We are pleased to announce our partnership with the Centre Européen de Musique (CEM) and the American Club of the Riviera, who will support our event on September 19 to welcome The Honorable Mark Kennedy to Nice .

Here is a brief bio :

• Mark R. Kennedy is the founding director of the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, an independent institute advancing U.S. strategy in a contested global order. A first-generation college graduate, Kennedy has served as President of the University of Colorado and the University of North Dakota, and as a U.S. Congressman from Minnesota. His leadership spans public service, higher education, global strategy, and civic renewal.
• In Congress, he championed bipartisan legislation to strengthen global competitiveness, drive infrastructure investment, and foster innovation. As a university president, he led institutional transformations focused on student success, research excellence, affordability, and inclusive opportunity. His cross-sector perspective—shaped by experience in business, government, academia, and nonprofits—enables him to bridge silos, align institutions with national priorities, and strengthen America’s strategic resilience.
• Kennedy is the author of Shapeholders (Columbia University Press), a Senior Fellow at CNA, a Civic Leader supporting the Secretary of the Air Force, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

This is how our program for that day looks so far :

18h Conference :

Ellen Wasylina , president and founder of the Trocadéro Forum Institute (TFI), will open the conference.

The interim president of the American Club of the Riviera, Shae Clements, will introduce our speakers and make a short introduction .

The Honorable Mark Kennedy will speak to us on « Geoeconomic Statecraft: Power Through Markets, Rules, and Infrastructure », which will be followed by a roundtable moderated by the CEM.

Here is the link to sign up for the conference :

https://buy.stripe.com/28EeVe84pctq0ER1FSc3m0e

20h Cocktails : please join us to continue the conversation with our guests on the rooftop . RSVP by filling out the form below and we will put you on our guest list . This is not a hosted event . No walk-ins .

The Sustainable Diplomacy Circle (SDC) will be supporting TFI in the organisation of this event . Any sponsorship will be considered a donation to our non-profit organisation , and a fiscal receipt can be provided upon request .