Community Event
Young Professionals Immersive Workshop: How to Build a Refugee Camp
Cleveland Public Library - Louis Stokes Wing 525 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United StatesRegistration for this event has closed. Please contact Jacob Connell at jconnell@ccwa.org or (216) 255-9009 with questions. Hosted by the Carter E. Strang Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC), CCWAβs popular How to Build a Refugee Camp workshop is back! This is a fantastic opportunity for young professionals to gain a better sense of the challenges…
Young Professionals Spring Social
Collision Bend Brewing Company 1250 Old River Road, Cleveland, OHPre-registration has closed for this event, but walk ups are welcome ($5)! The Cleveland Council on World Affairsβ Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC) invites you to join us for an evening of networking with other globally-minded young professionals! This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your network, have stimulating conversations, and learn more about the…
A Symposium on Reconciliation
Severance Music Center 11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Council on World Affairs (CCWA) is honored to take part in the Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: Reconciliation in partnership with The Cleveland Orchestra. This yearβs festival examines how reconciliation shapes relationships, societies, and culturesβhighlighting its challenges, triumphs, and enduring relevance in a fractured world. We hope you will join us for a…
Global Ambassadors Debrief and Impact Session
Greater Cleveland Partnership 1240 Huron Road E, Cleveland, OH, United StatesCCWA invites you to join the Global Ambassadors Debrief and Impact Session on June 23, 2025, from 5:30-7:30pm. As we wrap up this yearβs program, the 2024-2025 Global Ambassadors look forward to sharing program impact on their work and their leadership development, lessons learned, best practices that can be applied in our community, and the…
Welcome Reception for CCWA’s New CEO
Midtown Collaboration Center 1974 E. 66th St., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThis event is SOLD OUT. Walk-ups not permitted. Please contact ccwa@ccwa.org with questions. We have some exciting news to share with you, our CCWA family! The CCWA Board of Directors has selected Marti Flacks as the organizationβs new Chief Executive Officer. A Cleveland native, Marti has worked both inside and outside government during her 25-year…
YPAC Holiday Event and Potluck
Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center 2800 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United StatesCalling all members of the Carter E. Strang Young Professionals Advisory Committee! We will be holding a fun and festive event on Thursday, November 13 at the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center. This center transforms lives by preserving, educating, and promoting Latino heritage through the teaching and practice of history, culture, the visual, performing,…
Tariffs and Trade Agreements: Navigating unprecedented change
Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience, but open to all, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context, recent and ongoing developments, risks and opportunities, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. Many of the assumptions…
Renegotiation of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement: The future of trade with our neighbors
Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience, but open to all, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context, recent and ongoing developments, risks and opportunities, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. Canada is Ohioβs largest…
Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains: A rapidly evolving regulatory environment
Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience, but open to all, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context, recent and ongoing developments, risks and opportunities, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. Some of Northeast Ohioβs…
Critical Minerals and Chinese Export Controls: Impacts on U.S. business
Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience, but open to all, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context, recent and ongoing developments, risks and opportunities, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. No economic issue has…
Young Professionals Spring Social
Whistle Taproom 818 Huron Road E., Cleveland, OH, United StatesCCWA's Carter E. Strang Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC) invites you to join us for an evening of networking with other globally-minded young professionals! This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your network, have stimulating conversations, and learn more about the opportunities that CCWA has for young professionals. Complimentary appetizers will be served and a…
Bridging the Gap: A Diplomacy Simulation
Ukrainian Museum and Archives 1202 Kenilworth Ave, Cleveland, OH, United StatesThis event has been canceled. Please email jconnell@ccwa.org with any questions. If you've ever wanted to try your hand at representing a nation's interests on the diplomatic stage, this event is for you! Created by CCWA's Education Team and drawing upon real world issues, this diplomacy simulation gives participants the chance to act as ambassadors…