Global Issues Evenings

Discussing Today and the FutureGlobal Issues Evenings are co-hosted by and held at the University of North Florida and are included as a part of their Distinguished Voices Series. This acclaimed evening series is held one Tuesday per month from September thru April at the UNF University Center from 7:00-8:00 pm. Sponsors, Ambassador’s Circle, Benefactor and Patron members enjoy a private reception with the speaker prior to the lecture from 6:00-6:45 pm. Attendance per lecture varies from 500 to over 800 people.

To view this season's Global Issues Evenings visit our Calendar of Events. To see a complete list of speakers, visit our Speakers page.
To Reserve TicketsTickets and preferred seating for Council members are reserved through the Council’s office at (904) 280-8162 or through on-line registration. Tickets may also be reserved for non-Council members at www.unf.edu/lectures or (904) 620-2117. Please let us know if there are any special needs requests (parking, assisted hearing, seating, etc).
Past Global Issues Evenings SpeakersPast speakers have included:

Ambassador Martin Indyk - event summary

General John P. Abizaid, USA (Ret.) - event summary

Ken Auletta

Zanny Minton Beddoes

David Broder - event summary

David Brooks - event summary

Ken Burns - event summary

Paul Collier - event summary

Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow - event summary

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Dr. Jared Diamond

Tom Friedman