2012-2013

YEAR IN REVIEW

Bringing the World Closer100 Festival Park AvenueJacksonville, Florida 32202

(904) 280-8162info@worldaffairscounciljax.orgworldaffairscounciljax.org

PLATINUM SPONSORS ($20,000+)

SPONSORS 2012-2013

Adecco Group North America

Pete and Marilyn Carpenter

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

Bob and Sandy Cook

Deutsche Bank

Florida Blue

Foley & Lardner, LLP

Paul and Nina Goodwin

Judith R. Haberkorn

William and Barbara Harrell

Robert and Sallie Ann Hart

Holland & Knight, LLP

Admiral & Mrs. Jonathan T. Howe

Jacksonville Aviation Authority

Marty Jones-Holmes Private Client Group

Legacy Trust Family Wealth Offices

Carolyn Marsh Lindsay

W. Radford Lovett ||

McGuireWoods, LLP

Russell and Joannie Newton

Regency Centers

Victoria M. Rogers

Fiona Strathern and Thad Moseley

U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management

SILVER SPONSORS ($5,000+)

BBVA Compass

Cecilia Bryant, Esq. & Dr. Richard Lipsey

First Coast Cardiovascular Institute

JaxChamber

JAXPORT

Ambassador Marilyn McAfee (Ret.)

Pet Paradise

The Winston Family Foundation

BRONZE SPONSORS ($3,000+)

Baptist Health

The Brumos Companies

Coastal Construction Products, Inc.

EverBank

Mayo Clinic

The Mackowski Family Foundation - Dick and Marty Jones

John and Erlane Tait

GOLD SPONSORS ($10,000+)

MEDIA SPONSORS

EDUCATION

• TheGreat DecisionsprogramwasexpandedintoelevenareahighschoolsandparticipantstookpartinaStudent InteractionwiththeDeputyDirectoroftheNationalSecurityAgency.

• ProfessorsfromEdward Waters College, Florida State CollegeatJacksonville, Jacksonville UniversityandtheUniversity of North FloridaledourGreatDecisionssessions.

Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. James C. Sharp Trust

2013 McAfee Scholarship recipient Joy Bagwell

Great Decisions Student Interaction with John C. Inglis

• OursevenGlobal Issues Eveningsspeakersprovidedvaluableinsightsintomanydiverseinternationalissues.EverypresentationattheUniversity of North Florida wasatcapacity.

• ThankstopartnershipswithThe Gate Governors Club,each

ofthefiveGlobal Business LuncheonsproducedastellarturnoutatThe River Club,meetinganimportantneedofourbusinesscommunity.

• WiththehelpofWJCT Public RadiointerviewsandarticlesintheJacksonville Business Journal, Florida Times-UnionandtheDaily Record,thesespeakerseriesreachedfarbeyondthe6,000 audiencememberswhoattended.

• Academic WorldQuestattracted40teamsfrom18highschoolsforaspiritedcompetitionthatsentthewinningteamfromStantontocompeteinthenationalcompetitioninWashington,D.C.

• WithAdmiral HoweandAmbassador SoderbergactingasU.S.Presidents,theInternational Crisis Management Exerciseengaged42studentsinroleplayingacrisisinMali.

• TheAmbassador Marilyn McAfee Scholarshipwasawardedto Joy Bagwell,ajuniormajoringininternationalrelationsand

philosophyattheUniversityofNorthFlorida.• The Overseas Teacher Enrichment Programincludedateacher

workshop,atwo-weekstudytourinTurkeyforthreeteachersandacommunityeducationprogram.

SPEAKER SERIES

Council Sponsor David Strickland with speaker Robin Wright and Board Chairman Sandy Cook

MexicoGeorge W. GraysonSenior Associate, Center for Strategic & International Studies

CubaJoseph L. Scarpaci Executive Director, Center for the Study of Cuban Culture and Economy

New Race for SpaceBurt RutanAerospace Entrepreneur and Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Designer

Health Care Reform & The EconomyAlice M. Rivlin Senior fellow in the Economic Studies Program at Brookings, Visiting Professor, Public Policy Institute of Georgetown University and Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board (1996-99)

RussiaDavid Satter Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

During the 2012-2013 Season, WJCT Studios became home to the World Affairs Council staff and interns, moving into the building alongside other “convening” organizations of Jacksonville. Additional highlights of the past year include:

YEAR IN REVIEW

MEMBERSHIP

• TheCouncilhasgrowntoinclude1,000 members,ofwhommore than half areatthePremier level.

• YoungProfessionalmembership(21-40years)includes105 members.

FEATURED SPEAKERS 2012-2013 FEATURED SPEAKERS 2012-2013

Jeanie Taras and Shereth Coble admire treasures from “The Tsar’s Cabinet”

YPs gather for a spring river cruise

European Debt CrisisGreg Ip U.S. Economics Editor, The Economist

Cyber SecurityJohn C. InglisDeputy Director, National Security Agency

• Joseph Scarpaci, David Satter, Robin Wright, Ryan Crocker andJoseph Nye ledconversationswithtop-tiermembersandsponsorsaboutCuba,Russia,theMiddleEast,diplomacyand“softpower.”

• Ambassador Marilyn McAfee hostedherannualInternational Wine Party,withproceedsbenefittingtheCouncil’seducationprograms.

• AveryspecialluncheonwasheldfeaturingAmbassador Ryan Crocker.

• Atthe Annual Member Celebration, Donna Orender regaleduswithfascinatingstoriesofservingontheStateDepartmentsportsmissions.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS The Islamic WorldRobin WrightJournalist, Author, Foreign Policy Analyst, United States Institute of Peace Senior Fellow and Wilson Center Distinguished Scholar

U.S. DiplomacyAmbassador Ryan Crocker Decorated State Department diplomat serving as Ambassador to Afghanistan, from 2011-2012 as well as Ambassador to Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon

American PowerJoseph S. Nye, Jr. Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the U.S. National Intelligence Council

Global Sports MissionsDonna OrenderCEO, Orender Unlimited and former President, WNBA

Doing Business AbroadAdrian Gonzalez Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, World Bank’s Doing Business Project

• HostedinpartnershipwithGlobalJax andThe Haskell Company a Global Exchange focusedon“NGOsandCivicActivism”withemergingleadersfromIndia’sprivatesector.

• FourYPsparticipatedintheYP Mentor Program,partneringwithCouncilBoardmembers.

• YP StammtischwashostedinpartnershipwithSeasons 52 immediatelyfollowingeachGlobalIssuesEvening.

• Special presentations, socials andinternational trivia nightswerehostedinpartnershipwithmanylocalorganizationsandbusinesses.

Higher EducationJohn A. Delaney President, University of Noth Florida