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How will business leaders rise to these urgent challenges? Will they reimagine the role they play in addressing social problems by transforming companies and industries to contribute to social progress? How will redesigned workforces innovate and use technology to create a healthier, sustainable post-COVID world?
Listen to Dr. Andrea Gambatto talk about the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and some of the ongoing research that he's conducting with his colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh to produce an experimental vaccine to combat the coronavirus. Learn what it takes to get a global vaccine developed, tested, and distributed to seven billion people worldwide while considering access and equity across economic spheres in our interdependent world.
Join us on September 22nd for a WACC Private Coffee Hour small group conversation with Tom Glick, President of Tepper Sports and Entertainment. All participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and join in on the dialogue about the role of sports in diplomacy and community engagement both here in the Carolina and beyond.
Join us on Thursday, September 17th at 2:00 p.m. EDT as we have a conversation with Marcus Jones, Charlotte City Manager about Charlotte's transformation as one of the largest FDI and international business incubators in the southeast with a world-class intermodal system, diverse talent, comprehensive workforce development programs, and a business-friendly corporate environment.
Join us on Thursday, September 10th at 2 p.m. EDT as we have a conversation with Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President at the Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Director of the Global Health Policy Center about the ongoing COVID-19 threat around the world, strategies for reducing the risk of infections, and coordinated inter-governmental cooperation for vaccine development and public health policy in this challenging time.
The Stimson Center and Stimson’s 38 North program, working with the World Affairs Council of Charlotte, presents a webinar to discuss the importance of the US commitment to the Korean Peninsula. Moderated by Dr. Clint Work, a Stimson Fellow, the webinar offers a virtual conversation with featured speaker, Gen. (Ret.) Curtis M. Scaparrotti, former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander, US European Command (2016-2019) and Commander, US Forces Korea (2013-2016). Based on Gen. (Ret.) Scaparrotti’s extensive experience and expertise, the webinar will offer informed commentary and engage audience members on the importance of the US relationship with the Korean Peninsula.
Have you ever wondered what it's really like to be an ambassador? Movies and media can often depict this senior foreign service career as glitz, glamour, and Bond-like intrigue, but join us on September 1st to hear from former US Ambassador to Turkey, Robert Pearson, to discuss what day-to-day on the ground life can entail. Ask him anything!
Join us on Tuesday, July 14 at 2 p.m EDT for a conversation with H.E. Aditya Bhave, Senior Global Economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as he shares insight on economic stimulus plans to the impact of the coronavirus worldwide and his perspective on projected growth for 2021.
Climate change is increasing the likelihood of future pandemics, and the security & economic consequences of climate change are only getting worse. The military must act now to prepare. Join Major General Rick Devereaux, USAF (ret.) of Asheville, North Carolina for a discussion with the Environmental Defense Fund and the American Security Project on what the military is doing and needs to do to mitigate the threat posed by future pandemics and climate change.
Join us on June 30th for a limited-seating, exclusive WACC Coffee Hour small group private conversation with Major General Rick Devereaux, USAF (ret.). Each participant will be able to ask questions and participate in the dialogue on national security and climate change.
