Wednesday | WACA Conference 2020

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November 16 - 20

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WACA 2020

National Conference

New Frontiers in

Diplomacy and National Security

Wednesday

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18 NOVEMBER 2020

Wednesday

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Think and Do Tank Briefing: WCAPS

Bonnie Jenkins

Founder & Exec. Dir., Redefining National Security Chair, WCAPS

Rudra Kapila

Climate Change
Co-Chair, WCAPS

Sylvia Mishra

CBRN Security Policy Co-Chair, WCAPS

Ronnate Asirwatham

Ronnate Asirwatham

Human Rights Co-Chair,
WCAPS

Kara Hernández

Kara Hernández

Illicit Trafficking Chair,
WCAPS

Neda Shaheen

Southwest Asia & North Africa Co-Chair, WCAPS

Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation

WACA gratefully acknowledges the support of Philip Morris International for sponsoring this session.

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Report: A U.S. Diplomatic Service for the 21st Century

Special Briefing: The American Diplomacy Project (Belfer Center)

Report Released: A U.S. Diplomatic Service for the 21st Century

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Nicholas Burns

Professor & Faculty Chair, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School

Marcie Ries

Senior Fellow, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School

Marc Grossman

Vice Chairman,
The Cohen Group
Former Chair, WACA

Dr. Joyce Davis

Dr. Joyce Davis

President & CEO, WAC Harrisburg, (Moderator)

7:00 PM to 7:30 PM

WACA Chair's 2020 Award: Presentation & Reception

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Global Economy in Turmoil: Outlook for 2021

Great Decisions Fireside Chat

Abby Joseph Cohen

Abby Joseph Cohen

Advisory Director & Senior Investment Strategist, Goldman Sachs

Jeffrey E. Garten

Jeffrey E. Garten

Dean Emeritus,
School of Management
Yale University

Sarwar Kashmeri

Sarwar Kashmeri

Fellow, Foreign Policy Association, (Moderator)

Program Sponsor: Foreign Policy Association

7:45 PM to 8:30 PM