2020 Schedule
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Topic
Moderator
speakers
time
location
“The Rights and Plights of the World’s Children”
Carol Bellamy
5:00pm
The Palladium Theater
Jazz Concert - Tickets required Use code WORLD for $10 off $25 Tier B tickets
Chuchito Valdez Trio
8:00pm
The Palladium Theater
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Topic
Moderator
speakers
time
location
Climate Change: Florida at Ground Zero
Ellen Prager
Ellen Prager
9:00am
USFSP Student Center
Intellectual Property: Piracy and Technology Transfer
Robert Sattin
Brittany Maxey-Fisher; Aida Hozic; George Peirce; John Tressler
9:00am
USFSP Student Center
Do Populism and Polarization Threaten Latin America?
Alfredo Anthony
Bernd Reiter; Ken Yamashita; Linda Whiteford
10:10am
USFSP Student Center
International Business in the Tampa Bay Region – Opportunities and Challenges
Iqbal Paroo
Emmanuel Cerf; Susan Harper; Andrew McIntosh
10:10am
USFSP Student Center
Arms Control Treaties Bite the Dust: Racing to Mutual Destruction?
Robert Schaefer
Donald Shemanski; Kent Brown; Phillip Smyth; Aida Hozic;
11:20am
USFSP Student Center
Women’s Equality: When is the Battle Won?
Elizabeth Scott Osborne
Clarisse Barbier; Marcia Cohen; Elizabeth Scott Osborne; Selisse Berry; Carol Bellamy
11:20am
USFSP Student Center
Student Recruiting Luncheon
Student only luncheon. Students will hear from a representative from the US State Department for future career opportunites.
12:30pm
USFSP Student Center
The Many Facets of Terrorism
Donald Shemanski
Chip Henderson; Gregory Hicks; Phillip Smyth; Carol Bellamy
2:00pm
USFSP Student Center
Let’s Get Money Out of Politics. Where to Start?
Russell Neumann
Pierre Guerlain; Aida Hozic; Donald Morrison; Mark Schulman
2:00pm
USFSP Student Center
As Turkey and Eastern Europe Look East, What Happens to NATO?
Golfo Alexopoulos
Andreas Siegel; Kent Brown; Ronald Suny; Melike Eğilmezler-Boylan
3:10pm
USFSP Student Center
Get Smart Internationally: Global Consciousness Through Global Education
Robert Rowen
Ronelia Bailey; Nickolas Bruetsch; Josh Cohen; Maria Novoa
3:10pm
USFSP Student Center
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Health Care
Mike Bice
4:00pm
Kate Tiedemann College of Business Classroom #123
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Topic
Moderator
speakers
time
location
Career Diplomats: Deep State or Defenders of the Constitution?
John Boardman
Bruce Eberle; William Felice; Pierre Guerlain; Donald Morrison
9:00am
USFSP Student Center
Politics of Infectious Disease
Adriaan Buma
Joannie Bewa; Christian Bréchot; Linda Whiteford; Saskia Estupiñán-Day
9:00am
USFSP Student Center
If the US is openly Pro-Israeli, Who Will Negotiate Middle East Peace?
Eric Lynn
Brahim Kas; William Jordan; Phillip Smyth; Rasha Mubarak
10:10am
USFSP Student Center
What Happened to Post-Racial Societies?
Bob Devin Jones
Bruce Eberle; François Savatier; Stephan Schindler; Alexander Harris; Allison Quatrini
11:20am
USFSP Student Center
Nativism & Immigration: Time to Close the Gates?
John Maguire
Art Arthur; Norma Henning; Bruce Eberle; Ray Arsenault
11:20am
USFSP Student Center
Obesity As a Global Public Health Issue
Adriaan Buma
Raquel Hernandez; Christian Bréchot; Janet Keeler; Saskia Estupiñán-Day
11:20am
USFSP Student Center
Jazz: Born in the USA, Grew Up Everywhere
Nate Najar
Alexander Harris; Laura Klein; Simon Lasky; Daniela Soledade
11:30am
USFSP Student Center
Student Recruiting Luncheon
Student only luncheon. Students will hear from a representative from the US State Department for future career opportunites.
12:30pm
USFSP Student Center
To the Barricades! Is Civil Protest Effective Today?
Ann Morrison
Jim Bittermann; James Story; Brahim Kas; Scott Solomon
2:00pm
USFSP Student Center
How Do We Stop State Hackers and Rogue Terrorists from Weaponizing Social Media
Maria Vesperi
George Peirce; Libby Liu; Donald Shemanski; Aaron Sharockman
2:00pm
USFSP Student Center
“Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America.”
Meg Moritz
2:30pm
Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium
“Unsettled” follows the stories of LGBT refugees and asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East as they flee persecution in their countries of origin to seek better and safer lives in the U.S. Directed by Tom Shepard.
Journalists at Risk of Imprisonment . . . or Worse
Meg Moritz
Jim Bittermann; John Maguire; Melike Egilmezler-Boylan; Libby Liu
3:10pm
USFSP Student Center
Authoritarian Capitalism: Does Development Need Democracy?
Iqbal Paroo
Adam Albion; Ronald Suny; Ken Yamashita
3:10pm
USFSP Student Center
“Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber.”
Presented in partnership with the Florida Holocaust Museum with the generous support of the Jack Chester Foundation
4:15pm
Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium
The film captures the drama of Ruth’s life as she lent her camera lens – and her heart – to refugees of war. “You could not invent Ruth Gruber . . . not even in a movie” -- Richard Holbrooke. Presented in partnership with the Florida Holocaust Museum with the generous support of the Jack Chester Foundation
Friday, February 21, 2020
Topic
Moderator
speakers
time
location
Terrorism, Nukes, Oil: All Eyes on Iran?
Robert Schaefer
Phillip Smyth; Brahim Kas; David Hunter; Eric Lynn
9:00am
USFSP Student Center
Liveable Cities Around the World
Alison Barlow
Ann Sussman; Robin Truesdale; Liz Shephard; Alan DeLisle
9:00am
USFSP Student Center
Dangerous Earth: What we wish we knew about volcanoes, hurricanes, climate change, earthquakes, and more.
Ellen Prager
9:10am
USFSP Student Center
Dr. Prager is a marine scientist and author, widely recognized for her expertise and ability to make science entertaining and understandable for people of all ages.
Should Trump Be Reelected Based on First Term Successes?
Robert Sattin
Mark Schulman; Art Arthur; Bruce Eberle; Ann Morrison
10:10am
USFSP Student Center
Media Literacy: Making Sense of It All
Meg Moritz
Dan Boylan; Pierre Guerlain; François Savatier; Mary Shedden
10:10am
USFSP Student Center
Russia Takes the Offensive: What’s New in the Near Abroad?
Pierre Guerlain
Kent Brown; David Hunter; Neal Walker
11:20am
USFSP Student Center
U.S. Stay Out? Does the Middle East Lend Itself to Military Solutions
William Jordan
Dan Boylan; Gregory Hicks; Donald Shemanski
11:20am
USFSP Student Center
Student Recruiting Luncheon
Student only luncheon. Students will hear from a Fulbright representative for Fulbright study abroad opporunities.
12:30pm
USFSP Student Center
Architecture + the 21st Century Paradigm Shift: Designing for the Emotional Brain
Ann Sussman
1:30pm
Kate Tiedemann College of Business Classroom 123
Architect and author Ann Sussman explores the impact that architecture has on our brains. Ann’s book, Cognitive Architecture, Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment, co-authored with Justin B. Hollander, won the 2016 Place Research Award from the Environmental Design Research Association.
Tyrant at Home, Bully Abroad? Should We Challenge Growing Chinese Influence in Asia?
Donald Morrison
Adam Albion; Libby Liu; David Hunter; Allison Quatrini
2:00pm
USFSP Student Center
Polyglot Much? The Virtues of Mastering Foreign Languages
David Willig
Virginie Butin; Willy Le Bihan; Carole Anne Seidelman
2:00pm
USFSP Student Center
“Sweet Home Monteverde”
This presentation is featured by St. Petersburg Celebration of the Arts.
2:10pm
Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium
“Sweet Home Monteverde,” presented by director/editor Robin Truesdale. How far would you go for your beliefs? In 1950, a group of Quaker war-resisters left their Alabama home in search of a life of pacifism. They found it in a Costa Rica cloud forest. This presentation is featured by St. Petersburg Celebration of the Arts
“Coming Home: How Black Americans Will Reelect Trump.”
Bruce Eberle
2:30pm
Kate Tiedemann College of Business Classroom 123
Author and political consultant Bruce Eberle argues that African- Americans are moving back to the Republican Party, and that Donald Trump is the major reason.
With the Rise of Unilateralism, What Role Is There For the United Nations?
Ann Morrison
Gregor Zore; Neal Walker; Dorothy Davis; Donald Morrison
3:10pm
USFSP Student Center
Is India Becoming a Closed Society?
John Maguire
David Hunter; Madhu Pandey; Brian Turnbull
3:10pm
USFSP Student Center
Howard Arthur Tibbs: Citizen, Musician, Air Force Officer, and Tuskegee Airman - Told by his Son
Philip Tibbs
3:30pm
Kate Tiedemann College of Business Classroom 123
“A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens”
François Savatier
3:30pm
Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium
Discussion with François Savatier about his book "A pocket history of human evolution: How we became sapiens"
Closing Address
General John Nicholson
7:00pm
Fox Hall at Eckerd College
President of Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation. Former leader of NATO forces in Afghanistan to conclude 2020 Conference.
