Featured Events – World Affairs Council of Charlotte https://worldaffairscharlotte.org Providing Leadership for Global Thinking Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:25:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 May 27th, 2026: WACC Speaker Series with David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent at the New York Times, and Author — “New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West” https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/wacc-speaker-series-david-sanger-new-cold-wars/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:54:32 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11818 May 21st, 2026: WACC Global Sports Series Luncheon with Zoran Krneta, General Manager at Charlotte Football Club, “Charlotte’s Summer of Soccer” https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/may-21st-2026-wacc-global-sports-series-luncheon-with-zoran-krneta-general-manager-at-charlotte-fc/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:30:43 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11739 May 5th, 2026: WACC Ambassadors Circle Series with Ambassador Philip Reeker, former Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, former Ambassador to North Macedonia, and Partner and Lead of the Europe and Eurasia Practice at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/may-5th-2026-wacc-ambassadors-circle-series-with-ambassador-philip-reeker-former-assistant-secretary-of-state-for-europe-and-eurasia-former-ambassador-to-north-macedonia-and-partner-and-lead-of-t/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:55:49 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11733 April 15th, 2026: WACC Global Business Series with the Honorable Elaine F. Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State – “Local Roots, Global Reach: Driving Economic Growth Through International Partnerships” https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/wacc_global_business_series_with_elaine_marshall_04152026/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:45:06 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11599 April 7th, 2026: WACC 2026 China Town Hall Conversation on “The U.S.-China AI Race” + 2026 Annual China Town Hall Hosted by the  National Committee on United States-China Relations (Virtual) https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/2026chinatownhall/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:43:39 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11691 March 31st, 2026: WACC Partner Program with James Lindsay, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations – “The Best & Worst: 250 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy” (Virtual) https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/march-31st-2026-wacc-partner-program-with-james-lindsay-the-best-worst-250-years-of-u-s-foreign-policy/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:22:28 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11639 March 12th, 2026: WACC National Security Series with General (Ret.) Paul Nakasone, U.S. Army Four-Star General, Former Director of the National Security Agency, Founding Director of Vanderbilt University’s Institute of National Security, and Former 3rd Commander of the United States Cyber Command https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/03122026_nationalsecurityseries_paulnakasone/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:30:10 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11339 March 10th, 2026: WACC Partner Program with Dan Schnur, Political Analyst – “Tensions and Transitions: Change and Uncertainty in a Time of Global Conflict” https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/march-10th-2026-wacc-partner-program-with-wac-los-angeles-with-dan-schnur-political-analyst-speaker-commentator-and-author/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:03:37 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11633 March 5th, 2026: WACC International Women’s Day https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/wacc_international_womens_day_2026/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:13:34 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11558 March 3rd, 2026: WACC CEO Series with Kurk Wilks, President and Chief Executive Officer of MANN+HUMMEL https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/03032026_kurkwilks/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:16:52 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=11326