Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs Calendarhttps://events.jackson.yale.edu/calendarYale Jackson School of Global Affairs CalendarFri, 04 Sep 2026 10:57:42 -0400120en-usLocalistSep 15, 2026: Education and Environmental Innovation in the Golden Hill Paugussett and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nations at Horchow HallThe Social Innovation Iniative will host a discussion, "Education and Environmental Innovation in the Golden Hill Paugussett and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nations," with Clan Mother Shoran Waupatukuay Piper and Councilor Rahiem Eleazar. This event is held in collaboration with Yale University's Native American Cultural Center (NACC).

As we innovate novel solutions to society’s most pressing problems, we sometimes forget that new ideas are not always what we need. The speakers in this series illustrate that the greatest impact can happen if we pause and remember the wisdom, knowledge, and practices are ancestors held which we have forgotten. When we root our social innovation journey in these wisdoms and practices, we are more likely to create sustainable, healthy innovations that foster equitable societies.

The discussion is part of the Social Innovation Initiative's Fall Series, “Rooted in Wisdom: Indigenous Practice in Social Innovation Around the World.” Dinner will be served.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5375416033990141.315434-72.922388Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -04002026-09-15T17:00:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/sii-pequot-tribal-nations-fall-series-091526Talks and LecturesSep 21, 2026: Blue Center Co-Lecture: U.S. Hard and Soft Power at Horchow HallThe Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “U.S. Hard and Soft Power” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Maggie Goodlander, U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District and Amy Chua, John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School.

The series pairs practitioners from government and industry with Yale professors to deliver joint, hour-long lectures on subjects of mutual expertise. Practitioners discuss events or policy initiatives in which they participated, and academics cover related insights or results generated by their research.

The lectures are open to the Yale community.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5366634483954341.315434-72.922388Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -04002026-09-21T12:00:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/blue-center-co-lecture-us-hard-soft-powerTalks and LecturesSep 22, 2026: Cities on the Front Line: Leadership, Design, and Data in the Climate Era | ILC at Yale @ Climate Week NYC at Yale Club of NYCCities are on the front line of climate adaptation and are often forced to step up among a vacuum of multilateral and national level leadership. This vacuum is particularly stark in countries of the emerging world, within contexts of autocracy, extreme inequality, and geopolitical tensions. From flooding streets to overtaxed energy grids, from rooftop farms to real-time urban dashboards, city leaders are navigating an era that demands both bold vision and rigorous execution for transformational urban climate initiatives.

This session brings together three leaders who are reshaping how cities respond to climate through the circular economy, design, and data. They represent a rare convergence of a fashion industry leader building a circular economy for textile waste within a major African city, a landscape architect redesigning Southeast Asia's urban fabric to absorb and adapt to extreme weather, and an urban informatics leader building the data systems that help governments make smarter, faster decisions.

This conversation will explore what it takes to lead on the frontlines of climate change, build political will, navigate institutional resistance, earn community trust, and make decisions under uncertainty. It will center the human choices, risks, and tradeoffs behind the work.

Featured Speakers

Omoyemi Akerele — 2025 Yale Climate Fellow, Founder and CEO, Lagos Fashion Week and Style House Files; partner to the city of Lagos on textile-waste recycling and circular economy; 2025 Earthshot Prize winner; TIME 100 Climate

Kotchakorn Voraakhom — 2026 Yale World Fellow, Founder, LANDPROCESS and the Porous City Network; creator of Bangkok's Chulalongkorn Centenary Park and Asia's largest rooftop farm; UN Climate Action Award recipient; TIME 100 Next; TED Fellow; Harvard GSD

Roy Yu-Ta Lin — 2026 Yale World Fellow, Head of Urban Informatics, City Science Lab @ Taipei Tech (MIT–NTUT); former Director of Data Analytics, Taipei Urban Intelligence Center; Harvard GSD

Moderated by: Yuval Ben-David, Chief Strategy Officer, Yale International Leadership Center

The Yale International Leadership Center (ILC) develops and supports innovative, effective, and adaptive leaders to address the most acute and complex challenges facing the world. This event is part of ILC's ongoing commitment to convening practitioners whose work sits at the intersection of leadership, sustainability, and civic life.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354246759521640.754023-73.97747Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:50:00 -04002026-09-22T10:50:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/cities-on-the-front-line-leadership-design-and-data-in-the-climate-era-ilc-at-yale-climate-week-nycPanel DiscussionsSep 22, 2026: David Brooks: The Battle for America's Soul at Henry R. Luce Hall"In previous eras of technological advance, the humanists rose up to say: Bring us your new machines, but you will not turn us into machines. Let's think about what a modern humanistic uprising would look like.

Join Presidential Senior Fellow David Brooks for "The Battle for America's Soul," the first installment of the Fall 2026 Yale Conversations. This event is free and open to the public; registration is required.

Yale Conversations is a public forum presented by the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, in collaboration with the Office of the President and led by Presidential Senior Fellow David Brooks, fostering respectful debate and intellectual exchange across differences.

Author, podcast host, and columnist David Brooks was appointed as a Presidential Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs in February 2026. Brooks is a staff writer at The Atlantic, host of the new podcast, "The Permanent Questions," and a regular contributor to PBS NewsHour. He worked as an opinion columnist at The New York Times for 22 years and has written for The Wall Street Journal, in addition to authoring books on topics ranging from neuroscience to ethics.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5387754123811041.314426-72.924324Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:30:00 -04002026-09-22T17:30:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/david-brooks-the-battle-for-americas-soulTalks and LecturesSep 23, 2026: Trust as a Health Intervention: Wellbeing through Indigenous Circle Practices at Horchow HallThe Social Innovation Iniative will host a discussion, "Trust as a Health Intervention: Wellbeing through Indigenous Circle Practices," with Ivelyse Andino, CEO of Radical Health.

Inspired by indigenous circle practice, Ivelyse Andino founded the first public benefit corporation in the state of New York to build community around health. Building on her lived experience navigating the U.S. health care system as a young adult supporting help her immigrant mother, Ivelyse’s vision is that “no one has to health alone.” Drawing on her background in tech, she built Radical Health to work at the intersection of tech and community health. Radical Health provides care management, community circles, an online community platform, training and fellowships. They work with individuals, community groups, and city health departments.

The discussion is part of the Social Innovation Initiative's Fall Series, “Rooted in Wisdom: Indigenous Practice in Social Innovation Around the World.” Caribbean food will be served for dinner!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5376397732207641.315434-72.922388Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -04002026-09-23T17:00:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/indigenous-circle-practice-to-build-community-around-health-fall-seties-092326Talks and LecturesSep 28, 2026: Pádraig Ó Tuama in Conversation: On Poetry, Peace, and Conflict at Horchow HallIMPORTANT NOTE: There are separate registrations for the in-person event and the Zoom (click Join Stream below). Please choose one. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact jackson.communications@yale.edu.

The Peacebuilding Initiative will host a discussion with acclaimed poet, theologian, and mediator Pádraig Ó Tuama, who will discuss his work in expression and mediation, exploring how poetry can confront the trauma of conflict and history and reveal human connection.

Pádraig Ó Tuama is Professor of the Practice of Spirituality and Poetry at Yale Divinity School. As a poet and theologian, his work centers around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. Working fluently on the page and in public, he is a compelling poet and skilled speaker, teacher and mediator. He presents Poetry Unbound with On Being Studios. From 2014-2019, he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation community. With undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in theology, multiple professional qualifications in conflict mediation (specializing in groups), he also holds a PhD (Poetry & Theology) from the University of Glasgow.

Lunch will be provided.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5376401138886741.315434-72.922388Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -04002026-09-28T12:00:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/pbi-conversation-with-padraig-o-tuamaTalks and LecturesSep 28, 2026: AI Policy Forum: Disinformation and the Future of Democracy at 46 HillhouseJoin the Schmidt Program for the Fall 2026 AI Policy Forum, a series of Jackson student-led conversations with experts on technology and the public interest. On September 28, we welcome Dartmouth University Professor of Government Brendan Nyhan, a leading scholar on misinformation and how it affects democratic societies. Nyhan is also co-director of Bright Line Watch, a site that brings together political scientists to monitor democratic practices, their resilience, and potential threats.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5370100392634941.31507-72.923581Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:00:00 -04002026-09-28T16:00:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/schmidt-brendan-nyhan-2026Talks and LecturesSep 30, 2026: Blue Center Co-Lecture: AI and International Trade at Horchow HallThe Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “AI and International Trade” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Amit Khendelwal, Dong-Soo Han Professor of Global Affairs and Economics, and Peter Swartz, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Altana AI.

The series pairs practitioners from government and industry with Yale professors to deliver joint, hour-long lectures on subjects of mutual expertise. Practitioners discuss events or policy initiatives in which they participated, and academics cover related insights or results generated by their research.

The lectures are open to the Yale community.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5366608318579241.315434-72.922388Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -04002026-09-30T12:00:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/blue-center-co-lecture-ai-international-tradeTalks and LecturesOct 5, 2026: AI Policy Forum: The Role of Labor in AI Development at 46 HillhouseJoin the Schmidt Program for the Fall 2026 AI Policy Forum, a series of Jackson student-led conversations with experts on technology and the public interest. On October 5, we welcome Julian Posada, Assistant Professor of American Studies at Yale University. Posada is co-director of the certificate in Computing, Culture, and Society. His research examines the social and cultural dimensions of information, especially the role of labor and infrastructure in the development of artificial intelligence.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5387698492491441.31507-72.923581Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -04002026-10-05T12:00:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/schmidt-posada-2026Talks and LecturesOct 6, 2026: Indigenous Entrepreneurs and Community Development in the Himalayas at Horchow HallThe Social Innovation Iniative will host a discussion, "Indigenous Entrepreneurs and Community Development in the Himalayas," with Sonali Mehta Rao, CEO of Ahaana Ventures.

After working in start-ups for over a decade, Sonali Mehta-Rao was disillusioned with the dominant systems that determined who gets to innovate and where, and who benefits from those innovations. She founded Ahaana Ventures to change the narrative of entrepreneurship and capitalism, and focuses on supporting indigenous entrepreneurs in the Himalayan region, who are building nature-based companies that nourish people and planet. Ahaana works with early-stage entrepreneurs and investors to reinvent early-stage investing – shifting power dynamics and challenging commonly-held beliefs and practices in order to lay the foundation for a more diverse and equitable start-up ecosystem globally. In this event Sonali will share her journey as an entrepreneur, and will also share examples of the leaders and communities Ahaana Ventures invests in.

The discussion is part of the Social Innovation Initiative's Fall Series, “Rooted in Wisdom: Indigenous Practice in Social Innovation Around the World.” Himalayan food will be served for dinner!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5369167825454941.315434-72.922388Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -04002026-10-06T17:00:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/indigenous-entrepreneurs-and-community-development-in-the-himalayasTalks and LecturesOct 14, 2026: Blue Center Co-Lecture: Cybersecurity and Digital Policy at Horchow HallThe Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “Cybersecurity and Digital Policy” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Charalampos Papamanthou, Professor of Computer Science, and Nathaniel Fick, former Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, and the Chief Strategy Officer for Equities at Cerberus Capital.

The series pairs practitioners from government and industry with Yale professors to deliver joint, hour-long lectures on subjects of mutual expertise. Practitioners discuss events or policy initiatives in which they participated, and academics cover related insights or results generated by their research.

The lectures are open to the Yale community.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5366619961389041.315434-72.922388Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -04002026-10-14T12:00:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/blue-center-co-lecture-cybersecurity-digital-policyTalks and LecturesOct 15, 2026: AI Policy Forum: Democratization of Intelligence at 46 HillhouseJoin the Schmidt Program for the Fall 2026 AI Policy Forum, a series of Jackson student-led conversations with experts on technology and the public interest. On October 15, we welcome Eliot Higgins, Founder & Creative Director of Bellingcat and Director of Bellingcat Production BV. Higgins will participate in a conversation on the democratization of intelligence: how open-source intelligence can hold power to account and information integrity in a generative-AI world. He is also the founder of the Brown Moses Blog.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5370110378137241.31507-72.923581Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:00:00 -04002026-10-15T15:00:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/schmidt-eliot-higgins-2026Talks and LecturesOct 29, 2026: AI Policy Forum: AI for Climate Action and Resilience at 46 HillhouseJoin the Schmidt Program for the Fall 2026 AI Policy Forum, a series of Jackson student-led conversations with experts on technology and the public interest. On October 29, we welcome Juliet Rothenberg, Product Director, AI for Climate at Google Research. Rothenberg leads the product management team for Google's initiatives using AI to improve our Earth and Resilience. For the past two decades, she has focused on how technology can support our Earth, across transportation, energy, ecosystems, and resilience.

A light lunch will be served.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5370115744917841.31507-72.923581Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:30:00 -04002026-10-29T12:30:00-04:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/schmidt-juliet-rothenberg-2026Talks and LecturesNov 3, 2026: Blue Center Co-Lecture: Arctic Security at Horchow HallThe Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment and the Deitz Family Initiative on Environment and Global Affairs will host a lecture on “Cybersecurity and Digital Policy” as part of the Blue Center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Jessica Sedddon, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Deitz Initiative, and Soley Kaldal, Special Advisor to the National Security Council of Iceland.

The series pairs practitioners from government and industry with Yale professors to deliver joint, hour-long lectures on subjects of mutual expertise. Practitioners discuss events or policy initiatives in which they participated, and academics cover related insights or results generated by their research.

The lectures are open to the Yale community.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5366623233682241.315434-72.922388Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -05002026-11-03T12:00:00-05:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/blue-center-co-lecture-arctic-securityTalks and LecturesNov 6, 2026: AI Policy Forum: Seeing Is No Longer Believing: Deepfakes and the Crisis of Visual Evidence at 46 HillhouseJoin the Schmidt Program for the Fall 2026 AI Policy Forum, a series of Jackson student-led conversations with experts on technology and the public interest. On November 6, we welcome Hany Farid, Professor of Computation and Just Communities and Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth. Farid's research focuses on digital forensics, forensic science, misinformation, image analysis, and human perception.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5387706870467041.31507-72.923581Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:00:00 -05002026-11-06T15:00:00-05:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/schmidt-farid-2026Talks and LecturesNov 11, 2026: Blue Center Co-Lecture: Energetics and the Defense Industrial Base at Horchow HallThe Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “Energetics and the Defense Industrial Base” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Marcus Jones, Professor of History at the U.S. Naval Academy, and Abhi Godavarthi, CEO and co-founder of General Biological.

The series pairs practitioners from government and industry with Yale professors to deliver joint, hour-long lectures on subjects of mutual expertise. Practitioners discuss events or policy initiatives in which they participated, and academics cover related insights or results generated by their research.

The lectures are open to the Yale community.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5375467035275641.315434-72.922388Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -05002026-11-11T12:00:00-05:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/blue-center-co-lecture-energetics-dibTalks and LecturesNov 12, 2026: AI Policy Forum: Innoculation Theory at 46 HillhouseJoin the Schmidt Program for the Fall 2026 AI Policy Forum, a series of Jackson student-led conversations with experts on technology and the public interest. On November 12, we welcome Dartmouth College Professor of Speech Josh Compton, a leading scholar on innoculation theory and communication studies to counter AI-driven disinformation.

Professor Compton has published more than 85 peer-reviewed studies, many exploring inoculation theory's adaptability in unexpected places. His work has examined topics as varied as nicotine vaping and conspiracy messaging, Stephen King adaptations, loyalty among struggling hockey teams, and communication about stochastic terrorism. Alongside more traditional studies in health, politics, and education, this breadth highlights inoculation's wide reach and ongoing relevance. His research has sparked dialogue with audiences from NATO officials to medievalists, and he continues to welcome collaboration, treating inoculation as an open and evolving conversation across fields.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5370120592530341.31507-72.923581Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:00:00 -05002026-11-12T15:00:00-05:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/schmidt-josh-compton-2026Talks and LecturesNov 18, 2026: Blue Center Co-Lecture: AI and National Security at Horchow HallThe Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment and the Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power, will co-host a lecture on “AI and National Security” as part of the Blue Center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Ted Wittenstein, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Schmidt Program, and Tantum Collins, CEO and co-founder of Inherent, and former Director for Technology and National Security on the National Security Council.

The series pairs practitioners from government and industry with Yale professors to deliver joint, hour-long lectures on subjects of mutual expertise. Practitioners discuss events or policy initiatives in which they participated, and academics cover related insights or results generated by their research.

The lectures are open to the Yale community.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5366628422910541.315434-72.922388Wed, 18 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -05002026-11-18T12:00:00-05:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/blue-center-co-lecture-ai-national-security-policyTalks and LecturesDec 2, 2026: Blue Center Co-Lecture: Chinese Hard and Soft Power at Horchow HallThe Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “Chinese Hard and Soft Power” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Daniel Mattingly, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Julian Gewirtz, former Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs on the National Security Council and Deputy Coordinator for Global China Affairs at the State Department.

The series pairs practitioners from government and industry with Yale professors to deliver joint, hour-long lectures on subjects of mutual expertise. Practitioners discuss events or policy initiatives in which they participated, and academics cover related insights or results generated by their research.

The lectures are open to the Yale community.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5366630488207141.315434-72.922388Wed, 02 Dec 2026 12:00:00 -05002026-12-02T12:00:00-05:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/blue-center-co-lecture-chinese-hard-soft-powerTalks and LecturesDec 10, 2026: Blue Center Co-Lecture: Economic Warfare at Horchow HallThe Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “Economic Warfare” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will be delivered by Chris Clayton, Associate Professor of Finance at the Yale School of Management, and Anna Morris, former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Finanancing.

The series pairs practitioners from government and industry with Yale professors to deliver joint, hour-long lectures on subjects of mutual expertise. Practitioners discuss events or policy initiatives in which they participated, and academics cover related insights or results generated by their research.

The lectures are open to the Yale community.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5366632226034341.315434-72.922388Thu, 10 Dec 2026 12:00:00 -05002026-12-10T12:00:00-05:00https://events.jackson.yale.edu/event/blue-center-co-lecture-economic-warfareTalks and Lectures