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Strategic Security Issues for the 21st Century with Nicholas Eftimaides
McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United StatesNicholas Eftimiades recently retired from the US Department of Defense. His 34 year government career includes...
The Continuing Impact of Environmental Issues and Changes in the World Climate with Cathy Curran Meyers & David Osgood
Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery 1245 Penn Ave, Wyomissing, PA, United StatesCathy Curran Myers, JD Cathy Curran Myers is a member of the faculty of Alvernia University, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental sustainability, public policy, conflict resolution, leadership and law, and serving as the program coordinator for the MA in Leadership degree. Prior to her appointment at Alvernia, Ms. Myers was the Executive Director […]
Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea: Moving Beyond Summit Diplomacy with Jenny Town
McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United StatesEducation:
Master of International Affairs from Columbia University; BA in East Asian Studies and International Relations from Westmar University...
How the Untapped Power of Women and Girls Can End World Poverty with Susan Markham
Albright College, McMillan Student Center South Lounge 13th and Bern Streets, Reading, PA, United StatesHow the Untapped Power of Women and Girls Can End World Poverty Susan Markham Susan Markham most recently served at the Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID) as the Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. In this position, she advised Agency leadership on gender policy issues, led cross-sectoral program efforts in resilience, adolescent […]
Globalization through Model UN with WAC Scholarship Winner Emma Hopler
McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United StatesEmma is a Senior in high-school at Wyomissing Area Jr/Sr High School. In her sophomore year she was accepted to the All-American Model United Nations team has since traveled to 3 different countries including Hungary, Poland and China, with the help and sponsorship of the World Affairs Council. On these trips she represents various countries […]
Syria: Why it Matters, What Can Be Done. Ambassador Fred Hof
McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United StatesFor Video replay, click HERE Ambassador Fred Hof Syria: Why it Matters, What Can Be Done Sponsored by: Diversity, Inclusion, Global Committee of the Y Frederic C. Hof has been a soldier, diplomat, CEO, author, and the Director of the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. He is currently on the faculty of […]
SFS Intec and its International Footprint with Jerry Simcik
Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery 1245 Penn Ave, Wyomissing, PA, United StatesJerry Simcik SFS Intec and its International Footprint Jerry Simcik is the Director-Human Resources for the SFS Group North America. A Berks County native, he has been with SFS for the past 22 years. The SFS Group is a global market leader for mechanical fastening systems and precision formed components. Based on a focused set […]
Q&A with Ambassador Rick Barton
McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United StatesFor video replay, click HERE Ambassador Frederick ("Rick") Barton Peace Works Q&A Sponsored by Weik Capital Management AMBASSADOR RICK BARTON teaches at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, where he serves as a co-director of Princeton’s Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative and Ullman Fellowships. His 2018 book, Peace Works: America's Unifying Role in […]
Entrepreneurship in an Accelerating Global Technology Market with John Weidenhammer
McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United StatesEntrepreneurship in an Accelerating Global Technology Market John Weidenhammer FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK, CLICK HERE Sponsored by: ComcastFounder and President. An IT Solutions Integrator and diversified provider of information technology related services and products. Weidenhammer Systems has three primary lines of business: 1) provides administrative application software to primary and secondary public education; 2) develops custom application […]