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Since 1990, the World Affairs Council of Charlotte has presented the World Citizen Award to prominent citizens and organizations that have enhanced our community's standing in the world through their accomplishments of international significance and contributions to the city, this region, and our international community.
On November 12, the World Affairs Council of Charlotte will gather at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown for a joint evening of Academic WorldQuest and WorldQuest as high school students and adult teams play side by side, testing what they know about the world. This year's competition is held in memory of Pierre Lipton, who lived that very arc: first as an Academic WorldQuest competitor for Myers Park High School, and later as a WorldQuest player with the Charlottans.
What will war look like in a climate-ravaged world? Join WorldNow host Jim Falk for a conversation with Elliot Ackerman, NYT bestselling author and Atlantic contributor on his novel 2084: A Novel of the Future of War. Co-written with Admiral James Stavridis, 2084 imagines a planet fractured between equatorial nations devastated by climate change and wealthier but politically unstable powers like the U.S. and China, the latest in their trilogy following 2034 and 2054.
Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for a luncheon on Tuesday, September 22 with Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research for the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution, three-decade advisor to the Pentagon, CIA, and Congress, and author of To Dare Mighty Things: U.S. Defense Strategy Since the Revolution as he draws on 250 years of American conflict to examine how the U.S. conducts military operations and what that history reveals about a nation still defining its identity as a global superpower at the moment of its semiquincentennial.
Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for a luncheon on Tuesday, September 22 with Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research for the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution and author of To Dare Mighty Things: U.S. Defense Strategy Since the Revolution. Drawing on 250 years of American military history, O'Hanlon examines how the U.S. has waged war, sustained peace, and projected power.
Chris Inglis doesn't just understand America's cyber threats; he helped build the architecture to defend against them. Inglis served as Deputy Director of the National Security Agency under both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, spending decades across the NSA and Department of Defense before becoming the nation's first-ever National Cyber Director, a role created by Congress in 2021 to unify a fragmented federal cyber defense landscape. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate, reflecting the breadth of trust he commanded across party lines. Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on Thursday, September 10, 2026, for a lunch conversation with one of the most consequential figures in American cybersecurity, who will offer thought-provoking insights on the threats that defined his career and the challenges that define America's future.
Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for an exclusive private dinner on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 with Chris Inglis, former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency and the first National Cyber Director of the United States. Limited to 24 attendees, this private dinner offers candid conversation on cybersecurity, national security, and the threats shaping our digital future.
Join YPWACC on March 19th for an unforgettable Charlotte Hornets Game Night, marking the official launch of our new Global Sports Series, where international affairs, culture, and sports collide on the world stage.
Meet and mingle over drinks while playing pickleball on Thursday, August 13th with visiting Fulbright scholars from 15+ countries, hosted by Charlotte Global at UNC Charlotte, and fellow internationally-minded Charlotte young professionals at the Tipsy Pickle located in Camp North End.
Join YPWACC on March 19th for an unforgettable Charlotte Hornets Game Night, marking the official launch of our new Global Sports Series, where international affairs, culture, and sports collide on the world stage.
