Wilson Partnerships

The Wilson Center leveraged the power of partnerships throughout the year, including several events tied to the Summit of the Americas:

The Latin America Program partnered with The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, in April 2021, to host a major conference on “nearshoring” and renewable energy finance in advance of the Summit, helping participants arrive better prepared for this important conversation.

The Mexico Institute partnered with the Mexican Senate to host a conference launching its “Engendering Safety” initiative to address and prevent femicide in Mexico. The conference convened key stakeholders to inform the drafting and introduction of legislation to facilitate the reduction or eradication of femicide.

Then, in Los Angeles on the sidelines of the Summit, we partnered with the Migration Policy Institute and the Conrad Hilton Foundation on an event titled: A Path to Self-Sufficiency: Advancing Venezuelan Refugee Integration in the Americas. The discussion focused on the critical need for successful integration of Venezuelans in Colombia, Ecuador, and the rest of the region. Participants addressed some of the ongoing implementation challenges, barriers that limit integration, and the vital roles that the public and private sectors can play in delivering solutions and ensuring the success of these bold government initiatives.

McGill University and the Woodrow Wilson Center established a partnership with the generous support of Kenneth Slater, a McGill alumnus and member of Wilson’s Global Advisory Council. The Partnership links scholars at McGill—recently (and repeatedly) ranked by Times Higher Education as among the top 50 universities in the world— and the Wilson Center’s experts. The work plan for 2022-2023 includes research, dialogue, and education in four shared priority areas for the

United States and Canada: China; the RussiaUkraine war; the Arctic; the Middle East; and Latin America. McGill’s Max Bell School of Public Policy and the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute are supporting the partnership and facilitating engagement by Wilson Scholars. A McGill faculty briefing at the Wilson Global Advisory Council, and a Wilson scholar briefing for graduate students and faculty of the Max Bell School, are planned for the first half of 2023.

The Korea Center partnered with the Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES), Kyungnam University for a featured discussion with the authors of Avoiding Meltdowns & Blackouts: Confidence-building in InterKorean Engagement on Nuclear Safety and Energy Development.

The publication explores key opportunities and challenges in interKorean energy engagement on the Korean Peninsula, which was also the focus of our discussion.

In partnership with the Population Institute, we hosted a two-part series on climate change and population, titled “Climate Change, Population, and the Shape of the Future.” Participants discussed how climate change and population trends are shaping our world, what it means for understanding future risk, and potential solutions.