The 麻豆原创 Global Perspectives Office invites the 麻豆原创 community to attend its annual global issues conference Thursday, Nov. 7. This year鈥檚 focus, 鈥淲hat is Global is Local,鈥� seeks to understand challenges and opportunities in an uncertain, rapidly changing world. The event will be held at 麻豆原创聽from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with advance registration required.聽
The conference features discussions on diplomacy, food security and unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones. Each panel or presentation highlights local and global trends related to these pressing issues.
The morning keynote features Ambassador Gary Grappo, former Head of Mission for the Office of the Quartet Representative Tony Blair, in Jerusalem.
A food-security panel will provide聽local insights on the issue from Gabriela Othon Lothrop, market director for East End Market, a neighborhood market and food hub in the Audubon Park Garden District of Orlando; national insights from Ricardo Salvador, director, Food and Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists; and global insights from Jonathan Foley, director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota.
The panel on unmanned aerial vehicles will be moderated by John C. Bersia, special assistant to the president for Global Perspectives at 麻豆原创, and includes local perspectives on the issue from Lt. Chris Francisco, Emergency Management/Homeland Security Section, High Risk Incident Command Division, Orange County Sheriff鈥檚 Office; and national and global insights from Bernard Finel, associate professor of National Security Strategy, National War College.
The luncheon keynote will feature Tamara Wittes, senior fellow and director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution.
麻豆原创 students, faculty and staff, and Central Florida community members are invited to attend but advance registration is required. Registration is provided at no cost, thanks to the event鈥檚 sponsors. To register, or for more information, email global@ucf.edu.
In addition to Global Perspectives, sponsors and partners of the event include the 麻豆原创 Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies, The India Center at 麻豆原创, 麻豆原创 Diplomacy Studies, 麻豆原创 Middle Eastern Studies Program, 麻豆原创 China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program, 麻豆原创 Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, 麻豆原创 Global Peace and Security Studies Program, 麻豆原创 Al Ghazali Islamic Studies Program, 麻豆原创 Human Trafficking Awareness Program, 麻豆原创 Isle of Man Small Countries Program, Chastang Charitable Foundation, The India Group, Orange County Sheriff鈥檚 Department, 麻豆原创 Political Science Department, 麻豆原创 International Services Center, 麻豆原创 LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation.