2010-2011
YEAR IN REVIEW
Bringing the World Closer3948 Third Street South #380Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250
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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
