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Young Leaders Café 3
Private event for Young Leaders and alumni
Date: Tomorrow, November 19 at 1 pm EST/ 19h Paris
Held in memory of Spencer Abbot '05 and Michael Morales '17
Join us for a virtual discussion honoring our many alumni who currently serve or who have previously served in the military. This café will provide a forum for discussing the transition from military to civilian life, and will also compare and contrast experiences in France and the United States. All Young Leaders and alumni are welcome, including those who are not affiliated with the military but who wish to honor those who are.
Moderated by:
Featured participants:
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Scott Handler, YL '13 and US Army veteran
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Stephenie Handler, YL '12 and US Marine Corps veteran
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Maura Corby Sullivan, YL '16 and US Navy veteran
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Jordan Becker, YL '14 and US Liaison Officer, US Department of Defense
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Rafael Alfonzo, YL '13 and US Marine Corps veteran
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Perrine Montel, YL '20, French Army Major (Chef de Bataillon) and member of the Paris Fire Brigade
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Erwin Bruder, YL '19 and French Army Officer
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Xavier Rival, YL '15 and French Air Force Officer
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David Gidon, YL '18 and French Navy Officer
If you are a Young Leader or alumni, and you want to participate in this event, please contact Katie DeMallie at kdemallie@frenchamerican.org. Thank you!
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The Young Leaders Café is a new series exclusive to the Foundation's Young Leaders and alumni featuring a different topic of interest each month. Designed to be small and informal, the café series invites Young Leaders from all class years to see each other on screen, share their thoughts, and learn something new in a private setting.
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You do not need a Zoom account to join. Registered guests will receive a link to join in the days leading up to the event. You can find the full list of descriptions and recordings of our webinars on our website. |
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NEW CYBER THREATS & RESILIENCE IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES
Invite only
Description: Each year, the Cyber Security Conference assembles senior defense officials based in France and the US to discuss the most pertinent cyber security challenges on both sides of the Atlantic. Topics to be addressed will include cyber security & remote work; cyber security responses to the pandemic; election security; malware & ransomware attacks; transatlantic critical infrastructure; and more. More information about the 2019 event can be found here.
Dates: December 1-3
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PEUGEOT'S PLAN TO LAND IN AMERICA IN THREE YEARS
Open to the public
Description: The US development of the French automobile manufacturer Peugeot.
Date: Thursday, December 10 at 1:00 pm EST
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US POLITICAL POLARIZATION IN 2020
Open to the public
Description: Today, Republicans and Democrats are more divided along ideological lines than at any point in the last two decades. Our guest speaker will explain those divisions along educational and generational lines.
Date: Tuesday, December 15 at 1:00 pm EST
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"The drug maker Pfizer said on Wednesday that its coronavirus vaccine was 95 percent effective and had no serious side effects — the first set of complete results from a late-stage vaccine trial as Covid-19 cases skyrocket around the globe. (...)"
"Two drugmakers, Pfizer and Moderna, have announced promising interim results for their vaccine candidates, raising hopes in the U.S. and abroad that the end of the pandemic may be in sight. But, if and when the vaccines are authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, distributing them presents a daunting challenge. (...)"
"Now comes the news, for the second time in a week, that an experimental vaccine has proved surprisingly effective against Covid-19. Moderna’s vaccine, like Pfizer’s, has shown early protection higher than 90%. Also heard are caveats: Doses won’t be available for months. But the news may be better than we think. (...)"
"Not to be outdone by a rival with a similar product, Pfizer and BioNTech today provided an update on the previously announced success of their COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. pharma giant and its German biotech partner now report 95% efficacy for their vaccine candidate, drawing on the final analysis of a 43,000-person study. And don’t worry about the elderly not responding to the vaccine; the efficacy only drops to 94% in people over 65 years of age, the companies said in a press release. (...)"
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FRENCH TECH AMERICA - ONLINE SUMMIT 2020
Open to the public
Date: Wednesday, December 3 at 9:30 am EST
Description: Online Summit live with over 6 hours of discussion from 20 panels of experts. Do not miss the chance to interact with over 60 leading French and American entrepreneurs. Two of our Young Leaders, Tom Wyler (2015), Senior Vice President for Global Strategy at PSP Capital, and Christine de Wendel (2018) , Former COO of Mano Mano (startup based in France) and now working on the Next Big Thing in the USA, will participate.
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FONDATION CARTIER POUR L'ART CONTEMPORAIN
Open to the public
Description: The first session of Fondation Cartier Art Book Series: Conversations with Artists will be dedicated to Raymond Depardon and his new Book, RURAL. For this occasion, he will be in conversation with Clément Chéroux, Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Pauline Vermare, Magnum Photos, New York. The conversation will be in French with English subtitles. The book is available here.
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