Award-winning designer Leyla Acaroglu, once described as a 鈥渟ustainability provocateur,鈥� will travel from Santar茅m, Portugal to give the opening keynote address at the 71st Conference on World Affairs at CU Boulder on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Joining her are a diverse group of accomplished individuals presenting major addresses Tuesday to Saturday, April 9鈥�13.
The Conference on World Affairs is a weeklong extravaganza of ideas that has hosted generations of thought leaders from former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
2019 keynotes and major addresses schedule
Leyla Acaroglu, award-winning designer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Champion of the Earth, sociologist and entrepreneur
CWA Opening Keynote Address: 鈥淒isrupting the Status Quo...By Design鈥�
Tuesday, April 9,听11:30 a.m.
Teresa Younger, president and CEO at Ms. Foundation for Women, former executive director of the Connecticut General Assembly鈥檚 Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, and former executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut
Women and Girls Changing the World Keynote Address: 鈥淥ur Voices, Our Time鈥�
Wednesday, April 10,听11听a.m.
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Berit Anderson, CEO and editor-in-chief of Scout.ai, a media company exploring the future of technology through analysis, science fiction听and scenario-planning games
Disruptive Technology Keynote Address: 鈥淭he Internet and Humanity鈥�
Friday, April 12, 10:30 a.m.
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Hope Solo, World Cup and Olympic soccer champion and women鈥檚 equality advocate
鈥淎thlete Activism: Sports as a Force for Empowerment, Social Activism and Gender Equality鈥�
Friday, April 12,听3听p.m.
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Mike Reiss, Emmy award-winning writer & producer, The Simpsons
鈥淪pringfield Confidential: A Funny and Insightful Insider鈥檚 Look at a Lifetime of Writing for 鈥楾he Simpsons鈥欌��
Saturday, April 13,听10:30 a.m.
The Conference on World Affairs is open to all without charge.
Students and community members comprise the volunteer program committee that selected each of the speakers and performers.
View the full speaker lineup at the 2019 Speakers & Performers page.听The 2019 complete schedule of events, comprised of roughly 200 panels and events over five days, is now available via the CWA website.
Programs
Printed programs will be available for pick-up at the following Boulder locations beginning Saturday, March 30.
- Alfalfa鈥檚 Market, 1551 Broadway
- Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.
- CU University Memorial Center, 1669 Euclid Ave.
- Hazel鈥檚 Beverage World, 1955 28th St.
- North Boulder Rec Center, 3170 Broadway
- South Boulder Rec Center, 1360 Gillaspie Drive
- East Boulder Rec Center, 5660 Sioux Drive
Printed programs will also be available on campus during CWA week for all attendees.
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