Young Leader's Forum The Young Leader’s Forum is a speaker series by students and for students. Held five times a year, it gives high school students an opportunity to meet world leaders and discuss current global issues that concern them most. Students act as event hosts and introduce speakers. Public speaking, leadership skills and protocol are stressed at each forum. Speakers have included Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state; Daniel Yergin, author of Commanding Heights; Corazon Aquino, former president of the Philippines; and Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico. All programs are held from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. at the Junior League Building, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane, Houston 77056. Registration begins at 4:00 p.m. To attend, email edu@wachouston.org Upcoming Programs Tuesday, September 7th Academic Honesty Monday, October 4th The Twitter Revolution: Technology in Foreign Policy Thursday, November 18th Nuclear Tipping Point View the Education Calendar for more upcoming programs. Speakers have included: Robin Wright, journalist Edwin Price- Bourlag Institute Trita Parsi, National Iranian American Council David Steinberg, Georgetown University Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico Dennis Ross, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Paul Solmon, Economics Correspondent, News Hour with Jim Lehrer Ralph Begleiter, Former CNN World Affairs Correspondent Tony Garza, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Henry Cisneros, Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing Lloyd Axworthy, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State Madeleine Albright, 64th U.S. Secretary of State Lech Walesa, Former President of Poland Daniel Yergin, author of Commanding Heights Harm de Blij, ABC and NBC Geographer Wesley Clark, Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Corazon Aquino, Former President of the Philippines "As a high school student, I think that it is critical to be aware and familiar with the events that are happening in our world today. I thank you for sponsoring these events which are making a large impact on the future generation." - Amy Alexander Student, The Woodlands High School  [tag:contentGroup("EDU Bus Scholarship")]