WorldAffairs

“The best venue for a timely, honest discussion about our world and where it’s going.”

WorldAffairs offers fresh insights and new perspectives on current and emergent global topics.

Featured Keynote Speakers

Chris Anderson
Co-founder, 3DRobotics; former editor, Wired

Fouzia Saeed
Director, Mehergarh; fellow, National Endowment for Democracy

John Steinbruner
Director, Center for International and Security Studies; professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland

Gillian Tett
Assistant editor and columnist, Financial Times

Laura Tyson
S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Global Management, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Fareed Zakaria
Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN; editor-at-large, TIME; columnist, The Washington Post

For a listing of all WorldAffairs 2013 speakers, click here.

Highlights from WorldAffairs 2013

Click here for the complete WorldAffairs 2013 playlist on YouTube, featuring full, in-depth keynote recordings and fascinating short interviews with Innovating for Impact reception participants.

KQED Broadcast Schedule: WorldAffairs 2013 Keynotes

As a special feature on WorldAffairs 2013, KQED will broadcast four keynotes, four nights in a row on 88.5 FM San Francisco, 89.3 FM Sacramento. Note: this will be the final opportunity to hear Fareed Zakaria's keynote, anywhere: so, mark your calendars!

Monday, April 1: John Steinbruner, Climate Change
Tuesday, April 2: Gillian Tett and Laura Tyson, US Fiscal and Budgetary Crisis and the Global Economy
Wednesday, April 3: Fouzia Saeed, Women Changing the World
Thursday, April 4: Fareed Zakaria, Future Global Challenges for the United States