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SUMMARY:Cuba: What Next?
DESCRIPTION:Carrie Filipetti currently serves as the Executive Director of the Vandenberg Coalition and as a Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow. Prior to this role\, Carrie served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cuba and Venezuela in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and the Deputy Special Representative for Venezuela at the U.S. Department of State\, for which she received a Superior Honor Award. From 2019-2020\, Carrie also served as the Senior Advisor to the Havana Incidents Task Force\, where she was responsible for coordinating an inter-agency effort to address the causes of unexplained health incidents affecting U.S. personnel\, and identifying proper long-term care mechanisms. Prior to these roles\, Carrie served as a Senior Policy Advisor for the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN)\, where she advised U.S. Ambassador Nikki R. Haley on issues related to counterterrorism\, the Middle East\, and the Western Hemisphere. \nCarrie began her career spending five years at a private family foundation\, where she served as Director of Portfolio Management. Also in her capacity as Director of the Foundation\, Carrie served as a Senior Advisor and co-founder of Start-Up Nation Central\, a Tel-Aviv based non-profit that seeks to connect the world with Israeli innovation. \nCarrie graduated with a degree in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia as both a Jefferson and Echol’s scholar. She currently serves on the board of the National Endowment for Democracy and Fired Up to Help\, a non-profit focused on feeding first responders during local and national emergencies. She previously served as a volunteer EMT for Montgomery County\, Maryland. \nBuffet opens at 11:30 AM. \nMembers- $30.00\nNon-members – $35.00\nStudents – $15.00\nNon-eaters – $10.00 \nRegistration Required
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LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vietnam: Surprises\, Challenges and Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Huy (David) Tran is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Business\, Accounting & Economics at Albright College. Born and raised in Hanoi\, Vietnam\, where he graduated from the National Economics University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics\, he later obtained an M.B.A. from Eastern Illinois University and a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Since joining Albright College\, Dr. Tran has researched digital platform ecosystems in the global marketplace and taught courses in Strategic Management\, International Business\, and Innovation and Change Management at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Tran was a member of the editorial review board for the Organization Management Journal. He regularly serves as co-chair of the Strategy and International Management track at the Eastern Academy of Management’s annual meetings. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading. \nBuffet opens at 11:30 AM. \nMembers- $30.00\nNon-members – $35.00\nStudents – $15.00\nNon-eaters – $10.00 \nRegistration Required
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LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
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