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THE MIDDLE
EAST is a complicated region of the
world, with Syria, Kurdistan, Turkey,
ISIS, Iran, and Saudi Arabia being
intricately and inextricably inked. The
first task in understanding the region is
to understand the overwhelming importance
of gas and oil production to its
population of 410 million inhabitants and
$4 trillion USD in sovereign and personal
wealth, the political and commercial
connections between the region's players,
and the roles played by the two main
rivals: the Shia'a and the Sunni.
Our speaker, Marius Vygantas, writes:
"I'll start with a summary of the region
pre-virus (including my red team / blue
team metaphor), touch on the last
administration, and then move along to how
things look today compared with two years
ago."
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![[image] Marius Vygantas](images/marius-vygantas-portrait-framed.jpg)
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Marius
Vygantas is a 20-year
veteran of the Middle East.
Born and raised in Chicago,
Marius has worked for
Arabian royal family
members, sovereign wealth
funds, and global asset
managers. He understands the
region intricately and has
seen much evolution in the
regional landscape. He is a
founding principal of Soling
Partners, where he and two
other principals advise
global asset managers on the
Gulf Cooperation Council
(Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the
United Arab Emirates, Qatar,
Bahrain, and Oman). His
company currently advises
fourteen clients that look
after approximately $2.8
trillion USD in global
assets.
Mr. Vygantas is a graduate
of Northwestern University
and the London School of
Economics. He started his
career with apprenticeships
at The Federal Reserve Bank
and Goldman Sachs in Chicago
while at Northwestern. He is
an Eagle Scout, an alumnus
of the Chicago Youth
Symphony Orchestra, an avid
surfer, a jiu-jitsu
practitioner, and a
life-long Cubs fan.
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me by email at curtis.tuckey@logicophilosophicus
if you are interested in attending.
Tell me which mode you prefer (Zoom or
in-person at Iwan Ries; in-person
participants will need to provide
evidence of Covid vaccination or a
negative test result at the door). I
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link and registration information.
Please respond as quickly as possible
with your interest so I can complete
our logistical plan.
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About
the
Cigar Society of Chicago
ONE OF THE OLDEST
AND greatest traditions of the
city clubs of Chicago is the
discussion of intellectual,
social, legal, artistic,
historical, scientific, musical,
theatrical, and philosophical
issues in the company of educated,
bright, and appropriately
provocative individuals, all under
the beneficent influence of
substantial amounts of tobacco and
spirits. The Cigar
Society of Chicago
embraces this tradition and
extends it with its Informal
Smokers, University
Series lectures, and Cigar
Society Dinners, in which
cigars, and from time to time
pipes and cigarettes, appear as an
important component of our version
of the classical symposium.
To be included in the Cigar
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the secretary at
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