Name: Consul Luncheon featuring Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands to the U.S. Birgitta Tazelaar
Start: 2024-05-02T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-02T13:30:00-04:00
Location: Prince Cofeence Center

December 2023
Ally-Shoring: Strategies for Integration, Growth, and Regional Revitalization, with John Austin

December 7, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

L. William Seidman Center, GVSU Pew Campus 50 Front St. SW, Grand Rapids,, MI, United States

“Ally-shoring” offers the United States benefits locally, nationally, and internationally. But what is “ally-shoring?” Why does it matter? And why is it important now? Some define the term as “deliberately sourcing essential materials, goods, and services with countries who share our democratic values and commitment to an open, transparent, rules-based international economic and trade […]

$40.00
January 2024
WorldQuest™

January 24, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

L.V. Eberhard Center, GVSU Downtown Campus 301 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Join us for our long-standing, team-based WorldQuest™ competition. It’s a fast and fun trivia competition that tests global knowledge in a light-hearted way. Team prizes for the top three teams. Door prizes and “Best team name.” Program Schedule 6-6:45 pm – Registration and Dinner 6:45 pm – Game begins 8:00 pm – Winners announced […]

$40.00 – $400.00
February 2024
What Makes Chinese Tech Tick? with Kaiser Kuo

February 6, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

We welcome Kaiser Kuo, host and co-founder of The Sinica Podcast. “Strategic competition” between the US and China can be seen across many sectors, including the race to develop and refine advanced technology like semiconductors and artificial intelligence. How do the US and China differ in their approaches to innovation […]

Free
Perspectives on Managing the Challenges and Opportunities in U.S.-China Commercial Relations with Kyle Sullivan

February 13, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

We welcome Kyle Sullivan, Vice President, Business Advisory Services, US China Business Council. Join us for an evening with Kyle Sullivan from the US-China Business Council, as he delves into the dynamics of the US-China trade and commercial relationship. This event will offer valuable insights into the trajectory of the […]

Free
Indonesia’s Dangerous Transition with Dan Slater

February 20, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

We welcome Dr. Dan Slater, James Orin Murfin Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for Emerging Democracies, University of Michigan. Despite its large size, Indonesia remains virtually unknown to most Americans. But as one of the world’s largest democracies, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, and as an economic driver of […]

Free
The U.N. High Seas Treaty and Protecting our Global Commons with Hiroko Muraki-Gottlieb

February 27, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

We welcome Hiroko Muraki-Gottlieb, Elizabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University. The high seas, nearly ⅔ of the ocean, belong to all but no one in particular: It is a global common. In June 2023, after more than 20 years of studies and negotiations, nearly 200 countries agreed by consensus […]

Free
March 2024
The Middle East After October 7 with Jane Ferguson

March 5, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

We welcome Jane Ferguson, foreign correspondent for PBS NewsHour and author of No Ordinary Assignment. With the Middle East already at a crossroads, the attack on October 7 by Hamas on Israel upended the region and the world. Join us for a conversation with Jane Ferguson, foreign correspondent for PBS […]

Free
Will technology save us on a hotter planet? with Neela Banerjee

March 12, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

We welcome Neela Banerjee, Chief Climate Editor, NPR. Technology is certain to play a key role in limiting and addressing climate change. But is it enough to avert the extreme weather events that threaten millions of people worldwide? Geopolitical rivalries, political inertia, and policy disagreements continue to slow a process […]

Free
A Geographic Perspective of Global to Local Health Disparities with Debarchana Ghosh

March 19, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

We welcome Dr. Debarchana (Debs) Ghosh, Associate Professor, Geography, University of Connecticut. Looking back at the covid-19 pandemic and other global health emergencies, there are many lessons to take away both domestically and internationally. Of particular importance is understanding the multi-faceted causes of global health disparities and what we might […]

Free
Reflecting on 75 Years of NATO with General (ret.) Curtis Scaparrotti

March 26, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Mueum 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

We welcome General (ret.) Curtis Scaparrotti, former US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has come under increased scrutiny, not because NATO troops are involved in the conflict, but because of its role […]

Free
April 2024
A Conversation with Chinese Consul General Zhao Jian

April 16, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

L. William Seidman Center, GVSU Pew Campus 50 Front St. SW, Grand Rapids,, MI, United States

Please join us for lunch and discussion with China’s Chicago-based Consul General Zhao Jian. He will share reflections on his country’s direction after the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in California last November. There will […]

$50.00 – $400.00
May 2024
Consul Luncheon featuring Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands to the U.S. Birgitta Tazelaar

May 2, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Prince Cofeence Center 1800 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Please join us for a dialogue with Ambassador Birgitta Tazellar, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States. Birgitta Tazelaar is the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States of America. She will also serve as non-resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Commonwealth […]

$50.00 – $500.00

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