- May 19: Taste of Africa fashion show @ IMA Africa is overflowing with creativity in so many fields ... including fashion. See pretty people wearing pretty clothes designed by the best Congolese in the business. And raise money for a school for vulnerable girls in DRC.
- May 20: Haitian Flag Day celebration Expect food, music, dance and more when the Haian Association of Indiana celebrates Haitian Flag Day. It reminds us the date the flag was created, May 18 1803, and what it represents.
- May 22: “What to Expect When Shipping to Brazil” The World Trade Club of Indiana presents a talk by Daniel H. Viana Farias — Founder of P3 Consulting -- Sourcing Buyer and Transportation Manager at Echo Engineering and Production Supplies,
- May 23: Indonesian scholar explores the significance of the rise of Indonesia Having emerged from authoritarianism in the last 15 years, Indonesia has made remarkable strides politically, economically and socially. Yet the new, democratic Indonesia is still a developing country facing considerable challenges. How can Indonesia continue its path of growth, reform and prosperity? What is Indonesia’s role in the global community?
- May 30: Lugar Energy Center head Peter Schubert on energy geo-politics What is thought of as energy geopolitics today has come to encompass much more than physical control over resources to advance state interests. It also refers to the ability to influence or even set world prices for fuels and technologies, and to leverage energy power to achieve a larger political end or ward off interference from other states and nongovernmental bodies. Energy geopolitics can still mean expanding one state’s power and security at the expense of another’s in a zero-sum game, but it also can involve human rights or humanitarian intervention.
- June 1: ACSI China Business Proficiency Series Part 4: Ignorance, Experience & Success in Business "Ignorance, Experience, & Success in Business will feature Dan Miller, Executive Director of the Institute for Global Enterprise in Indiana & Ting Gootee, Vice President of Investments at Elevate Ventures.
- June 9: Experience Asia without leaving home For the fifth year, Asian American Alliance of Indiana is partnering with IndyParks and Garfield Park to bring Asia to Indianapolis. The event features ethnic dance and music, colorful costumes, Asian cuisine, art and cultural displays, ...
- June 20: Observe World Refugee Day with Catholic Charities Every year on June 20th, communities all over the world join the United Nations in observing World Refugee Day. This day celebrates the experiences, triumphs and successes of refugees from across the globe. In solidarity ...
- June 23-26: Education through Art — Teaching for Global Understanding & Engagement. "Education through Art: Teaching for Global Understanding & Engagement" will feature over 70 presentations, research forums, roundtables, forum sessions and workshops for educators. Special attention has been given to selecting presentations of practical benefit to K-12 art teachers, as well as teachers in community settings.
- June 23-26: Education through Art — Teaching for Global Understanding & Engagement. "Education through Art: Teaching for Global Understanding & Engagement" will feature over 70 presentations, research forums, roundtables, forum sessions and workshops for educators. Special attention has been given to selecting presentations of practical benefit to K-12 art teachers, as well as teachers in community settings.
- June 23-26: Education through Art — Teaching for Global Understanding & Engagement. "Education through Art: Teaching for Global Understanding & Engagement" will feature over 70 presentations, research forums, roundtables, forum sessions and workshops for educators. Special attention has been given to selecting presentations of practical benefit to K-12 art teachers, as well as teachers in community settings.
- June 26: Business opportunities in Ghana IU’s Kelley School of Business lecturer Sheri Fella talks about "Doing Business in an International Emerging Market (Ghana)"
- June 23-26: Education through Art — Teaching for Global Understanding & Engagement. "Education through Art: Teaching for Global Understanding & Engagement" will feature over 70 presentations, research forums, roundtables, forum sessions and workshops for educators. Special attention has been given to selecting presentations of practical benefit to K-12 art teachers, as well as teachers in community settings.
- September 15: Indianapolis Global Women’s Summit This is one of 1000+ Summits across the globe in 2012 from London to Bangalore, to Kenya to Australia, to many places here in the US. It's a world-wide movement sponsored by the WIN (Women’s Information Network) to strengthen women and families through education, enlightenment, & entrepreneurism in an effort to eradicate illiteracy, poverty, & hunger and lift the level of love, prosperity, and peace on earth.
- October 18: Somaly Mam on fighting evil "Fighting Human Trafficking and Child Prostitution" is an effort to save children from sex trafficking. The nine-month initiative will culminate with our Annual Afternoon Tea and Speaker Series featuring two pioneers of children's rights: Somaly Mam and Linda SMith
- October 18: Becoming an International Humanitarian Incubator A dynamic network of these young leaders, led by students from China, will lead a discussion of how philanthropy is impacting their home countries and their own careers, and how Indianapolis can foster international philanthropy as an integral part of emerging onto the global stage.