BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Tennessee World Affairs Council - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Tennessee World Affairs Council X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.tnwac.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Tennessee World Affairs Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261105T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261105T130000 DTSTAMP:20261016T173412Z CREATED:20261015T210126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T173412Z UID:81068-1793880000-1793883600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Investing in an Uncertain World: Identifying Geopolitical Dependencies (Webinar) DESCRIPTION: \n\nAn investment can clear every financial and regulatory hurdle and still depend on decisions its owner cannot control. A foreign export license\, a maintenance provider\, access to finance\, or a critical transport route can determine whether an asset keeps operating. As geopolitical competition reaches into everyday business\, ownership alone tells us less than we might expect about who holds the power to interrupt production\, restrict access\, or delay recovery. \nDrawing on his experience in government and the defense industry\, Shay Gal will explore how businesses can identify these dependencies before committing capital. Through a practical case and moderated discussion\, participants will examine who can stop an essential function\, what alternatives exist\, and how long they would take to activate. The conversation will connect international affairs to concrete decisions facing boards\, investors\, and communities\, with time for audience questions. \n  \nThursday\, November 5 I 12:00pm – 1:00pm\n  \n \n \n \n Register Now \n \n  \n\n \nFeatured Speaker: Shay Gal (Founder and Principal\, Line of State)\n \nShay Gal is Founder and Principal of Line of State\, an international strategic practice advising governments\, institutions and businesses on strategy\, security and political risk. He previously served as Vice President of External Relations at Israel Aerospace Industries\, following senior advisory roles in Israeli government. His work connects geopolitics with practical decisions about investment\, infrastructure and industrial capacity\, examining how states and companies preserve their freedom to act when suppliers\, partners or governments control something they cannot readily replace. \n  \nFeatured Moderator: Bill Hirschman (Portfolio Manager & Head of Nashville Office\, Brown Advisory)\n \nBill is a Portfolio Manager and Head of Brown Advisory’s Nashville office. With more than 30 years in the capital markets\, he has advised families\, foundations\, and businesses on investment strategy\, portfolio management\, and long-term wealth stewardship. He spent the first half of his career in investment banking with Equitable Securities and Avondale Partners\, advising companies on strategic and capital markets matters. \nHe subsequently transitioned to private banking and wealth management\, holding senior roles with J.P. Morgan and Bank of America before joining Brown Advisory. This breadth of experience—spanning corporate finance\, capital markets\, and private wealth—continues to inform his approach to investing and advising clients today. Known for combining disciplined investment thinking with a client-focused approach\, Bill works closely with clients to help them achieve their financial objectives across generations. \nBill is passionate about advancing environmental\, educational\, and community-focused organizations through board service and volunteer leadership. \nEducationWashington and Lee University\, B.A.\, Economics \nCommunity InvolvementBoard Member\, Friends of the EvergladesAdvisory Board Member\, Friends of Warner ParksVolunteer Coach\, Montgomery Bell Academy RowingPrior Community InvolvementBoard Member & Treasurer\, Nashville Conflict Resolution CenterMember\, Alive Hospice Ethics Committee \n  URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/investing-in-an-uncertain-world/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/TNWAC-11-5-2026-Horizontal-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T130000 DTSTAMP:20260921T155152Z CREATED:20260914T212535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T155152Z UID:80895-1794308400-1794315600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:The Best and the Worst: 250 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy DESCRIPTION:For two and a half centuries\, the United States has faced a challenging world. Some of its responses have advanced U.S. interests and values. Others have not. The Council on Foreign Relations asked members of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations\, the world’s foremost organization dedicated to the scholarly study of the history of American foreign relations\, to identify and rank what in their judgment were the ten best and ten worst U.S. foreign policy decisions since the writing of the Declaration of Independence. The Marshall Plan\, the creation of the United Nations\, and the 1778 Treaty of Alliance with France topped the list of the ten best U.S. foreign policy decisions. The invasion of Iraq and the deployment of combat forces to Vietnam led the list of the top ten worst decisions. As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding\, the survey results provide an opportunity to learn more about the foreign policy choices past generations made\, to assess what has and has not worked with America’s engagement with the world\, and to consider how the United States can best meet the challenges of today. \nTuesday\, November 10  I 11:00 am – 1:00 pm\n* Luncheon Event *\nVenue:\nBass\, Berry & Sims \n21 Platform Way S.\, Suite 3500\, Nashville\, TN 37203 \n \n \n \n Register Now \n \n  \n\nModerator: Karl Dean\n \nKarl Dean served as the sixth Mayor of Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2011. Dean first held public office when he was elected as Nashville’s Public Defender in 1990. He was re-elected in 1994 and 1998. He served as Metro Law Director from 1999 to January 2007\, when he resigned to run for the office of mayor. Karl Dean has taught at Vanderbilt Law School\, Belmont University\, and Boston University. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFeatured Speaker: Dr. James Lindsay (Senior Fellow\, Council on Foreign Relations)\n \nJames M. Lindsay is the Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). His scholarly work examines U.S. national security policy\, the U.S. foreign policymaking process\, and the domestic politics of U.S. foreign policy. From 2009 to 2024\, Lindsay served as senior vice president\, director of studies\, and Maurice R. Greenberg chair at CFR\, where he oversaw more than six dozen fellows in CFR’s David Rockefeller Studies Program. From 2024 to 2025\, he also served as director of Fellowship Affairs\, where he supervised CFR’s fourteen external fellowship programs. Before returning to CFR in 2009\, Lindsay was the inaugural director of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin\, where he held the Tom Slick chair for international affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. From 2003 to 2006\, he was vice president\, director of studies\, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at CFR. He previously served as deputy director and senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution. From 1987 until 1999\, he was a professor of political science at the University of Iowa. From 1996 to 1997\, Lindsay served as director for global issues and multilateral affairs on the National Security Council staff. He has also served as a consultant to the United States Commission on National Security/21st Century (Hart-Rudman Commission) and as a staff expert for the United States Institute of Peace’s congressionally mandated Task Force on the United Nations. Lindsay has written and edited more than a dozen books on U.S. politics\, foreign policy\, and international relations. His most recent book\, co-authored with Ivo H. Daalder\, is The Empty Throne: America’s Abdication of Global Leadership. His previous book with Ambassador Daalder\, America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy\, won the 2003 Lionel Gelber Prize\, was named a finalist for the Arthur S. Ross Book Award\, and was selected as a top book of 2003 by The Economist. He has also contributed articles to many major newspapers and magazines\, including Foreign Affairs\, the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, and the Los Angeles Times. He hosts the weekly podcast The President’s Inbox. Lindsay holds an AB in economics and political science with highest distinction and highest honors from the University of Michigan and an MA\, MPhil\, and PhD from Yale University. \n______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/the-best-and-the-worst/ LOCATION:Bass\, Berry & Sims – New Location\, 21 Platform Way South\, Suite 3500\, Nashville\, TN\, 37203\, United States CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/TNWAC-11-10-2026-Horizontal-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261203T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261203T120000 DTSTAMP:20261012T212256Z CREATED:20261012T212256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T212256Z UID:81047-1796295600-1796299200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:The World Ahead: 2027 (Webinar) DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nEach year\, The Economist‘s The World Ahead series examines the forces expected to shape the year ahead. Covering politics\, technology\, society\, and beyond\, this series\, edited by Tom Standage\, offers an ambitious and wide-ranging look at what’s next. \nOn December 3\, Standage returns to WorldNow with Jim Falk to unpack his predictions for the trends that will define 2027. \nThursday\, December 3 I 11:00am – 12:00pm CT\nRegister now\n \n\n \nFeatured Speaker:  Tom Standage (Deputy Director\, The Economist)\n \nTom Standage is deputy editor of The Economist and editor of its future-gazing annual\, “The World Ahead.” Standage directs the newspaper’s digital strategy and the development of new digital products and is the author of seven history books\, including Writing on the Wall (2013)\, The Victorian Internet (1998)\, and A History of the World in 6 Glasses (2005). He studied engineering and computing at Oxford University and has written for other publications\, including the New York Times\, Daily Telegraph\, The Guardian\, and Wired. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFeatured Moderator: Jim Falk\n \nJim Falk is Vice Chairman of the Board of Global Santa Fe\, a member organization of the World Affairs Councils of America. He hosts WorldNow with Jim Falk and produces and hosts The Forum\, the weekly public affairs program on KSFR-FM\, Santa Fe Community Radio (KSFR.org). A member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, Falk led the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth as President and CEO from 2001 to 2021\, helping expand the organization’s role as one of the nation’s leading forums for international affairs and public policy. His guests have included diplomats\, senior intelligence officials\, policymakers\, military leaders\, scholars\, journalists\, and bestselling authors from around the world. Through WorldNow and The Forum\, he continues his commitment to fostering informed\, civil dialogue on the international\, political\, social\, and cultural issues shaping our world. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/the-world-ahead-2027/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/TNWAC-12-3-2026-Horizontal.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR