“The 2022 Conference will address four timely topics affecting people around the planet and impacting us in Tampa Bay: Climate, Equality, Migration and Corruption,” said Conference Board Chair Diane Seligsohn in a press release.
The conference will bring together distinguished diplomats, military, media, and academic experts to discuss these critical international issues of the day.
Sarah Chayes, award-winning foreign correspondent, will deliver the opening keynote speech on Feb. 15 at St. Petersburg’s Palladium Theater, located at 253 5th Ave. N. A concert by Grammy-nominated Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo and his trio will follow her speech.
From Feb. 16-18, the conference will offer panel discussions, book talks, author signings, and film screenings at the University of South Florida’s Student Center, located at 200 6th Ave. S in St. Petersburg.
Tickets, the conference schedule, and other information on the event can be found at the worldaffairsconference.com. For constant updates, people interested in attending the conference can join the mailing list on the website.
St. Petersburg’s Conference on World Affairs was launched in 2013 and is now an annual flagship event in the city. The Conference continues to embrace its local origins by asking volunteers and area residents suggest topics, sponsor and organize events, recruit, and in some cases, house and transport speakers.
Those interested in volunteering can sign-up at the conference’s volunteer page. The 2021 Conference, focused on the pandemic and the Biden Administration’s foreign policy directions and was held entirely online due to COVID restrictions. It drew around 5,000 viewers, the majority from the Tampa Bay area.
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This article appears in Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2021.