BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:260@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180427T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180427T190000 DTSTAMP:20231222T092352Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/member-forum-faily/ SUMMARY:Member Forum + Exclusive Q&A with Ambassador Lukman Faily DESCRIPTION:MEMBER FORUM\n\n\nMembers of the Alaska World Affairs Council a re invited to join us the evening of Friday\, April 27th for our annual Me mber Forum with an exclusive opportunity for Q&\;A with former Iraqi Am bassador\, Lukman Faily.\n\nThe Member Forum will include an update on the Council\, including recent changes and accomplishments\, followed by an o pportunity for member feedback and input on 2018-2019 programming.\n\nThis event is open to current members only. Although admission is complimentar y\, pre-registration is required to participate. For information about bec oming a member\, visit our membership web page. To inquire about the statu s of your membership\, contact Linda Shepherd at membership@alaskaworldaff airs.org.\n\n\n\n\n\nEXCLUSIVE Q&\;A with Former Iraqi Ambassador\, Luk man Faily\n\nAT A GLANCE:\n\n Former Iraqi Ambassador to the United State s &\; Japan\n IT Program Manager for EDS Ltd. (now Hewlett-Packard)\n MBA in Technology Management\n\n\n\n\nLukman Faily recently served as Amb assador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iraq to the United States fro m May 2013 until June 2016. He has been a high-profile spokesperson for hi s government and Iraqi affairs\, engaging with members of Congress\, acade mia and think tank communities. Regular appearances on English and Arabic TV and radio news and particularly active on social media. Frequently spea ks at public events in Iraq\, Washington and across the United States and United Kingdom. He served previously as Iraq’s ambassador to Japan for t hree years. He now provides some consultancy services for US and internati onal companies on Iraqi and regional markets.\n\nAmbassador Faily represen ts a rising generation of professionals\, business leaders and civic activ ists who have returned to Iraq to help build the country’s fledgling a f ree-market democracy. He brings to his position extensive experience in di plomacy\, leadership\, negotiation\, stakeholder management\, crisis manag ement\, political analysis\, policy recommendations\, strategic planning\, communication\, business organization management and development\, market ing\, information technology and civic activism\, as well as familiarity w ith Middle Eastern\, oriental and Anglo-American traditions and institutio ns.\n\nAmbassador Faily lived in the United Kingdom for 20 years and held management and leadership roles in the British affiliates of two American companies for over a decade. An active leader in the large Iraqi diaspora community\, Ambassador Faily served as a trustee of several Iraqi NGOs whi le in the UK. He was an outspoken opponent of Saddam Hussein’s dictators hip and advocated for democracy\, dialogue\, development and rule of law i n Iraq.\n\nFluent in English\, Arabic and Kurdish\, Ambassador Faily was b orn in Baghdad in 1966. He is married to Lameis Faily and is the father of four boys and a girl. An avid runner\, Ambassador Faily participated in a number of marathons including Tokyo in 2012 and 2013\, and in the Boston and New York Marathons in 2014.\n\n\n\nDOORS &\; DETAILS\n\n Food and beverages at this program will be available for individual order and purch ase from 49th State Brewing Co.\n Doors will open at 5:30pm and the Q& \;A will begin at 6:00pm.\n Advance registration and current membership i s required to participate. Admission is complimentary.\n Online registrat ion closes Friday\, April 27th at 2:00pm.\n\n\n\n\nComplimentary parking i s available in nearby EasyPark Alaska lots for individuals who preregister online to attend this program by the posted registration deadline above. Successful registrants will receive an email prior to the program with par king details. Thank you to EasyPark Alaska for partnering with us to make Downtown parking a breeze!\n\n\n\nEach registrant must be listed as a curr ent member in our records. We will be verifying membership status and foll owing-up as needed. If you need to update dependents or employees listed o n your membership\, please contact Linda Shepherd at membership@alaskaworl daffairs.org. To renew your membership or become a member\, visit our Memb ership page at www.alaskaworldaffairs.org/join-us/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2017/10/IMG_5129-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Global Conflict & Complexity LOCATION:49th State Brewing Company\, 717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 9950 1\, United States GEO:61.21968289999999;-149.8958227 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=49th State Brewing Company:geo:61.21968289999999,-149.8958227 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR