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WorldAffairs 2013

Transition, Disruption and Innovation

“The best venue for a timely, honest discussion about our world and where it’s going.”

WorldAffairs offers fresh insights and new perspectives on current and emergent global topics. Join us as we discuss and debate through keynote conversations and off-the-record sessions.

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51 speakers

  • Michael Shifter President, Inter-American Dialogue
  • Titus Galama Economist, RAND Corporations, Professor, Pardee RAND Granduate School
  • Sarah Burd-Sharps Co-director, Measure of America, Social Science Research Council
  • Amy Luers @amyluers Director, Climate Change, Skoll Global Threats Fund
  • Clive Mutunga Senior Research Associate, Population Action International
  • Jonathan Fenby @JonathanFenby Managing Director, China Team, Trusted Sources
  • Suzanne Nossel @SuzanneNossel Executive Director, PEN American Center
  • Mark Hertsgaard @MarkHertsgaard Author and Journalist
  • Richard Carroll Vice President, Africa/Madagascar Program, World Wildlife Fund
  • Julio Moreno Associate Professor of History, University of San Francisco
  • Charles McElwee Vice President of Programs, ClimateWorks Foundation
  • TechShop @techshop TechShop provides access to over $1 million worth of professional equipment and software.
  • Nader Hashemi Director, Center for Middle East Studies & Assistant Professor of Middle East & Islamic Politics, Josef Korbel School of Int'l Studies, University of Denver
  • Susanne Moser Director and Principal Researcher, Susanna Moser Research & Consulting
  • D-Rev @d_rev_org A non-profit product development company whose mission is to improve the health and income of people.
  • Dr. Fouzia Saeed @FouziaSaeed Human Rights Advocate and Fellow, National Endowment for Democracy
  • Neil Joeck Senior Fellow, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Chris Anderson @chr1sa Co-founder, 3DRobotics, Former Editor, Wired
  • Gillian Tett @gilliantett Assistant Editor and Columnist, Financial Times
  • Jane Wales @janewales President and CEO of the World Affairs Council
  • Fareed Zakaria @FareedZakaria Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN; Editor, Time; Columnist, The Washington Post
  • Laura Tyson @lauradtyson S.K. & Angela Chan Professor of Global Management, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
  • John Steinbruner Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Center for International and Security Studies, University of Maryland
  • Julia Sweig @JuliaSweig Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior fellow for Latin America Studies and Director of Latin American Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

15 sessions

Day 1 Thursday 7th March 2013

Day 2 Friday 8th March 2013

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  • Jerome Nelson
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  • Chris Anderson
  • Gillian Tett
  • Jane Wales
  • Fareed Zakaria
  • Julia E. Sweig
  • Dr. Fouzia Saeed
  • Susanne Moser, Ph.D.
  • Suzanne Nossel
  • Mark Hertsgaard
  • Amy Luers
  • Jonathan Fenby
  • michael shifter
  • Derek Scissors
  • Sawako Sonoyama
  • Open Source Ecology
  • Robert J. Rosenthal
  • Shirin Tahir-Kheli
  • 3D Robotics
  • Lighthouse Charter
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  • Spencer Michels
  • Jeffrey Ball
  • Project Lead The Way
  • Techbridge Girls

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