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SUMMARY:Tariffs & Trade | With H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė\, Ambassador of the EU to the US
DESCRIPTION:Escalation or Negotiation? The world watches as the U.S. and the European Union enter a period of increasingly tense trade relations. As tariffs and trade uncertainty escalates\, how will the global economy respond? How will this affect businesses here in Connecticut? \nJoin us for an urgent seminar on tariffs and trade\, featuring a panel discussion with Connecticut business leaders on how they are dealing with the tariffs\, followed by a special keynote discussion. \nAs the global economy faces growing uncertainty\, we are thrilled to be joined by H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė\, the Ambassador of the EU to the U.S. We’ll discuss the impact of tariffs on the global economy\, Europe’s vision for global leadership\, and the future of the U.S. relationship with Europe amid escalating tensions. \nThe bloc is Connecticut’s top trading partner – with $5.6 billion in annual exports to the EU. This event is not to be missed. \nThe Details\nWhen: Thursday\, May 1st | 3:00pm – 5:00pm\nWhere: Studio A\, World Affairs Council of Connecticut | 1049 Asylum Ave\, Hartford\, CT\nTickets: $25 General Admission | RSVP required\nReserve your spot today \n\n\n With your ticket\, join us for one or both event sessions \n\nIn Partnership With\n \n  \n\nAgenda\n3:00pm | Session I\nPanel Discussion with CT Business Leaders Addressing Tariff Impacts\nFeaturing: \n- Lutz Labisch | President & CEO\, TRUMPF Inc\n- Paul Lavoie | Chief Manufacturing Officer\, State of Connecticut\n- Nik Delic | President and CEO\, New England Airfoil Products (NEAP)\n- Anna McGovern | Managing Director\, The Pondview Group\, LLC\n- Jody Paviglionite | Director of Supply Chain\, Mott Corporation\n- Dr. Craig Calvert | Assistant Professor-in-Residence\, University of Connecticut | Operations and Information Management \nBreak\nRefreshments\, European specialty bites\, and networking \n4:00pm | Session II \nKeynote Discussion with H.E Jovita Neliupšienė\, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States \n\nAbout the Ambassador \nH.E. Jovita Neliupšienė\nAmbassador of the European Union to the United States \nJovita Neliupšienė became the Ambassador of the European Union to the United States on January 1\, 2024. Before that\, she was a Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania from September 2022\, where she was responsible for the coordination of European Affairs\, European bilateral and regional issues\, as well as national sanctions coordinator. \nFrom 2020-2022\, she was Vice Minister of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania\, tasked with investment and export promotion\, international cooperation\, including policy coordination of state-owned enterprises\, as well as chairing the interagency commission for export control. \nIn 2020\, she held the post of Chancellor and State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. This position included responsibility for staff coordination\, legal and consular affairs. Between 2015-2020\, she served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the EU. These years were marked by the migration crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. \nFrom 2009-2015\, she worked as an advisor and chief foreign policy advisor to the President of the Republic of Lithuania Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite. She was responsible for foreign policy coordination\, inter-institutional relations\, as well as the role of sherpa/EU advisor\, and in this respect took a leading position in preparing and coordinating the Lithuanian presidency of the EU Council in 2013. In 2014\, she was awarded the State Decoration Order "For Merit to Lithuania" Commander's Cross. Read the Ambassador's full bio here. \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n  \nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities - or learn more on our website about available opportunities. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nRenew your membership or become a member on our website. As a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events and travel opportunities\, build relationships with local leaders and global dignitaries\, and join our community of global citizens. Let us bring the world to you.
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SUMMARY:Human Scale: A Conversation with Lawrence Wright | WorldNow
DESCRIPTION:In his new political thriller The Human Scale\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright tells the story of an Israeli cop and a Palestinian-American FBI agent who join forces to solve the murder of an Israeli police chief in the West Bank – set against the backdrop of the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict. \nWright joins us on WorldNow to discuss how his novel\, which concludes on October 8th\, 2023\, underscores the human cost of this longstanding conflict. As he writes at the end of the book: “One cannot hope for an end to the strife without acknowledging the separate histories that each side claims.” \nA staff writer at The New Yorker\, Wright has spent decades reporting from the Middle East as a journalist\, playwright\, and novelist. He won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11\, his acclaimed nonfiction account of the rise of Al-Qaeda. \n“The politics in this book are impossible to ignore; indeed\, they’re the point. Wright is thorough in his recounting of key elements of the conflict.” – The New York Times\n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Tuesday\, May 6th | 7:00PM – 8:00PM ET\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nTickets: No charge\, Suggested $20 Donation | RSVP Required\nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nAbout the Book\nThe Human Scale by Lawrence Wright \nIn this sweeping\, timely thriller\, a Palestinian American FBI agent teams up with a hardline Israeli cop to solve the murder of the Israeli police chief in Gaza—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Looming Tower and The End of October.\nIn his historically accurate novel\, Lawrence Wright tells the story of the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict through richly-drawn characters: a Palestinian-American FBI agent\, an anti-Arab Israeli police officer\, family members with ties to Hamas\, religious leaders\, corrupt cops\, and militants on both sides. Through these intersecting lives\, Wright weaves an intricate tapestry that culminates in the devastating Hamas attack on Israel on October 7\, 2023. \nMore than a thriller\, Wright’s novel explores the complex history between Israel and Palestine\, revealing the tragic human scale of this long-standing conflict and offering a nuanced perspective on a tragedy that continues to shape the region and the world. \nGet a copy of The Human Scale on Bookshop.org and support local bookstores. \n\nMeet the Author\nLawrence Wright is an author\, screenwriter\, playwright\, and staff writer for The New Yorker magazine. \nHe is the author of eleven nonfiction books. His book about the rise of al-Qaeda\, “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11” (Knopf\, 2006)\, was published to immediate and widespread acclaim. It won numerous awards\, including the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. It was made into a series for Hulu in 2018\, starring Jeff Daniels\, Alec Baldwin\, and Tahar Rahim. \nWright has published four novels\, “Noriega: God’s Favorite” (Simon and Schuster\, 2000) which was made into a Showtime movie starring Bob Hoskins; “The End of October” (Knopf\, 2020)\, a bestseller about a viral pandemic that came out right at the beginning of COVID; “Mr. Texas” (Knopf\, 2023)\, which has been optioned as a limited streaming series; and his most recent novel\, “The Human Scale\,” released in the spring of 2025. \nIn 2006\, Wright premiered his first one-man play\, “My Trip to Al-Qaeda\,” at The New Yorker Festival\, which led to a sold-out six-week run off-Broadway. It was made into a documentary film of the same name\, directed by Alex Gibney\, for HBO. \nWright wrote and performed another one-man show\, “The Human Scale\,” about the standoff between Israel and Hamas over the abduction of an Israeli soldier\, Gilad Shalit. The Public Theater in New York produced the play\, which ran for a month off-Broadway in 2010\, before moving to the Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv. Many of the ideas developed in that play later evolved into the novel of the same name\, published 15 years later. \nIn addition to his one-man productions\, Wright has written five other plays that have enjoyed productions around the country\, including “Camp David\,” about the Carter\, Begin\, and Sadat summit in 1978; and “Cleo\,” about the making of the movie “Cleopatra.” \nWright is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, the Society of American Historians\, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He also serves as the keyboard player in the Austin-based blues band\, WhoDo. \nMeet the Host\nJim Falk is President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. Now residing in Santa Fe\, NM\, he is Vice Chairman of the Board of Global Santa Fe. In addition to hosting WorldNow with Jim Falk\, Jim produces and hosts The Forum\, a weekly talk show on KSFR-FM\, Santa Fe Public Radio. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \n\nHosts & Partners\nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut in partnership with Global Santa Fe.\n \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n  \nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. Learn more on our website about available opportunities. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nRenew your membership or become a member on our website. As a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events and travel opportunities\, build relationships with local leaders and global dignitaries\, and join our community of global citizens. Let us bring the world to you.
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SUMMARY:Second Monday with CTWAC | May
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow World Affairs Council members in conversation over dinner on the issues impacting our world. Connect and engage with others\, share your thoughts\, and explore how we can secure our global future. \n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, May 12th | 6-7:30PM\nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: $15 Members\, $25 Non-members | Registration required\nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants. \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nApril 28th (Special Edition) – Sudan’s Civil War & Sub-Saharan Africa after USAID\nMay 12th – *Topic TBA\nJune 9th \n*Topics will be announced 1 week prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\n2024\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next?\nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here?\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th: Potential Flash Points - How is the U.S. positioned and what happens next?\nJuly 15th: The Climate Crisis & Global Instability\nSeptember 30th: Worldwide Efforts to Battle - or Embrace - Disinformation\nOctober 14th – The World After the U.S. Election\nNovember 12th – Foreign Policy in a New Administration\nDecember 9th – A Rebalancing in the Middle East and the Taiwan Question \n2025\nJanuary 13th – Greenland\, the Panama Canal\, and The Future of Immigration Policy\nFebruary 10th – The End of USAID?\nMarch 10th - NATO's Uncertain Future\nApril 14th - The Future of Immigration Policy \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n  \nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nRenew your membership or become a member on our website. As a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events and travel opportunities\, build relationships with local leaders and global dignitaries\, and join our community of global citizens. Let us bring the world to you.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/second-monday-with-ctwac-may-2025/
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SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] Canada\, Mexico\, & U.S.: The Future of North America
DESCRIPTION:This event is SOLD OUT. Please call us at (860) 241-6118 if there are any questions/concerns.\nA Conversation with Consuls General of Canada and Mexico\nAre major shifts in U.S. policy pushing our neighbors to the north and south away? Or will this reordering create pathways for a more productive and secure North American neighborhood? \nJoin us for a conversation with Consuls General representing Mexico and Canada on their view of a new relationship with the United States. We’ll discuss everything from the impact of tariffs and border and migration policy to increasingly hostile rhetoric between the leaders of these traditional allies\, partners\, and neighbors. \nFeaturing Consul General Tom Clark\, Consul General of Canada in New York and Consul General Alberto Fierro\, Consul General of Mexico in Boston. \nDoors open 5:30pm for mingling and light reception. RSVP today. \nThe Details\nWhen: Tuesday\, May 20 | 5:30pm – 7:00pm\nWhere: Studio A\, World Affairs Council of Connecticut | 1049 Asylum Ave\, Hartford\, CT\nTickets: $35 General Admission | $25 Member Admission | SOLD OUT \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n\nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities.\nBecome a member today to unlock special member pricing for events like these all year. \n\nFeaturing\nTom Clark |Consul General of Canada in New York \nPrior to being appointed Consul General in New York by Prime Minister Trudeau\, Tom Clark served as Chair of Global Public Affairs\, one of the largest public affairs and strategic communications firms in Canada. His private sector clients included senior executives in Canada and internationally who sought public policy and strategic communications advice on key business and investment decisions. He was a frequent speaker to business groups and associations across the country as well as a sought after advisor to governments\, both in Canada and abroad. \nPrior to his work in the business community\, Consul General Clark was one of Canada’s most respected broadcast journalists. During his 45 year career\, he was posted as Bureau Chief to Washington DC and China\, in addition to working in more than 30 countries\, including tours in eight active war zones. His work earned him numerous awards in both Canada and the United States. Mr. Clark is a licensed pilot who has flown extensively in Canada’s north. He is married to Jane Clark and has three daughters. \n\nAlberto Fierro-Garza | Consul General of Mexico in Boston \nA Mexican career diplomat since 1993\, he previously was the head of the splendid Cultural Institute of the Mexican Embassy in Washington\, D.C. He was the Consul of Mexico in Orlando\, FL and in St. Paul\, MN. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, he served as Director General for Educational and Cultural Cooperation and as Deputy Director General for North America. Alberto was Director General for International Affairs at the National Council for Culture and the Arts of Mexico. He served also as Director of the Social Promotion Department at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He holds a BA in Sociology from that university and a Masters in Latin-American History from Georgetown University. He lives with his husband David\, his companion for more than 26 years. \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n  \nSupport global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities - or learn more on our website. \n\nStay Globally Involved\nRenew your membership or become a member on our website. As a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events and travel opportunities\, build relationships with local leaders and global dignitaries\, and join our community of global citizens. Let us bring the world to you.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/canada-mexico-us-the-future-of-north-america/
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