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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211103T000000
DTSTAMP:20260712T224754
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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: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:"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-4/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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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/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Global Nashville
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211110T010000
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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.
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