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August 26, 2025: WACC CEO Series with Oliver Wollinsky, Chief Production Officer of Scout Motors

The World Affairs Council of Charlotte invites you to a special conversation with Oliver Wollinsky as he shares how Scout Motors is ushering in a bold new era of American automotive manufacturing. Wollinsky will discuss how Scout Motors, backed by the manufacturing and production expertise of Volkswagen Group, is reimagining the legendary Scout as a next-generation electric vehicle. Heralded as the world’s first utility vehicle capable of both off-road adventure and family duty, the Scout was known as the “8-day-a-week truck.” Its legacy lives on in a passionate community that still uses their Scouts on farms, in the wilderness, and on family road trips.

August 26, 2025: WACC CEO Series with Oliver Wollinsky, Chief Production Officer of Scout Motors2025-08-19T14:08:33-04:00

July 17, 2025: YPWACC Karaoke Mixer at Seoul Food Mill District

We have the special opportunity to once again host a group of visiting teachers from Brazil on July 17. Come network and mingle with other internationally-minded young professionals over food and drink while singing your favorite songs!

July 17, 2025: YPWACC Karaoke Mixer at Seoul Food Mill District2025-07-03T11:39:36-04:00

June 24, 2025: WACC Partner Program with Ian Kumekawa, Historian of Economic Thinking and Capitalism at the Center for History and Economics at Harvard University, Lecturer at MIT, and Author of “Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge” (Virtual)

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as part of a nationwide WAC partnership program on June 24 for a compelling conversation with Harvard scholar and economic historian Ian Kumekawa as he traces the evolution of the modern global economy through the remarkable journey of a single 20th-century barge. Once used as a prison, military barracks, migrant housing, and oil rig support, the barge serves as a powerful symbol of how markets repurpose resources to meet shifting demands.

June 24, 2025: WACC Partner Program with Ian Kumekawa, Historian of Economic Thinking and Capitalism at the Center for History and Economics at Harvard University, Lecturer at MIT, and Author of “Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge” (Virtual)2025-07-03T11:39:50-04:00

June 19, 2025: YPWACC Pickleball Mixer at the Tipsy Pickle

Join the Young Professionals of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for a pickleball mixer on Thursday, June 19th, 2025! Meet and mingle over drinks while playing pickleball with fellow internationally-minded Charlotte young professionals at the Tipsy Pickle located in Camp Northend.

June 19, 2025: YPWACC Pickleball Mixer at the Tipsy Pickle2025-05-23T10:52:10-04:00

June 12, 2025: WACC Ambassadors Circle Series with John J. Sullivan, former US Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2020-2022) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (2017-2019)

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for a timely and thought-provoking luncheon discussion on June 12 with Ambassador John J. Sullivan, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and Deputy Secretary of State. As one of America’s most experienced diplomats, Ambassador Sullivan will explore the complex and deteriorating relationship between the United States and Russia, one of our most critical foreign policy flashpoints.

June 12, 2025: WACC Ambassadors Circle Series with John J. Sullivan, former US Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2020-2022) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (2017-2019)2025-06-05T12:07:58-04:00

June 11, 2025: WACC Private Dinner with John J. Sullivan, former US Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2020-2022) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (2017-2019)

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for an exclusive private dinner on June 11 with Ambassador John J. Sullivan, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia (2020-2022) and Deputy Secretary of State (2017-2019), as he shares a candid and timely account of America’s evolving relationship with Russia through the lens of his book, Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia’s War Against the West.

June 11, 2025: WACC Private Dinner with John J. Sullivan, former US Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2020-2022) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (2017-2019)2025-06-05T12:15:54-04:00

May 29, 2025: WACC Speaker Series Panel Lunch with David Salvo, Bret Schafer, and Krystyna Sikora (The Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States)

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for an exclusive event on Thursday, May 29, featuring experts from the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States , as they unpack how countries like Russia, China, and Iran are actively shaping public discourse and influencing communities in North Carolina and across the country through digital propaganda campaigns and misinformation.

May 29, 2025: WACC Speaker Series Panel Lunch with David Salvo, Bret Schafer, and Krystyna Sikora (The Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States)2025-04-29T09:44:54-04:00

May 20: YPWACC International Art Workshop Series – Stitched Stories: A Zine of Home led by Ioannis Anastasiou (Greece) and Majka Dokudowicz (Poland)

Join the Young Professionals of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for a new program series on Tuesday, May 20th, 2025! Get ready to unleash your creativity and connect across cultures in a hands-on, two-part workshop where collage meets zine-making.

May 20: YPWACC International Art Workshop Series – Stitched Stories: A Zine of Home led by Ioannis Anastasiou (Greece) and Majka Dokudowicz (Poland)2025-05-12T15:47:28-04:00

April 24, 2025: 2025 China Town Hall – “The First 100 Days: President Trump’s China Policy”

Leading China experts Ryan Hass, director of John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution, Matthew Turpin, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Lingling Wei, chief correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, will be the featured speakers for CHINA Town Hall 2025, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects our communities across the country.

April 24, 2025: 2025 China Town Hall – “The First 100 Days: President Trump’s China Policy”2025-04-08T10:22:42-04:00

April 24, 2025: China Town Hall- “Let’s Talk About China: What Do We Know & How do We Know It?” with Jonathan Landreth

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on April 24 for a timely and thought-provoking conversation that explores how information about China is gathered, interpreted, and sometimes misunderstood. From state-run narratives to Western media portrayals, academic research to firsthand accounts—this discussion will dive deep into the complexities of understanding modern China while addressing its often tenuous relationship with the United States.

April 24, 2025: China Town Hall- “Let’s Talk About China: What Do We Know & How do We Know It?” with Jonathan Landreth2025-04-29T10:40:33-04:00
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