Events
Reservations Open 2 Weeks Before Each Event
Distinguished Speaker Series 2020–2021 Program
Tuesday October 27, 2020
Hamlet Yousef
Managing Partner IronGate Capital Advisors
Disruptive Technologies & Geopolitical Trends Shaping the 21st Century
PB- Colony
Tuesday November 10, 2020
Dr. Luis Fleischman
Prof Sociology PBState College; Co-Founder Palm Beach Center for Democracy
Palestinian/Israeli Conflict: Geo-Political & Social Change in Middle East
PB- Colony
Tuesday December 1, 2020
Dr. Gary Vonk
Associate Vice Chancellor , Keiser University Flagship Campus West Palm Beach
What the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Taught Us, So Far!
PB- Colony
Tuesday December 15, 2020
The Hon. Luis Guillermo Solis (WAC Members Only )
Former President of Costa Rica; Interim Director Kimberly Green LAC Center FIU
U.S./ Central American Relations
Eau Palm Beach Resort*
Tuesday January 5, 2021
Gordon Chang
Author, Columnist, TV Commentator; Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute
China’s Existential Challenge to the U.S.
PB- Colony
Monday January 18, 2021
Derek Maltz
Former Special Agent in Charge U.S. DOJ Special Operations & Agent with DEA
U.S. National Security: Narco-Terrorism &Transnational Organized Crime
PB- Colony
Monday February 15, 2021
Frank Cilluffo
Director Auburn Univ McCrary Institute for Cyber & Critical Infrastructure Security
Cybersecurity and Countering Terrorism
PB- Colony
Monday March 8, 2021
Dr. Olivier Blanchard
Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
Global Economic Outlook Post COVID
PB- Colony
Monday March 22, 2020
Rosemary Gibson
Senior Advisor of The Hastings Center
China Rx: America’s Dependence on China for Medecine
Tuesday April 6, 2021
Dr. Patrick Clawson
Morningstar Senior Fellow and Director of Research at Washington Institute
How Far Will Iran Go and Can We Avoid Conflict?
PB- Colony
Locations:
The Colony Palm Beach
155 Hammon Avenue
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
EAU PALM BEACH*
WAC Members Only
Required: Suit or Sports Coat for Men;
No Jeans
100 South Ocean Boulevard
Manalapan, Florida 33462
Time:
6:00 p.m. – Registration & Social
6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Speaker Presentation
Reservations: www.worldaffairspalmbeach.org or call (561) 374-2858
2020-2021 Membership:
Diplomat-$5000; Statesman-$2500; Ambassador-$1200; Benefactor-$800; Patron-$550; Family-$320; Individual-$220; Young Professional-$150; Student-$10
Members may attend Distinguished Speaker Series events at no charge. The non-member fee is $35 per person per program if payment is received at least 24 hours before the meeting or $40 on the day of the event. Payment may be made by credit card on-line but not at the event. Cancellations of reservations paid by check must be made 48 hours before an event by email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or telephone for a refund.
The Council is non-partisan and the speakers’ views do not necessarily reflect our own. We welcome the opportunity to be a platform where major global issues can be discussed in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
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