All events will be held on the campus of the College of Charleston.
Venues are within an easy five minute walk, but transportation on campus will also be available.
- Sylvia Vlosky Yaschik Jewish Studies Center: 96 Wentworth St.
- Randolph Hall: 66 George St
- Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center: 58 Coming St.
Sunday, March 20: “Old Friends – New Friends”
6:30-8 p.m. Opening Drop-in Reception [hors d’oeuvres and beverages]
Randolph Hall: Alumni Hall
Hosts and Honorees:
- President Andrew T. Hsu
- First Lady Rongrong Chen
- Suzanne Austin, Provost and Executive Vice President
- Mayor of Charleston John Tecklenburg
- Karen Linehan Mroz, EWI Board Member and Mroz Institute Leading Honoree
- Tim Johnson, Dean, School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs (LCWA)
- Hilton Smith, EWI Board Member and Chair of the LCWA Advisory Board
- Catherine Smith, LCWA Board Member
- Max Kovalov, Marshall and Arlene Bennett Director, Mroz Global Leadership Institute
7 p.m.: Welcomes and Introductions
Monday, March 21: Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Diplomacy
8:15-9 a.m. Breakfast
The Sylvia Vlosky Yaschik Jewish Studies Center: Arnold Hall (JSC 100)
Inaugural Check-in Available / Information Center
Welcomes and Orientation:
- Suzanne Austin
- Tim Johnson
- Max Kovalov
9:15-10 a.m. Tim Johnson and Max Kovalov – EWI Legacy Renewed: John Edwin Mroz Global Leadership Institute and the Future
- Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101
- Global Ambassadors
- International Scholars
- College of Charleston Alumni
- Mroz Institute Steering Committee: Jonathan Fanton, Vincent Fraley, Larry Gillespie, Theo Groh, Karen Linehan Mroz, Beatriz Maldonado, Malte Pehl, Hilton Smith, Mitchell Sonkin (Please go to mrozinstitute.charleston.edu for bios.)
10-10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30-11:30 a.m. John Izzo – Regenerative Leadership: How Leadership Must Change for a Sustainable Future
Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101
12-1 p.m. Lunch
The Sylvia Vlosky Yaschik Jewish Studies Center: Arnold Hall [JSC 100]
1:15-2 p.m. Breakout Sessions featuring guest speakers, College faculty and participants of student programs: Global Ambassadors, International Scholars, Perlmutter Fellows, Schottland Scholars, Martin Scholars and Market Process Scholars
- Breakout 1: Randa Fahmy – International Energy Perspective: A Regional Insight into the Middle East [Jewish Studies Center 233]
- Breakout 2: Stephen Heintz and Jonathan Fanton – The Business of Non-Profit [Jewish Studies Center 237]
- Breakout 3: Marshall Goldsmith and David Allen – Mentoring Leaders [Jewish Studies Center 333]
2:30-4 p.m. David Allen, Stephen Heintz, Randa Fahmy, Marshall Goldsmith and John Izzo (Host) – Leadership through Difference and Change – Roundtable
Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101
4 p.m. College of Charleston Tours, Free Time
5 p.m. Champagne Reception and Toasts [hors d’oeuvres and beverages]
President’s Courtyard/Garden at 6 Glebe
6-7 p.m. Award Presentation
Mroz Institute Distinguished Global Impact Honoree: Marshall Goldsmith, founder, 100 Coaches
Keynote Address: Marshall Goldsmith – Stakeholder Centered Leadership
Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101
Tuesday, March 22: International Security: Challenges and Opportunities
8:30-9:15 a.m. Breakfast
The Sylvia Vlosky Yaschik Jewish Studies Center: Arnold Hall, [JSC 100]
9:30-10:30 a.m. John White, Emily Whalen and Karen Linehan Mroz – EWI History Project: Of Archives, Memory and Oral Histories
Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101
10:30-11 a.m. Coffee Break
11-12 p.m. Damon Wilson – Democracy as Strategy in an Age of Authoritarian Resurgence
Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101
12:15:-1:15 p.m. Lunch
The Sylvia Vlosky Yaschik Jewish Studies Center: Arnold Hall [JSC 100]
1:15-2 p.m. Breakout Sessions featuring guest speakers, College faculty and participants of student programs: Global Ambassadors, International Scholars, Perlmutter Fellows, Schottland Scholars, Martin Scholars and Market Process Scholars
- Break Out 1: Damon Wilson and Max Kovalov – Ukraine and Russia: What’s Driving the Conflict? [Jewish Studies Center 333]
- Break Out 2: Brian Finlay and Bruce McConnell – COVID, Climate Change and Conflict: Who’s in Charge? [Jewish Studies Center 237]
- Break Out 3: Sarah Koellner, Amy Malek and Briana McGinnis – Migration and the State: Securitization, Citizenship and Vulnerability [Jewish Studies Center 337]
2:30-4 p.m. David Firestein, Brian Finlay, Anneleen Roggeman and Bruce McConnell (host) – Around the World with Mroz Institute Affiliates
Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101
4 p.m. Sightseeing Charleston, College of Charleston Tours, Free Time5-6 p.m. Keynote Address: Rose Gottemoeller – Bringing East and West Together: The Legacy of John Mroz
Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101