Corporate Membership

Membership Benefits

Global Executive Briefings

Attend our exclusive corporate programming track, ‘Global Executive Briefings’.

Free Programming and Events

Get free access to any of our general programming events. Enjoy complimentary seats at the Council’s yearly Vandenberg Prize, our most prestigious program.

Exclusive Invitations

Corporate memberships grant you access to exclusive invitations to connect with diplomats and special guests.

Event Hosting

Have an event or speaker that you would like to host? Let our team help with arrangements. Reach out to get started.

Membership Tiers

Sole Proprietor/Local Representative

$500/year

  • One Corporate Membership 
  • One seat at the Vandenberg Prize Event 
  • Invitations to Global Executive Briefings (pay only your luncheon cost) 
  • One series pass to all general programs, including our award-winning “Great Decisions” series 
  • Member-priced invitations to CQ Workshop and WorldQuest™ 
  • Interactive webcasts and telecons from National WACA office

Diplomat Level

$1,000/year

  • Corporate Memberships for two or three company employees 

  • Two seats at the Vandenberg Prize Event

  • Invitations to Global Executive Briefings (pay only your luncheon cost) 

  • Three passes to all general programs, including our award-winning “Great Decisions” series

  • Member-priced invitations to CQ Workshop and WorldQuest™

  • Interactive webcasts and telecons from National WACA office 

Consul Level

$2,500/year

  • Corporate memberships for all company employees (as many as you need) 

  • Free seating at the Vandenberg Prize Event, plus recognition in the event program 

  • Invitations to Global Executive Briefings (pay only your luncheon cost) 

  • Up to 20 passes to all general programming, including our award-winning “Great Decisions” series 

  • Two free seats to CQ Workshop and member-pricing for WorldQuest™

  • All locally produced programs, webcasts and telecons, including livestreams of the “Great Decisions” series to all locations, anywhere

  • Interactive webcasts and telecons from National WACA office

Golden Ambassador Level

$5,500/year

  • Corporate memberships for all company employees (as many as you need) 

  • Free tables at the Vandenberg Prize Event and Golden Ambassador recognition in event program* 

  • Invitations to Global Executive Briefings (pay only your luncheon cost) 

  • Unlimited passes to all programs, including our award-winning “Great Decisions” series

  • All locally produced programs, webcasts and telecons, including livestreams of the “Great Decisions” series to all locations, anywhere

  • Interactive webcasts and telecons from National WACA office 

  • Free table at CQ Workshop and WorldQuest™

  • Opportunities for special access to speaker-experts (e.g., visit to company, private meeting, meals) and opportunity to suggest topics of particular value for your company to the Council staff 

  • Inclusion on the World Affairs Council letterhead and printed material 

  • Invitation (guaranteed seat) to Board of Directors representation

*Includes priority of table(s) location(s) and desired seating partners to fill table(s)

Already a Member?

Reach out to our representatives to see how we can strenthen our partnership and help you take advantage of all that our membership program has to offer.

Corporate Members

Acrisure
Apex Sprng & Stamping
AlphaMax Advisors LLC
Amway Corporation
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
BDO USA, LLP
Behler-Young Company
Bethany Global
BISSELL
Bucher Hydraulics
Burke Porter Group
Byrne Electrical Specialists
Charter Capital Partners

 

City of Holland
Corewell Health
Deloitte LLP
Dematic
DornerWorks
Eenhoorn LLC
Fifth Third Bank
Haworth
Huizenga Group
ITC Incorporated
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
Kent District Library
Meijer

Metal Flow
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Miller Johnson
Nicolai North America
PADNOS
Plante Moran
PNC Bank
Price Walgren, A Division of George Koch Sons
RoMan Manufacturing
Seidman College of Business – GVSU

SIBSCO LLC
Steelcase, Inc.
Supply Chain Solutions
The Right Place, Inc.
UFP Industries
Van Andel Institute
Varnum LLP
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Wolverine Worldwide

*Bold text denotes Golden Ambassador Companies, our highest level of support