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  • Winter Social + "Creating Value in Unexpected Places"

    • Wednesday, December 04, 2024
    • 5:15 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Skyview Room, Fluno Center, 601 University Ave, Madison WI
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    REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

    Kick off the holiday season with a fun gathering of MCFR and MITA members and their guests. 

    A special holiday Appetizer menu will include pulled chicken sliders, cocktail meatballs, boneless chicken bites, cheese curds, cheese / crackers / veggies / dip / cookies, and a cherries jubilee station with Door county cherries, brandy, babcock ice cream and streusel topping.  A champagne toast is also included. 

    Listen to Steve Wallace, CEO of the Omanhene Cocoa Powder Co tell how he went from being a student in Ghana to a CEO of the first company in the US to bring African cocoa bean products to US consumers.  Savor tasting hot cocoa made with his company’s cocoa product.  

    Enjoy related holiday and chocolate treats while getting to know others interested in international affairs / issues.

    Registration is open!

    Last day to Register for this in-person event:  Wednesday, November 27

    This event is being presented in collaboration with MITA (Madison International Trade Association). 

    The Venue for this in-person event will be the Skyview Room at The Fluno Center, 601 University Ave., Madison WI

    Parking is available in the Lake & Johnson Ramp (Lot 46) at 301 N. Lake St. or the University Square Parking Garage at 324 N. Lake St.

    Reception with appetizers and cash bar beginning at 5:15, with a short presentation at approximately 6:00

    Be sure to register on time!

    Registrations and payments will not be accepted after Wednesday, November 27.

    Mr. Steven Wallace will present:  Creating Value in Unexpected Places


    Mr. Wallace currently serves as the North American Project Manager for Niche Cocoa and was instrumental in bringing to Wisconsin the largest African Food & Beverage foreign direct investment in US history.

    He is also the founder and president of The Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company in Ghana, West Africa, the first entity to sustain exports of fine quality chocolate and premium cocoa powder from a cocoa-growing country-of-origin.  He is responsible for the strategic direction of Omanhene and divides his time between the US and Ghana.

    He is the author of Obroni and the Chocolate Factory:  An Unlikely Story of Globalization and Ghana's First Gourmet Chocolate Bar in which he's credited with coining the phrase, "The New Globalism".

    Mr. Wallace spent the summer of 1978 in Ghana as an AFS high school foreign exchange student from Whitefish Bay High School.  He returned at the age of 29 to start The Omanhene Cocoa Bean Co.  The company has been recognized by the United Nations Global Compact for its path-breaking business model and corporate citizenship.

    Mr. Wallace earned his bachelor's degree (magna cum laude - Phi Beta Kappa) from Brown University and his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School.  He has served on the Board of Directors for AFS-USA, the Board of Trustees of AFS Intercultural Programs, and is member of the Council on Foreign Relations. 

    • Payment must be received before the registration deadline. Neither registrations nor payments will be accepted after the registration deadline.
    • All registrations and payments for events must be made online with a credit card. We will not be able to accept checks as payment for event registrations.
    • Registrations are confirmed only if payment is received before the registration deadline.
    • Only those with confirmed registrations will be admitted to a program.

    MCFR members, share MCFR with your friends!

    Members are our best means of recruiting new members. We encourage members to invite guests to our programs.

    • You may invite as many guests as you like.

    • Each guest may attend one program per season.

    • To use the online system to register guests, you must register them when you register yourself. Otherwise contact us at: info@mcfr.info to have your guests registered.

    Cancelation and refund policy:

    • All cancellations must be in writing to info@mcfr.info.
    • Cancellations received before registration closes will be fully refunded.
    • We will not be able to refund registration fees for cancellations received after registration closes.

    If you have questions about registering, please see our "Registration Tips For Members" or contact us at info@mcfr.info.

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  • Economic Forecast for 2025

    • Tuesday, January 14, 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Skyview Room, UW Fluno Center, 601 University Ave., Madison WI

    REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

    Registration will open in November

    Last day to Register for this in-person event:  TBD

    The Venue for this event is the Skyview Room of the UW Fluno Center, 601 University Ave., Madison WI

    Be sure to register on time!

    Registrations and payments will not be accepted after TBD.

    This event is being presented in collaboration with MITA (Madison International Trade Association).  

    • Payment must be received before the registration deadline. Neither registrations nor payments will be accepted after the registration deadline.
    • All registrations and payments for events must be made online with a credit card. We will not be able to accept checks as payment for event registrations.
    • Registrations are confirmed only if payment is received before the registration deadline.
    • Only those with confirmed registrations will be admitted to a program.

    MCFR members, share MCFR with your friends!

    Members are our best means of recruiting new members. We encourage members to invite guests to our programs.

    • You may invite as many guests as you like.

    • Each guest may attend one program per season.

    • To use the online system to register guests, you must register them when you register yourself. Otherwise contact us at: info@mcfr.info to have your guests registered.

    Cancelation and refund policy:

    • All cancellations must be in writing to info@mcfr.info.
    • Cancellations received before registration closes will be fully refunded.
    • We will not be able to refund registration fees for cancellations received after registration closes.

    If you have questions about registering, please see our "Registration Tips For Members" or contact us at info@mcfr.info.

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 MITA / MCFR 2024 Summer Social
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Managing the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Among 2 Countries, 8 States, and 2 Provinces
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 The U.S. - South Korea Alliance: Anachronism or Archetype?
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 The European View of the United States as a Strategic Partner
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Contested Waters: Historical Background and Overview of the Taiwan Straits and South China Sea Conflict
Wednesday, December 06, 2023 Back to the Future? What NATO Means for European Security
Wednesday, November 01, 2023 The World Bank: The Nature of the Institution and Its Major Initiatives
Thursday, October 12, 2023 Middle East Realignments
Friday, May 26, 2023 Our 2023-2024 season has concluded. Look for next season's events in September
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Avoiding the Green Great Game: Building Resilient and Secure Energy Supply Chains in a Decarbonizing World
Thursday, April 27, 2023 Whither the Global COVID-19 Agenda?
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Latin American Lithium Sourcing: The Next Great Hope or an Emerging Nightmare?
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Placing Hong Kong in the Broader Context of China Trying to Control the Narrative about China
Tuesday, November 01, 2022 Geopolitical Dynamics with China: Navigating Competition, Economic Headwinds and Trade Issues
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Global Food and Security
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Forward to the Past: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Impacts on International Security
Monday, May 09, 2022 Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Putin’s Russia
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Bolsonaro's Brazil
Thursday, February 17, 2022 Narendra Modi’s India
Thursday, January 27, 2022 An Overview of the Rise of Authoritarians: Is It the Future Or Does It Present a Phase That Democracies Must Tolerate?
Thursday, November 11, 2021 Global Aspects of Trade and Security
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 The Kurds: Must Stateless Mean Friendless?
Tuesday, September 07, 2021 American Leadership Matters
Monday, May 10, 2021 Egypt’s Struggle with the Role of Islam in Contemporary Society
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 The Future of Foreign Aid: the Role of the United States In the World
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO): Present Capabilities and Future Possibilities
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 The Environmental Crisis: the Threat To Biodiversity
Thursday, September 24, 2020 Canadian-US Bilateral Relations
Monday, August 31, 2020 Annual Member Meeting
Wednesday, March 04, 2020 China’s Belt and Road Initiative: What Is Its Purpose?
Thursday, January 23, 2020 Conflict vs. Stability in Muslim-Majority Countries—What Makes the Difference? Part 2
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Conflict vs. Stability in Muslim-Majority Countries—What Makes the Difference? Part 1
Monday, November 18, 2019 CHINA Town Hall with George Stephanopoulos
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 The Surprising Emergence of Nationalism in Europe and Beyond: Democracy Under Siege
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Central America at a Crossroads
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Perspectives on International Development
Thursday, April 25, 2019 America’s Trade Policy: ‘Global Rules’ vs ‘Might Make Right’
Monday, March 11, 2019 U.S. - Turkey Relations: Challenges and Policy Options
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 India in the Age of the Indo-Pacific: New Alliances, New Challenges?
Monday, February 04, 2019 Across the Pond, in the Field
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Brexit and the Future(s) of the European Union

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  • Members of the UW International Division should register using the registration code.

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  • Members are our best means of recruiting new members.

  • We encourage members to invite guests to our regular programs.

  • Members may invite as many guests as they like.

  • A guest may attend one program per season.

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