A FANTASTIC YEAR, THANKS TO YOU.

The close of a fiscal year and our 2018-2019 season is always bittersweet: the end of a great year but the hopeful beginning of an even better one.

Here is a timeline of CTWAC’s work during the 2018-2019 season, to further the mission of engaging our community in dialogue on critical global issues and connecting Connecticut to the world. This is all made possible by the support of CTWAC members and friends, the engagement of our community partners, and the work of our dedicated Board of Directors, team, and volunteers.

HIGHLIGHTS

Model United Nations 2018

Our Model United Nations program keeps growing! In 2018, over 1,000 high school students from 30+ schools in Connecticut participated in MUN and debated some of the world’s most pressing issues.

Global Security Forum

Global Security Forum: New World Powers had more high-caliber speakers and fantastic discussion about topics ranging from cybersecurity to China’s rise to power.

Diplomat Reception 2019

In its second year, the Diplomat Reception garnered representatives from 25+ countries and as a result produced the first CTWAC Connecticut Global Trade Report.

Support from our Community

Throughout this 2018-2019 season, we have had more sell-out events and reach to new members of our community than ever before. Thank you for your continued support!

TIMELINE

  • July 2018

     

    Trade Wars: Tariffs and Trade in the Trump Era

    Ambassador Diego Gómez Pickering, Consul General of Mexico in New York; Consul General Phyllis Yaffe, Consul General of Canada in New York; and Dr. Zhao Yumin, Acting Consul General of China in New York

    Take a look at our media recap of Trade Wars here: https://ctwac.com/2018/08/07/following-up-our-trade-wars-event/

  • September 2018

     

  • October 2018

     

    Iran and the U.S.: The War to Come?

    Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian, former diplomat and spokesman for Iran in its nuclear negotiations with the international community, and Ambassador James B. Cunningham, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Israel, and the United Nations in New York

  • October 2018

     

    China Town Hall

    Condoleezza Rice, Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor

  • October 2018

     

    Global Security Forum: New World Powers

    The Global Security Forum is New England’s premiere regional security forum, bringing the world’s top security experts, speakers, and leaders to Connecticut to address the most critical global security issues.

    “It’s important to talk about [global issues] to raise awareness about what’s happening so that we’re a better informed society, you doing your part by participating in this forum.” – Major General Garrett S. Yee, U.S. Army Director, Operations and Architecture

  • November 2018

     

  • November 2018

     

    WACA National Conference

    CEO Megan Torrey introduced a featured international speaker at this year’s WACA National Conference

  • November 2018

     

    The Region’s Technology Industry Expansion

    Bruce Carlson, President and CEO of The Connecticut Technology Council

  • November & December 2018

     

  • December 2018

     

    Centennial Celebration: Eastern and Central Europe

    Dr. Chris Ball, Quinnipiac University and Honorary Consul of Hungary in CT; Dana Bucin, Murtha Cullina LLP and Honorary Consul of Romania in CT; and Darek Barcikowski, White Eagle Media and Honorary Consul of Poland in CT

  • January 2019

     

    Global Economic Outlook 2019

    Ed Guay, Principal at Wintonbury Risk Management and global macrostrategist

  • February 2019

     

    Borders, Fences and Defenses

    Dr. Johannes Evelein, Chair of the Department of Language and Culture Studies at Trinity College

  • March 2019

     

    International Women’s Day 2019: Global Changemakers

    Priyamvada Natarajan, Astrophysicist and Professor at Yale University; Diana Ayton-Shenker, Global Catalyst Senior Fellow at The New School and President & CEO of Global Momenta; and Yu-Hui Rogers, Senior Director, Research Strategy, Asia, The Jackson Laboratory

  • March 2019

     

    Venezuela: An International Standoff

    Dr. Alejandro Velasco, Professor and historian of modern Latin America at NYU Gallatin

  • March 2019

     

    Second Annual Diplomat Reception

    25+ diplomats and Consuls General representing over twenty countries came to Hartford for Connecticut’s premier global event to network and make business connections

    Check out this article from the Hartford Business Journal about the Second Annual Diplomat Reception: https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/global-diplomats-to-gather-in-downtown-hartford

    Or scroll through our media recap from the night: https://ctwac.com/2019/03/27/diplomat-reception-2019-a-media-recap/

  • March 2019

     

    Friendship Across Difference

    Bestselling Israeli author and journalist Yossi Klein Halevi and Muslim American commentator Parvez Ahmed, Ph.D.

  • March 2019

     

    Letters to my Palestinian Neighbor

    Bestselling Israeli author and journalist Yossi Klein Halevi and former Palestinian Authority advisor Ghaith Al-Omari

  • March 2019

     

    CEO Megan Torrey honored as one of HBJ’s 2019 Women in Business

    CEO Megan Torrey received the 2019 Women in Business Award by the Hartford Business Journal. We are so proud of the work Megan has done for the Council and our Hartford community.

    To read more about Megan and her fellow awardees, check out HBJ’s article here: https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/meet-hbjs-2019-women-in-business

  • April 2019

     

    CIRC Immigrant Day

    Honoring the accomplishments of CT’s immigrant communities, including CTWAC Board Member Asma Farid

  • May 2019

     

    Luminary Award 2019

    We are proud to have honored Stanley Black & Decker, a global leader anchored in Connecticut with our 2019 Luminary Award. Stanley Black & Decker provides the ideas and tools for those who make the world™. Accepting the award for Stanley was Dr. Mark Maybury, Chief Technology Officer, and Sudhi Bangalore, Vice President of Industry 4.0.

    Check out our social media recap of the evening here: https://ctwac.com/2019/05/15/luminary-2019-social-media-recap/

  • May 2019

     

    Power Clash: China on the Rise

    Dr. James Holmes, J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College, and Dan Murphy, Executive Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and the Harvard China Fund. Moderated by Deputy Secretary of the State Scott D. Bates.

    Missed this highly-anticipated event? We have an in-depth recap of the panel discussion here: https://ctwac.com/2019/06/12/a-look-back-at-power-clash/

Everything we do at the World Affairs Council of CT is made possible through the support of our community. Thank you for your engagement, energy, and commitment to global education in CT.

To further this mission, and kick off this new year, please consider making a contribution. Your donation will help ensure that critical global programming remains vibrant in our community for generations to come.

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We have a lot to look forward to.
We hope to see you at events in the coming 2019-2020 season!