World Affairs Challenge 2013

Innovation and Technology in Global Development

The purpose of this year’s theme is to look at the role innovation and technology play in development, while continuing to focus on the Millennium Development Goals:

As the 2015 ‘deadline’ for the Millennium Development Goals approaches, it is clear that we have made great strides towards accomplishing some
of the goals, while others have seen little to no change. The focus of this year’s challenge is to identify the use of technology and
innovative development practices that have led to our current successes, as well as those emerging, which will aid us tackling the issues that still remain. We also ask the question: Are technology and innovation always positive forces in development?

2013 World Affairs Challenge Schedule

Please join us for the first time at Regis University on April 13, 2013 for the World Affairs Challenge.  We will meet in Claver Hall on the northwest corner of the Regis Campus (3333 Regis Blvd. Denver, CO.) Please park in Lot 4 and join us in Claver Hall’s Mountain View Room. Campus Map – Mountain View Room

Co-hosts:  Regis University and the Center for Teaching International Relations

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Regis University, Mountain View Room

7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.  Registration

8:25 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

Overview of the WAC and Speakers:

Jonny 5 of the Flobots

Dan Wessner, “Toilets, Filters, and Seeds”

Andrew Romanoff, iDE, Denver’s potential to lead w/ “Incubation, demonstration, education”

9:35 a.m. – 11:35 Two rounds of Formal WAC Presentations

11:35 a.m. – 1:10 p.m. Box luncheon and Speakers

Heather Zhou, Jepessen/Boeing Women in Leadership, “China, technology and innovation”

Netta Ophir, Bridges to Prosperity, “47 to 5-learning how to partner”

Javier Pineda, 2X WAC Summit County Winner, “WAC and my life and education”

John Pirkopf, Global Livingston Institute, “Listen. Think. Act.”

Jennifer Klein, World Leadership School, Taking it Global (TIGed), “Taking it global” youth social media and service learning.

1:10 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Collaborative Questions

2:25 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Presentation of Winning CQ and WAC Presentations

Awards Ceremony and Closing

Thanks and Review with the Judges