2010-2011

YEAR IN REVIEW

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PLATINUM SPONSORS ($20,000+)

SPONSORS 2010-2011

Adecco Group North America

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

Bob and Sandy Cook

Drummond Press

William and Barbara Harrell

Judith R. Haberkorn

Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce

Lender Processing Services

Carolyn Marsh Lindsay

Mayo Clinic

McGuireWoods LLP

The Sewanne Club of Jacksonville

John and Erlane Tait

U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management

The Wingood Foundation

SILVER SPONSORS ($5,000+)

BBVA Compass

William R. Blackard, Jr., Attorney & Counsellor at Law

BlueCross BlueShield of Florida

Deutsche Bank

EverBank

Holland & Knight LLP

Admiral and Mrs. Jonathan T. Howe

JAXPORT

Marty Jones-Holmes Private Client Group

Dr. & Mrs. Yazan Khatib

Ambassador Marilyn McAfee

Tania McBride

Lee and Dorothy Thomas

The Winston Family Foundation

BRONZE SPONSORS ($2,000+)

Baptist Health

Brunet-Garcìa Advertising

Coastal Construction Products, Inc.

Heritage Bank

The Mackowski Family Foundation - Dick and Marty Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, Jr.

GOLD SPONSORS ($10,000+)

MEDIA SPONSORS

EDUCATION• Hunter Lovins engaged in an interactive exercise with the Joe Berg

Scholars, envisioning a sustainable society. • ProfessorsfromEdward Waters College, Florida State College at

Jacksonville, Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida led our Great Decisions sessions.

• ThankstograntsupportfromtheEmily Balz Smith Foundation and the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville,theGreatDecisionsprogramwasofferedinnineareahighschools.

• WithgrantsupportfromBBVA Compass,AcademicWorldQuestattractedforty-seventeamsfromeighteenhighschoolsforaspiritedcompetitionthatsentthewinningteamfromStantontocompeteinthenationalcompetitioninD.C.,placinginthetopten.

• TheInternational Crisis Management Exerciseengagedforty-sixstudentsinrole-playingamockcrisisunfoldinginLibya.

• TheAmbassador Marilyn McAfee Scholarship was awarded to Christopher J. Garson,aseniormajoringinInternationalBusiness

andEconomicsatJacksonvilleUniversity.

SPEAKER SERIES•OursevenGlobal Issues Eveningsspeakersprovidedvaluableinsightsintomanydiverse international issues.•WiththehelpofWJCT Public Television and Radio broadcasts and interviews,aswellasnewspaperarticles in the Florida Times-Union and the Daily Record,thesetalksreached

farbeyondtheaudienceof4,800attheUniversity of North Florida. • ThankstopartnershipswithThe Gate Governors Club and the

Jacksonville Business Journal, the seven Global Business Luncheons producedastellarturnoutwithover800attendeesatThe River Club, meetinganimportantneedofourbusinesscommunity.

• TheinauguralGlobal Business Dinner was hosted with Greg Ip, providinganopportunitytoengageindialoguefollowingthepresentation.

Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. James C. Sharp Trust

2011 McAfee Scholarship Winner Chris Garson

Academic WorldQuest 2010 participants thank all who supported the competition!

Council Sponsor Marty Jones, Congressman Ander Crenshaw and Admiral Jonathan Howe with speaker Hunter Lovins

The World Affairs Council of Jacksonville

appreciates the generous support of our donors who

helped make the 2010-2011 Season successful.

Highlights of the past year include:

YEAR IN REVIEW

MEMBERSHIP

• TheCouncilhasgrowntoincludeover900 members,ofwhommore than half are at the Premier level.

• YoungProfessional(YP)membership(21-40years)includes110 members.

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

•TheCouncilpartneredwith MOCAforaveryspecialdiscussion and tour highlighting, “TheArtofSeating:200Yearsof

AmericanDesign”withCouncilAdvisoryBoardmember, Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D.

• OurownDrs. Parvez Ahmed, Carole Barnett and Julie Newton engagedtop-tiermembersandsponsorsindiscussionsabouttheAmericanMuslimExperience,CulturalDiversityintheMiddleEastandtheRussiaChallenge.

• Hunter Lovins and T.R. Reid ledconversationsonSustainableDevelopmentandGlobalHealthcarewithtop-tiermembersandsponsors.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

•TheCouncilYPspartneredwithGlobalJax and held two Global Exchangeswithdelegationsfromaround the world.

• SixYPswereselectedtoparticipateintheYP Mentor Program andwerepairedwithDirectorsfromtheCouncil’sBoard.

• TheYPshostedspecial presentations, networking socials, international trivia nightsandpartneredwithmanyareaorganizations and businesses.

FEATURED SPEAKERS 2010-2011 FEATURED SPEAKERS 2010-2011

Winners of Best Team Name at WorldQuest 2011… The Memory Palace Mnemonics

Brett Bell, Johnelle Causwell, Elizabeth Porter and Roxana Seminario

Sustainable DevelopmentHunter LovinsPresident and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions

Resurgence of American RailroadsMichael WardChairman, President and CEO, CSX

TurkeyStephen KinzerAward-winning Correspondent and Author

American Muslim ExperienceParvez Ahmed, Ph.D.Asst. Professor of Finance, Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida

Global HealthcareT.R. ReidAuthor, NPR Correspondent and Health Policy Fellow of the Kaiser Family Foundation

Russia & Eastern Europe Julie Newton, Ph.D.Visiting Fellow of the Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre at St. Anthony’s College, University of Oxford

Digital WaveKen AulettaAuthor and Media Columnist, The New Yorker

The DeficitGreg IpU.S. Economics Editor, The Economist

Nuclear ThreatsDavid SangerAuthor and Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times

China & The Economic CrisisMaurice R. “Hank” GreenbergChairman & CEO, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.

Cultural Diversity in Middle EastCarole C. Barnett, Ph.D.Chair of the Humanities Department, Jacksonville University

Russia Post ResetAmbassador Steven PiferDirector of the Brookings Arms Control Initiative and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine

Global Influence on American Design Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D.Business Executive, International Affairs Scholar, Community Leader and Collector of American Art

America’s Global RoleJon MeachamPulitzer Prize Winning Author, Co-Anchor of PBS’s Need to Know and former Editor of Newsweek

KoreaPanel Discussion FeaturingAmbassador Jack Pritchard, President, Korea Economic Institute

Gary Childs, Consular Officer, Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Dr. Young Tae Kim, Counselor for Construction, Transport & Maritime Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Korea