Global Cleveland - Sister Cities Conference 2020
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Speakers
Certified speech-language pathologist and Assistant Professor at Baldwin Wallace University
Managing Director of Global Business Development at TeamNEO
Founder of Mexico Conecta en Español
Taiwanese American pianist
President of Downtown Cleveland Alliance
President IB International and Honorary Consular for the Nation of Lithuania
Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley (ret.)
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Global Cleveland

Program Director, Global Cleveland
Graphic Designer and Marketing Manager, Global Cleveland
Endurance Athlete and Speaker
Program Manager, Cleveland Foundation
Commissioner of Cleveland Water
Federal Judge
Counsel General, Slovenia
CIO, IluMexico
CEO, BikeCleveland
Musician
International Student Services, Cleveland State University
Poet

Chief of Staff, Cleveland Foundation
Director, FARE Project
Mayor, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Director of Global Patient Services, Cleveland Clinic
M.D., Taipei Hopsital, Taiwan
Senior Vice President, Executive Director Greater Cleveland Partnership Equity and Inclusion
Resident- Global Education Librarian, Kent State University

Director at Cleveland Public Library
Ambassador of Ireland to the United States
Cleveland City Council President
Government and International Affairs Manager at City of Cleveland
Chief Economic Development and Business Officer at Cuyahoga County
Cleveland City Councilwoman
President of the Comité Mexicano of Cleveland
President at Cleveland Foundation
Deputy Mayor of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Cleveland City Councilman
Chief - Ibadan, Nigeria
Neighborhood Family Practice/CWRU School of Medicine
Doctor - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
PhD.,Director, Master of Arts in Environmental Studies
President, Refugee Response
MMF, Don't Let Belgrade D(r)own
Dean of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Head of Team, Internal EU Policy, Open Society Foundation

Partner, Jones Day
Marshall Memorial Leadership Fellowship
Professor Emeritus, Western Michigan University
President, LEEDCo
Cleveland City Councilman
Chief of Sustainability, City of Cleveland
Co-founder and CIO, Asper Investment Management
Chief Strategy Officer, Urbanova/RTA Board of Directors
Director, Department of Commercial Activities and Transport
Executive Director, Midwest HSRA
Cleveland Field Officer Director, USCRI
Director, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
USCIS Community Relations Officer
Partner & Chair Immigration Practice Group Leader, Ulmer & Berne LLP
Senior Director, Professional Staff Affairs, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic
Associate Provost, Office of Global Education, Kent State University
Director of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens
Uzbekistan Garden, Garden in Development
Hungarian Garden, Veteran Garden
Ethiopian Garden, Newly Designated Garden
St. Xavier's College – Nepal
Rwanda
Peru Colegio de la Inmaculada
Taipei Fu Jen Catholic University
St. Ignatius High School – Cleveland
John Carroll University
Peru Colegio de la Inmaculada – Lima
Kasubick University, School Administrator
Shaker Heights, French Teacher
University School Student
University School Student
University School, French Teacher
St. Ed Student Advisor
University School Student

TecMilenio, Monterrey, Mexico
Fier, Albania Student Advisor
Prepa - Tec Student Advisor
Vice Provost of International Affairs at Case Western Reserve University
Autonomous University of Puebla/CWRU, Puebla, Mexico

University of Ljubljana and Cleveland State University
Baldwin Wallace University
Consul General of Ireland in Chicago
Mayo County Library, Mayo, Ireland
Biblioteca Capilla Alfonsina, Nuevo León, México
National and University Library, Ljubljana, Slovenia
12 Literary Arts
The Old Drift - Writer
Sudanese-American Poet

Senior Vice President, Public & Community Affairs and Corporate Communications for Eaton
Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
CEO ROKA Global Resources & Chairman of Sager Ganza Microfinance
Program Manager - Government & Community Relations at Cleveland Clinic
Senior Director, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Vice President, TeamNEO
Owner, Himalayan Restaurant and Program Coordinator at Asian Services In Action
Founder at International Resource Development
President & CEO at ChemJays LLC
Founder and President, Butterpear
Head of Sales Promotion Department, Ljubljana, Slovenia
President at JumpStart Inc.
Director of Institute of Design and Technological Innovation (IDIT), Puebla, México

President of FedEx Express in México. President American Chamber Mexico
Deputy Consul and Trade Commissioner at the Mexican Consulate in Detroit
Cacheaux Cavazos & Newton
Government of Nuevo Leon-Secretary of Economy
Merano Hospital, South Tyrol, taly
Managing Director of International Relations, Vicenza, Italy
HJ Hospital, Kinshasa
Open Data Program Director, Institute for Public Environment Development, Bulgaria
Volgograd State University, Volgograd, Russia
CEO EOX Vantage
President and CEO of the Port of Cleveland

President, Global Cleveland
Consul General of Mexico in Michigan and Northern Ohio
Director, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago
President of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Society
Award winning Mexican harpist
Interpreter
GrowthOpps
Mayor of Miskolc, Hungary
Director of Partnership 2Gether CLE-BS-VOS.
CEO of Afikei Maim

REVIVO
Constitutional attorney
Beit She'an Library
Mayor of Pinamar, Argentina
Cleveland Congolese Youth Women's Leader
University School Spanish teacher
PrepaTec Student Advisor
Head of Commercial Department, Port of Koper
Attorney, Cacheaux, Cavazos and Newton,
ButterPear
Senior Direct, TeamNEO
Booths

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and Cleveland Book Week
Join the 85th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards at Sister Cities: Namwali Serpell & Ilya Kaminsky

globalcleveland.org
globalcleveland.org

SupplySide Group
Experts Moving Forward

Taiwan Sister Cities
"Come Explore TAIWAN’S Natural Beauty & Diverse Culture"

BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival
July 22 - 24, 2021
Twelve Literary Arts
twelvearts.org

Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA) is a not-for-profit organization committed to making Downtown Cleveland the most compelling place to live, work and play.
Furahia Taste of Home
Making stomachs smile through the exploration of local cuisine and transporting your mind with ethnic dining sets.
ButterPear
ButterPear.com

Time2Talk
Learn Real-Life Spanish On-Demand

Rotary Club of Cleveland
People of Action

Our American Dream Book
OurAmericanDreamBooks.com

Peace Corps
peacecorps.gov

Ladosha Wright
Curly Hair Adventures

Council of International Programs USA
cipusa.org
Margaret W. Wong & Associates
Representing immigrants with passion and integrity since 1977