Monday, January 8, 2018

9:30 – 10:30 THE ARTS

Wild About Architecture

Speaker: Bette Hammel, Architectural Journalist for Architecture Minnesota, Midwest Home, and Architectural Record of New York. Author of Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka, Legendary Homes of the Minneapolis Lakes, and Great Homes of Summit Avenue

Hammel will discuss her latest book, Wild About Architecture, which is a retrospective of several selected magazine articles from her work as an architectural journalist from 1985-2000. Her talk will include some of her favorite local buildings such as the Ordway Music Theater and LaSalle Plaza as well as landmarks of international fame such as the Lost City of Petra. She will tell a travel story about six Minnesota blondes sailing the Adriatic Sea to Dubrovnik, Croatia, to view the rebuilding of the city badly damaged in the Bosnian War.

10:45 – 11:45 ENVIRONMENT

Global Warming Solutions: Minnesota Leadership

Speaker: J. Drake Hamilton, Science Policy Director, Fresh Energy

Hamilton is an acclaimed national speaker on climate action that benefits the economy. With her 25-year-old nonprofit, Fresh Energy, she has implemented nation- leading solutions to global warming. Hamilton represented Fresh Energy at the international climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, in November, 2017, and will have new information about Minnesota leadership in the international sphere.

11:45 – 12:15 BUSINESS MEETING

12:15 – 1:15 LUNCHEON


1:15 – 2:15 OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD

Speaker: Sarah Walbert, Regional Trade Manager for Japan and Korea, Medical Device and Biopharma Industries, Minnesota Trade Office, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

A Personal Perspective on the Perplexing United States-Japan Relationship

Japan is the third largest economy in the world. Their corporate profits have been the highest ever reported. So why does it take missiles flying over Japan for our media to give attention to our ally? Beyond military headlines, does Japan matter? How have the politics and economics of our relationship changed in the Trump era? Explore some of the subtle signs pointing to a new kind of interest in Japan, led by a global culture which includes Minnesota’s own former Ambassador to Japan, Walter Mondale.