The Putin Generation: How the Youth of Russia View Their World
Sarah Mendelson, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Ted Gerber, University of Wisconsin - Madison
January 9, Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Hosted by Moran Resources
Child Soldiers Documentary
Jo Becker, Human Rights Watch
January 29, Film Screening
Hosted by University of St. Thomas
An Imam in America
Andrea Elliott, New York Times
February 12, Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Meeting Resistance
Molly Bingham & Steve Connors, Filmmakers
February 19, Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Mapping Kosovo’s Future
Friedrich Haas, Consultant
March 5, Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Israeli - Palestinian Comedy Tour
Charlie Warady, Ray Hanania
Aaron Freeman, Yisrael Campbell
March 25, Reception
Reform in Riyadh: A Delicate Balance
Karen Elliott House, Harvard University
March 26, Tables at Luncheon Program
Alternative Energy: The Hype and the Hope
Michael Webber, University of Texas-Austin
April 17, Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Co-sponsored with Young Professionals in Energy and
The Petroleum Club Young Professionals
Vertical Ethiopia
Majka Burkhart, Writer and Climber
April 26, Luncheon
Amadeus Amadeus
Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwanese Violinist
May 9, Performance and Reception
Hosted by the Houston Symphony
Apertura Colombia
Rodrigo Paris, Journalist
May 15, Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Hosted by the Station Museum
Azerbaijani Music Reception
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Composer
Aida Nemat Huseynova, Musicologist
May 16 – Global Issues Dialogue, Hosted by the Barretts
Rebuilding Rawanda
Evan Thomas, Engineers without Borders
May 22, Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Building Peace in the Congo
Faida Mitifu, Ambassador of the DRC
June 12, Table at Luncheon
International Connections
Hosted by Institute for Energy Law
June 19, Reception
New American Cheese: International Flavors in our own Backyard
Kendra Scott and Lindsey Schecter
Houston Dairymaids
June 24, Celebrations of the World
Asia21 Young Leaders
Adam Gilmore, NASA
Huan Le, DiCentral
Paresh Patel, INDUS Partners
July 10, Reception
Co-sponsored with the Asia Society
US Mexico Border Relations
Tony Payan, UTEP
July 16, Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Lessons Learned from Spain
Ambassador Miguel A. Fernández de Mazarambroz, Consul General of Spain
August 21, Global PATH Reception
Beaufort – Documentary
August 24, Film Screening
Hosted by the Consul General of Israel
Syria and the Challenges Ahead
Josh Landis, University of Oklahoma
September 10, Global Issues Dialogue Reception
America and the World:
Options and Obstacles for the Next President
James Rubin, Columbia University
September 26, Table at Luncheon
Houston as an International Destination
Mayor Bill White
October 9, Global PATH Reception
Oktoberfest
Hans’ Bier Haus
October 18, Celebrations of the World
The Power of Wind Energy
Michael Skelly, Former Chief Development Officer of Horizon Wind Energy
October23, Global PATH Reception
Brazil Rising
Simon Marks, Stanley Foundation
October 29, Reception
Bossa Nova
Oscar Castro-Neves
November 1, Performance & Reception
Hosted by Houston Society for Performing Arts
The People’s Court: Legal and Political Reform in China
Carl Minzner, University of Washington St. Louis
November 7, Table at Luncheon
The Nexus of Energy & Water
Michael Webber, University of Texas-Austin
November 11, Reception
Hosted by Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
What our Next President Can Do for Global Business
Rich Kaarlgard, Forbes
November 12, Table at Luncheon
Rules of the Game: Human Intelligence
John Noukas, Former FBI Agent
November 12, Global PATH Reception
From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi
Robert Krueger, former Ambassador to Burundi and Uganda
December 3, Reception
Human Rights Watch
Hillel Neuer, UN Watch
December 10, Reception
Co-sponsored with AJC
Powering & Empowering America in the 21st Century
Joseph Stanislaw, Co-founder of CERA, Deloitte Advisor
December 11, Reception
Climate Change
Lloyd Dumas
January 8 – Dinner Discussion
God Sleeps in Rwanda
Kimberley Acquaro
January 31 – Film Screening
Careers in Foreign Service
Louis Nigro
State Department Permanent Representative
February 15
The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization
Mark London and Brian Kelly
February 20 – Global Issues Lecture
Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
John Prendergast
International Crisis Group
March 5 – Global Issues Lecture
The Challenge of International Leadership: How America Must Prepare
David Boren
President, University of Oklahoma
April 11- Table at Luncheon
Globalizing the Knowledge Economy
Richard Fisher
CEO and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
April 13 – Table at Luncheon
Kabul in Winter: Life without Peace in Afghanistan
Ann Jones
Author and Journalist
April 19 – Dinner Discussion
The Future of YUKOS and the Russian Oil Industry
Bruce Misamore
Former CFO, YUKOS
April 25 – Dinner Discussion
Co-sponsored with the Society of Petroleum Engineers
Azerbaijan and U.S. Relations
Yashar Aliyev
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States
April 27 – Table at Luncheon
Beyond Islamism
Peter Mandaville
George Mason University
May 2 – Global Issues Lecture hosted by Baker Hughes
Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy
Daniel Altman
International Herald Tribune
May 22 – Global Issues Lecture hosted by Beverly Barrett
Celebrations of the World: Significance of a Toast
Jonathan Dizon, Republic Beverage
Anton Shkaplerov, Russian Cosmonaut
June 21
Inside Nigeria: Economic Reforms, Progress and Challenges
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Brookings Institution
August 23 – Young professionals table
Law and Rwanda: Can a New Legal System be the Foundation for Peace and Prosperity in Africa?
Don Wallace, Georgetown University
August 27 – Young professionals table
Unrest in Bolivia: Implications for the Region
Jorge Quiroga, Former President of Bolivia
September 10 – Young professionals table
A Global Coalition: The Role of Business in the Fight Against Disease in Africa
Richard Holbrooke, Global Business Coalition on AIDS, TB and Malaria
September 21 – Young professionals table
China and India
Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations
Mira Kamdar, World Policy Institute, Asia Society
September 26 – Global Issues Dialogue
Corporate Best Practices in Supporting Human Rights
Carroll Bogert, Human Rights Watch
October 4 – Young professionals table
Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith and Dreams of a Mexican President
Vicente Fox, Former President of Mexico
October 15 – Young professionals table
The Oil & the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea
Steve LeVine, Author
October 29 – Young Professionals Luncheon
Co-sponsored with the Society for Petroleum Engineers Young Professionals
Pakistan’s Cloudy Future
Daniel Markey, Council on Foreign Relations
November 15 – Global Issues Dialogue
Celebrations of the World: Wines from Around the World
The Corkscrew
December 12
Feeling the Heat: European and US Views on Climate Change
Steven Hayward, American Enterprise Institute
Christian Turner, First Secretary for Energy and Environment British Embassy
Johan Lembke, Director, European Union Center for Excellence Texas A&M
February 1 – Global Issues Social Hour
Dirty Money and its Consequences for the Global Economy
Raymond Baker
Center for International Peace
February 2 – Global Issues Social Hour
A Portrait of Cuba
Christopher Baker
Travel writer and photographer
February 15 – Global Issues Social Hour
Jordan Today: Business and Cultural Connections to the US
Karim Kawar
Ambassador of JOrdan to the UNited States
February 23 – Young Professionals Table
Sponsored by the Bilateral US/Arab Chamber of Commerce
Land Reform: Lessons from Zimbabwe
Dr. Craig Richardson
February 28 – Global Issues Lecture
Conflict and Hopes for Peace in Africa
Laura Engelbrecht
March 8 –Global Issues Lecture
Tsotsi
Angelika Movie Theater
March 14 – Young Professional Movie
St Patrick’s Day Happy Hour
Harp Pub
March 16 – Young Professionals Social Hour
One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nation…One School at a Time
Greg Mortenson
April 4 – Global Issues Social Hour
Bolivia and the Gathering Storm
Eudoro Galindo Anze
April 6 – Young Professionals Table
Gassing Up: Meeting US Natural Gas Need through Liquefied Natural Gas
John Hofmeister
April 11 – Young Professionals Table
Mahaleo
Rice Media Center – co-sponsored by Vanco energy
April 29 Young Professionals Movie
Celebrations of the World: Mexico
Jose-Pablo Fernando
Mexican Institute of Greater Houston
May 4
Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa
Bono
Global Activist
May 6 – Young Professionals Overnight
Sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Ft. Worth
Vietnam’s through a Woman’s Eye
Wendy Duong
Professor, University of Denver
June 1 – Global Issues Lecture
The Role of the IMF in the Developing World
Patrick Cirillo
Deputy Chief of Operations, International Monetary Fund
June 27 Dinner Discussion
Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur
Fady Joudah
Physician, Doctors without Borders
August 23 – Global Issues Lecture
Inside Iran: The nature of the Regime
Mohsen Sazegara
Professor Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University
August 24 – Global Issues Social Hour hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Mat Esfahani
Nigeria: Headed for Civil War?
Olayiwola Abegunrin
Professor Howard University
August 31 – Global Issues Lecture
Global Issues Networking Hour
French Chamber of Commerce
September 6 Young Professionals Mixer
Diplomacy: Persuasion, Trust, and Values
General Colin Powell
65th Secretary of State
September 20 – Young Professionals Table
Over a Barrel
Tom Mast
Author
September 29 – Dinner Discussion
Between Hezbollah and Hamas
Rami Khouri
Editor-At-Large, Lebanon Daily Star
October 11 – Global Issues Social Hour hosted by Dr. Dina Al-Sowayel and Mr. Tony Chase
Cuba After Fidel
Andy Gomez
Senior Fellow, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami
October 19 – Global Issues Social Hour
In Search of Hezbollah
David Lewis
Frontline/WORLD
October 23 – Global Issues Social Hour hosted by Dr. Rebecca Matejowsky
Celebrations of the World: Japan
Jonathan Dizon
Republic Beverage
October 25
The Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
Rashid Khalidi
Director, the Middle East Institute at Columbia University
November 9 – Dinner Discussion
Annual Holiday Reception
“Celebrations From Around the World”
November 28
The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Lawrence Wright
Author
December 7 – Global Issues Social Hour hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Rob Parrish
January 18 Discussion/Mixer
Medical Journeys: To the Other Side of the World
Dr. Joseph Agris
January 25 Dinner Discussion
Journey from the Land of No: My Memory of Iran
Roya Hakakian, Author
February 3 Discussion/Mixer
Careers Representing America: The U.S. Foreign Service Wants You!
Ambassador Larry Napper, Former U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan
Co-sponsored with Asia Society Young Professionals
February 23 Film Screening
Terror’s Children
Sharmeen Obaid, Documentary Filmmaker
March 15 Luncheon YPG Table
Taking Heat: My Years in the Bush White House
Ari Fleischer, Former Press Secretary
March 16 Mixer
St. Patrick’s Eve Happy Hour
April 7 Evening
Health of Nations
Dr. Andrew Price Smith, Author
April 20 Dinner Discussion
The Global Political Economy of Sex
Dr. Anna Agathangelou, University of Houston
May 5 Tequila Tasting
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Jaime Rodríguez, Tequila Expert
May 19 Discussion
On the Record: A View from Inside the White House
Peter Roussel, Former Deputy Press Secretary and Special Assistant to President Regan
May 26 Film Screening
Italian Movie Night: Cinema Paradiso
June 17 Luncheon YPG Table
Immigration Reform
John Cornyn, U.S. Senator (TX-R)
June 21 Dinner Discussion
The Devil’s Footpath
June Arunga, Documentary Filmmaker
July 8 Wine Tasting
Summer Wine Tasting: Argentina!
Scott, Wine Connoisseur, Houston Wine Merchant
August 17 GISH
Quest for Peace: The Disengagement of Gaza
Dana Kursh, Vice Consul of Israel
September 7 GISH
Transition to Democracy in Latin America
Dr. Joel Wolfe, Rice University
September 12 GISH
Views from Egypt: Presidential Elections & Response to Gaza Disengagement
H.E. Omar Hassan, Consul General of Egypt
October 5 GISH
Sweatshop Economics 101
Dr. Ben Powell, San Jose State University
October 19 GISH
Germany in Stalemate
H.E. Rainer Muenzel, Consul General of Germany
October 27 Dinner Discussion Series
Dr. Keith Crane, RAND
November 7
Dan Katzir, Israeli Filmmaker
November 16 YP Reception
Islam and the West: Is a clash inevitable?
Reza Aslan
December 1
Energy Geopolitics Today
Michael Economides
December 8
Annual International Wine Tasting
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