Events
Reservations Open 2 Weeks Before Each Event
Distinguished Speaker Series 2021–2022 Program
Monday October 25, 2021
Professor Glenn Swift
University Department Chairperson for 22 Keiser University Campuses
Nicaragua in Crisis: Why This is Vital to U.S. National Security
PB- Colony
Monday November 15, 2021
Hamlet Yousef
Managing Partner IronGate Capital Advisors
21st Century Cyber Warfare/Innovative Technology Impacting Geopolitics
PB- Colony
Monday December 6, 2021
Dr. Kent Calder
Director Reischauer Center for East Asia Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS
21s Century Geo-Economics Indo-Pacific Sea Lanes Japan,So Korea,Taiwan
PB- Colony
Tuesday December 21, 2021 (WAC Members Only )
Gordon Chang
Author, Columnist, TV Commentator; Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute
Is the Global Center of Gravity Shifting to China?
Eau Palm Beach Resort*
Monday January 10, 2022
Dr. Seth Jones
Senior VP, Harold Brown Chair, Director of International Security Program at CSIS
Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran, the Rise of Irregular Warfare
PB- Colony
Monday January 24, 2022
Jeremy Mahugh
Co -Founder and Executive Vice President of the Deliver Fund
Human Trafficking Part 1: Bringing Solutions to Ending Human Trafficking
PB- Colony
Monday February 21, 2022
Dr. Chris Deeney
Deputy Director for the Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester
National Nuclear Security: 21st Century Science & Technology Perspective
PB- Colony
Monday March 14, 2022
Dr. Shanta Devarajan
Fmr Chief Economist World Bank; Prof International Development Georgetown U
What Has COVID Taught Us About Building Back Better Globally?
PB- Colony
Monday March 28, 2022
Rebecca McDonald
Founder and President of “War” - Women at Risk International
Human Trafficking Part 2: Rescue, Restore, Empower
Monday April 11, 2022
Dr Josef Olmert
Adj Prof American Univ School of International Service & at Univ of South Carolina
Israel and the Middle East In Transition
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
2021-2022 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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