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AGENDA
8:30AM
Check in 
Breakfast
9:00AM
Opening remarks & keynote
9:45AM
City Networks
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11:15AM
City Branding
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12:30PM
Break - Lunch
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Globalization has led to a connected world that extends far beyond the
boundaries of sovereign nations. A natural result of this has been 
the rapid growth
of cities
, causing them to become increasingly diverse, powerful, and conscious of
issues from urbanization and sustainability to immigration. Modern technological
advances have allowed for city leadership to 
communicate, connect and coalesce in
ways that 
challenge the traditional power structures of international relations.
London, Paris, Tokyo and Los Angeles are just a few of the cities that have long had
identities distinct from that of their nations, but now their voices are amplified.
An 
interactive day of voices and dialogue, the APDS Conference will explore the
emerging field of city diplomacy, and its increasing relevance in global governance
and world politics.

City

             diplomacy

USC APDS Presents:

March 3, 2017

08:30AM

AGENDA
PANELS
AGENDA
8:30AM
Check in & breakfast
9:00AM
Opening remarks & keynote
9:45AM
City Networks: City Leadership in Global Governance
Inclusion, sustainability + international relations
11:15AM
City Branding: The Role of Arts and Culture in City Branding
Museums, film, Olympic Games + business development
12:30PM
Lunch & special presentations
Countering violent extremism + environment exchanges
2:00PM
Diplomacy in Cities: How Cities Shape Public Diplomacy Practice
Latin America, France + Egypt 
3:15PM
Closing remarks
Panels
Keynote Speaker
TBD
City Networks
Annette Kim / Pam O'Connor / Kristin McCowan
 
City Branding
Gloria Gerace / Art Yoon / Anita DeFrantz / James Cummings
Special Presentations
Mike Duffin / Ben Leffel
Diplomacy in Cities
Christophe Lemoine / Melissa Martinez / Ambassador Lamia Mekhemar
HOW TO GET THERE
By Train:
Take the Metro Expo line to Expo Park/USC station
By Car:
More information here.
MAP
Register​

USC Wallis Annenberg Auditorium

3502 Watt Way

Los Angeles, CA 90007

ABOUT APDS

The University of Southern California's Association of Public Diplomacy Scholars (APDS) is the nation’s first student-run organization in the field of public diplomacy. As an organization, APDS seeks to promote the field of public diplomacy as a practice and study, provide a forum for dialogue and interaction among practitioners of public diplomacy and related fields in pursuit of professional development, and cultivate fellowship and camaraderie among members.

This conference is the annual flagship event of the USC Master in Public Diplomacy program and is run entirely by students. This year's conference chairs are Maria Lattouf Abou Atmi and Katy Kelly.

Learn more about the Master of Public Diplomacy Program here.

 
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