Great Decisions Speaker Series at the Dogwood Center

The Great Decisions Speaker Series brings national experts to West Michigan for thought-provoking discussions on eight critical and important global issues.  The series, which kicked off on February 11, includes a list of experts on topics the whole world is talking about. The Great Decisions Global Discussion speaker series is put together by the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan and is live-streamed at the Dogwood Center for Performing Arts on Tuesdays, through March 31, 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. on the main stage.  

The goal of the series is to discuss eight critical issues that are facing the world today, and features diplomats, policy makers, practitioners, think tank specialists and journalists using their diverse expertise to lead conversations.  Climate change, human trafficking, the Philippines and the U.S., and artificial intelligence are a few of the global issues in the series.

​“Our organization’s perspective on this series is that to change the world — or to even begin to understand global issues — one first must know about the world, and that’s what we attempt to do with Great Decisions,” Michael Van Denend, executive director of the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan. 

The March 3 speaker topic will be “'Green Peacebuilding': Justice in the Face of Climate Change" and on March 10, "Human Trafficking: Global and Local Perspectives".

The Great Decisions Speaker Series will be video streamed live at the Dogwood Center, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Tuesday's through March 31.  The lectures are free and open to the public. View the speaker schedule at www.dogwoodcenter.com. or www.worldmichigan.org.

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