MPR News Presents "Bright Ideas" with Guest Daniel Wordsworth and MPR Host Stephen Smith November 30 at The UBS Forum, St. Paul

Nov 19, 2010

WHAT: MPR News' Bright Ideas series welcomes Daniel Wordsworth, president and CEO of the American Refugee Committee. Host Stephen Smith and Wordsworth will discuss giving aid in countries like Pakistan, Somalia and Haiti; how you get it all done from a Minnesota base; and how you make change in the direst of circumstances.

More about Daniel Wordsworth
Daniel Wordsworth is the president and CEO of the American Refugee Committee in 2009. He served 12 years with the Christian Children's Fund (based in Thailand). During his tenure, he built the foundation of CCF's emergency response programs in East Timor, Sierra Leone, Gujarat, Afghanistan and Northern Uganda.

Prior to joining the American Refugee Committee, Wordsworth led a team engaged in for-profit business start-ups in China. He has also lived and worked with the urban poor in Australia and Hong Kong.

More about MPR News' "Bright Ideas"
MPR News' "Bright Ideas" series offers fresh ideas on big issues. Host Stephen Smith invites Minnesota luminaries into conversation with a live studio audience on a topic about which they are passionate.

WHEN: Tuesday, November 30 at 7 p.m.

WHERE: The UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio, 480 Cedar, St. Paul.

TICKETS: Admission is free but tickets are required. RSVP by going to MPRNews.org and clicking on "events."