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Bringing the world to classrooms and talking to today’s world leaders is something that the Global Scholars Diploma Program does on a daily basis. Whether it is a dialog with the Irish Consul General or discussions with the Georgian Ambassador to the United States — Mr. Michael Cunningham is searching Read more

by Liz Wiley, avid promoter of Austin’s & France’s tech sectors; lawyer & advisor supporting cross-border business; blockchain and DAO enthusiast The breathtaking range of content for SXSW comes in large part from a creative public around the world: with persons from all walks of life and Read more

by Raye Elizabeth Ward A super-fast national Internet exclusively for urban America? That’s the scenario that comes to mind in reading the Defense Innovation Board‘s report on 5G, the next generation of super-fast wireless communication. Written by technology’s A-List, it outlines a trajectory that separates Read more

by Raye Elizabeth Ward Five business leaders walked onto the stage of the Texas-EU Summit to talk about managing transatlantic businesses. Two run European units based in the United States; two developed European units of U.S. practices; and one has done it all. Four wore stilettos.They didn’t have much time, and Read more

By Raye Elizabeth Ward Three things are clear about the future: technology will determine competitiveness; talent comes in all colors, nationalities and genders; and the problems are too big, too complex to solve in isolation. The annual CULCON Symposium on U.S.-Japan Collaboration was held in Austin last week, Read more

By Raye Elizabeth Ward David Firestein dropped by last week’s “World Spins” session to reassure us that at about $1 trillion, give or take a few million, the U.S.-China trade relationship is too big to fail. But he had some thoughts on where we’re taking it. Firestein‘s credentials in U.S.-China relations are Read more

By Raye Elizabeth Ward In the titanic trade clash between China and the United States, Tyler Johnson’s is a calm, sane voice. But then he is a businessman, and businessmen get things done. Johnson spent the go-go years between 2005 and 2015 growing Dell’s Asia-Pacific business. He saw the blossoming Read more