On Thursday, February 26, at 9 am PT, the Pacific Council will convene leading voices from Venezuela's democratic opposition and the human rights and international law community to assess what comes next for the nation. Members will hear from Génesis Dávila, Founder of Defiende Venezuela; Freddy Guevara, Democracy Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Former Deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela; Dr. Paola Bautista de Alemán, Hewlett Visiting Fellow for Public Policy at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame; and Miguel Pizarro, Director of Espacio Crítico.

On Wednesday, April 29th, at 9:30 am PT, the Pacific Council is hosting a virtual book talk with Zhengyu "Z" Huang, former President of the Committee of 100 and author of Rethinking China: Challenging Our Economic Assumptions & Opportunities for Lasting Prosperity. Huang will be joined in conversation by Philip Yun, Co-President & Co-CEO, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California (CCWA), and Asia Pacific Senior Fellow at the Pacific Council.