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.
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On Thursday, March 5, at 8 am PT, the Pacific Council is hosting a rapid response webinar to discuss the current U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran and what we can anticipate as debates intensify over strategic objectives, the legal basis for military action, and the long-term costs of sustained engagement. Members will hear from Ambassador (ret.) Barbara Leaf, the Senior International Policy Advisor at Arnold & Porter and former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and Dr. Jerrold D. Green, Interim President & CEO and Middle East and South Asia Senior Fellow at the Pacific Council.
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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.
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On Wednesday, February 25, at 8:30 am PT, the Pacific Council is hosting an intimate breakfast roundtable featuring eminent political consultant Mike Murphy, Founder of the American EV Jobs Alliance, and Pacific Council Board Director Brian Goldsmith. This event will examine China’s dominance in electric vehicle manufacturing, its implications for the future of the global auto industry, and how policy, politics, and innovation influence U.S. competitiveness.
Seating is limited, with priority given to Sustaining Members.
Culver City
On Wednesday, February 18th, at 9 am PT, the Pacific Council will explore how governments are moving away from scientific collaboration and are instead leveraging scientific capabilities to advance economic competitiveness, safeguard digital and technological infrastructure, and strengthen national security. Attendees will hear from Professor Paul Arthur Berkman, Fellow, International Science Council & Founder, Science Diplomacy Center, Dr. Jonathan I. Lunine, Chief Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA and Pacific Council Science and Technology Senior Fellow, Tony Oweke, Research Fellow, Artificial Intelligence, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and Allison Agsten, Director, USC Annenberg’s Center for Climate Journalism and Communication.
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On Thursday, February 12, at 11:45 am PT, the Pacific Council will host a private tour of The Sextant, followed by a conversation on U.S.–Cuba relations through the lens of art, history, and lived experience. Members will hear from the featured artist Enrique Martínez Celaya, Professor Teofilo Ruiz, Distinguished Research Professor from the Department of History at UCLA, and Joes Segal, Chief Curator and Director of Programming at the Wende Museum.
Culver City
Join the Pacific Council on Tuesday, February 3, at 8 am PT to explore key takeaways from the California-led trade mission to Ukraine and Poland and what it signals for future state-led engagement in the region. Attendees will hear from Emily Desai, Chief Deputy Director, California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, The Honorable Dmytro Kushneruk, Consul General of Ukraine in San Francisco, Patricia Utterback, International Trade and Investment Representative for Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), and Andrew D’Anieri, Associate Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.
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The Pacific Council is honored to host Ambassador (ret.) Eric Garcetti, former U.S. Ambassador to India and former Mayor of Los Angeles, in conversation with Dr. Jerrold D. Green, Interim President & CEO, on January 28 at 6 pm PT in Beverly Hills, with opening remarks by Arthur J. Ochoa, Senior Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer, Cedars-Sinai. The event will discuss how the United States can engage India in ways that advance shared democratic values, support economic and technological resilience, and contribute to long-term stability across the Indo-Pacific region.
Beverly Hills
Join the Pacific Council on Friday, January 23, at 8 am PT to hear from Dr. Saori Katada, Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California and the Director of the Center for International Studies, Dr. Allen Carlson, Associate Professor in Cornell University’s Government Department, and Kyoko Imai the Associate Director for the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. This webinar will explore how Japan and China are balancing deterrence with diplomacy, how shifts in Taiwan policy are influencing regional stability, and how economic sectors, from tourism to supply chains, are being reshaped by geopolitical pressures.
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Join the Pacific Council on Thursday, January 22, at 8 am PT, to discuss the far-reaching implications of Washington’s intervention in Venezuela and its reluctance to support a transfer of power in the region. Members will hear from Ronna Rísquez, Venezuelan Investigative Journalist & Author, Seth Stodder, Lecturer in Law at USC Law School, and Former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Border, Immigration & Trade Policy, and Dr. Richard Downie, Latin America Senior Fellow at the Pacific Council.
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On Thursday, January 15, at 1 pm PT, the Pacific Council will host Professor Sahar Razavi, Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University, Sacramento, in conversation with Dr. Jerrold D. Green, Interim President & CEO and Middle East Senior Fellow at the Pacific Council. This webinar will examine recent protests, restrictions on access to information, and the struggle of the Iranian people, offering insights into how these developments are affecting life in this strategically important country of 92 million people.
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