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A NEW AGE OF WOMEN IN POLITICS: THE WORLD ORDER AND GLOBALIZATION HUB HOSTED A "NEW AGE OF WOMAN IN POLITICS" STUDY TOUR FROM MAY 4-11TH 2024 IN WASHINGTON AND DENVER, WELCOMING 12 PARTICIPANTS FROM 12 COUNTRIES. DURING THE STUDY TOUR, THERE WERE ONE PANEL EVENT AND SEVERAL MEETINGS. PUBLIC PANEL EVENT: APPROACHES TO GENDER INCLUSION WITH CHRISTIAN NUNES, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, LAURA WHITAKER, FORMER PRESIDENT, WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB, SUSAN MARKHAM, FORMER SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID), STEPHENIE FOSTER, FORMER SENIOR ADVISOR AND COUNSELOR TO THE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND TEA TRUMBIC, MANAGER, WOMEN BUSINESS AND THE LAW, WORLD BANK. MODERATED BY NADEZHDA MOUZYKINA, DEPUTY REGIONAL DIRECTOR CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE. THERE WERE ADDITIONAL SESSIONS, INCLUDING A MEETING SARAH PADEN, VICE PRESIDENT AND NATIONAL POLITICAL DIRECTOR, PROGRESSIVE POLICY INSTITUTE, DR. EIKO STRADER, DIRECTOR OF GENDER AND PUBLIC POLICY GRADUATE STUDIES, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, SUSANNAH WELLFORD, CEO AND FOUNDER OF RUNNING START AND BOARD MEMBER OF REPRESENT WOMEN, ANITA BEIER, VICE PRESIDENT, WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB, LAURA RAWLINS, LEAD GENDER STRATEGY, WORLD BANK, BRETT LIBRESCO, SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER ON GENDER, WORLD BANK, TAZEEN HASAN, PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE UMBRELLA FACILITY FOR GENDER EQUALITY, WORLD BANK, DR. NADIA BROWN, PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT, CHAIR OF THE WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES PROGRAM, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, LORELEI KELLY, RESEARCH LEAD CONGRESSIONAL MODERNIZATION AND FOUNDER OF GEORGETOWN DEMOCRACY, EDUCATION + SERVICE (GEODES), SANDRA FISH, DATA JOURNALIST, COLORADO SUN, CHRISTOPHER BEAL COLORADO DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE, ASHLEY WHEELAND, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF U.S. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE JASON CROW, COLORADO DISTRICT 06, SIMONE ROSS, CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COLORADO WOMEN'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ANGIE JOHNSTON, FOUNDER, PROJECT I SEE YOU AND SETH KLAMANN, STATEHOUSE REPORTER, DENVER POST.

FUTURE OF ENERGY TRANSITION AND SECURITY: THE WORLD ORDER AND GLOBALIZATION HUB HOSTED A "FUTURE OF ENERGY TRANSITION AND SECURITY" STUDY TOUR FROM DECEMBER 07-14TH 2024 IN WASHINGTON, HOUSTON, WELCOMING 9 PARTICIPANTS FROM 9 COUNTRIES. DURING THE STUDY TOUR, THERE WERE ONE PANEL EVENT AND SEVERAL MEETINGS. PANEL: MODERATED ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION BY LAURA GOLDBERG, CENTER OF HOUSTON'S FUTURE. THERE WERE ADDITIONAL SESSIONS, INCLUDING A MEETING WITH FRANCES COLN, SENIOR DIRECTOR AND TEAM LEADER, INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE POLICY, CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS, MACKENZIE FALLT, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, AND PETER TRAPP, SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT, U.S. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE JASON CROW, (CO-6), ROBERT SCHLOTTERER, MANAGER & GLOBAL HEAD, EXTRACTIVES INDUSTRIES, WORLD BANK, BECKY CAIRNS, DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL AFFAIRS, OFFSHORE WIND, RWE, ALICE HILL, SENIOR FELLOW FOR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CHRISTINE HARBIN, CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICY ADVISOR, U.S. SENATOR BILL CASSIDY (R-LA), OLGA KHAKOVA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY, GLOBAL ENERGY CENTER ATLANTIC COUNCIL, MEDHA SURAMPUDY, STAFF MEMBER, HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE ENERGY, CLIMATE AND GRID SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE, PAULA GLOVER, PRESIDENT, ALLIANCE TO SAVE ENERGY, LESLIE HILL, SENIOR ADVISOR OF ENERGY, MINERALS AND REALTY MANAGEMENT, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, MARIO LOYOLA, HERITAGE FOUNDATION, CHRISTOPHER GUITH, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL ENERGY INSTITUTE, U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, DR. PETER HARTLEY, RICE SCHOLAR OF ENERGY ECONOMICS AND DR. MICHAEL MAHER, SENIOR PROGRAM ADVISOR, CENTER FOR ENERGY STUDIES, BAKER INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY, RICE UNIVERSITY AND A DISCUSSION WITH REGIONAL DIRECTOR MARTIN BIESEL, ON US POLITICS AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS. THE PROGRAM IN HOUSTON IS COORDINATED WITH THE GERMAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IN TANDEM WITH SANDRA SCHWALEN, REGIONAL MANAGER SOUTHWEST.