Upcoming Events

September 21, 2022: An Evening with Michael Marsicano, President and CEO of Foundation For The Carolinas

Michael will answer your questions about FFTC's role in the Carolinas, global giving trends, and the importance of philanthropy and community engagement in the Queen City.

September 13, 2022: WACC Speaker Series with Jillian Haslam, Author, Speaker, and Humanitarian (In-Person Program)

A Voice Out of Poverty, a poignant memoir of Jillian Haslam's rise from the slums of Calcutta, offers an unflinching look at her extraordinary journey, unrelenting drive, and tenacity to climb out of adversity and cyclical poverty. Today, as the Mother Theresa International Memorial Award recipient, she is an untethered voice for the poor and powerless through her humanitarian initiatives and non-profit work.

May 26, 2022: WACC Ambassadors Circle Series Panel Discussion with the Ambassadors of the European Union and Austria

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte together with the N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation on May 26 as we host a WACC Ambassadors Circle Series program with expert insight from the European Union and Austrian ambassadors.

May 19, 2022: WACC National Security Series with Marc Polymeropoulos, Former CIA Head of Clandestine Operations in Europe and Eurasia (In-Person Program)

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on Thursday, May 19, 2022 with Marc Polymeropoulos, highly decorated, recently retired 26-year operations officer and former head of counterintelligence in Europe and Eurasia for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for this unique conversation on the importance of the intelligence community to our global efforts to combat threats worldwide.

May 18, 2022: An Evening with Marc Polymeropoulos, Former CIA Head of Clandestine Operations in Europe and Eurasia (In-Person Program)

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for a private dinner and small group discussion with Marc Polymeropoulos, former head of counterintelligence in Europe and Eurasia for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

May 12, 2022: WACC Ambassadors Circle Series with Ambassador Roman Popadiuk, the first U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (In-Person Program)

Join the Council on Thursday, May 12 as we welcome Roman Popadiuk, an American career diplomat of Ukrainian descent and the first U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine for a WACC Ambassadors Circle Series luncheon. He will share his perspective into the consequences of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and offer firsthand insight on what this means for Ukraine and its people, European politics, security alliances, and geopolitical agendas worldwide.

May 11, 2022: An Evening with Ambassador Roman Popadiuk, the First U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (In-Person Program)

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for a private dinner and small group discussion with Roman Popadiuk, an American career diplomat of Ukrainian descent and the first U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. 

May 10, 2022: YPWACC Drink About It: Climate Change

On May 10, join YPWACC and LEAD BABC for the second session of a new program series, Drink About It, at HopFly Brewing Co. This session, "Climate Change," will be a moderated conversation between our panel of experts.

May 4, 2022: WACC Foreign Policy Series with Dr. Angela Stent Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, The Brookings Institution and Author (Virtual)

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte virtually on Wednesday, May 4 as we listen to Dr. Angela Stent, a leading expert in Eurasian, Russian, and Eastern European Studies. She will share her expert insight into Putin's ongoing rampage against western powers, Russia's turbulent past, and the Russians' understanding of their position on the global stage.

April 28, 2022: WACC CEO Series with Chuck Harrington, Executive Chairman & CEO of Parsons Corporation (2008-2021)

Please join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as we host Chuck Harrington, Executive Chairman and former CEO of Parsons (2008-2021) on Thursday, April 28 as part of the Council's WACC CEO Series. He will offer his perspective on the importance of critical cybersecurity policies for governments and companies and the implementation of global cybersecurity measures to combat foreign actors. In addition, he will touch on the role of public-private partnerships to ensure that infrastructure, data, and networks are upgraded to fight these new technological threats from authoritarian governments and non-state entities.

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