\n\n2004\nMinister (Head of Political Section)\, Embassy of Japan\, Seoul\n\n\n2003\nDirector\, Policy Coordination Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n2001\nDirector\, National Security Policy Division\, Foreign Policy Bureau\n\n\n1999\nDirector\, Second International Organizations (OECD) Division\, Economic Affairs Bureau\n\n\n1997\nCounsellor\, Permanent Delegation of Japan to OECD\, Paris\n\n\n1981\nJoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\n\nSPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR SUPPORTING THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR TOMITA TO NASHVILLE \nPLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS \n \n \nGOLD LEVEL SPONSORS \n  \n \n \n \n \nSILVER SPONSORS \n \n \n \nHOSTING PARTNER \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/japans-ambassador-koji-tomita-global-town-hall/
LOCATION:Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center Fourth Floor Conference Space C\, 1803 15th Ave S\,\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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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: 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:Conversation with Belmont President Jones | "Global Nashville with Karl Dean"
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGlobal Nashville with Karl Dean\nA Conversation with Belmont University President L. Gregory Jones\nOctober 26 at 7:00pm CT \n\n\n \nKarl F. Dean \n \nBelmont President L. Gregory Jones \nGlobal Nashville | Belmont President L. Gregory Jones\n \n \nGlobal Nashville explores the issues and developments that mark the city and region as part of the global network. Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean talks with community leaders about their insights and perspectives.  \n Join him on October 26th as he talks with Belmont University’s new President\, Dr. L. Gregory Jones\, about his ideas on global engagement and the mission of Belmont to produce citizens ready for the world. \nAbout Dr. L. Gregory Jones \nKnown for his entrepreneurial leadership and fundraising ability\, Dr. Greg Jones served as the longtime dean of Duke Divinity School from 1997-2010 and again from 2018 until becoming Belmont’s president on June 1\, 2021. Between 2010 and 2018\, he served in a variety of roles\, including vice president and vice provost for global strategy at Duke University and also as provost and executive vice president of Baylor University. In addition\, he has served in advisory and strategic roles with several foundations and educational institutions in the United States as well as in Armenia.  \nDuring his time at Duke Divinity\, Jones strengthened the School’s financial trajectory\, diversified the faculty and staff and led a strategic planning process that garnered great enthusiasm for the school’s future\, all while setting new records for gifts to the Annual Fund and to the Divinity School overall. In addition\, he currently serves as a senior fellow at Leadership Education\, which he founded\, and senior fellow at the Fuqua-Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics\, both at Duke University. He is passionate about re-shaping cultures within and across organizations and has coined the term “traditioned innovation” to capture how he re-frames complex challenges to seize significant opportunities.  \nJones’ tenures as dean were marked by significant growth in Duke Divinity School. More than $102 million was raised under his leadership in The Campaign for Duke (1998-2003)\, and major new initiatives begun during his tenure include the Center for Reconciliation\, the Thriving Rural Communities Program\, the Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation\, the Clergy Health Initiative\, the Reynolds Program in Church Leadership and numerous international partnerships\, especially with the Methodist Church of Southern Africa\, the United Methodist Church in Cote d’Ivoire\, and the Center for Reconciliation’s Great Lakes Initiative which embraces the central-east African region. As Duke’s Global Strategist\, he led initiatives in China and India as well as helped to engage work in Singapore. \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/conversation-with-belmont-president-jones-global-nashville-with-karl-dean-3/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Conversation with Belmont President Jones | "Global Nashville with Karl Dean"
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGlobal Nashville with Karl Dean\nA Conversation with Belmont University President L. Gregory Jones\nOctober 26 at 7:00pm CT \n\n\n \nKarl F. Dean \n \nBelmont President L. Gregory Jones \nGlobal Nashville | Belmont President L. Gregory Jones\n \n \nGlobal Nashville explores the issues and developments that mark the city and region as part of the global network. Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean talks with community leaders about their insights and perspectives.  \n Join him on October 26th as he talks with Belmont University’s new President\, Dr. L. Gregory Jones\, about his ideas on global engagement and the mission of Belmont to produce citizens ready for the world. \nAbout Dr. L. Gregory Jones \nKnown for his entrepreneurial leadership and fundraising ability\, Dr. Greg Jones served as the longtime dean of Duke Divinity School from 1997-2010 and again from 2018 until becoming Belmont’s president on June 1\, 2021. Between 2010 and 2018\, he served in a variety of roles\, including vice president and vice provost for global strategy at Duke University and also as provost and executive vice president of Baylor University. In addition\, he has served in advisory and strategic roles with several foundations and educational institutions in the United States as well as in Armenia.  \nDuring his time at Duke Divinity\, Jones strengthened the School’s financial trajectory\, diversified the faculty and staff and led a strategic planning process that garnered great enthusiasm for the school’s future\, all while setting new records for gifts to the Annual Fund and to the Divinity School overall. In addition\, he currently serves as a senior fellow at Leadership Education\, which he founded\, and senior fellow at the Fuqua-Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics\, both at Duke University. He is passionate about re-shaping cultures within and across organizations and has coined the term “traditioned innovation” to capture how he re-frames complex challenges to seize significant opportunities.  \nJones’ tenures as dean were marked by significant growth in Duke Divinity School. More than $102 million was raised under his leadership in The Campaign for Duke (1998-2003)\, and major new initiatives begun during his tenure include the Center for Reconciliation\, the Thriving Rural Communities Program\, the Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation\, the Clergy Health Initiative\, the Reynolds Program in Church Leadership and numerous international partnerships\, especially with the Methodist Church of Southern Africa\, the United Methodist Church in Cote d’Ivoire\, and the Center for Reconciliation’s Great Lakes Initiative which embraces the central-east African region. As Duke’s Global Strategist\, he led initiatives in China and India as well as helped to engage work in Singapore. \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/conversation-with-belmont-president-jones-global-nashville-with-karl-dean-4/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Conversation with Belmont President Jones | "Global Nashville with Karl Dean"
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGlobal Nashville with Karl Dean\nA Conversation with Belmont University President L. Gregory Jones\nOctober 26 at 7:00pm CT \n\n\n \nKarl F. Dean \n \nBelmont President L. Gregory Jones \nGlobal Nashville | Belmont President L. Gregory Jones\n \n \nGlobal Nashville explores the issues and developments that mark the city and region as part of the global network. Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean talks with community leaders about their insights and perspectives.  \n Join him on October 26th as he talks with Belmont University’s new President\, Dr. L. Gregory Jones\, about his ideas on global engagement and the mission of Belmont to produce citizens ready for the world. \nAbout Dr. L. Gregory Jones \nKnown for his entrepreneurial leadership and fundraising ability\, Dr. Greg Jones served as the longtime dean of Duke Divinity School from 1997-2010 and again from 2018 until becoming Belmont’s president on June 1\, 2021. Between 2010 and 2018\, he served in a variety of roles\, including vice president and vice provost for global strategy at Duke University and also as provost and executive vice president of Baylor University. In addition\, he has served in advisory and strategic roles with several foundations and educational institutions in the United States as well as in Armenia.  \nDuring his time at Duke Divinity\, Jones strengthened the School’s financial trajectory\, diversified the faculty and staff and led a strategic planning process that garnered great enthusiasm for the school’s future\, all while setting new records for gifts to the Annual Fund and to the Divinity School overall. In addition\, he currently serves as a senior fellow at Leadership Education\, which he founded\, and senior fellow at the Fuqua-Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics\, both at Duke University. He is passionate about re-shaping cultures within and across organizations and has coined the term “traditioned innovation” to capture how he re-frames complex challenges to seize significant opportunities.  \nJones’ tenures as dean were marked by significant growth in Duke Divinity School. More than $102 million was raised under his leadership in The Campaign for Duke (1998-2003)\, and major new initiatives begun during his tenure include the Center for Reconciliation\, the Thriving Rural Communities Program\, the Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation\, the Clergy Health Initiative\, the Reynolds Program in Church Leadership and numerous international partnerships\, especially with the Methodist Church of Southern Africa\, the United Methodist Church in Cote d’Ivoire\, and the Center for Reconciliation’s Great Lakes Initiative which embraces the central-east African region. As Duke’s Global Strategist\, he led initiatives in China and India as well as helped to engage work in Singapore. \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/conversation-with-belmont-president-jones-global-nashville-with-karl-dean/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:China Town Hall | Local Connections\, National Reflections | Oct 19
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present \n \nOctober 19\, 2021 – 5:00-7:30 pm CT\n\n\nFrom Washington\, DC\n Fareed Zakaria\nCNN Worldwide Host and Author \nFrom Nashville\, Tennessee\nModerator\nPatrick W. Ryan\nLCDR\, USN (Ret); Founding President\, TNWAC \nProfessor Thomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \nJohn Scannapieco\nAttorney\, Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP; Global Business Specialist \nJeremy Goldkorn\nEditor in Chief\, SupChina.com; Co-host\, Sinica Podcast \nChina Town Hall | Local Connections\, National Reflections | Oct 19\n \nCNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria will be the featured speaker for CHINA Town Hall 2021\, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects our cities\, towns\, and communities. From supply chains to national security\, new technologies to climate change\, the future of both countries will be determined by their relations with one another and the global community. \nJoin the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations on Tuesday\, October 19 for a virtual event and Q&A with one of America’s leading foreign policy commentators\, as he examines the challenges and opportunities for both countries as they confront the most critical issues of the 21st century. \nThe National Committee is proud to partner with a wide range of institutions and community groups\, including colleges and universities\, world affairs councils\, and trade and business associations to bring this important national conversation to local communities around America for the 15th consecutive year. \nThe “local connections” portion of the China Town Hall includes a panel of distinguished Nashvillians who are experts in U.S. foreign policy and U.S. China relations. Starting at 5:30pm CT they will provide background\, context\, and analysis\, and will take you questions during the half-hour program prior to the Zakaria virtual presentation. They will return to continue the conversation at 7:00pm CT. \nFareed Zakaria \nFareed Zakaria hosts Fareed Zakaria GPS for CNN Worldwide and is a columnist for The Washington Post\, a contributing editor for The Atlantic\, and a bestselling author. \nFareed Zakaria GPS is a weekly international and domestic affairs program that airs on CNN/U.S. and around the world on CNN International. Since its debut in 2008\, it has become a prominent television forum for global newsmakers and thought leaders. \nInterviews on Fareed Zakaria GPS have included U.S. President Barack Obama\, French President Emmanuel Macron\, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao\, Russian President Vladimir Putin\, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Other past guests include military officials such as Gen. David Petraeus and Adm. Michael Mullen; corporate leaders such as Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi; and other public figures like Bill Maher and Bono. The program earned the prestigious Peabody Award in 2011 and has received multiple Emmy nominations. \nZakaria has regularly hosted primetime specials for CNN Worldwide\, such as “Blindsided: How ISIS Shook the World\,” “Why Trump Won\,” and “Putin: The Most Powerful Man in the World.” He frequently contributes his thoughtful analysis of world events and public affairs to CNN.com; Fareed’s Global Briefing\, a daily digital newsletter; and other programming across CNN’s multiple platforms. \nMore about Zakaria  \nThomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \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.  Harvard’s University’s Charles Maier has written: “Thomas Schwartz’s superbly researched political biography reveals the brilliance\, self-serving ego\, and vulnerability of America’s most remarkable diplomat in the twentieth century\, even as it provides a history of U.S. engagement in global politics as it moved beyond bipolarity.”   Earlier in his career\, Schwartz was the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard\, 1991)\, which was translated into German\, Die Atlantik Brücke (Ullstein\, 1992). This book 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. He is also the author of 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. He is the co-editor with Matthias Schulz of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter\, (Cambridge University Press\, 2009). \nMore about Schwartz \nJohn Scannapieco\nAttorney\, Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP; Global Business Specialist; Member of the Board\, Tennessee World Affairs Council \nJohn Scannapieco assists both US and foreign businesses engaged in the global economy. For more than three decades\, he has provided strategic guidance and counsel to businesses and individuals regarding their existing global operations or to those contemplating global expansion. \nJohn’s practice is focused on cross-border transactions. He assists domestic and foreign clients in connection with the sale or disposition of assets\, as well as the negotiation and drafting of distribution\, manufacturing\, employment and agency agreements throughout the world\, including the United States\, Central and South America\, Europe and Asia. He also advises companies that are contemplating pursuing a strategy in China\, as well as companies that are currently doing business in China or with Chinese businesses. In addition\, John assists US manufacturing companies with their activities overseas and foreign companies desiring to expand operations to the US. He works with US-based health care companies in a number of foreign jurisdictions\, including China\, Europe\, Central and South America and the Caribbean. John has also worked with several companies in connection with the expansion of their global workforce. \nJohn serves as Honorary Consul from Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Tennessee. He has been involved in TerraLex and Mackrell International\, two leading international legal networks. Through his involvement in these organizations\, he routinely helps clients locate resources\, including legal\, financial accounting or other assistance\, to complete transactions or to resolve disputes throughout the world. \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. \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/china-town-hall-local-connections-national-reflections-oct-19-3/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:China Town Hall | Local Connections\, National Reflections | Oct 19
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present \n \nOctober 19\, 2021 – 5:00-7:30 pm CT\n\n\nFrom Washington\, DC\n Fareed Zakaria\nCNN Worldwide Host and Author \nFrom Nashville\, Tennessee\nModerator\nPatrick W. Ryan\nLCDR\, USN (Ret); Founding President\, TNWAC \nProfessor Thomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \nJohn Scannapieco\nAttorney\, Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP; Global Business Specialist \nJeremy Goldkorn\nEditor in Chief\, SupChina.com; Co-host\, Sinica Podcast \nChina Town Hall | Local Connections\, National Reflections | Oct 19\n \nCNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria will be the featured speaker for CHINA Town Hall 2021\, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects our cities\, towns\, and communities. From supply chains to national security\, new technologies to climate change\, the future of both countries will be determined by their relations with one another and the global community. \nJoin the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations on Tuesday\, October 19 for a virtual event and Q&A with one of America’s leading foreign policy commentators\, as he examines the challenges and opportunities for both countries as they confront the most critical issues of the 21st century. \nThe National Committee is proud to partner with a wide range of institutions and community groups\, including colleges and universities\, world affairs councils\, and trade and business associations to bring this important national conversation to local communities around America for the 15th consecutive year. \nThe “local connections” portion of the China Town Hall includes a panel of distinguished Nashvillians who are experts in U.S. foreign policy and U.S. China relations. Starting at 5:30pm CT they will provide background\, context\, and analysis\, and will take you questions during the half-hour program prior to the Zakaria virtual presentation. They will return to continue the conversation at 7:00pm CT. \nFareed Zakaria \nFareed Zakaria hosts Fareed Zakaria GPS for CNN Worldwide and is a columnist for The Washington Post\, a contributing editor for The Atlantic\, and a bestselling author. \nFareed Zakaria GPS is a weekly international and domestic affairs program that airs on CNN/U.S. and around the world on CNN International. Since its debut in 2008\, it has become a prominent television forum for global newsmakers and thought leaders. \nInterviews on Fareed Zakaria GPS have included U.S. President Barack Obama\, French President Emmanuel Macron\, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao\, Russian President Vladimir Putin\, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Other past guests include military officials such as Gen. David Petraeus and Adm. Michael Mullen; corporate leaders such as Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi; and other public figures like Bill Maher and Bono. The program earned the prestigious Peabody Award in 2011 and has received multiple Emmy nominations. \nZakaria has regularly hosted primetime specials for CNN Worldwide\, such as “Blindsided: How ISIS Shook the World\,” “Why Trump Won\,” and “Putin: The Most Powerful Man in the World.” He frequently contributes his thoughtful analysis of world events and public affairs to CNN.com; Fareed’s Global Briefing\, a daily digital newsletter; and other programming across CNN’s multiple platforms. \nMore about Zakaria  \nThomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \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.  Harvard’s University’s Charles Maier has written: “Thomas Schwartz’s superbly researched political biography reveals the brilliance\, self-serving ego\, and vulnerability of America’s most remarkable diplomat in the twentieth century\, even as it provides a history of U.S. engagement in global politics as it moved beyond bipolarity.”   Earlier in his career\, Schwartz was the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard\, 1991)\, which was translated into German\, Die Atlantik Brücke (Ullstein\, 1992). This book 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. He is also the author of 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. He is the co-editor with Matthias Schulz of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter\, (Cambridge University Press\, 2009). \nMore about Schwartz \nJohn Scannapieco\nAttorney\, Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP; Global Business Specialist; Member of the Board\, Tennessee World Affairs Council \nJohn Scannapieco assists both US and foreign businesses engaged in the global economy. For more than three decades\, he has provided strategic guidance and counsel to businesses and individuals regarding their existing global operations or to those contemplating global expansion. \nJohn’s practice is focused on cross-border transactions. He assists domestic and foreign clients in connection with the sale or disposition of assets\, as well as the negotiation and drafting of distribution\, manufacturing\, employment and agency agreements throughout the world\, including the United States\, Central and South America\, Europe and Asia. He also advises companies that are contemplating pursuing a strategy in China\, as well as companies that are currently doing business in China or with Chinese businesses. In addition\, John assists US manufacturing companies with their activities overseas and foreign companies desiring to expand operations to the US. He works with US-based health care companies in a number of foreign jurisdictions\, including China\, Europe\, Central and South America and the Caribbean. John has also worked with several companies in connection with the expansion of their global workforce. \nJohn serves as Honorary Consul from Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Tennessee. He has been involved in TerraLex and Mackrell International\, two leading international legal networks. Through his involvement in these organizations\, he routinely helps clients locate resources\, including legal\, financial accounting or other assistance\, to complete transactions or to resolve disputes throughout the world. \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. \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/china-town-hall-local-connections-national-reflections-oct-19-4/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:China Town Hall | Local Connections\, National Reflections | Oct 19
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present \n \nOctober 19\, 2021 – 5:00-7:30 pm CT\n\n\nFrom Washington\, DC\n Fareed Zakaria\nCNN Worldwide Host and Author \nFrom Nashville\, Tennessee\nModerator\nPatrick W. Ryan\nLCDR\, USN (Ret); Founding President\, TNWAC \nProfessor Thomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \nJohn Scannapieco\nAttorney\, Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP; Global Business Specialist \nJeremy Goldkorn\nEditor in Chief\, SupChina.com; Co-host\, Sinica Podcast \nChina Town Hall | Local Connections\, National Reflections | Oct 19\n \nCNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria will be the featured speaker for CHINA Town Hall 2021\, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects our cities\, towns\, and communities. From supply chains to national security\, new technologies to climate change\, the future of both countries will be determined by their relations with one another and the global community. \nJoin the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations on Tuesday\, October 19 for a virtual event and Q&A with one of America’s leading foreign policy commentators\, as he examines the challenges and opportunities for both countries as they confront the most critical issues of the 21st century. \nThe National Committee is proud to partner with a wide range of institutions and community groups\, including colleges and universities\, world affairs councils\, and trade and business associations to bring this important national conversation to local communities around America for the 15th consecutive year. \nThe “local connections” portion of the China Town Hall includes a panel of distinguished Nashvillians who are experts in U.S. foreign policy and U.S. China relations. Starting at 5:30pm CT they will provide background\, context\, and analysis\, and will take you questions during the half-hour program prior to the Zakaria virtual presentation. They will return to continue the conversation at 7:00pm CT. \nFareed Zakaria \nFareed Zakaria hosts Fareed Zakaria GPS for CNN Worldwide and is a columnist for The Washington Post\, a contributing editor for The Atlantic\, and a bestselling author. \nFareed Zakaria GPS is a weekly international and domestic affairs program that airs on CNN/U.S. and around the world on CNN International. Since its debut in 2008\, it has become a prominent television forum for global newsmakers and thought leaders. \nInterviews on Fareed Zakaria GPS have included U.S. President Barack Obama\, French President Emmanuel Macron\, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao\, Russian President Vladimir Putin\, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Other past guests include military officials such as Gen. David Petraeus and Adm. Michael Mullen; corporate leaders such as Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi; and other public figures like Bill Maher and Bono. The program earned the prestigious Peabody Award in 2011 and has received multiple Emmy nominations. \nZakaria has regularly hosted primetime specials for CNN Worldwide\, such as “Blindsided: How ISIS Shook the World\,” “Why Trump Won\,” and “Putin: The Most Powerful Man in the World.” He frequently contributes his thoughtful analysis of world events and public affairs to CNN.com; Fareed’s Global Briefing\, a daily digital newsletter; and other programming across CNN’s multiple platforms. \nMore about Zakaria  \nThomas Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History\, Vanderbilt University \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.  Harvard’s University’s Charles Maier has written: “Thomas Schwartz’s superbly researched political biography reveals the brilliance\, self-serving ego\, and vulnerability of America’s most remarkable diplomat in the twentieth century\, even as it provides a history of U.S. engagement in global politics as it moved beyond bipolarity.”   Earlier in his career\, Schwartz was the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard\, 1991)\, which was translated into German\, Die Atlantik Brücke (Ullstein\, 1992). This book 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. He is also the author of 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. He is the co-editor with Matthias Schulz of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter\, (Cambridge University Press\, 2009). \nMore about Schwartz \nJohn Scannapieco\nAttorney\, Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP; Global Business Specialist; Member of the Board\, Tennessee World Affairs Council \nJohn Scannapieco assists both US and foreign businesses engaged in the global economy. For more than three decades\, he has provided strategic guidance and counsel to businesses and individuals regarding their existing global operations or to those contemplating global expansion. \nJohn’s practice is focused on cross-border transactions. He assists domestic and foreign clients in connection with the sale or disposition of assets\, as well as the negotiation and drafting of distribution\, manufacturing\, employment and agency agreements throughout the world\, including the United States\, Central and South America\, Europe and Asia. He also advises companies that are contemplating pursuing a strategy in China\, as well as companies that are currently doing business in China or with Chinese businesses. In addition\, John assists US manufacturing companies with their activities overseas and foreign companies desiring to expand operations to the US. He works with US-based health care companies in a number of foreign jurisdictions\, including China\, Europe\, Central and South America and the Caribbean. John has also worked with several companies in connection with the expansion of their global workforce. \nJohn serves as Honorary Consul from Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Tennessee. He has been involved in TerraLex and Mackrell International\, two leading international legal networks. Through his involvement in these organizations\, he routinely helps clients locate resources\, including legal\, financial accounting or other assistance\, to complete transactions or to resolve disputes throughout the world. \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. \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/china-town-hall-local-connections-national-reflections-oct-19/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Symposium | Migration: Global to Local Challenges | Oct 13
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present a symposium \n\nMigration: Global to Local Challenges\n\nOctober 13\, 2021 – 11:30am-1:00 pm CT\n\n\nModerator \n \nDavid Plazas\nOpinion and Engagement Director for the USA TODAY Tennessee Network and The Tennessean \nGlobal Migration Trends \n \nDr. Marie McAuliffe\, Head\, Migration Policy Research Division\, UN International Organization for Migration\, Geneva \nClimate and Migration \n \nPablo Escribano\, Regional Thematic Specialist in Migration\, Environment and Climate Change in the Regional Office for Central America\, North America and the Caribbean of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) \n* \nMigration and America \n \nMolly Hilligoss\, Network Director\, Welcoming America \n* \nMigration and the State of Tennessee \nTBD \n \nDavid Plazas \nDavid Plazas is the Opinion and Engagement Director for the USA TODAY Network newsrooms in Tennessee and The Tennessean where he serves an editorial writer\, opinion columnist\, op-ed editor and an editorial board member. He has written award-winning columns on affordable housing\, government accountability and civic engagement. He leads the acclaimed Civility Tennessee campaign. \nDr. Marie McAuliffe \nMarie McAuliffe is the head of the Migration Policy Research Division in the International Organization for Migration (IOM)\, and the co-chief editor of the next World Migration Report (with Martin Ruhs). \nMarie is an international migration specialist with almost 20 years of experience in migration as a practitioner\, program manager\, senior official and researcher. Marie has published/edited in academic and policy spheres on migrant smuggling\, asylum seekers\, refugees\, irregular migration and enhancing protection in Southeast Asia. \nShe is an elected member of the Scientific Committee of the Swiss Network for International Studies in Geneva. She is a Senior Fellow at the Global Migration Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies\, and a visiting scholar at the Population Institute at Hacettepe University in Ankara. Marie is also a member of the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Migration Research Advisory Group. \nMarie has led research\, analysis and policy teams in government and has consulted to IOM\, ILO as well as in the private sector\, including in South Korea\, Russia\, Central Asia and Turkey. For three years (2012–2014) Marie directed the Australian irregular migration research program. \nIn late 2014 she was awarded a Sir Roland Wilson scholarship to complete her doctoral research at the Australian National University’s School of Demography on the irregular maritime migration of Hazara asylum seekers to Australia. \nPablo Escribano \nPablo Escribano is the Regional Thematic Specialist in Migration\, Environment and Climate Change in the Regional Office for Central America\, North America and the Caribbean of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). He has held various positions within IOM both at Geneva Headquarters and at the Regional Offices based in Brussels and Dakar. He has a Master’s Degree in Political Science and a Master’s Degree in History from the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. \nAbout the International Organization for Migration \nIOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration to promote international cooperation on migration issues\, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need\, including refugees and internally displaced people.  More \nMollie Hilligoss \nMolly is the Network Director at Welcoming America. Previously\, she was the Midwest Regional Manager providing technical assistance to community partners and members of the Welcoming Network based in the Midwestern U.S. \nBefore joining the organization\, Molly served as the Social Justice and Advocacy Director for YWCA La Crosse\, where she focused on mission impact strategy and public policy initiatives. She also worked as the director of Volunteer Services for La Puente Home in Alamosa\, CO\, where she supervised a large residential AmeriCorps Program and oversaw a wide range community engagement projects. \nMolly has experience in capacity building\, equity work\, and is strongly committed to building community through constructive dialogue and meaningful action. Molly attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs\, OH\, where she studied social and global studies. She lives with her wife and two sons in La Crosse\, WI. \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/symposium-migration-global-to-local-challenges-oct-13-2/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Symposium | Migration: Global to Local Challenges | Oct 13
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce present a symposium \n\nMigration: Global to Local Challenges\n\nOctober 13\, 2021 – 11:30am-1:00 pm CT\n\n\nModerator \n \nDavid Plazas\nOpinion and Engagement Director for the USA TODAY Tennessee Network and The Tennessean \nGlobal Migration Trends \n \nDr. Marie McAuliffe\, Head\, Migration Policy Research Division\, UN International Organization for Migration\, Geneva \nClimate and Migration \n \nPablo Escribano\, Regional Thematic Specialist in Migration\, Environment and Climate Change in the Regional Office for Central America\, North America and the Caribbean of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) \n* \nMigration and America \n \nMolly Hilligoss\, Network Director\, Welcoming America \n* \nMigration and the State of Tennessee \nTBD \n \nDavid Plazas \nDavid Plazas is the Opinion and Engagement Director for the USA TODAY Network newsrooms in Tennessee and The Tennessean where he serves an editorial writer\, opinion columnist\, op-ed editor and an editorial board member. He has written award-winning columns on affordable housing\, government accountability and civic engagement. He leads the acclaimed Civility Tennessee campaign. \nDr. Marie McAuliffe \nMarie McAuliffe is the head of the Migration Policy Research Division in the International Organization for Migration (IOM)\, and the co-chief editor of the next World Migration Report (with Martin Ruhs). \nMarie is an international migration specialist with almost 20 years of experience in migration as a practitioner\, program manager\, senior official and researcher. Marie has published/edited in academic and policy spheres on migrant smuggling\, asylum seekers\, refugees\, irregular migration and enhancing protection in Southeast Asia. \nShe is an elected member of the Scientific Committee of the Swiss Network for International Studies in Geneva. She is a Senior Fellow at the Global Migration Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies\, and a visiting scholar at the Population Institute at Hacettepe University in Ankara. Marie is also a member of the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Migration Research Advisory Group. \nMarie has led research\, analysis and policy teams in government and has consulted to IOM\, ILO as well as in the private sector\, including in South Korea\, Russia\, Central Asia and Turkey. For three years (2012–2014) Marie directed the Australian irregular migration research program. \nIn late 2014 she was awarded a Sir Roland Wilson scholarship to complete her doctoral research at the Australian National University’s School of Demography on the irregular maritime migration of Hazara asylum seekers to Australia. \nPablo Escribano \nPablo Escribano is the Regional Thematic Specialist in Migration\, Environment and Climate Change in the Regional Office for Central America\, North America and the Caribbean of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). He has held various positions within IOM both at Geneva Headquarters and at the Regional Offices based in Brussels and Dakar. He has a Master’s Degree in Political Science and a Master’s Degree in History from the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. \nAbout the International Organization for Migration \nIOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration to promote international cooperation on migration issues\, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need\, including refugees and internally displaced people.  More \nMollie Hilligoss \nMolly is the Network Director at Welcoming America. Previously\, she was the Midwest Regional Manager providing technical assistance to community partners and members of the Welcoming Network based in the Midwestern U.S. \nBefore joining the organization\, Molly served as the Social Justice and Advocacy Director for YWCA La Crosse\, where she focused on mission impact strategy and public policy initiatives. She also worked as the director of Volunteer Services for La Puente Home in Alamosa\, CO\, where she supervised a large residential AmeriCorps Program and oversaw a wide range community engagement projects. \nMolly has experience in capacity building\, equity work\, and is strongly committed to building community through constructive dialogue and meaningful action. Molly attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs\, OH\, where she studied social and global studies. She lives with her wife and two sons in La Crosse\, WI. \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/symposium-migration-global-to-local-challenges-oct-13-4/
CATEGORIES: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/
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-6-3/
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: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:"Global Nashville" | Guest Host Ralph Schulz with Convention and Visitor Chief Butch Spyridon
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGlobal Nashville\nGuest Host Ralph Schulz in Conversation with Butch Spyridon\nA conversation about Nashville’s “global brand” and the importance of tourism in building international bridges. \n \nButch Spyridon\, President/CEO\, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. \n \nRalph Schulz\, President/CEO\, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \n\n\nAugust 31\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n\n\n\n\n“Global Nashville” | Guest Host Ralph Schulz with Butch Spyridon\, Nashville Visitor Leader\n \nThe metrics were clear before the pandemic crushed global hospitality. Nashville and Tennessee were experiencing a boom in the tourism sector. The #1 leisure destination in the United States\, according to Global Traveler’s Leisure Lifestyle Awards. Reader’s Choice Award for Best Cities in the U.S.\, according to Conde Nast. A record-high $23 billion in visitor spending in the state in 2019 and trending higher\, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Travel in Tennessee generated 195\,000 jobs and $1.92 billion in state and local tax revenue — saving Tennesseans in costs for public services. \nNashville’s attraction to visitors is global. The daily attraction of world-class music venues\, cultural activities\, sporting events and more\, not to mention the city’s mega-events are magnets for foreign visitors. Among the main industries that drive the economy\, tourism is emblematic of international outreach and bridge building among the tens of thousands of foreign visitors who come to Tennessee and Nashville. \nThe Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. web site says it all: \nMusic is the universal language. Nashville – where music is inspired\, created\, recorded and performed. Music City is ready to be explored. Experience more music\, food\, and fashion than ever before. All are welcome to Music City! \nJoin us on August 31st at 7pm for our discussion\, and your questions\, as Nashville’s Chamber President Ralph Schulz asks Nashville’s visitor majordomo\, Butch Spyridon\, about the health of the region’s hospitality industry and the contribution of tourism to Nashville’s brand. \n\n\nButch Spyridon\nPresident/CEO\, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation (NCVC)\n\nButch Spyridon has served as president and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation (NCVC) since 1991. Under his leadership\, Nashville’s hospitality industry has evolved from an industry largely based on theme park and summer leisure travel\, to a year-round destination for convention\, business and leisure visitors. Hospitality’s evolution has made it the city’s second largest industry and elevated annual revenues to $4 billion. \nSpyridon has guided the industry through many challenging times. In the early 1990s\, Branson\, Missouri’s budding music draw put an undo public relations pressure on Nashville\, long-known has a haven for country music talent. Spyridon and the industry collaborated throughout the challenge by embracing the city’s diverse music community and growing its profile as a meeting destination. \nIn the decade following\, Spyridon would lead the industry through the closing of Nashville’s famed Opryland theme park\, a devastating downtown tornado\, and the national tragedy of 9-11. With each challenge\, Spyridon and the industry seized the opportunity to assess\, examine\, and plan ahead for growth.  And with each challenge Nashville emerged as a better destination and recovered quicker than its peer markets. \nThat planning prompted Spyridon and the NCVC to develop new and innovative marketing strategies to grow sales\, including establishing city-wide events like Nashville’s July 4th and New Year’s Eve celebrations. Spyridon also worked within the community to transform signature events\, such as the CMA Music Festival\, making them more appealing to a wider audience and increasing their capacity to host more visitors. \nIn 2006\, Spyridon spearheaded Nashville’s first-ever\, city-wide branding initiative to grow the image of Nashville as Music City. In support of the initiative\, Spyridon and the NCVC created “Heroes Behind the Hits\,” a monthly show on Sirius XM Radio featuring Nashville songwriters\, established the Music City Walk of Fame\, and developed a multi-faceted Live Music Venue campaign. Initiatives such as these have helped to keep Nashvillein the top 25 hotel markets nationwide. \nSpyridon most recently championed the construction of the Music City Center\, new downtown convention center and headquarter hotel. The $585 million facility and adjacent Omni Hotel are scheduled to open in 2013. \nThroughout his career Spyridon has served on the boards of Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). He’s also been active in the local community\, serving on the boards of the Adventure Science Center\, Nashville Hotel and Lodging Association\, the Downtown Partnership\, the Music City Bowl\, the Museum of African American Music Art and Culture\, and Conservancy of the Parthenon and Centennial Park. \nSpyridon’s achievements have garnered numerous awards and accolades including Nashville Sales Executive of the Year Award\, the President’s Award from Meeting Professionals International\, and the Stephen Foster Award from Nashville Songwriters Association International and the Community Leader Award from the Tennessee MPI Chapter. \nA native of Pascagoula\, Mississippi\, Spyridon graduated fromVanderbilt University with a B.A. in Business Administration. After serving as manager of Travel and Conventions Department at the Mobile Chamber of Commerce\, and as Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Area Convention & Visitors Bureau\, Spyridon returned toNashville where he has served as CEO for the last 20 years. \nSpyridon is a graduate of the Institute of Comparative Political and Economic Systems at Georgetown University. \nRalph Schulz\nPresident/CEO\, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nRalph Schulz was named president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce by the Chamber’s board of directors in November 2006\, following a 30-year career in nonprofit management\, marketing and fundraising. In taking the position\, he accepted a leadership role at one of Middle Tennessee’s oldest and largest business federations\, an organization dating back to its founding in 1847. \nDuring his tenure\, the Chamber has played a key role in helping the region emerge from the 2007 recession to a period of unprecedented growth with a business relocation and expansion strategy known as Partnership 2020. Additionally\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce was the lead organization in the creation of the nationally recognized Nashville Entrepreneur Center and the passage of a public referendum supporting construction of the Music City Center convention facility. Since Schulz has taken on the role of president and CEO\, the Chamber has also led the movement to improve public school performance through the creation of the Academies of Nashville\, established the Moving Forward initiative to ensure the creation of a regional transportation solution through a cohesive community effort and developed into a respected publisher of data on the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area with the annual publication of the Vital Signs report. \nIn 2009\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce was named “Chamber of the Year” by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)\, recognizing the Nashville Chamber’s organizational excellence\, service to members\, development of leaders and volunteers and its impact on key community priorities. The ACCE award referenced the Nashville Chamber’s role in the creation of Nashville for All of Us\,a campaign made up of community leaders aligned to defeat a 2009 charter referendum which would have prohibited Nashville city government from conducting business in a language other than English. The Chamber was also praised for its creation of A Leading Edge\, a broad range of programs aimed at helping Chamber members navigate the turbulent waters of the recession. \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “GLOBAL NASHVILLE” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with community leaders. 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/global-nashville-guest-host-ralph-schulz-with-butch-spyridon-nashville-visitor-leader-3/
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SUMMARY:"Global Nashville" | Guest Host Ralph Schulz with Convention and Visitor Chief Butch Spyridon
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGlobal Nashville\nGuest Host Ralph Schulz in Conversation with Butch Spyridon\nA conversation about Nashville’s “global brand” and the importance of tourism in building international bridges. \n \nButch Spyridon\, President/CEO\, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. \n \nRalph Schulz\, President/CEO\, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \n\n\nAugust 31\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n\n\n\n\n“Global Nashville” | Guest Host Ralph Schulz with Butch Spyridon\, Nashville Visitor Leader\n \nThe metrics were clear before the pandemic crushed global hospitality. Nashville and Tennessee were experiencing a boom in the tourism sector. The #1 leisure destination in the United States\, according to Global Traveler’s Leisure Lifestyle Awards. Reader’s Choice Award for Best Cities in the U.S.\, according to Conde Nast. A record-high $23 billion in visitor spending in the state in 2019 and trending higher\, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Travel in Tennessee generated 195\,000 jobs and $1.92 billion in state and local tax revenue — saving Tennesseans in costs for public services. \nNashville’s attraction to visitors is global. The daily attraction of world-class music venues\, cultural activities\, sporting events and more\, not to mention the city’s mega-events are magnets for foreign visitors. Among the main industries that drive the economy\, tourism is emblematic of international outreach and bridge building among the tens of thousands of foreign visitors who come to Tennessee and Nashville. \nThe Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. web site says it all: \nMusic is the universal language. Nashville – where music is inspired\, created\, recorded and performed. Music City is ready to be explored. Experience more music\, food\, and fashion than ever before. All are welcome to Music City! \nJoin us on August 31st at 7pm for our discussion\, and your questions\, as Nashville’s Chamber President Ralph Schulz asks Nashville’s visitor majordomo\, Butch Spyridon\, about the health of the region’s hospitality industry and the contribution of tourism to Nashville’s brand. \n\n\nButch Spyridon\nPresident/CEO\, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation (NCVC)\n\nButch Spyridon has served as president and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation (NCVC) since 1991. Under his leadership\, Nashville’s hospitality industry has evolved from an industry largely based on theme park and summer leisure travel\, to a year-round destination for convention\, business and leisure visitors. Hospitality’s evolution has made it the city’s second largest industry and elevated annual revenues to $4 billion. \nSpyridon has guided the industry through many challenging times. In the early 1990s\, Branson\, Missouri’s budding music draw put an undo public relations pressure on Nashville\, long-known has a haven for country music talent. Spyridon and the industry collaborated throughout the challenge by embracing the city’s diverse music community and growing its profile as a meeting destination. \nIn the decade following\, Spyridon would lead the industry through the closing of Nashville’s famed Opryland theme park\, a devastating downtown tornado\, and the national tragedy of 9-11. With each challenge\, Spyridon and the industry seized the opportunity to assess\, examine\, and plan ahead for growth.  And with each challenge Nashville emerged as a better destination and recovered quicker than its peer markets. \nThat planning prompted Spyridon and the NCVC to develop new and innovative marketing strategies to grow sales\, including establishing city-wide events like Nashville’s July 4th and New Year’s Eve celebrations. Spyridon also worked within the community to transform signature events\, such as the CMA Music Festival\, making them more appealing to a wider audience and increasing their capacity to host more visitors. \nIn 2006\, Spyridon spearheaded Nashville’s first-ever\, city-wide branding initiative to grow the image of Nashville as Music City. In support of the initiative\, Spyridon and the NCVC created “Heroes Behind the Hits\,” a monthly show on Sirius XM Radio featuring Nashville songwriters\, established the Music City Walk of Fame\, and developed a multi-faceted Live Music Venue campaign. Initiatives such as these have helped to keep Nashvillein the top 25 hotel markets nationwide. \nSpyridon most recently championed the construction of the Music City Center\, new downtown convention center and headquarter hotel. The $585 million facility and adjacent Omni Hotel are scheduled to open in 2013. \nThroughout his career Spyridon has served on the boards of Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). He’s also been active in the local community\, serving on the boards of the Adventure Science Center\, Nashville Hotel and Lodging Association\, the Downtown Partnership\, the Music City Bowl\, the Museum of African American Music Art and Culture\, and Conservancy of the Parthenon and Centennial Park. \nSpyridon’s achievements have garnered numerous awards and accolades including Nashville Sales Executive of the Year Award\, the President’s Award from Meeting Professionals International\, and the Stephen Foster Award from Nashville Songwriters Association International and the Community Leader Award from the Tennessee MPI Chapter. \nA native of Pascagoula\, Mississippi\, Spyridon graduated fromVanderbilt University with a B.A. in Business Administration. After serving as manager of Travel and Conventions Department at the Mobile Chamber of Commerce\, and as Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Area Convention & Visitors Bureau\, Spyridon returned toNashville where he has served as CEO for the last 20 years. \nSpyridon is a graduate of the Institute of Comparative Political and Economic Systems at Georgetown University. \nRalph Schulz\nPresident/CEO\, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nRalph Schulz was named president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce by the Chamber’s board of directors in November 2006\, following a 30-year career in nonprofit management\, marketing and fundraising. In taking the position\, he accepted a leadership role at one of Middle Tennessee’s oldest and largest business federations\, an organization dating back to its founding in 1847. \nDuring his tenure\, the Chamber has played a key role in helping the region emerge from the 2007 recession to a period of unprecedented growth with a business relocation and expansion strategy known as Partnership 2020. Additionally\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce was the lead organization in the creation of the nationally recognized Nashville Entrepreneur Center and the passage of a public referendum supporting construction of the Music City Center convention facility. Since Schulz has taken on the role of president and CEO\, the Chamber has also led the movement to improve public school performance through the creation of the Academies of Nashville\, established the Moving Forward initiative to ensure the creation of a regional transportation solution through a cohesive community effort and developed into a respected publisher of data on the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area with the annual publication of the Vital Signs report. \nIn 2009\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce was named “Chamber of the Year” by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)\, recognizing the Nashville Chamber’s organizational excellence\, service to members\, development of leaders and volunteers and its impact on key community priorities. The ACCE award referenced the Nashville Chamber’s role in the creation of Nashville for All of Us\,a campaign made up of community leaders aligned to defeat a 2009 charter referendum which would have prohibited Nashville city government from conducting business in a language other than English. The Chamber was also praised for its creation of A Leading Edge\, a broad range of programs aimed at helping Chamber members navigate the turbulent waters of the recession. \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “GLOBAL NASHVILLE” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with community leaders. 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/global-nashville-guest-host-ralph-schulz-with-butch-spyridon-nashville-visitor-leader-4/
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SUMMARY:"Global Nashville" | Guest Host Ralph Schulz with Convention and Visitor Chief Butch Spyridon
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGlobal Nashville\nGuest Host Ralph Schulz in Conversation with Butch Spyridon\nA conversation about Nashville’s “global brand” and the importance of tourism in building international bridges. \n \nButch Spyridon\, President/CEO\, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. \n \nRalph Schulz\, President/CEO\, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \n\n\nAugust 31\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n\n\n\n\n“Global Nashville” | Guest Host Ralph Schulz with Butch Spyridon\, Nashville Visitor Leader\n \nThe metrics were clear before the pandemic crushed global hospitality. Nashville and Tennessee were experiencing a boom in the tourism sector. The #1 leisure destination in the United States\, according to Global Traveler’s Leisure Lifestyle Awards. Reader’s Choice Award for Best Cities in the U.S.\, according to Conde Nast. A record-high $23 billion in visitor spending in the state in 2019 and trending higher\, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Travel in Tennessee generated 195\,000 jobs and $1.92 billion in state and local tax revenue — saving Tennesseans in costs for public services. \nNashville’s attraction to visitors is global. The daily attraction of world-class music venues\, cultural activities\, sporting events and more\, not to mention the city’s mega-events are magnets for foreign visitors. Among the main industries that drive the economy\, tourism is emblematic of international outreach and bridge building among the tens of thousands of foreign visitors who come to Tennessee and Nashville. \nThe Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. web site says it all: \nMusic is the universal language. Nashville – where music is inspired\, created\, recorded and performed. Music City is ready to be explored. Experience more music\, food\, and fashion than ever before. All are welcome to Music City! \nJoin us on August 31st at 7pm for our discussion\, and your questions\, as Nashville’s Chamber President Ralph Schulz asks Nashville’s visitor majordomo\, Butch Spyridon\, about the health of the region’s hospitality industry and the contribution of tourism to Nashville’s brand. \n\n\nButch Spyridon\nPresident/CEO\, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation (NCVC)\n\nButch Spyridon has served as president and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation (NCVC) since 1991. Under his leadership\, Nashville’s hospitality industry has evolved from an industry largely based on theme park and summer leisure travel\, to a year-round destination for convention\, business and leisure visitors. Hospitality’s evolution has made it the city’s second largest industry and elevated annual revenues to $4 billion. \nSpyridon has guided the industry through many challenging times. In the early 1990s\, Branson\, Missouri’s budding music draw put an undo public relations pressure on Nashville\, long-known has a haven for country music talent. Spyridon and the industry collaborated throughout the challenge by embracing the city’s diverse music community and growing its profile as a meeting destination. \nIn the decade following\, Spyridon would lead the industry through the closing of Nashville’s famed Opryland theme park\, a devastating downtown tornado\, and the national tragedy of 9-11. With each challenge\, Spyridon and the industry seized the opportunity to assess\, examine\, and plan ahead for growth.  And with each challenge Nashville emerged as a better destination and recovered quicker than its peer markets. \nThat planning prompted Spyridon and the NCVC to develop new and innovative marketing strategies to grow sales\, including establishing city-wide events like Nashville’s July 4th and New Year’s Eve celebrations. Spyridon also worked within the community to transform signature events\, such as the CMA Music Festival\, making them more appealing to a wider audience and increasing their capacity to host more visitors. \nIn 2006\, Spyridon spearheaded Nashville’s first-ever\, city-wide branding initiative to grow the image of Nashville as Music City. In support of the initiative\, Spyridon and the NCVC created “Heroes Behind the Hits\,” a monthly show on Sirius XM Radio featuring Nashville songwriters\, established the Music City Walk of Fame\, and developed a multi-faceted Live Music Venue campaign. Initiatives such as these have helped to keep Nashvillein the top 25 hotel markets nationwide. \nSpyridon most recently championed the construction of the Music City Center\, new downtown convention center and headquarter hotel. The $585 million facility and adjacent Omni Hotel are scheduled to open in 2013. \nThroughout his career Spyridon has served on the boards of Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). He’s also been active in the local community\, serving on the boards of the Adventure Science Center\, Nashville Hotel and Lodging Association\, the Downtown Partnership\, the Music City Bowl\, the Museum of African American Music Art and Culture\, and Conservancy of the Parthenon and Centennial Park. \nSpyridon’s achievements have garnered numerous awards and accolades including Nashville Sales Executive of the Year Award\, the President’s Award from Meeting Professionals International\, and the Stephen Foster Award from Nashville Songwriters Association International and the Community Leader Award from the Tennessee MPI Chapter. \nA native of Pascagoula\, Mississippi\, Spyridon graduated fromVanderbilt University with a B.A. in Business Administration. After serving as manager of Travel and Conventions Department at the Mobile Chamber of Commerce\, and as Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Area Convention & Visitors Bureau\, Spyridon returned toNashville where he has served as CEO for the last 20 years. \nSpyridon is a graduate of the Institute of Comparative Political and Economic Systems at Georgetown University. \nRalph Schulz\nPresident/CEO\, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nRalph Schulz was named president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce by the Chamber’s board of directors in November 2006\, following a 30-year career in nonprofit management\, marketing and fundraising. In taking the position\, he accepted a leadership role at one of Middle Tennessee’s oldest and largest business federations\, an organization dating back to its founding in 1847. \nDuring his tenure\, the Chamber has played a key role in helping the region emerge from the 2007 recession to a period of unprecedented growth with a business relocation and expansion strategy known as Partnership 2020. Additionally\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce was the lead organization in the creation of the nationally recognized Nashville Entrepreneur Center and the passage of a public referendum supporting construction of the Music City Center convention facility. Since Schulz has taken on the role of president and CEO\, the Chamber has also led the movement to improve public school performance through the creation of the Academies of Nashville\, established the Moving Forward initiative to ensure the creation of a regional transportation solution through a cohesive community effort and developed into a respected publisher of data on the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area with the annual publication of the Vital Signs report. \nIn 2009\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce was named “Chamber of the Year” by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)\, recognizing the Nashville Chamber’s organizational excellence\, service to members\, development of leaders and volunteers and its impact on key community priorities. The ACCE award referenced the Nashville Chamber’s role in the creation of Nashville for All of Us\,a campaign made up of community leaders aligned to defeat a 2009 charter referendum which would have prohibited Nashville city government from conducting business in a language other than English. The Chamber was also praised for its creation of A Leading Edge\, a broad range of programs aimed at helping Chamber members navigate the turbulent waters of the recession. \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “GLOBAL NASHVILLE” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with community leaders. 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/global-nashville-guest-host-ralph-schulz-with-butch-spyridon-nashville-visitor-leader/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Governor Phil Bredesen and Guest Host Matt Kisber on "Global Nashville" | August 17
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\nGlobal Nashville\nGuest Host: Matt Kisber with Governor Phil Bredesen\nA conversation about the evolution of Japanese economic investment in Tennessee. \n \nFormer Governor of Tennessee Phil Bredesen \n \nFormer Commissioner of Tennessee Economic and Community Development \n\n\nAugust 17\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n\n\n\nMatt Kisber\nFormer Commissioner\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development\, Chairman of the Board\, Silicon Ranch\n\nMatt is a co-founder of Silicon Ranch and served as CEO of the company until becoming Chairman in July 2019. As Chairman\, Matt works closely with the company’s executive leadership to set and implement its ambitious growth strategy. Under his leadership\, Silicon Ranch has become one of the fastest-growing developers\, owners\, and operators of solar energy plants in the U.S.\, with a portfolio that includes more than 1.6 Gigawatts of PV systems that are contracted\, under construction\, or operating coast to coast. Matt brings a unique background to Silicon Ranch having been a business owner and having served eight years as Tennessee Commissioner of Economic Development. He has also worked with industry leaders from across the U.S. and around the globe to bring investments and jobs to Tennessee. A graduate of Vanderbilt University\, Matt served 10 terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives. \n\nPhilip Bredesen\n48th Governor of Tennessee (2003-2011)\, Founding Chairman\, Silicon Ranch\n\nPhilip Bredesen served as Tennessee’s Governor from 2003 until 2011 and Mayor of Nashville from 1991 until 1999. He is known for his bipartisan approach to problem-solving and his careful fiscal management. Among those who have served in senior elected positions\, Governor Bredesen has a unique depth of healthcare experience in both the private and public sectors. \nPrior to entering public service\, Bredesen worked in the healthcare industry. Between research trips to the public library\, he drafted a business plan at his kitchen table that led to the creation of HealthAmerica Corp. in 1980\, a Nashville-based healthcare management company. The company eventually grew to more than 6\,000 employees and was traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company was sold in 1986. Additionally\, Gov. Bredesen is considered a serial entrepreneur\, having helped start and mentor several successful companies\, many of which subsequently became publicly traded on various stock exchanges.     \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “GLOBAL NASHVILLE” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with community leaders. 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/governor-phil-bredesen-and-guest-host-matt-kisber-on-global-nashville-august-17-3/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Governor Phil Bredesen and Guest Host Matt Kisber on "Global Nashville" | August 17
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\nGlobal Nashville\nGuest Host: Matt Kisber with Governor Phil Bredesen\nA conversation about the evolution of Japanese economic investment in Tennessee. \n \nFormer Governor of Tennessee Phil Bredesen \n \nFormer Commissioner of Tennessee Economic and Community Development \n\n\nAugust 17\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n\n\n\nMatt Kisber\nFormer Commissioner\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development\, Chairman of the Board\, Silicon Ranch\n\nMatt is a co-founder of Silicon Ranch and served as CEO of the company until becoming Chairman in July 2019. As Chairman\, Matt works closely with the company’s executive leadership to set and implement its ambitious growth strategy. Under his leadership\, Silicon Ranch has become one of the fastest-growing developers\, owners\, and operators of solar energy plants in the U.S.\, with a portfolio that includes more than 1.6 Gigawatts of PV systems that are contracted\, under construction\, or operating coast to coast. Matt brings a unique background to Silicon Ranch having been a business owner and having served eight years as Tennessee Commissioner of Economic Development. He has also worked with industry leaders from across the U.S. and around the globe to bring investments and jobs to Tennessee. A graduate of Vanderbilt University\, Matt served 10 terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives. \n\nPhilip Bredesen\n48th Governor of Tennessee (2003-2011)\, Founding Chairman\, Silicon Ranch\n\nPhilip Bredesen served as Tennessee’s Governor from 2003 until 2011 and Mayor of Nashville from 1991 until 1999. He is known for his bipartisan approach to problem-solving and his careful fiscal management. Among those who have served in senior elected positions\, Governor Bredesen has a unique depth of healthcare experience in both the private and public sectors. \nPrior to entering public service\, Bredesen worked in the healthcare industry. Between research trips to the public library\, he drafted a business plan at his kitchen table that led to the creation of HealthAmerica Corp. in 1980\, a Nashville-based healthcare management company. The company eventually grew to more than 6\,000 employees and was traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company was sold in 1986. Additionally\, Gov. Bredesen is considered a serial entrepreneur\, having helped start and mentor several successful companies\, many of which subsequently became publicly traded on various stock exchanges.     \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “GLOBAL NASHVILLE” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with community leaders. 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/governor-phil-bredesen-and-guest-host-matt-kisber-on-global-nashville-august-17-4/
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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SUMMARY:Governor Phil Bredesen and Guest Host Matt Kisber on "Global Nashville" | August 17
DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council\nin association with\nBelmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\nGlobal Nashville\nGuest Host: Matt Kisber with Governor Phil Bredesen\nA conversation about the evolution of Japanese economic investment in Tennessee. \n \nFormer Governor of Tennessee Phil Bredesen \n \nFormer Commissioner of Tennessee Economic and Community Development \n\n\nAugust 17\, 2021 @ 7 pm CT\n\n\n\nMatt Kisber\nFormer Commissioner\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development\, Chairman of the Board\, Silicon Ranch\n\nMatt is a co-founder of Silicon Ranch and served as CEO of the company until becoming Chairman in July 2019. As Chairman\, Matt works closely with the company’s executive leadership to set and implement its ambitious growth strategy. Under his leadership\, Silicon Ranch has become one of the fastest-growing developers\, owners\, and operators of solar energy plants in the U.S.\, with a portfolio that includes more than 1.6 Gigawatts of PV systems that are contracted\, under construction\, or operating coast to coast. Matt brings a unique background to Silicon Ranch having been a business owner and having served eight years as Tennessee Commissioner of Economic Development. He has also worked with industry leaders from across the U.S. and around the globe to bring investments and jobs to Tennessee. A graduate of Vanderbilt University\, Matt served 10 terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives. \n\nPhilip Bredesen\n48th Governor of Tennessee (2003-2011)\, Founding Chairman\, Silicon Ranch\n\nPhilip Bredesen served as Tennessee’s Governor from 2003 until 2011 and Mayor of Nashville from 1991 until 1999. He is known for his bipartisan approach to problem-solving and his careful fiscal management. Among those who have served in senior elected positions\, Governor Bredesen has a unique depth of healthcare experience in both the private and public sectors. \nPrior to entering public service\, Bredesen worked in the healthcare industry. Between research trips to the public library\, he drafted a business plan at his kitchen table that led to the creation of HealthAmerica Corp. in 1980\, a Nashville-based healthcare management company. The company eventually grew to more than 6\,000 employees and was traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company was sold in 1986. Additionally\, Gov. Bredesen is considered a serial entrepreneur\, having helped start and mentor several successful companies\, many of which subsequently became publicly traded on various stock exchanges.     \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “GLOBAL NASHVILLE” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with community leaders. 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/governor-phil-bredesen-and-guest-host-matt-kisber-on-global-nashville-august-17/
CATEGORIES: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-11-3/
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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