WACA 2019 National Conference
The 8 Forces Reshaping the Global Economy
November 6-8 The Mayflower Hotel Washington, DC
Thursday, Nov. 7
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM
South Carolina Room
Mayflower Hotel
Global Ties U.S. Membership Meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Grand Ballroom
Mayflower Hotel
Trade and the Global Economy
Tomas Baert
Head of the Trade & Agricultural Section
European Union Delegation to the U.S.
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Grand Ballroom
Mayflower Hotel
The SHE Economy
Sarah Chen
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
The Billion Dollar Fund for Women
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Grand Ballroom
Mayflower Hotel
The Corporation and the Future of Capitalism
Ambassador Kristen Silverberg
Executive Vice President
Business Roundtable
Anna Tunkel (Moderator)
SVP, Head of Global Strategic
Initiatives & Partnerships
APCO Worldwide
Judith Samuelson
Vice President, Executive Director, Business and Society Program
The Aspen Institute
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Great Decisions Luncheon: China's Grand Strategy
The Honorable Chuck Hagel
24th U.S. Secretary of Defense (2013-2015)
Former U.S. Senator (R-NE, 1997-2009)
Sarwar Kashmeri
Fellow, Foreign Policy Association
Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Applied Research Fellow, Peace and War Center, Norwich University
Grand Ballroom
Mayflower Hotel
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Grand Ballroom
Mayflower Hotel
Climate Change and Food Insecurity
Phil Karsting
Interim President and CEO
World Food Program USA
Melissa D. Ho
Senior Vice President
Freshwater and Food
World Wildlife Fund - U.S.
Kimberly Flowers
Director
Humanitarian Agenda and
Global Food Security Project
CSIS
Susan G. Schram (Moderator)
Senior Partner
SP Consulting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Grand Ballroom
Mayflower Hotel
The Economics of Disinformation
Amanda Bennett
Director
Voice of America
Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner
Richard Stengel
Author of Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It. (Oct. 2019)
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2013-2016), Former TIME Editor
Karen Kornbluh (Moderator)
Senior Fellow and Director
Digital Innovation and
Democracy Initiative
The German Marshall Fund
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the U.S.
Special Reception: 40 Years of China-U.S. Diplomatic Relations
