• Ireland: Creating Space for Business to Grow

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    Texas and Ireland share a rich history of political, economic, and commercial relations. Texas exports $580 million worth of goods and services to Ireland annually, an impressive amount relative to […]

  • CxC Amplified Week of Global Issues Webinar Programming

    World Affairs Council of Austin members have access to several daily webinars during the week of May 4th including: 4th Ambassador (ret.) Bill Taylor, EVP, U.S. Institute of Peace, and […]

  • Author Lesley Blume among Speakers in August

    August -- 6th at 1pm Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World featuring Lesley Blume, award-winning journalist, historian, and New York Times bestselling author // 11th at 10am International Biz Advantage: Austin & Israel featuring Lior Koriat, CEO at Quali; Ze'ev Lavie, VP at the Israeli Chambers of Commerce; and Limor […]

  • The Honorable Rachel McCormick, Consul General of Canada, and Brian Haley, Honorary Consul of Canada

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    The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to host this discussion with the Honorable Rachel McCormick, Consul General of Canada and Brian Haley, Honorary Consul of Canada.  Abdallah Mahmoud, Emerging Markets Program Specialist with the City of Austin's Economic Development Department, will serve as moderator for this special event. Rachel McCormick is Consul General […]

  • Kozmetsky Forum featuring Brazil

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    The World Affairs Council of Austin has partnered with the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance at St. Edward's University to offer a series of Forums on Global Investment, Finance, Emerging Markets and Geopolitical Risk.  The focus of this Forum is Brazil. Political Officer Ian Brown at the U.S. Embassy in Brazil will serve […]

  • Conversation with Jordan Price, Honorary Consul General of Malawi

    Malawi’s Honorary Consul General Jordan Price will provide attendees with an opportunity to learn about events and opportunities in Malawi, as well initiatives in Austin and Texas.  This program will be moderated by Abdallah Mahmoud, the City of Austin's Emerging Markets Program Specialist.    

  • Kozmetsky Forum featuring Melissa Sanderson on Global Business Operations and Investment in Africa

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    The World Affairs Council of Austin has partnered with the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance at St. Edward's University to offer a series of Forums on Global Investment, Finance, Emerging Markets and Geopolitical Risk.  Our next Forum will feature Melissa Sanderson, former U.S. Foreign Service Officer serving in the Democratic Republic of the […]

  • Kozmetsky Forum on Cybersecurity Threats and Challenges

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    The World Affairs Council of Austin has partnered with the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance at St. Edward’s University to offer a series of Forums on Global Investment, […]

  • Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s Ambassador to the USA among Featured Speakers in July

      27th at 11am Canada & the US: Friends, Partners and Allies featuring Amb. Kirsten Hillman, Canada's Ambassador to the USA // 27th at 2 pm Export Compliance 101 featuring Mariana de Gorordo Rutherford, the COO of Kieyos, an international trade company and the Supply Chain / Export Compliance Director of AIRtec, Inc.; and Sheriah […]

  • Export Reset 2021 Conference

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    The World Affairs Council of Austin and the Texas Camino Real District Export Council is proud to present these Export RESET 2021 panels: 8:00 AM (CDT): Lessons Learned from 2020 - Panelists (listed in photo above) will discuss trends in the global supply chain before and during the pandemic and which innovative measures remain; 9:00 […]