Aly Raisman, CWA keynote & major addresses announced
April 9-13, 2018.
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Olympic gold medalist and author Aly Raisman, co-founder of RethinkX Tony Seba, and MSNBC nuclear security analyst Joe CirincioneÌýwill visit the Â鶹ӰԺ during the 70th Conference on World Affairs Ìý
As CWA celebrates 70 years of conversation, conference organizers are pleased to add a diverse lineup of keynote speakers and major addresses to the larger CWA week speaker lineup announced last month.
Keynotes, major addresses and student keynote schedule:
- Tony Seba,Ìýco-founder of RethinkX, award-winning author, thought leader and entrepreneur
CWA Opening Keynote Address: Rethinking the Future: Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation
11:30 a.m. Monday, April 9 - Joe Cirincione, president, Ploughshares Fund & MSNBC nuclear security analyst
Susi Snyder, nuclear disarmament program manager for PAX in the Netherlands
International Nuclear Disarmament
9 a.m. Wednesday, April 11 - Aly Raisman,ÌýU.S. Olympian and author
CWA Student Keynote Address: Aly Raisman
Presented by CU Â鶹ӰԺ Cultural Events Board and CWA Student Committee
7 p.m. Thursday, April 12
(This is a student event, open only to faculty, staff and students. Student tickets will go on saleÌýApril 3rd in the UMC) - Amanda Gorman, Inaugural youth poet laureate of the United States
Poetry Performance: The Power of the Words of Women
11 a.m. Friday, April 13
Conference on World Affairs is open to all without charge.
Students and community members comprise the volunteer program committee that selected each of the speakers and performers.
Get the full lineup at theÌý2018 Speakers & PerformersÌýpageÌýor via theÌýCWA website.ÌýThe official schedule will be finalized in late March.
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