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.

 

Recording links are now available for most panels and programming on our 2026 Schedule page and our YouTube Channel. 

Note: Recording links will be available indefinitely. 


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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.