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World Affairs Council of Atlanta

Past Programs: 2009


December 8 Corporate Roundtable on China (5-6:30 p.m.)

Speakers:
  • MR. KEVIN NEALER, Principal Partner, The Scowcroft Group, Washington, D.C.
  • DR. PENELOPE PRIME, Director, China Research Center, and Professor of Economics, Mercer University
Hosted by and held at GSU's Buckhead Center

 
December 8 Third Annual CHINA Town Hall (7-9 p.m.)
Issues in U.S.-China Relations

National Speaker (via webcast):
THE HON. KURT M. CAMPBELL, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Speakers in Atlanta:
  • MR. KEVIN NEALER, Principal Partner, The Scowcroft Group, Washington, D.C.
  • DR. PENELOPE PRIME, Director, China Research Center, and Professor of Economics, Mercer University
Sponsored by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

Underwritten by the Starr Foundation

Hosted by and held at GSU's Buckhead Center

 
November 3 Young Leaders Briefing
Beyond Microcredit: How Micro-financing Can Scale Social Enterprise and Microfinance Institutions

Forum Panelists:
  • MELISA RICHER, Executive Director of the Ayllu Initiative
  • ARUN GORE, Managing Director, Social Venture Fund (Gray Ghost Ventures)
Hosted by World Affairs Council of Atlanta Young Leaders

Held at Fisher & Phillips LLP, Atlanta

 
October 15
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Corporate Roundtable on India (4-6 p.m.)

Speakers:
  • AMBASSADOR MARION CREEKMORE, Distinguished Visiting Professor of History and Political Science, Emory University
  • DR. JAGDISH SHETH, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing, Goizueta Business School, Emory University


Hosted by UPS and held at UPS Headquarters

Supported by Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

 
October 15 Evening Briefing on India (7-9 p.m.)
India Today: A Political & Strategic Business Evaluation

Speakers:

  • AMBASSADOR MARION CREEKMORE, Distinguished Visiting Professor of History and Political Science, Emory University
  • DR. JAGDISH SHETH, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
Hosted by UPS and held at UPS Headquarters

Supported by Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

 
September 30
Germany flag
Afternoon Panel Discussion on Germany
Business in Germany in the Current Environment: How is Germany Handling the Crisis?

Hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany and BridgehouseLaw, Rueckel & Bolthausen

Supported by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc.; German Trade & Invest; Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; and the Rotary Club of Atlanta

Held at GSU's Buckhead Center

 
September 22
From left to right: Cedric Suzman, Neville Isdell, Fenwick Huss and Wayne Lord

From left to right: Cedric Suzman, Neville Isdell, Fenwick Huss and Wayne Lord
Global Strategic Leadership Forum: Forum Discussion
Connected Capitalism: Growing Sustainably for the 21st Century

Forum Chairman:
E. NEVILLE ISDELL, Former Chairman & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company

Forum Moderator:
MATTHEW BISHOP, American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The Economist

Presented by the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University

Hosted by and held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

 
September 21
From left to right: Fenwick Huss, Frank Blount, Neville Isdell and Senator Johnny Isakson

From left to right: Fenwick Huss, Frank Blount, Neville Isdell and Senator Johnny Isakson
Global Strategic Leadership Forum: Dinner Presentation
Connected Capitalism: Growing Sustainably for the 21st Century

Forum Chairman:
E. NEVILLE ISDELL, Former Chairman & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company

Forum Moderator:
MATTHEW BISHOP, American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The Economist

Dinner Speaker:
THE HONORABLE JOHNNY ISAKSON, United States Senator from Georgia

Presented by the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University

Hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Held at the Four Seasons Hotel and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta<