BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//World Affairs Council of Connecticut - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:World Affairs Council of Connecticut X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ctwac.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for World Affairs Council of Connecticut REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200520T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200520T123000 DTSTAMP:20200519T194910Z CREATED:20200519T175633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T194910Z UID:10000183-1589976000-1589977800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Private Sector Stepping Up with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld DESCRIPTION:What should we expect from the U.S. private sector during a time of national and global crisis? Which corporate leaders are rising to the challenges of this moment? \nJoin Jeffrey Sonnenfeld\, one of the nation’s most respected voices on corporate leadership – and current senior associate dean of leadership programs and professor at the Yale School of Management – for a conversation on the role of the private sector during a pandemic. Moderated by Megan Clark Torrey\, CEO of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. \nThis event is free! RSVP required. \nRSVP Here URL:https://ctwac.org/event/private-sector-stepping-up-with-jeffrey-sonnenfeld/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200508T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200508T123000 DTSTAMP:20200430T225916Z CREATED:20200430T225916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200430T225916Z UID:10000182-1588939200-1588941000@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Putting the World Back Together with General John Allen (USMC\, Ret.) DESCRIPTION:What will the world look like as we navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic? \nJoin General John Allen (USMC\, Ret.)\, President of The Brookings Institution\, for an expert conversation on disrupting the world order\, what’s on the horizon\, and how our world may be reshaped as we emerge from this crisis. \nModerated by Megan Clark Torrey\, CEO\, World Affairs Council of Connecticut. \nHow to RSVP: \n \n \n \n Slide 1PAY WHAT YOU WISHRather than set ticket prices\, the Council is instituting a new "Pay What You Wish" policy. A donation of $10 is suggested. Your contribution - in any amount - is greatly appreciated. \nPAY WHAT YOU WISHRESERVE YOUR TICKETPay what you wish\, and then reserve your seat! Click the button below to complete your registration through the Zoom Webinar platform. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET \n \n \n \n  \nGeneral (Ret.) John Rutherford Allen assumed the presidency of the Brookings Institution in November 2017\, having most recently served as chair of security and strategy and a distinguished fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at Brookings. Allen is a retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan. \nAllen served in two senior diplomatic roles following his retirement from the Marine Corps. First\, for 15 months as senior advisor to the secretary of defense on Middle East Security\, during which he led the security dialogue for the Israeli/Palestinian peace process. President Barack Obama then appointed Allen as special presidential envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL\, a position he held for 15 months. Allen’s diplomatic efforts grew the coalition to 65 members\, effectively halting the expansion of ISIL. In recognition of this work\, he was presented the Department of State Distinguished Honor Award by Secretary John Kerry and the Director of National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Award by Director James Clapper. \nDuring his nearly four-decade military career\, Allen served in a variety of command and staff positions in the Marine Corps and the Joint Force. He commanded 150\,000 U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan from July 2011 to February 2013. Allen is the first Marine to command a theater of war. During his tenure as ISAF commander\, he recovered the 33\,000 U.S. surge forces\, moved the Afghan National Security Forces into the lead for combat operations\, and pivoted NATO forces from being a conventional combat force into an advisory command. \nAllen’s first tour as a general officer was as the principal director of Asia-Pacific policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, a position he held for nearly three years. In this assignment\, he was involved extensively with policy initiatives involving China\, Taiwan\, Mongolia\, and Southeast Asia. Allen also participated in the Six Party Talks on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and played a major role in organizing the relief effort during the South Asian tsunami from 2004 to 2005. \nBeyond his operational and diplomatic credentials\, Allen has led professional military educational programs\, including as director of the Marine Infantry Officer Program and commanding officer of the Marine Corps Basic School. He twice served at the United States Naval Academy\, first as a military instructor\, where he was named instructor of the year in 1990\, and later as commandant of midshipmen; the first Marine Corps officer to hold this position. Allen was the Marine Corps fellow to the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the first Marine officer to serve as a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, where today he is a permanent member. \nAmong his other affiliations\, Allen is a senior fellow at the Merrill Center of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. He is an “Ancien” of the NATO Defense College in Rome\, and a frequent lecturer there. Allen is the recipient of numerous U.S. and foreign awards. \nHe holds a Bachelor of Science in operations analysis from the U.S. Naval Academy\, a Master of Arts in national security studies from Georgetown University\, a Master of Science in strategic intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College\, and a Master of Science in national security strategy from the National Defense University. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/putting-the-world-back-together-with-general-john-allen-usmc-ret/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T123000 DTSTAMP:20200418T231147Z CREATED:20200418T230958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200418T231147Z UID:10000176-1587556800-1587558600@ctwac.org SUMMARY:COVID-19 Crisis: Iran’s Pathway to the Bomb with Dr. Trita Parsi DESCRIPTION:With tensions between Iran and the U.S. at a boiling point\, and continual escalation on the horizon\, will COVID-19 push Iran closer to the bomb? \nWe talk with Dr. Trita Parsi\, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute (Qi)\, award-winning author and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Moderated by CEO Megan Clark Torrey. \nRegistration is free and required. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://ctwac.org/event/covid-19-crisis-irans-pathway-to-the-bomb-with-dr-trita-parsi/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-Trita-Parsi.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200415T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200415T123000 DTSTAMP:20200418T233234Z CREATED:20200413T183704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200418T233234Z UID:10000064-1586952000-1586953800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Why We Need the Global Health Security Agenda DESCRIPTION:In February of 2014\, the U.S. and international partners launched the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) with the goal of building global capacity to respond to infectious disease threats. Over 30 countries\, along with international organizations including the World Health Organization\, joined. \nSo what happened? \nWe talk with Ambassador (ret.) Bonnie Jenkins\, a leading U.S. official in the launch and implementation of the GHSA\, current nonresident senior fellow at Brookings\, founder and president of the Women of Color Advancing Peace\, Security and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS)\, and president of Global Connections Empowering Global Change LLC. Moderated by CEO Megan Torrey. \n  \nREGISTER HERE  URL:https://ctwac.org/event/why-we-need-the-global-health-security-agenda/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-Amb.-Bonnie-Jenkins.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR