2020 Schedule

“The Rights and Plights of the World’s Children”

Carol Bellamy

5:00pm

Jazz Concert - Tickets required Use code WORLD for $10 off $25 Tier B tickets

Chuchito Valdez Trio

8:00pm

Climate Change: Florida at Ground Zero

Ellen Prager

Ellen Prager

9:00am

Intellectual Property: Piracy and Technology Transfer

Robert Sattin

Brittany Maxey-Fisher; Aida Hozic; George Peirce; John Tressler

9:00am

Do Populism and Polarization Threaten Latin America?

Alfredo Anthony

Bernd Reiter; Ken Yamashita; Linda Whiteford

10:10am

International Business in the Tampa Bay Region – Opportunities and Challenges

Iqbal Paroo

Emmanuel Cerf; Susan Harper; Andrew McIntosh

10:10am

Arms Control Treaties Bite the Dust: Racing to Mutual Destruction?

Robert Schaefer

Donald Shemanski; Kent Brown; Phillip Smyth; Aida Hozic;

11:20am

Women’s Equality: When is the Battle Won?

Elizabeth Scott Osborne

Clarisse Barbier; Marcia Cohen; Elizabeth Scott Osborne; Selisse Berry; Carol Bellamy

11:20am

Student Recruiting Luncheon
Student only luncheon. Students will hear from a representative from the US State Department for future career opportunites.

12:30pm

The Many Facets of Terrorism

Donald Shemanski

Chip Henderson; Gregory Hicks; Phillip Smyth; Carol Bellamy

2:00pm

Let’s Get Money Out of Politics. Where to Start?

Russell Neumann

Pierre Guerlain; Aida Hozic; Donald Morrison; Mark Schulman

2:00pm

As Turkey and Eastern Europe Look East, What Happens to NATO?

Golfo Alexopoulos

Andreas Siegel; Kent Brown; Ronald Suny; Melike Eğilmezler-Boylan

3:10pm

Get Smart Internationally: Global Consciousness Through Global Education

Robert Rowen

Ronelia Bailey; Nickolas Bruetsch; Josh Cohen; Maria Novoa

3:10pm

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Health Care

Mike Bice

4:00pm

Career Diplomats: Deep State or Defenders of the Constitution?

John Boardman

Bruce Eberle; William Felice; Pierre Guerlain; Donald Morrison

9:00am

Politics of Infectious Disease

Adriaan Buma

Joannie Bewa; Christian Bréchot; Linda Whiteford; Saskia Estupiñán-Day

9:00am

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

What Happened to Post-Racial Societies?

Bob Devin Jones

Bruce Eberle; François Savatier; Stephan Schindler; Alexander Harris; Allison Quatrini

11:20am

Nativism & Immigration: Time to Close the Gates?

John Maguire

Art Arthur; Norma Henning; Bruce Eberle; Ray Arsenault

11:20am

Obesity As a Global Public Health Issue

Adriaan Buma

Raquel Hernandez; Christian Bréchot; Janet Keeler; Saskia Estupiñán-Day

11:20am

Jazz: Born in the USA, Grew Up Everywhere

Nate Najar

Alexander Harris; Laura Klein; Simon Lasky; Daniela Soledade

11:30am

Student Recruiting Luncheon
Student only luncheon. Students will hear from a representative from the US State Department for future career opportunites.

12:30pm

To the Barricades! Is Civil Protest Effective Today?

Ann Morrison

Jim Bittermann; James Story; Brahim Kas; Scott Solomon

2:00pm

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

“Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America.”

Meg Moritz

2:30pm

Journalists at Risk of Imprisonment . . . or Worse

Meg Moritz

Jim Bittermann; John Maguire; Melike Egilmezler-Boylan; Libby Liu

3:10pm

Authoritarian Capitalism: Does Development Need Democracy?

Iqbal Paroo

Adam Albion; Ronald Suny; Ken Yamashita

3:10pm

“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

Terrorism, Nukes, Oil: All Eyes on Iran?

Robert Schaefer

Phillip Smyth; Brahim Kas; David Hunter; Eric Lynn

9:00am

Liveable Cities Around the World

Alison Barlow

Ann Sussman; Robin Truesdale; Liz Shephard; Alan DeLisle

9:00am

Dangerous Earth: What we wish we knew about volcanoes, hurricanes, climate change, earthquakes, and more.

Ellen Prager

9:10am

Should Trump Be Reelected Based on First Term Successes?

Robert Sattin

Mark Schulman; Art Arthur; Bruce Eberle; Ann Morrison

10:10am

Media Literacy: Making Sense of It All

Meg Moritz

Dan Boylan; Pierre Guerlain; François Savatier; Mary Shedden

10:10am

Russia Takes the Offensive: What’s New in the Near Abroad?

Pierre Guerlain

Kent Brown; David Hunter; Neal Walker

11:20am

U.S. Stay Out? Does the Middle East Lend Itself to Military Solutions

William Jordan

Dan Boylan; Gregory Hicks; Donald Shemanski

11:20am

Student Recruiting Luncheon
Student only luncheon. Students will hear from a Fulbright representative for Fulbright study abroad opporunities.

12:30pm

Architecture + the 21st Century Paradigm Shift: Designing for the Emotional Brain

Ann Sussman

1:30pm

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

Polyglot Much? The Virtues of Mastering Foreign Languages

David Willig

Virginie Butin; Willy Le Bihan; Carole Anne Seidelman

2:00pm

“Sweet Home Monteverde”

This presentation is featured by St. Petersburg Celebration of the Arts.

2:10pm

“Coming Home: How Black Americans Will Reelect Trump.”

Bruce Eberle

2:30pm

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

Is India Becoming a Closed Society?

John Maguire

David Hunter; Madhu Pandey; Brian Turnbull

3:10pm

Howard Arthur Tibbs: Citizen, Musician, Air Force Officer, and Tuskegee Airman - Told by his Son

Philip Tibbs

3:30pm

“A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens”

François Savatier

3:30pm

Closing Address

General John Nicholson

7:00pm