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| Topic | Speakers | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keynote Address: "After the Trade War, a Real War with China?" | Chas Freeman | 5:00 PM | The Palladium Theater |
| Proclamation by St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman. Keynote speaker introduced by Amb. Douglas McElhaney. | |||
| Food Trucks | 6:30 PM | The Palladium Theater | |
| A variety of food trucks will lead the festivities on Tuesday night after the keynote address. | |||
| Jazz Concert (Tickets Required!) | 8:00 PM | The Palladium Theater | |
| Arbors Records recording artists Nicki Parrott, Rossano Sportiello, and Ed Metz return to the Palladium following a sold-out show last February. Rossano on piano, Parrott on bass and vocals, and Metz on drums. Special musical guest James Suggs joins them on trumpet. | |||
| Topic | Moderator | Speakers | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome and Opening Remarks | Allyson Watson; Diane Seligsohn | 8:45 AM | USFSP Student Center | |
| Trade wars: have we reached a truce? | Kevin McGuire | Scott Brown; Susan Harper; Reid Lohr; Frank Benyon | 9:00 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| St Petersburg: international dining destination | Robin Sussingham | Laura Reiley; Noel Cruz; Emmanuel Roux | 9:00 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| China: let's rule the world together. | Marguerite Moritz | Scott Brown; William Dowell; Ann Morrison; Allison Quatrini | 10:10 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| AIDs in the world: waiting for a cure. | Diane Seligsohn | Katrina Kubicek; Tiffany Chenneville; Linda Whiteford; Joannie Bewa | 10:10 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| How do countries less wealthy than ours provide a social safety net? | Kevin McGuire | Linda Lucas; Allison Quatrini; Pragati Ghimire | 11:20 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Violence against women Presented with the generous support of Debbie Nye Sembler | Elizabeth Scott Osborne | Greg Kehoe; Linda Weil-Curiel; Lariana Forsythe; Louise Buhrmann | 11:20 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Saudi Arabia: is the Kingdom in our corner? | Prudence Bushnell | William Jordan; Bruce Mabley; William Dowell; Michael Burch | 2:00 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| Do like the Canadians; Legalize pot. | Iqbal Paroo | Amy Ronshausen; Adriaan Buma; Andrew Hano; Louise Burhmann | 2:00 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| Let's talk Canadian exceptionalism. | Robert Sattin | Bruce Mabley; Susan Harper; Raymond Arsenault | 3:10 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| Civil disobedience: It worked for Gandhi and King, so how about today? | George Hamilton | Douglas Herbert; Eric Lynn; Prudence Bushnell; Manu Samnotra | 3:10 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| Public Art: what purpose does it serve? | Jim Rogers | Michele Kidwell Gilbert; Judy Kreith; Margaret Miller; Sarah Howard | 3:20 PM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium |
| Women in Global Business:Preceded by refreshments and networking from 5:00-6:00 pm. | Karen Dee | Ronice Barlow; Janel Brown; Kavita May; Angie McCourt | 6:00 PM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium |
| Topic | Moderator | Speakers | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To the UK: rethink Brexit! | John Maguire | Frank Benyon; Douglas Herbert; William Jordan; Ann Morrison | 9:00 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| If Trump is a nationalist, what are we? | Chuck Campbell | Donald Morrison; Dennis Jett; Eric Lynn; George Hamilton | 9:00 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Sub-Saharan Africa Steps into the Limelight. | Iqbal Paroo | Michael Rannenberger; Robert Whitehead; Nabintu Mijambere; Elizabeth Scott Osborne | 10:10 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Slash the State Department. Diplomacy is so much palaver. | George Hamilton | Robert Blake; Ed Marks; Prudence Bushnell; Orlando Acosta | 10:10 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Films from the Youth Documentary Academy. Screening of short films by immigrant U.S. high school students navigating their identities in America. | Marguerite Moritz | Yolande Morrison; Tom Shepard; Kathy Stults | 11:15 AM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium |
| Climate change is real. What do we do now? | Mark Hafen | Ellen Prager; Don Chambers; Douglas Herbert | 11:20 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Florida in the world's imagination: From conquistadors to Disney. | Robin Truesdale | Michael Francis; Gary Mormino; Laura Reiley; Jim Verhulst | 11:20 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Peace Corps student recruiting luncheon. Students only. Space is limited. | Lindsay Wulff | 12:30 PM | USFSP Student Center | |
| Russia and Europe: friend and enemy, in that order? | Golfo Alexopoulos | Paul Kubicek; Douglas Herbert; Jamison Firestone | 2:00 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| Why is everyone a wounded minority; or, what happened to e pluribus unum? | Monique Quesada | John Zogby; Linda Lucas; Ann Morrison; Dorothy Davis | 2:00 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| "Winning the war and losing the peace - why ISIS won't be defeated." A discussion of how war has evolved and why the response of the international community and the United States may lead to a military victory, but will not end the threat. | Dennis Jett | 2:00 PM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium | |
| Why is America relinquishing its leadership role in the world? | Robert Deutsch | Donald Morrison; Bruce Mabley; Dennis Jett; Orlando Acosta | 3:10 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| The gig economy: the new normal. | Kevin McGuire | Linda Lucas; Ann Morrison; Reid Lohr | 3:10 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| Dirty Wars and Polished Silver. Linda Schuster, a former foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, discusses her memoir about her journey from covering wars to the diplomat reception circuit. | Linda Schuster | 3:10 PM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium | |
| Film: Cuba's Forgotten Jewels: A Haven in Havana. Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe recreate a flourishing diamond-polishing trade in Cuba. Followed by Q&A with film makers Judy Kreith and Robin Truesdale. Presented in collaboration with the Florida Holocaust Museum and generously supported by the Jack Chester Foundation. | Marguerite Moritz | Judy Kreith; Robin Truesdale | 4:15 PM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium |
| Topic | Moderator | Speakers | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Summit with Kim Jong Un and a broken agreement with Teheran: is this progress? | John Maguire | Douglas Herbert; Robert Blake; Robert Whitehead; Prudence Bushnell | 9:00 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| The debate over vaccinations. | Iqbal Paroo | Adriaan Buma; Katrina Kubicek; Jill Roberts | 9:00 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Tales from the Foreign Service. Wayne Griffith, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, recounts adventures from his 30-year career in the State Department. Teaser: You'll hear a hair-raising account of a mission to North Korea to negotiate the release of an American Pyongyang was holding as a spy. | Wayne Griffith | 9:00 AM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium | |
| When facts and beliefs collide: let's talk about it. | John Maguire | Richard Briffault; William Dowell; Donald Morrison; Ellen Prager | 10:10 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Give me your tired and your poor; should we take in people on the basis of their poverty? | Iqbal Paroo | Gary Mormino; Ann Morrison; Felicien Kakure | 10:10 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Jamison Firestone, New York lawyer and human rights and anti-corruption crusader. The Magnitsky Affair: How the killing of a lawyer in Moscow led the Kremlin to send an emissary to Trump Tower offering a deal, and what that meeting reveals about the fears and aims of the Putin Regime. | Jamison Firestone | 10:10 AM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Auditorium | |
| Dictators are good allies; they stifle extremism and keep the peace | Robert Sattin | Greg Kehoe; Allison Quatrini; Jamison Firestone; Orlando Acosta | 11:20 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| When whites are in the minority, how will they be treated? | Raymond Arsenault | Donald Morrison; John Zogby; Felicien Kakure; Linda Whiteford | 11:20 AM | USFSP Student Center |
| Film: America's Diplomats. From Ben Franklin to Benghazi, American diplomats have been on the front line of U.S. foreign policy. Learn about the successes and sacrifices made by members of the U.S. diplomatic corps. Presented by Ambassador Ed Marks. | Ed Marks | 11:20 AM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Classroom 123 | |
| U.S. State Department student recruiting luncheon, presented by Monique Quesada. Students only, please. Space is limited. | Monique Quesada | 12:30 PM | USFSP Student Center | |
| Western democracy: when electors choose the grossly incompetent. | Felipe Mantilla | Paul Kubicek; Richard Briffault; William Jordan; Eric Lynn | 2:00 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| The United Nations is a relic of a bygone era. | Dorothy Davis | Clint Elbow; Bruce Mabley; Allan Jury; Elizabeth Scott Osborne | 2:00 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| Petting that cute cub hurts big cats everywhere. An audiovisual presentation | Marcia Cohen | Howard Baskin | 2:00 PM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Classroom 123 |
| The news and just the news; why the media feels moved to inject opinion. | Donald Morrison | William Dowell; Douglas Herbert; Marguerite Moritz; Jim Verhulst | 3:10 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| Take Venezuela: Countries on the Verge of Collapse | Felipe Mantilla | Bruce Mabley; John Maguire; Fabrizio Gugliuzza | 3:10 PM | USFSP Student Center |
| New science vs. anti-science. Veteran diplomat Judith Heimann talks about her book, Using Nature's Shuttle: the making of the first genetically modified plants and the people who did it. Hear about these personal acquaintances of the author and how their discoveries were opposed by a lobby of anti-science doubters. | Judith Heimann | 3:10 PM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Classroom 123 | |
| Film: Barrow: Freedom Fighter. The inspiring story of Errol Barrow, leader of Barbados' independence from Great Britain and the country's first prime minister. Followed by Q&A with the film's director of photography, Curtis Graham. Introduced by Dorothy Davis | Dorothy Davis | Curtis Graham | 4:15 PM | Kate Tiedemann College of Business Classroom 123 |
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