Global Social Women in Entrepreneurship

Registration for this event is closed. To have your name added to the waiting list for this event, please contact 612-625-1662. In October, Global Minnesota welcomes a group of 50 international women entrepreneurs who will visit Minnesota to: discuss the...

Lunch & Learn: Libraries without Borders

In this edition of the Lunch & Learn series, we featured a virtual visit from Libraries Without Borders, an international NGO that provides access to information and digital technology to underserved communities. Jeremy Lachal, Executive Director of Bibliothèques Sans Frontières...

Learning from Germany: Countering Intolerance

This event is now SOLD OUT. Please email our office at [email protected] with any questions or to cancel your registration.   How do countries create societies that promote tolerance, resist extremism and protect minority populations? Join us for an important discussion...

Engaging the Diaspora to Rebuild Somalia

This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. The Department of Diaspora Affairs, part of the Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has recently developed its first ever Diaspora Policy. This is a significant...

Pedro Quijada

Pedro Quijada is a teaching Specialist at the University of Minnesota, Morris in the Latin American Area Studies program. He holds a B.A. in History, and an M.A. in the History of Latin America from California State University, Los Angeles. ...

A Foreign Service Briefing from Nigeria

NOTICE: The date for this program has changed to Tuesday, August 15.  For members and their guests only; space is limited. Get the latest news from Nigeria as U.S. Foreign Service Officer Lawrence Foster shares his experience of working in Lagos...

A Foreign Service Briefing from Nigeria

Get the latest news from Nigeria as U.S. Foreign Service Officer Lawrence Foster shares his experience of working in Lagos during his first diplomatic assignment. Nigeria's largest city and one of the fastest growing urban areas in Africa, Lagos has seen...

The Future of Food with Dr. Robert Paarlberg

In a new series of video conversations, Global Minnesota President Mark Ritchie sits down with experts and leading thinkers working across a spectrum of global sectors to discuss timely and important international issues. In this second interview, Mark talks with...

The Future of Food with Dr. Robert Paarlberg

In a new series of video conversations, Global Minnesota President Mark Ritchie sits down with experts and leading thinkers working across a spectrum of global sectors to discuss timely and important international issues. In this second interview, Mark talks with...

Rebuilding Ukraine: A Future of Resilience and Renewal

In-Person registration is now full! Registration is still accepted for virtual participation. This event is being held in-person and virtually and is open to everyone. As Ukraine approaches the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, increasing attention is turning towards long-term...

SDG Roundtable: Resilience in a Water-Challenged World

This free event is being held in-person and virtually and is open to everyone. The world's water challenges seem to be getting worse. Water scarcity has become acute in some parts of the world, while floods and storm surges occur...

K-12 Education

Free Virtual and In-Person Programs Now Available! Right now, the next generation of global thinkers is sitting in classrooms across the U.S. They are remarkable individuals who will set the course for global politics, push for environmental progress, advance technology...

Global Conversations: Persian Gulf Security Issues

John Radsan, professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Colonel Patricia G. Baker, Ed.D., who served two military tours in the region for extended periods of time, discuss the historical influences that have led to tensions in the Persian Gulf...

Business Strategies for China and Southeast Asia

Online registration is closed. If you'd like to inquire about space availability for this program, please call us at 612.625.1662. With deep political, strategic, and economic ties to one another, China and Southeast Asia hold an important position in the...

2023 U.S. Foreign Policy Update

Hear the insightful and popular annual U.S. Foreign Policy Update with Diplomat in Residence and former career Foreign Service Officer, Tom Hanson. Tom explored and discussed the latest foreign policy developments, trends, and challenges facing the U.S. including a look...

M. Jay Shahidi

Mehr “Jay” Shahidi is free-lance international affairs researcher, lobbyist, public speaker, consultant, human rights activist as well as a business owner living in Saint Louis Park (next to Minneapolis), MN, 55416. Jay has taught Great Decisions Courses for Global Minnesota...

WorldQuest International Trivia Competition

Registration is now closed. Be part of our annual battle of international wits, WorldQuest international trivia competition. Pull together a team of eight and brush up on your knowledge of flags, capitals, geography, people in the news, current events, 2016 Great...

March Euro-Cocktail

This event is being held in-person and is open to everyone.  Join Global Minnesota and the chambers of commerce of Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Norway, and Sweden for the first Euro-Cocktail of 2023 at Mall of America! Enjoy an evening...

Corporate Membership Benefits

$50,000 Premier 50, one-year individual memberships for designated employees Member rates to fee-based programs for all employees Invitations to special receptions and private dinners with visiting dignitaries Sponsorship opportunities at corporate and public events, including Business Briefings Complimentary invitations to...