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April 2021
Fri 23
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Featured Friday, April 23, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

From Pivot in 2020 to Innovation in 2021 -Impacts On Capital Project Management: A Dialogue with Antoine Schellinger of Koch Project Solutions

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During our conversation with Antoine Schellinger, we will learn more about Koch Project Solutions (KPS), discuss the work they are doing around the world. We will hear about a few of their latest projects, including in the mining and biofuels space, and potential outcomes for certain industries. With over 20 years in the industry serving in numerous roles, both at home and overseas, Mr. Schellinger brings vast experience to his current work at KPS. He will also share with us how the COVID-19 crisis impacted KPS and the ways in which the company pivoted, adapted and innovated through the upheaval.

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Wed 28
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Featured Wednesday, April 28, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Børge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum on the Global Power of Public-Private Cooperation, The Great Reset & Davos Summit

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The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston is honored to host Børge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum. He will highlight the vital work of the WEF and the new Davos Manifesto – ‘a set of ethical principles to guide companies in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution’. He will discuss the role of Public-Private partnerships in making access to technology more equal and being more inclusive in support of innovators around the globe. Brende will also address: the need for transparency and social responsibility in business; the evolving role of energy in the global economy; and ‘The Great Reset’ – the urgent need for all global stakeholders to cooperate in order for the world to recover from the devastation of the COVID-19 crisis.

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Fri 30
Girish Saligram
Featured Friday, April 30, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Global Solutions that Impact the Energy Industry: Girish Saligram, President and CEO at Weatherford

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Global Solutions that Impact the Energy Industry with Girish Saligram, President and CEO at Weatherford

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May 2021
Wed 5
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Featured Wednesday, May 5, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Russia & Putin’s Threat to the Global Order & How the West Can Push Back: Andrea Kendall-Taylor

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Since late March, Russia has alarmed the West by amassing an estimated 80,000 soldiers near the Eastern border of Ukraine and in Crimea. The combined force includes large numbers of tanks, artillery, and short-range ballistic missile systems. Former Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Russia at the NIC & CIA senior analyst Andrea Kendall-Taylor discusses what Putin and Russia might do in the next few weeks and the years to come.

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Fri 7
Featured Friday, May 7, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Houston’s Vital Role in the Global Commodities World: A Discussion with Bruce Fulin, Vice President of Crude Oil Business Development for Argus Media, Ltd.

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Valuation, Commodities, Price Indexation. What does it all mean? Bruce Fulin of Argus Media will break it all down for us as we discuss the events of the past year, and how they affect Houston’s vital role on the global energy stage.

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Tue 11
Amazon Unbound
Featured Tuesday, May 11, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire- Brad Stone

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An unvarnished picture of Amazon’s unprecedented growth and its billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, revealing the most important business story of our time, from Senior Executive Editor for Bloomberg News & Best-selling author Brad Stone.

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Fri 14
Holocaust, Kelly Zuniga
Featured Friday, May 14, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Legacies of the Holocaust & Fighting Hatred Today

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The killing of over 6 Million Jews during the Holocaust shocked the world, and galvanized global efforts to prevent prejudice, discrimination and genocide. Despite the successes of those endeavors, recent years have seen alarming increases in extremism and violence directed towards racial and ethnic minorities, both around the world and in the US. Kelly Zúñiga, CEO of the Holocaust Museum Houston, will address the need to strengthen education regarding the horrors and root causes of the Holocaust, and also what efforts are needed now to fight injustice and intolerance in all forms.

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Thu 20
Chelsea Clinton
Featured Thursday, May 20, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Chelsea Clinton: Global Health and Economic Opportunities to Civic Engagement & Challenges of Global Interdependence.

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Join the Council’s CEO, Maryanne Maldonado, for her one on one conversation with Chelsea Clinton on issues ranging from global health and economic opportunities to civic engagement and meeting the challenges of global interdependence.

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Wed 26
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Featured Wednesday, May 26, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Global Young Professionals: Come Fly the World: Pan Am’s Stewardesses Role in History

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This history recounts in this dramatic and outstanding role Pan Am stewardesses played in the Vietnam War….Skillfully intertwining jet-age excitement with the tumultuous politics of the era, this is a unique and compassionate portrait of barrier-breaking women in U.S. History

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July 2021
Mon 19
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Featured Monday, July 19, 2021 @ 9:00 am - Friday, July 23, 2021 @ 1:30 pm

Global Scholars Academy Session 4 (Virtual) Middle School and High School

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About The Academy The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston Global Scholars Academy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit Academy providing an opportunity for students, grades 7th – 12th, to develop interest and demonstrate expertise in understanding world cultures and international issues. Curriculum includes a globally-focused course of study, including classes, coursework, projects, extracurricular activities and visits […]

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