"Creating
value in a crowded marketplace is always
difficult; doing it in a sustainable fashion is
downright painful. Eric Lowitt's
The Future of Value
provides insightful analysis of how successful
businesses have been able to make sustainability
part of their corporate ethos and more
importantly how they have translated this ethos
into profits and value for all stakeholders."
-- Anup
Jacob, Venture
Partner,
Virgin Green Fund
Celebrating 50 years
of engaging the public in a world of opportunities! WorldBoston provides direct access to the international
leaders, experts, and organizations that enrich our global community
Geoffrey Somes, senior economist at State Street
Global Advisors,
will present forecasts for the world economy and markets at the
18th Annual International
Business Forum & Networking Evening.
Representatives of New England's top
companies will join
GBANE,
WorldBoston,
and
other event partners at Bingham McCutchen for this premier
networking event!
February
14 GREAT
DECISIONS 2012
Topic 1:
Arab Realignment
The popular revolts and upheaval of the Arab
Spring have radically changed the face of the
Middle East. What lies ahead for the region’s
transition to democracy? What are the prospects
for governments that have held out in this new
order? With many former allies ousted, how will
the U.S. recalibrate its relations with the new
regimes? Join our
GREAT DECISIONS discussion series.
February
15 CHAT
& CHOWDA
-- NEW VENUE!
WorldBoston will relaunch its popular monthly
author series at a great new location:
The Downtown Harvard Club of Boston.
We kick off with Charles A. Kupchan, professor at
Georgetown and senior fellow at the Council on
Foreign Relations,
whose latest book is No One's World: The West, the Rising
West, and the Coming Global Turn.
A signing will follow the conversation. Reserve
your seat now --
get your Chowda here!
What is it? A
fun, friendly and powerful way for high school students to
learn about international affairs. It’s a global
knowledge competition, and a flagship program of the World
Affairs Councils of America.
WorldBoston's
5th Annual Academic WorldQuest
competition will be held Saturday, March 10, 2012 --
Learn
more and register your team now!
A flagship program
of the
World Affairs
Councils of America
WorldBoston
is an
independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization
with
tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Section 501(c)(3).
Ms.
Yuka Masuya, Section Chief in the Securities &
Exchange Surveillance Commision of Japan's
Financial Services Agency,
will meet with Boston-based experts in financial
security, investment, and trade to exchange
views on regulatory best practices.
Jan.
22 ~ 25
American Libraries
Oma
n
Four
senior librarians from Oman
will visit a variety of public and private
libraries in Greater Boston to examine
management and funding issues at the local
level.
Jan.
24 ~ 28
Information & Communication Tech.
Albania
Four Albanian participants in the U.S. State
Department's International Visitor Leadership
Program (IVLP)
will meet with key officials at local
university and public-private partnerships that
encourage innovation in computer
science and mobile technologies.
Feb. 15
~ 18
2012 NCIV National Meeting in D.C.
One Story at
A Time:
The Impact of
Citizen Diplomacy
The annual conference of the National Council
for International Visitors (NCIV) has long
served as an opportunity to share ideas, develop
knowledge, and cultivate skills in support of
international exchange programs. What will make
the 2012 NCIV gathering unique and memorable?
Learn more and register!
In
Islam Without Extremes,
Turkish political commentator and
author Mustafa Akyol offers a compelling
intellectual basis for reconciling Western
liberalism and Islamic theology. Join us for the
final segment of our Spotlight on
Turkey series.
Spotlight on Turkey was made
possible by a grant from
The
Turkish Cultural Foundation.
November 16
Zbigniew Brzezinski,
former National Security Adviser,
spoke via a live nationwide Webcast from Washington, D.C.