Speaker Series – World Affairs Council of Charlotte https://worldaffairscharlotte.org Providing Leadership for Global Thinking Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:24:31 +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 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 November 11, 2025: An Exclusive Evening with Rick Steves, best-selling travel author and host of public television’s “Rick Steves’ Europe” and public radio’s “Travel with Rick Steves https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/ricksteves_11112025/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:04:54 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=10640 November 4, 2025: WACC CEO Series with Jörg Wuttke, Partner at DGA Group in Washington, former CEO of BASF in China, and former Head of the European Chamber of Commerce https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/11042025_jorgwuttke_lunch/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:04:45 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=10939 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) https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/speakerseriespanel_05292025/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:34:23 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=10424 March 13, 2025: WACC Speaker Series with Dr. Nina Ansary, Award-winning Iranian-American Author, Historian, Women’s Rights Advocate, Director of the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum Women’s Leadership Initiative at the University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics Centre for Women, Peace and Security https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/ninaansasry_03132025/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:06:46 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=10088 October 3, 2024: WACC Speaker Series Panel with Dean Shelly Rigger (Davidson College) & Tate Nurkin (Atlantic Council) https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/luncheon_rigger_nurkin_10032024/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:56:11 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=9853 September 25, 2024: WACC Speaker Series with Talmage Boston, renowned litigator and author of “How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents” https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/talmageboston_09252024/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:54:23 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=9378 September 24, 2024: WACC Private Dinner with Talmage Boston, renowned litigator and author of “How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents” https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/talmageboston_09242024/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:53:56 +0000 https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=9393 April 9, 2024: Annual China Town Hall — WACC Distinguished Speaker Series with Dr. Shelley Rigger, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty | Brown Professor of Asian Politics at Davidson College(Virtual) https://worldaffairscharlotte.org/chinatownhall_04092024/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:27:55 +0000 http://worldaffairscharlotte.org/?p=7744