17 NOVEMBER 2021
Wednesday
Sessions before 4:00 PM are for Council Leaders, Staff, and Board Members
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Mayflower Hotel
Room TBC
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Mayflower Hotel
Grand Ballroom
Conference Check-in
Mindfulness Meditation and Icebreakers
9:20 AM - 10:20 AM
Mayflower Hotel
Grand Ballroom
Fundraising: How to Activate Donors
Samantha Swaim
Owner
Swaim Strategies
Matthew Hughes
Executive Director
International Relations Council
Kansas City
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Derrick Olsen
President
WorldOregon
Sama Shagaga
Director of Fundraising
Swaim Strategies
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Mayflower Hotel
Grand Ballroom
Strategies for Board and Governance
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Glenn Creamer
Senior Managing Director Emeritus
Senior Advisor
Providence Equity Partners
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Mary Yntema
President and CEO
WorldBoston
Amb. (Ret.) Charles Shapiro
President
World Affairs Council of Atlanta
Karen Burghart
Executive Director
Colorado Springs WAC
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Mayflower Hotel
Grand Ballroom
Lunch Session
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Shoshana Altrichter
Vice President of Travel
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
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Shalonda Spencer
Executive Director
Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Mayflower Hotel
Grand Ballroom
Shalonda Spencer
Director
Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security
K-12 Programming, Speakers, and Webinars
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Maryanne Maldonado
Chief Executive Officer
World Affairs Council of Greater
Houston
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Xiao Yin Zhao
Executive Director
World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Mayflower Hotel
Grand Ballroom
Marketing and Communications
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Meg Cohen
Director of Marketing
& Communications
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Kathleen Euler
Communications & Marketing
Manager
World Affairs Councils of America
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mayflower Hotel
Annual Membership Meeting
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Glenn Creamer
Chairman of the Board
WACA
Bill Clifford
President and CEO
WACA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Young Professionals Meeting
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Nikolina Angelkova
Bulgarian Member of Parliament
Bulgarian Minister of Tourism (2014-2020)
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Mayflower Hotel
Grand Ballroom
Opening Dinner Keynote and Awards Program:
Industrial Policy Is Back —
What Does It Mean for the U.S. and World Economy?
Robert Atkinson
President
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
