WACLV –The World Affairs Councils of Las Vegas

The World Affairs Council of Las Vegas

The World Affairs Council of Las Vegas is a non-profit 501(c)(3) non-partisan member organization of the World Affairs Councils of America and Global Ties US. We are one of over 100 grassroots organizations across 40 states and the District of Columbia dedicated to engaging with and educating Americans on foreign policy and international affairs.

The World Affairs Council of Las Vegas is committed to providing diverse opportunities for the Southern Nevada community to become involved in activities promoting international awareness. The Board is interested in hearing from anyone that wishes to have greater involvement in the WACLV. We are an all volunteer organization. There are a number of exciting ways we invite you to get involved. Join our Advisory Board, be a part of our International Visitors Committee, become an intern, volunteer or host a professional international exchange delegation.

GlobalTIES 2020 Faces of Exchange Conference And The Outlook For 2020

In January, members of the World Affairs Council of Las Vegas were given the opportunity to go to the 2020 GlobalTIES conference. From knowledge gathering to networking, the conference offered the opportunity to energize the Council for 2020 and some practices to make this the best year in our organization’s history. Our IVLP branch has released a statement about 2020 and the IVLP Project following the conference. IVLP 2020 release

International Volunteer and Visitor Leadership programs

New Event

Recently the Nevada DEC (US COMMERCIAL SERVICE-DISTRICT EXPORT COUNCIL) attended a webinar focused on China’s BRI-Belt and Road initiative. The webinar was presented by a brilliant scholar/speaker, David Day, Chairman, Global Risk Mitigation Foundation. David Day has a breadth of knowledge of China and Asia that few can match, and the pdf presentation he used to put the issues in context was outstanding and depicts graphically and through flow charts, and diagrams the myriad components of the China initiative to expand its hegemony throughout the developing world, including Africa, and South America in addition to Asia and the Middle-east.

China’s Belt & Road Initiative Webinar Series:

The Digital Silk Road: Business, National Security and Geopolitical Impact

Need to know:

Date: June 30, 2020

Time: 1-2pm EST

Place: Your Desk

Cost: $35

Missed the first BRI webinar? Recording is available for $15 on NADEC website

In May of 2017, Xi Jinping made the stunning announcement that big data would be integrated into China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to create China’s own version of a “Digital Silk Road.”

Since that time, China has moved quickly to incorporate the digital side along with its hard infrastructure development as an integral part of its Belt & Road Initiative by:

· providing physical digital infrastructure (e.g., 5G cellular networks);

· investing in the development of advanced technologies with important economic and strategic uses (e.g., artificial intelligence and quantum computing);

· creating digital free trade zones to facilitate international e-commerce.

What are the implications of this for U.S. service and tech companies? Is your firm or its data potentially at risk? Does this impact the national security of the Host country?

*This webinar is the 2^nd in the series and is intended to provide attendees with a deeper understanding of the digital and high tech side of China’s BRI and its challenging impact upon non-China tech firms and global commerce.

Speakers:

David Day, our featured speaker, is the NADEC’s Trade Policy Co-Chair and the Chairman of the Belt & Road Task force of the American Bar Association’s International Section.

Moderator: Christina Luhn, PhD, Missouri DEC Trade Policy Liaison Officer