2026 Schedule

 

2026 Conference Schedule

CWA comes to life in beautiful Boulder, hosted at the modern newly built Limelight Hotel Boulder and across campus for a series of special events and experiences.

With speakers representing more than 10 countries around the globe, CWA features 60+ panels, workshops and special events. Whether you're here to connect, be inspired, or deepen your expertise, CWA offers meaningful moments at every turn.

Please note: Schedule and programming are subject to change and will be updated regularly as details are finalized.

At this time, we have reached in-person registration capacity. 

Livestream links are available for most panels and programming on our 2026 Schedule pages.

 

Highlights:

  • CU Boulder 150th anniversary events

  • Ebert Uninterruptus with Charles Burnett

  • Kickoff Evening Event: Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour

    • John Bolton and Susan Rice, national security experts with deep foreign policy experience, will debate U.S. superpower status.

 

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Highlights: 

  • 15+ panels at Limelight

  • Evening Program: 

    • The America of Folk Music at eTown Hall, a musical discussion in partnership with the Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization

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Highlights: 

  • 15+ panels at Limelight

  • Sustainability Summit 

  • Evening Programs:

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Highlights: 

  • 10+ panels at Limelight

  • New Venture Challenge

  • Closing Speaker: Malala Yousafzai

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2026 Closing Speaker

In partnership with the Center for Leadership and the Center for Asian Studies, we’re honored to announce Malala Yousafzai as the closing speaker for the Conference on World Affairs (CWA)

Malala Yousafzai began her activism at age 11 by anonymously blogging about life under the Taliban in Pakistan’s Swat Valley and its ban on girls’ education. After surviving an assassination attempt at age 15, Malala founded the Malala Fund to champion education for all girls worldwide. In 2014, she became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient in history. Malala graduated from Oxford University in 2020 with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and is a best-selling author and investor in women's sports.

Malala will close CWA with a powerful conversation at Macky Auditorium. We hope you can join us for this special evening.
 

Update: Malala tickets are sold out. Our waitlist is also currently full, but we encourage you to keep checking Eventbrite for any openings. In the meantime, please explore our other events.