The St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs is held February 12th–15th, 2019 at 3 locations around St. Petersburg, FL. The schedule below shows the topic, panelists, location, date and time of each of the panel discussions.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
| Topic | Speakers | Date/Time | Location |
| Keynote Address | Chas Freeman | 5:00 p.m. | The Palladium Theater |
Wednesday February 13, 2019
| Topic | Speakers | Date/Time | Location |
| To Be Announced | T.B.A. | T.B.A. | T.B.A. |
Thursday February 14, 2019
| Topic | Speakers | Date/Time | Location |
| To Be Announced | T.B.A. | T.B.A. | T.B.A. |
Friday February 15, 2019
| Topic | Speakers | Date/Time | Location |
| To Be Announced | T.B.A. | T.B.A. | T.B.A. |
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
| Topic | Speakers | Date/Time | Location |
| Welcoming Remarks | Martin Tadlock, Regional Chancellor of USF St. Petersburg; Rick Kriseman, Mayor of St. Petersburg; Diane Seligsohn, President of St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs |
8:30 a.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Is the Iran nuclear treaty a model for dealing with North Korea? | Pickering, Enos, Due; Moderator: Maguire |
9:00 a.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Why pollsters fail to predict election outcomes. | Zogby, R. Neuman, Rakar, Heckman; Moderator: T.Edmonds |
9:00 a.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| What on earth are U.S. troops doing in Africa? | H. Cohen, Huddleston, Canavan, Jordan; Moderator: Anthony |
10:20 a.m. | USFSP University Student Center |
| Should we foist our concepts of human rights on others? | Dowell, Kramer, Van Pelt, Ely-Raphel; Moderator: Roelofs |
10:20 a.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Update from Moscow: News and Analysis. | Ilgiz Yanbukhtin | 10:25 a.m. | USFSP University Student Center |
| Engaged citizens! Protect your democracy! | Kramer, LaSister, Bouketo, Ely-Raphel; Moderator: Wallace |
11:30 a.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| Is health care a right or a commodity? | Speakers: Raguin, Roelofs, Ghimire-Aryal, Buma, Bewa; Moderator: Raguin |
11:30 a.m. | |
| Film: “The Reagan Legacy,” Screening and commentary with producer Tom Edmonds. | Speakers: Tom Edmonds, producer | 11:35 a.m. | |
| Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: Upsetting the apple cart? | Speakers: Pickering, Jordan, Smith; Moderator: Mortimer |
2:00 p.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| After Mugabe, Maduro, and the Castros: What comes next? | Speakers: Huddleston, Mantilla, Canavan, H.Cohen; Moderator: Sattin |
2:00 p.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Student Career Forum: “So you want to work overseas? How to launch an international career.” | Speakers: Diane Seligsohn, Trudy Bower, Marcia Cohen, Ray Gallon, and William Dowell | 2:05 p.m. | USFSP University Student Center |
| Is this a watershed moment for relations between the sexes? | Speakers: Van Pelt, Elmaleh, Shore, Maguire, Bouketo; Moderator: Shore |
3:10 p.m. | USFSP University Student Center |
| Can intelligence agencies protect us from terrorists? | Speakers: Anthony, Pierce, Hoskinson, J.Edmonds; Moderator: Benyon |
3:10 p.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| Book Talk: Our Woman in Havana: A Diplomat’s Chronicle of America’s Long Struggle with Castro’s Cuba | Speakers: Vicki Huddleston, Ambassador | 3:15 p.m. | Pippenger Hall |
Thursday, February 14, 2019
| Topic | Speakers | Date/Time | Location |
| Welcoming Remarks | Martin Tadlock, Regional Chancellor of USF St. Petersburg; Rick Kriseman, Mayor of St. Petersburg; Diane Seligsohn, President of St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs |
8:30 a.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Is the Iran nuclear treaty a model for dealing with North Korea? | Pickering, Enos, Due; Moderator: Maguire |
9:00 a.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Why pollsters fail to predict election outcomes. | Zogby, R. Neuman, Rakar, Heckman; Moderator: T.Edmonds |
9:00 a.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| What on earth are U.S. troops doing in Africa? | H. Cohen, Huddleston, Canavan, Jordan; Moderator: Anthony |
10:20 a.m. | USFSP University Student Center |
| Should we foist our concepts of human rights on others? | Dowell, Kramer, Van Pelt, Ely-Raphel; Moderator: Roelofs |
10:20 a.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Update from Moscow: News and Analysis. | Ilgiz Yanbukhtin | 10:25 a.m. | USFSP Student Center |
| Engaged citizens! Protect your democracy! | Kramer, LaSister, Bouketo, Ely-Raphel; Moderator: Wallace |
11:30 a.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| Is health care a right or a commodity? | Speakers: Raguin, Roelofs, Ghimire-Aryal, Buma, Bewa; Moderator: Raguin |
11:30 a.m. | |
| Film: “The Reagan Legacy,” Screening and commentary with producer Tom Edmonds. | Speakers: Tom Edmonds, producer | 11:35 a.m. | |
| Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: Upsetting the apple cart? | Speakers: Pickering, Jordan, Smith; Moderator: Mortimer |
2:00 p.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| After Mugabe, Maduro, and the Castros: What comes next? | Speakers: Huddleston, Mantilla, Canavan, H.Cohen; Moderator: Sattin |
2:00 p.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Student Career Forum: “So you want to work overseas? How to launch an international career.” | Speakers: Diane Seligsohn, Trudy Bower, Marcia Cohen, Ray Gallon, and William Dowell | 2:05 p.m. | USFSP Student Center |
| Is this a watershed moment for relations between the sexes? | Speakers: Van Pelt, Elmaleh, Shore, Maguire, Bouketo; Moderator: Shore |
3:10 p.m. | USFSP Student Center |
| Can intelligence agencies protect us from terrorists? | Speakers: Anthony, Pierce, Hoskinson, J.Edmonds; Moderator: Benyon |
3:10 p.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| Book Talk: Our Woman in Havana: A Diplomat’s Chronicle of America’s Long Struggle with Castro’s Cuba | Speakers: Vicki Huddleston, Ambassador | 3:15 p.m. | Pippenger Hall |
Friday, February 15, 2019
| Topic | Speakers | Date/Time | Location |
| Welcoming Remarks | Martin Tadlock, Regional Chancellor of USF St. Petersburg; Rick Kriseman, Mayor of St. Petersburg; Diane Seligsohn, President of St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs |
8:30 a.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Is the Iran nuclear treaty a model for dealing with North Korea? | Pickering, Enos, Due; Moderator: Maguire |
9:00 a.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Why pollsters fail to predict election outcomes. | Zogby, R. Neuman, Rakar, Heckman; Moderator: T.Edmonds |
9:00 a.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| What on earth are U.S. troops doing in Africa? | H. Cohen, Huddleston, Canavan, Jordan; Moderator: Anthony |
10:20 a.m. | USFSP University Student Center |
| Should we foist our concepts of human rights on others? | Dowell, Kramer, Van Pelt, Ely-Raphel; Moderator: Roelofs |
10:20 a.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Update from Moscow: News and Analysis. | Ilgiz Yanbukhtin | 10:25 a.m. | USFSP Student Center |
| Engaged citizens! Protect your democracy! | Kramer, LaSister, Bouketo, Ely-Raphel; Moderator: Wallace |
11:30 a.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| Is health care a right or a commodity? | Speakers: Raguin, Roelofs, Ghimire-Aryal, Buma, Bewa; Moderator: Raguin |
11:30 a.m. | |
| Film: “The Reagan Legacy,” Screening and commentary with producer Tom Edmonds. | Speakers: Tom Edmonds, producer | 11:35 a.m. | |
| Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: Upsetting the apple cart? | Speakers: Pickering, Jordan, Smith; Moderator: Mortimer |
2:00 p.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| After Mugabe, Maduro, and the Castros: What comes next? | Speakers: Huddleston, Mantilla, Canavan, H.Cohen; Moderator: Sattin |
2:00 p.m. | Pippenger Hall |
| Student Career Forum: “So you want to work overseas? How to launch an international career.” | Speakers: Diane Seligsohn, Trudy Bower, Marcia Cohen, Ray Gallon, and William Dowell | 2:05 p.m. | USFSP Student Center |
| Is this a watershed moment for relations between the sexes? | Speakers: Van Pelt, Elmaleh, Shore, Maguire, Bouketo; Moderator: Shore |
3:10 p.m. | USFSP Student Center |
| Can intelligence agencies protect us from terrorists? | Speakers: Anthony, Pierce, Hoskinson, J.Edmonds; Moderator: Benyon |
3:10 p.m. | The Palladium Theater |
| Book Talk: Our Woman in Havana: A Diplomat’s Chronicle of America’s Long Struggle with Castro’s Cuba | Speakers: Vicki Huddleston, Ambassador | 3:15 p.m. | Pippenger Hall |
