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2025 7th Annual Capital Link Singapore Maritime Forum | Reflections on the State of Shipping -Geopolitics and Decarbonization The Forum sought to underscore Singapore's pivotal role as a gateway to Asia and a key player in the global shipping markets. It explored key developments and emerging trends in energy, commodities, and various shipping sectors, alongside insights into the global financial and capital markets. The agenda also addressed critical topics such as global trade, regulatory advancements in shipping, digitalization, technological innovation, and energy transition. Mr. Kitack Lim, Former Secretary General – International Maritime Organization (IMO) The Forum was held in partnership with ABS, and in cooperation with Columbia Shipmanagement and Singhai Marine Services, and in conjunction with the 2025 Singapore Maritime Week. Tuesday, March 25, 2025 The Westin Singapore More Info: https://shorturl.at/mQL0L #ShippingIndustry #MarineIndustry #ShippingLeadership #MaritimeExperts #Forums #Capitallink #SMW2025

2025 7th Annual Capital Link Singapore Maritime Forum | Reflections on the State of Shipping -Geopolitics and Decarbonization The Forum sought to underscore Singapore's pivotal role as a gateway to Asia and a key player in the global shipping markets. It explored key developments and emerging trends in energy, commodities, and various shipping sectors, alongside insights into the global financial and capital markets. The agenda also addressed critical topics such as global trade, regulatory advancements in shipping, digitalization, technological innovation, and energy transition. Mr. Kitack Lim, Former Secretary General – International Maritime Organization (IMO) The Forum was held in partnership with ABS, and in cooperation with Columbia Shipmanagement and Singhai Marine Services, and in conjunction with the 2025 Singapore Maritime Week. Tuesday, March 25, 2025 The Westin Singapore More Info: https://shorturl.at/mQL0L #ShippingIndustry #MarineIndustry #ShippingLeadership #MaritimeExperts #Forums #Capitallink #SMW2025

The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 17, 2024, mandates a fixed five-year term for the Lok Sabha, with State Legislature elections aligned to this cycle. If the Lok Sabha or any State Assembly is dissolved before completing its full term, mid-term elections will be held only for the remainder of the five-year term. Should legislatures in India have fixed tenures? Here we discuss the question. Guests: P.D.T. Achary, Former Secretary General of the Lok Sabha; M.R. Madhavan, Co-founder and president of the PRS Legislative Research Host: Aaratrika Bhaumik Edited by Jude Francis Weston

Key leaders from across the public sector are to come together at the University of Galway's J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics to share insights and explore how lessons from crises can be used to deliver future reform. The event - Leading Change in the Public Sector: Using Crisis to Deliver Future Reform - is part of the School's Thinking Beyond thought leadership series. Former and current public sector leaders will take part in the event on Wednesday, November 13th from 8.30 am to 11 am, in the O'Donoghue Theatre at the University of Galway. Ireland has experienced two of the most significant crises over the past two decades. It has been 14 years since then Taoiseach Brian Cowen announced that the EU-ECB-IMF troika would oversee Ireland's economic affairs due to the financial crisis. Some 10 years later, the highest level of movement restrictions was imposed due to the novel COVID-19 virus. The Irish economy has rebounded on the back of both crises and the event will examine the lessons learned, as well as the ongoing cultural and structural transformation in process across the Defence Forces. Former Secretary General at the Department for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, Dr. Orlaigh Quinn, who worked in Government through both the seismic events will deliver the keynote address. A panel discussion is also being hosted with Dr Quinn; Dr Ronan Glynn, the former Deputy Chief Medical Officer and current Health Sector Lead and Partner, EY; Elizabeth Canavan, Assistant Secretary General at Department of the Taoiseach; and Brian Molloy, Defence Forces Head of Transformation and President of the Camogie Association. The event will be chaired by Alma McCarthy, Professor of Public Sector Management and Dean of J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, University of Galway. Professor McCarthy said: "Ireland's public services employ more than 370,000 people with an annual budget of over €90 billion in 2024. Effective leadership of our public services significantly impacts every single citizen in our state." "Our speakers all have extensive public sector management experience with responsibility for overseeing and delivering wide-ranging change and extensive reform programmes. I am looking forward to hearing how learnings from recent crises can be harnessed to continue to deliver public sector reform."

This was the fourth webinar of the series on the revised Core Principles for effective banking supervision.The revised Core Principle 25 emphasizes banks' capacity to handle severe operational risks, including pandemics, cyber threats, and natural disasters. Additionally, the revisions introduce a proportionality approach, aligning regulatory rules and supervisory practices with each bank's systemic importance and risk profile. This ensures that standards are scaled appropriately, from large international institutions to smaller deposit-taking banks, without compromising regulatory strength.The panel discussed the importance of operational resilience for banks in a rapidly changing world, as well as the role of proportionality in effectively scaling standards for different banking sectors.Panelists:Chuchi G. Fonacier, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of PhilippinesJessica Chew, Deputy Governor, Bank Negara MalaysiaModerator:Bill Coen, Former Secretary General, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Board Member and Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, Toronto CentreRead the transcript here. Read their biographies here.https://www.torontocentre.org/

This was the first webinar of the series on the revised Core Principles for effective banking supervision.The post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) period has seen banks continue to build their resilience to financial risks, underpinned by stronger regulatory and supervisory frameworks, including the Basel III standards. The Core Principles for effective banking supervision have been strengthened to reflect key elements of many of the post-GFC reforms introduced by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.This panel focused on the experience with macroprudential regulation, supervision, and tools across jurisdictions.Speakers:Nathalie Aufauvre, Secretary General, L'Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR), Banque de FranceBill Coen, Former Secretary General, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Board Member and Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, Toronto CentreModerator:Babak Abbaszadeh, President and CEO, Toronto Centre Read the transcript here. Read their biographies here. https://www.torontocentre.org/

Catherine Day, Former Secretary General of the European Commission

John Moran, Former Secretary General of the Department of Finance and the former chair of the Land Development Agency and Kevin Cunningham, Lecturer in Politics at TU Dublin and Founder of Ireland Thinks

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Catherine Day joins us to look back on 40 years of public service including being the first female secretary general of the EU.

Marking European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's 2023 State of the Union address, the European Commission Representation in Ireland, the European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland and the IIEA will host a live stream of the address, followed by a hybrid panel discussion assessing the key themes explored and President von der Leyen's outlook and priorities for the future of Europe. Speakers will include: • Senator Lisa Chambers, Leader of Seanad Éireann and Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on European and Foreign Affairs; • Catherine Day, Former Secretary-General of the European Commission • Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist of the IIEA The panel will be moderated by Professor John O'Brennan, Jean Monnet Chair at Maynooth University.

In 1980, the synagogue in Paris was bombed, killing four and injuring 40 others. Over four decades later, French authorities settled on one suspect, despite the fact that the perpetrators could have been a neo-Nazi group, which had bombed a Jewish site on that same date years earlier. Canadian academic Dr. Hassan Diab was extradited to France to stand trial. He spent 38 months in near solitary confinement in Fleury-Merogis, Europe's biggest maximum security prison, while the French magistrates investigated his case. The two French judges–experts in cases of terrorism–dismissed the case in 2018. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared that Dr, Hassan should never have had to suffer.Nevertheless, French prosecutors appealed the case, and in 2023 Hassan Diab was convicted in absentia for this unsolved crime. Former Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, Alex Neva, described the prosecution of Hassan Diab as, “surreal and disgraceful.” Diab was sentenced to life, despite all of the evidence indicating that he could not possibly have committed it. He is currently facing re-extradition from Canada to France.In this episode on Speaking Out of Place podcast Professor David Palumbo-Liu and Azeezah Kanji talk with Dr. Hassan Diab, as well as Michelle Weinroth, a long-term member of the Hassan Diab Support Committee, and Bernie Farber, former head of Canadian Jewish Congress who previously advocated for the extradition of Dr. Diab, but now has become one of his supporters.www.palumbo-liu.comhttps://speakingoutofplace.comhttps://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20www.instagram.com/speaking_out_of_place

In 1980, a synagogue in Paris was bombed, killing four and injuring 40 others. Thirty-four years later, French authorities settled on one suspect--Hassan Diab. This, despite the fact that it is likely that the bombing was undertaken by a neo-Nazi group, commemorating the anniversary of another one of its anti-semitic attacks. After being extradited from Canada to France in 2014, Diab was arrested and held in detention. In 2018, two of the top anti-terrorist judges in France dismissed the case, and Canadian premier Justin Trudeau publicly decried this miscarriage of justice.Nevertheless, the French prosecutors appealed the decision, and in 2023 Canadian academic Dr. Hassan Diab was convicted in absentia for this unsolved crime.  The two judges who had exonerated him in 2018 testified on Diab's behalf.  Former Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, Alex Neva, has described the prosecution of Hassan Diab as, “surreal and disgraceful.”Diab has been sentenced to life despite all of the evidence indicating that he could not possibly have committed it. He is currently facing re- extradition from Canada to France. Today we have with us Dr. Hassan Diab, as well as Michelle Weinroth, a long-term member of the Hassan Diab Support Committee, and Bernie Farber, former head of Canadian Jewish Congress who previously advocated for the extradition of Dr. Diab, but now has become one of his supporters. Dr. Hassan Diab is a Canadian citizen and sociology professor who lives in Ottawa. Up until October, 2007, Hassan enjoyed an engaged and productive public life, including teaching, publishing research, and traveling internationally.Bernie Farber is the Founding Chair of the Canadian AntiHate Network. His career spans more than three decades focusing on human rights, diversity, countering antisemitism and extremism. His expertise has been recognized by Canadian Courts, media and law enforcement. His efforts have been documented in numerous Canadian human rights publications, books, films, newspapers and magazines. He is widely respected as a CEO in the not-for-profit world best known internationally as the former CEO of Canadian Jewish Congress. He is a published author and a newspaper columnist. He is a a recipient of numerous medals and awards for his human rights work. In his retirement he is a consultant on antisemitism and extremism to Canadian School Boards and police services, he sits as an advisor to Human Rights Watch Canada and the Mosaic Institute and Chairs the Rights and Ethics Committee of Community Living Toronto.Michelle Weinroth is a writer and teacher living in Ottawa. She taught English literature at the University of Ottawa and at Carleton University for a decade. Her area of specialization is the workings of propaganda in 19th- and 20th-century fiction and non-fiction. Over the past seven years, she has taken a special interest in the Hassan Diab Affair. 

मणिपुर के हालात पर चर्चा के फॉर्मेट पर छिड़ गई है बहस। जहाँ विपक्ष रूल 267 के तहत चाहता है मणिपुर पर चर्चा तो वहीँ सरकार का कहना है कि वह रूल 176 के तहत चर्चा के लिए तैयार है लेकिन हम ठहरे आम इंसान जो वाकिफ नहीं कि ये दोनों रूल हैं क्या ? तो आइये आज के FYI में ज़रा आसान भाषा में समझें आखिर ये दोनों राज्यसभा के रूल क्या हैं जिनपर विपक्ष और सरकार अड़े हुए हैं और बेहतर विकल्प क्या है।  मैं मानसी हूँ आपके साथ ABP Live Podcasts पर और मेरे साथ जुड़े हैं Constitutional Expert, G.C. Malhotra, Former Secretary General, Lok Sabha

The biggest and most controversial issue for the 31 member nations at the Nato summit in Lithuania tomorrow will be whether to offer fast-track membership to Ukraine. Would this be a step too far – or has the invasion by Russia made it inevitable? We speak to a former Nato secretary-general. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Lord George Robertson, Nato secretary-general, 1999-2004. Host: Manveen Rana. Clips: NATO History, Woodrow Wilson Centre, AP Archive, Voice of America, PA Media, BBC News, Sky News, Channel 4 News, Reuters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ANC expels its former Secretary General Ace Magashule by Radio Islam

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In this episode of Battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster and Julio Guzmán discuss Peruvian politics, increasing Chinese influence in Latin America, and political, security, and economic trends in the region. Insights from a Peruvian policy scholar and practitioner shed light on political and economic trends in Latin America. Drawing on his experiences in the Peruvian government and as a presidential candidate, Dr. Julio Guzmán joins Hoover senior fellow H.R. McMaster to discuss Peruvian politics and instability, trends in Latin American politics and leadership, and the benefits and drawbacks to foreign investment in the region. H.R. McMaster in conversation with Julio Guzmán, Former Secretary General of the Office of the Prime Minister, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

As the summer Dáil terms begins, Government has published the items that are top of the agenda in the coming months, one bill that has been left on the shelf is a bill to allow a mayoral election in Limerick. Speaking to Ciara this morning was John Moran, Former Secretary General of the Land Development Agency who was at the front of the campaign for a directly elected mayor, from Limerick.

As the summer Dáil terms begins, Government has published the items that are top of the agenda in the coming months, one bill that has been left on the shelf is a bill to allow a mayoral election in Limerick. Speaking to Ciara this morning was John Moran, Former Secretary General of the Land Development Agency who was at the front of the campaign for a directly elected mayor, from Limerick.

Originally published August 5, 2017.A discussion with Jo-Anne Wemmers, Professor at the School of Criminology of the Université de Montréal about her latest book, Victimology - A Canadian Perspective. Jo-Anne has published widely in the areas of victimology, international criminal law and restorative justice. Her research interests focus on victims in the criminal justice system in the broadest possible sense. Former Secretary General of the World Society of Victimology, she is currently Editor of the International Review of Victimology and the Journal international de victimologie.For additional information please visit the website: http://theresaallore.com/2017/08/victimology-a-canadian-perspective-wkt-31/

We speak to David O'Sullivan, Former Secretary-General of the European Commission and newly appointed Special Envoy for the Implementation of EU Sanctions

In this episode, we talk about the current developments in Ukraine and EU integration. Our speakers are Maria Alesina, PhD, Policy and Research Officer at the European Liberal Forum and George Melashvili, founder of the Europe-Georgia Institute. The discussion is moderated by Emil Kirjas, Former Secretary-General of Liberal International as well as a Nominal Vice President. This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum (ELF) in collaboration with Fondacija Boris Divković (BDF) and D66 Internationaal/IDI Stichting with the financial support of the European Parliament. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content or for any use that is made of it. Release date: 25 January 2023

Do the EU and NATO need to reform? Yannis Alexis Zepos, the former Secretary General of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs explores with Vickram Bahl. In this episode: - Could the European Union have averted the direct conflict between Russia and Ukraine? - EU countries brought about the Minsk agreement but why could they not make it hold the peace? - Was there a missed opportunity to bring Russia into the European fold? - On his view of a resolution that may be possible. - Are we nearing a point where negotiations are possible? - What are the effects of this on Europe? - Would a European solution be possible or would the US be needed to lead the solution? - Could the EU have built trust with Russia via an economic relationship and what went wrong? - On new arrangements that Europe is entering to replace Russian supplies and EU-Russian relations in the future. - On the EU re-engaging with Russia in the future. - On the current Greek-Indian relations. www.itmn.tv

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral is set to happen a few hours from now, with all attendees on their way to the service. One of those who will be at Westminster Abbey early, representing NZ is former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Sir Don Mckinnon. Sir Don Mckinnon joins me now, ahead of the funeral. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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International backlash has been growing against India's governing Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), after the party's national spokeswoman Nupur Sharma and Delhi media operation head Naveen Kumar Jindal made disparaging remarks about Prophet Muhammad. Meanwhile, Muslims in India have been going through uneasy times - from violence, persecution, to repeated calls to literally wipe them out. So why is this happening in the world's biggest democracy and who is behind it? In this episode: Salil Shetty (@SalilShetty), Former Secretary-General of Amnesty International Credits: This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, Hayat Mongodin, and host Sami Zeidan. George Alwer is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik is our lead engagement producer and Munera AlDosari is our assistant engagement producer. Omar al-Saleh is our executive producer. Connect with us at: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

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Einar was born in Reykjavik Iceland. A former Police Officer in Iceland  1974-1993,  Former Secretary General for International Police Association (Iceland Section).  He is currently working as an Actor in few TV series in Iceland Sisterhood. Verbúðin.  Stella Blómkvist 2.  Vitjanir and Black Sands.  These TV series will be on the Air later this Year.  Einar as also acted in 2 Movies in US. Copperhead Creek and Ride the Wanted trail (both will be in the cinemas next Year) Einar is also currently working on Moving to  HollywoodCheck out this great episode on how Einar shapes his success! Follow Einar:https://www.instagram.com/einar.haraldsson/http://www.einarharaldsson.com/Find the show by using any of the links found in my PodSpout page!https://podspout.app/shapingsuccessGo to podspout.com and use code Success to get 10% off any paid plan. Did I mention there is a free version as well?Check out my PodSpout ling in my IG Bio @wes.tankersleyDo you have a Great story? Would you like to be a guest?Email wes@westankersley.com Live Show and Final Question Sponsors!https://tvpbn.com/channels/ssLinkshttps://podspout.app/shapingsuccessSupport the Showhttps://www.patreon.com/user?u=34976605Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=34976605)

Wildlife crime affects us all. Illegal trade happens in every corner of the planet, and its effects can be catastrophic for some animals and plants. But the tragedy goes beyond the loss of single species. It's clear our relationship with nature needs to change.   What can we do about wildlife crime? In this episode of Wild Crimes, we look to the future. What impact is wildlife crime having on nature? Should blanket bans be imposed on traders? And what can you do to help?   Join Simangele Msweli, Senior Manager of the Youth Leadership Program at the African Wildlife Foundation; John E Scanlon, Former Secretary-General of CITES and Chair of the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime; and Jorge Rios, Chief of the Wildlife & Forest Crime Programme at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.   Learn more about what you can do to protect nature at nhm.ac.uk/wildcrimes.

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“The world is still feeling the full brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic which most likely had its origins in a wild animal,” says John Scanlon AO, Former Secretary-General of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) and Chair of the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime, in this week’s Friday Podcast. Scanlon spoke at a recent Wilson Center event on the connections between wildlife crime, human health, and security.  “We need to recalibrate our relationship with nature for many compelling interrelated reasons, including to protect biodiversity, combat climate change, and to prevent future pandemics,” says Scanlon. “This is going to require profound changes in how we regulate the taking, trade, and consumption of wildlife, how we combat wildlife crime, and how we manage and finance the protection of wildlife at its source.”  Currently, there is no global agreement for combatting wildlife crime. CITES, a 50-year-old global agreement that exists to regulate international trade in wildlife only considers biological risks to a species’ survival and does not take into account the risks to human or animal health. We need to adopt a One Health approach to regulating wildlife trade that considers the biological impacts on human and animal health, says Scanlon. However, CITES member states remain wary of expanding the treaty’s mandate to include human and animal health criteria. Another approach, proposed by the global health community, is to include legally binding commitments in an international pandemics treaty to prevent the spillover of viruses and other pathogens from wild animals to people.  Not only does wildlife crime endanger health, but it also comes at a financial cost. The World Bank estimates that illicit wildlife trafficking and the impacts of these crimes on ecosystems cost the global economy a staggering $1-2 trillion a year. Scanlon says that a new international agreement is needed to criminalize wildlife trafficking. “It would apply to any species of wild fauna and flora, including fish and timber species, that is protected under any international or importantly, any national law.” Such an agreement would perform needed functions including, “setting out the conduct that should be criminalized, committing states to make it a criminal offence to import any wildlife it is being acquired in contravention of the national laws at the source country, and on the exchange of critically important information.”  An international agreement on wildlife trafficking has been publicly endorsed by the presidents of Costa Rica and Gabon and, if adopted, would be the first time that a crime significantly impacting the environment is embedded into the international criminal law framework, says Scanlon. “If we get it right, the local communities living amongst wildlife and the governments of source countries, as well as our global biodiversity, climate health and security will all be beneficiaries.”   “We’re struggling to combat climate change and staring down the loss of a million species. Given the scale of the risk to people and planet, we must ratchet up both our national and global response,” says Scanlon. By promoting changes to the existing international legal framework, we can change how states commit to working with each other to help avoid future pandemics and to end wildlife crime in a manner that delivers multiple local and global benefits.

This is our third episode of an Outrage + Optimism investigative series on The Future of Transport. With 2020 barely in the rearview mirror, the pandemic rages on across the globe, new variants bringing concern and unified collective action to the forefront as a rapidly developed vaccine begins being administered as we speed into 2021. That same resolve needs to be applied to climate change and the sectors in most urgent need of decarbonisation. And this week, we dive into the future of sustainable shipping. We rarely ever think about the things we buy as being transported by sea, but shipping has been the backbone of global economies for thousands of years and today accounts for 90% of world trade. It is responsible for 2-3% of global emissions which if it were a country, would put it on a par with Germany - the world’s sixth biggest emitter. The challenge to decarbonise shipping is huge. With around 60,000 vessels currently in operation emissions are expected to be 50% higher in 2050 than in 2018. So how to turn this ship around? Our hosts Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson speak to scientists, CEOs, politicians and pioneers committed to charting a course to a more sustainable shipping future. — Help us shape Season 3 of Outrage + Optimism by filling out our short listener survey!  – Thank you! Listen to the previous episodes of our miniseries here - The Future of Transport   This series is sponsored by NESTE Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram   —   Guests this week   Jutta Paulus, MEP, Greens/EFA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   Erik Lewenhaupt, Head of Sustainability, Stena Line Twitter | Stena Line   Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO, Port of Antwerp LinkedIn | Twitter   Peter Hinchliffe, Former Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping Twitter   Louis-Noel Vivies, Managing Director, Energy Observer  Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website   Diane Gilpin, CEO and founder, Smart Green Shipping Twitter | LinkedIn | Website   Simon Bullock, Researcher, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester  Twitter | Twitter (Tyndall Manchester)   James Mason, Researcher, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester  Twitter | Twitter (Tyndall Centre)   Nishan Degnarain, Chair, Ocean Finance Initiative, London School of Economics Twitter   Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Møller - Mærsk Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Søren’s LinkedIn   Jules Kortenhorst, CEO of Rocky Mountain Institute  Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Jules’ LinkedIn   —   Keep up with Christiana Figueres here: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook   —   Tom Rivett-Carnac: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn   —   Paul Dickinson is on LinkedIn! LinkedIn   —   Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn   Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

Former FISA Secretary General, Director of Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and CEO of the Australian Sports Tribunal shares his thoughts on what rowing needs to do to stay relevant. John Boultbee AM, is well known in Australian as a lawyer and leading Australian sport administrator, particularly in relation to rowing and football. In 1990, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to rowing as an administrator. Between 1989 and 1995, John was Secretary General of the International Rowing Federation (FISA). John was a board member of the International Rowing Federation, Rowing Australia and Steward of the Henley Royal Regatta. In part 1 of our 2 part interview, John shares his passion for rowing, as well as his perspective, on what rowing needs to do to stay relevant and exciting now and in the future. What FISA needs to do to make rowing relevant and exciting for the current and future generations. How rowing figures in future Olympic Games. Why we don't need create novel new events and why we need to capture the excitement of traditional rowing through well televised and an improved spectacle for the majority of people watching rowing. How better access through second screens and streaming, will help rowing to stay relevant. What we can learn from Henley Royal Regatta's approach. The importance of live data and animation. The excitement of Coastal Rowing and the role Coastal Rowing has to play in the future of our sport. Connect with Bill to find out more about how to transform your business from those that have transformed businesses and teams at the highest level. www.whchambers.com

This is Make Rocket Go Now.Six speakers, six episodes and six big ideas. In each episode our guests explore one idea from various disciplines and perspectives. The next six missions feature:Ilana Ben-Ari, Inventor & Founder of Twenty One ToysIan Brunswick, Futures Curator & Head of Strategic Academic Engagement at Science Gallery DublinArpita Kumar, Filmmaker and WriterJonathan Chippindale, Digital Entrepreneur & Founder of HolitionProf. Linda Doyle, Engineer & Dean of Research at Trinity College DublinTim O'Connor, Former Diplomat & Former Secretary General to the President of IrelandThis is a time capsule for ideas. A podcast for curious minds. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SPEAKERS Joshua Wong Hong Kong Student Activist; Author, Unfree Speech; Former Secretary-General, Demosisto; Twitter @joshuawongcf Michelle Meow Producer and Host, “The Michelle Meow Show”; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors—Co-Host John Zipperer Producer and Host, Week to Week Political Roundtable; Vice President of Media & Editorial, The Commonwealth Club—Co-Host In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, this program took place and was recorded live via video conference, for an online audience only, and was live-streamed by The Commonwealth Club of California from San Francisco on September 23rd, 2020.

SPEAKERS Amy Chomthakham Former President, Laotian American Society; Former CEO, Atlanta Hydraulic Systems; Former Manager, Bank of America; Former Operations Manager, M & S Home Care Bounchanh Senthavong Former President, Union for Lao Nation (2015–2019); Community Activist; Former Secretary-General, Union for Lao Nation and Laotian Human Rights Council; Co-founder, Lao American Women Association, Washington, D.C. Area Dr. Watt Sengkhyavong Ph.D., Community Activist, Lao Global Heritage Alliance, Lao Heritage Foundation, Lao American Women Association, and Wat Lao Buddhavong, Washington, D.C. Area David Phommavong Community Activist; Child Autism Advocate, Lao Autism Center, Vientiane Lao PDR; Former IT Executive Michelle Meow Producer and Host, “The Michelle Meow Show”; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors—Co-Host John Zipperer Producer and Host, Week to Week Political Roundtable; Vice President of Media & Editorial, The Commonwealth Club—Co-Host In response to the Coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak, this program took place and was recorded live via video conference for an online audience only on April 15th, 2020.

New Zealand has put its funding for the Commonwealth Secretariat on hold.This follows concerns about the Secretariat's procurement procedures.Taxpayers contribute almost $4.5 million a year to the UK-based secretariat, led by Baroness Scotland.Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Sir Don McKinnon joins Kerre McIvor to discuss the purpose and relevance of the Secretariat to the Commonwealth. Listen above. 

ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.

Globalization and rapid technological change have created opportunities but also intensified risks and insecurity. This event featured the presentation of the recently published World Bank report “Towards a New Social Contract: Taking on Distributional Tensions in Europe and Central Asia”, which shows that societies need a welfare state now more than ever. Insecurity and risks are not shared equally: distributional tensions between groups (generations, workers, regions) are rising, and inequality of opportunity remains persistently high. The report shows that the current tax and transfer and markets regulation systems – the existing social contract – are not very effective in coping with these distributional tensions. Dissatisfaction with the status quo and the trust deficit towards the current social and political arrangements have resulted in voting polarization and rise of populism. How would a renewed social contract look like? The report highlights three policy principles which, considered jointly, should inform a renewed social contract: 1) encourage universal provision of social assistance, social insurance, and basic quality services; 2) promote equal protection of all workers, regardless of their type of employment; and 3) improve the fairness of the tax system by supporting progressivity of a broad tax base that complements labor income taxation with the taxation of capital. Chair: Zsolt Darvas, Senior Fellow Speakers: Maurizio Bussolo, Lead Economist for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank Ruby Gropas, Team leader, Social Affairs team, European Political Strategy Centre Bernadette Ségol, Former Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation For additional information please consults: http://bruegel.org/events/towards-a-new-social-contract/

10/3/2017 This lecture underlines the special character of nuclear weapons and discusses the desirability and the feasibility of a nuclear-weapon-free world. In addition to addressing some past activities that worked to promote nuclear disarmament and the transition to a nuclear-weapon-free world, the lecture also covers the significant developments initiated by the January 2007 Wall Street Journal op-ed coauthored by Shultz, Perry, Kissinger, and Nunn, which culminated in the April 2009 Prague speech by President Obama. Speaker Francesco Calogero Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’; Former Secretary-General of Pugwash Conferences

This week’s podcast is a recording of an event CIPE recently co-hosted with the National Endowment for Democracy titled "Defending Liberal Democracy in Emerging Markets: The Role of Free Markets and Rule of Law." Specifically, the event explored whether liberal economic reforms and accountability in economic policy can help bolster the consolidation of democracy and, if so, under what conditions. What are the common challenges facing liberal democracy and market economies? What are the economic arguments in support of liberal democracy? How can a free-market system respond to demands for economic and political inclusion? What types of reforms would promote a level playing field and accountability in government? Opening remarks were provided by: Greg Lebedev, Chair, Center for International Private Enterprise Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment for Democracy Three members of CIPE’s Free Enterprise and Democracy Network engaged in a panel discussion on the topic: Aurelio Concheso, President of the Advisory Board, Centro de Divulgación del Conocimiento (CEDICE), Venezuela Güray Karacar, Former Secretary General, Corporate Governance Association of Turkey (TKYD) Selima Ahmad, Founder and President, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) The discussion was moderated by: Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council

Author and journalist Ingrid Carlberg discusses her award-winning biography about Wallenberg, a Swedish businessman whose heroism in Budapest during the Holocaust saved countless Jewish lives. Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Sweden. Ingrid Carlberg is a Swedish author and journalist who worked at Sweden’s most renowned daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter from 1990 to 2010, specializing in investigative and narrative journalism. Her biography of Raoul Wallenberg was first published under the title There Is a Room Here Waiting for You... (Norstedts, 2012) and was awarded the August Prize for the best Swedish work of non-fiction in 2012 as well as the Swedish Academy's Axel Hirsch Prize in 2013 for "a biography of considerable artistic and cultural history merit." Former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi A. Annan wrote a special introduction for the Quercus edition, the first to be published in English. In January 2008, her book Pillret (The Pill, Norstedts, 2008) was awarded the Guldspaden, a prize for the best work of investigative journalism.