The World Affairs Council of Austin and the Kozmetsky Center, in collaboration with the Carter Center in Atlanta, is pleased to present Dr. Eve Byrd, Director, Mental Health Program, Carter Center on the topic Assessing the Impact of the Covid19 Pandemic on U.S. and Global Mental Health, Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future. The Carter Center […]
REGISTER your high school team here before February 9th at 5:00 pm if your team is ready to compete in the Central Texas Academic WorldQuest™ (AWQ) competition. Each year, Academic WorldQuest™ seeks to inform and engage high school teens and their teachers across the country in global affairs. More than 4,000 students participate and test […]
Please join like-minded “global thinkers” for a monthly discussion on the major political/economic issues that our world is currently experiencing. February’s topic will be: What’s next – U.S. international relations in 2023? We will be meeting in the private dining room at La Madeleine, 9828 Great Hills Trail. What are - and will be - the critical […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin and the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance at St. Edward’s University host a series of Forums on Global Investment, Finance, Emerging Markets and Geopolitical Risk. Our next Forum will feature Yves Dubus, Belgian Trade and Investment Commissioner. Mr. Dubus is a Belgian career diplomat since 2008. He […]
Join the Asian American Resource Center, Austin Pune Sister City Committee, and the World Affairs Council of Austin at this community event and opening reception for Bridging the Seas -- a collaborative exhibition showcasing work by the artists Supriya Kharod, Rama Tiru, Mithu Deb, and Manasi Joshi. Straddling the distance between Austin, TX and Pune, […]
Denmark has a long-standing tradition within renewable energy, especially the development of wind power have put Denmark at the very front when it comes to green transition in the energy sector. This long-standing tradition has given Danish companies valuable skills to develop cost-effective projects and solutions, invest locally, and share knowledge and experience with other […]
The European Union returns to SXSW with a collection of exciting discussions on topics like robotics, crypto, tech innovation, and Web3. This year, we’re co-hosting with some great partners from March 11-14 in locations across downtown Austin. Please remember to register as a limited number of seats are available at each event. The current program […]
Join us to explore Hong Kong's business and investment opportunities and network with a high-powered delegation from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office. This FREE reception focuses on the "two-way highway" of rich opportunity for Austin businesses to connect with international delegates and features the latest updates from Hong Kong including initiatives underway to […]
Artistic Director, Zoe Seaton will deliver a talk on 'Peacemaking and the Arts' and present the virtual reality headset experience 'The House'. 'The House' was developed by Big Telly using research conducted by the Commission for Victims and Survivors in Northern Ireland. It addresses the legacy of the Conflict/Troubles in Northern Ireland within families and […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin in partnership with the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend this corporate pitch event featuring representatives from five Taiwan-based startups and selected winners of the G Camp international innovation and entrepreneurship training program conducted by Taiwan's Small and Medium Enterprise Administration. Meet and network with fascinating […]
When we think of the world's food supply chain a number of issues come to mind. Between recovering from a global pandemic, to the ongoing war in Ukraine, as well as the ever changing climate, what does it mean to have a top to bottom approach in supply chain distribution as opposed to a horizontal […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin and the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance at St. Edward’s University host a series of Forums on Global Investment, Finance, Emerging Markets and Geopolitical Risk. Our next Forum will feature Amir Husain, CEO of Sparkcognition. Amir Husain is an entrepreneur, inventor, technologist, and author based in Austin. […]
#Connexions will create an international space for discourse on modern media and technology in state affairs to help address the critical need for informed and expert leadership in the information sphere, promoting a safer and healthier digital environment that in turn shapes the direction of history. Of main focus will be the chaos of information […]
Join the World Affairs Council of Austin and our partner organizations on Tuesday, April 18 to welcome His Excellency Radovan Javorčík, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the United States of America. Take advantage of this exclusive invitation to meet the Slovak Ambassador to the United States, and learn about business opportunities […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin invites you to join us for the final Kozmetsky Center program with featured speaker Nury Turkel, Chair of the U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom and Chair of the Uyghur Human Rights Project for the Religion-Policy/Security. This session will focus on issues of human rights, religious freedom and geopolitics. Nury […]
