2014 EARLY FALL PROGRAM SPEAKER SCHEDULE

   
TWO EXCELLENT SPEAKERS
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

MR. DAVID SACK

"FORMER PRESIDENT OF INTERLOOP, U.S., SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF INTERLOOP, PAKISTAN"

"PAKISTAN-USA: ALLIANCE-DEFIANCE" 

  

David Sack 2       Join us for an exceptional learning experience with our fellow IMCA member.

       Is the relationship between Pakistan and the U.S. one of alliance or of defiance between supposed friends and allies?  Did Pakistan know of the presence of Osama Bin Ladin in the Abbottabad compound?  Whom to trust? With a strategic location along the borders of India, China, Iran, and Afghanistan, Pakistan that the world pay microscopic attention to this poor Muslim nation of almost 200 million. It may hold the key to the future of South Asia and even to the world.  An overview of the geography, ancient and modern history (a country only since 1947), and how this nuclear armed "democracy" views its role in today's and tomorrow's world will be presented.

      David is the former President of Interloop North America, and a retired senior executive with Interloop Pakistan.  He has held a number of senior management positions both in the U.S. and foreign countries with a variety of corporations.  His travel experiences include visits to over 65 countries for both business and pleasure.  He is fluent in French and Spanish, and has a working knowledge of Portuguese, Italian and German. Additionally he is a member of Alliance Francaise. 

       Whilst in Pakistan, he acquired an intimate knowledge of the social and political situation.  For the last four years David has been a lecturing professor with Florida Gulf Coast University, Renaissance Academy presenting his vast knowledge of the country of Pakistan and the relationship with the U.S.  He is also a lecturer regarding international marketing at the Columbia Business School in New York City.
      David and his wife maintain homes in Naples and North Carolina. He is an honors graduate of Williams College.  

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014

MS. JADE WU

AUTHOR, ATTORNEY, KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND FORMER RULE OF LAW ADVISOR

"WORKING IN WAR ZONES AND MORE: THE PRACTICALITIES AND SURPRISES" 

  

Jade Wu       Some IMCA members may have served in a war zone while in the military or other Security or Aid Organizations of the Government. Few if any could match the profile of our Distinguished Speaker for October 2014. Jade Wu, an author and attorney has worked in three war zones: Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. She will share her interesting and challenging experiences as a civilian in the Field. She will convey how, surprisingly, many day to day tasks became issues for Americans in conflict areas and many of these issues had policy implications for the US.  She will speak about program trends, living conditions, working with local transportation, security, working with local staffs and tie it all together showing common trends and policies in these three countries. 

      Ms. Wu has both Bachelor and Masters degrees in Political Science International Relations from the University of California. She also has a law degree from California Western School of Law. Internationally, she has worked in Malawi (US Peace Corps), Kosovo (ADRA), the Philippines (Asian Development Bank), Germany (US Department of Defense), Iraq (Department of State), and most recently taught legal writing to officials in the Prime Ministers Office in Afghanistan, which was an educational program funded by the US Department of State.

       In the US, she has been a State Prosecutor, Criminal Defense Attorney, Law Firm Associate and Contractual Attorney in Washington D.C. She has been a Keynote Speaker in Vienna and Arlington, Virginia and Naples, Florida. Her Foreign Policy Articles have appeared in the NY Times, International Herald Tribune, International Affairs Forum, Washington Diplomat, The Hill and most recently, the Naples Daily News.

 

 

 

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