EVENTS
JULY 2025
WEDNESDAY JULY 9, 2025 — 7:30am-8:30am
Crested Butte Rotary Club
Matchstick Lounge Elevation Hotel
500 Gothic Road
Crested Butte, CO 81225
Breakfast/Coffee
Featured Guest Speaker Patrick Jenevein
DANCING WITH THE DRAGON
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing’
JUNE 2025
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025 – 11:30am – 1:00pm
PRIMETIMERS
Featured Guest Speaker Patrick Jenevein
Presentation and Discussion of Dancing with the Dragon
*PRIVATE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2025 – 7pm
2025 REJEBIAN BOOK SERIES
Highland Park United Methodist Church
3300 Mockingbird Lane
Dallas, Texas 75205
214-521-3111
Presents Patrick Jenevein
Dancing with the Dragon:
Cautionary Tales of the New China from an Old China Hand
Audience Q&A, and Book Signing
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2025 – 7PM
PARK ROAD BOOKS
4139 Park Road
Charlotte, NC 28209
714-525-9239
Patrick Jenevein, CEO of Pointe Bello, Discusses His Book Dancing with the Dragon:
Cautionary Tales of the New China from an Old China Hand
Author Presentation, Q&A and Book Signing
MAY 2025
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025 — 7AM
Preston Center Rotary Club
Park City Club
5956 Sherry Lane, 17th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75225
Featured Guest Speaker Patrick Jenevein
DANCING WITH THE DRAGON
Presentation, Q&A and Book Signing
APRIL 2025
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025
SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Men with Purpose Speaker Series featuring Patrick Jenevein
Dancing with the Dragon
Park City Club
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 1700
Dallas, Texas 75225
7:30am – 8:30am
OPEN TO THE PUBILC
RSVP: Men with Purpose Speaker Series with Patrick Jenevein – Saint Michael and All Angels.
APRIL 15, 2025 – 11:45am – 1:00pm
BENS (Business Executives for National Security) Houston Chapter
The Houstonian
111 North Post Oak Lane
Houston, Texas 77024
Special Guest Speaker Patrick Jenevein
Dancing with the Dragon: Cautionary Tales of the New China from an Old China Hand
Luncheon Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025 – 11:45am
ROTARY CLUB OF PARK CITIES
Maggiano’s Restaurant
205 NorthPark Center
Dallas, Texas 75225
Featured Guest Speaker Patrick Jenevein
Dancing with the Dragon
Luncheon Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
MARCH 2025
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025 – 6pm
GIBSON ISLAND CLUB
534 Broadwater Way
Gibson Island, MD 21056
Author Lecture Featuring Patrick Jenevein
Dancing with the Dragon
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
Cocktails
Dinner
*PRIVATE
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025
DALLAS ASSOCIATES
Brookhollow Golf Club
8301 Inwood Road
Dallas, Texas 75235
Featured Guest Speaker, Patrick Jenevein
Dancing with the Dragon
Presentation and Audience Q&A
*PRIVATE
FEBRUARY 2025
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025 – 12:15pm
ASCE NINTH ANNUAL SEMINAR 2025
ASCE: Empowering Academic Research Security
Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center
177 Joe Routt Boulevard
College Station, Texas 77840
Special Guest Speaker Patrick Jenevein, CEO of Pointe Bello
Dancing with Dragon: Cautionary Tales of the New China from an Old China Hand
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025 – 5:30pm – 7:30pm
DALLAS COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
Arlington Hall
3333 Turtle Creek Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75219
China’s Global Ambition
A Conversation with Elizabeth C. Economy led by Patrick Jenevein
News headlines in 2024 signaled a peak for China’s international influence and competitive advantage. Was it wishful thinking to imagine that economic challenges and social strain at home might hinder China’s quest for dominance? Please join us for a wide-ranging conversation about China’s strengths and weaknesses and the implications for US policy.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Meet Patrick Jenevein, CEO of Pointe Bello
Author of Dancing with the Dragon
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
*PRIVATE
JANUARY 2025
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2025
BENS DC – 11:30am to 1:00pm
Business Executives for National Security
Featured Guest Speaker
Lunch Presentation, Q&A and Book Signing
JF BOOKS – 6pm to 7:30pm
1509 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-670-4060
Author Presentation, Q&A and Book Signing
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025 – 7:00am
Turtle Creek Breakfast Club
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
*PRIVATE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025
International Relations Council
30 W. Pershing Road, Suite 201
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Featured Guest Speaker
Dinner Presentation, Q&A & Book Signing
DECEMBER 2024
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2024 – 9am
Center for Strategic Competition
CSC Speaker Series at MITRE
7515 Colshire Drive
McLean, VA
“In Conversation” with Patrick Jenevein Moderated by Will Kirkman
Topic: Dancing with the Dragon – Learning How to Attenuate Communist Party of
China capabilities.
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024
BENS Dallas
Business Executives for National Security
Crescent Club
200 Crescent Court, 17 FL
Dallas, Texas 75201
Featured Guest Speaker
Lunch Presentation, Q&A and Book Signing
NOVEMBER 2024
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024 – 5:30pm – 7:30pm
DALLAS COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (DCFR) co-hosted with Council on Foreign Relations New York (NYCFR)
Park City Club
5956 Sherry Lane, #1700
Dallas, Texas 75225
Patrick Jenevein, Chief Executive at Pointe Bello “in conversation” with Lee Cullum Public Media of North Texas
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2024 – 11:30am – 1pm
THE PRODUCER’S CLUB
The Petroleum Club
1900 N. Akard St, Suite 1400
Dallas, Texas 75201
Featured Guest Speaker
*Presentation start time: 12:15pm
PRIVATE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Book Event Celebrating Patrick Jenevein
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
Hosted by Sally and Chris Schupp
*PRIVATE
OCTOBER 2024
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024
Official Book Launch Kickoff Party!
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
Dallas, Texas
*PRIVATE EVENT
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024
Book Event Celebrating Patrick Jenevein
Author of DANCING WITH THE DRAGON
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
Hosted by Julie Silcock and Andy Herr
*PRIVATE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2024
2024 CBA | Catholic Bar Association Annual Conference and General Assembly
Seelbach Hilton
500 S. 4 th St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Featured Guest Speaker
Litigating against Entities Based in the People’s Republic of China
Title presentation: Title presentation: Stalking the Dragon
Audience Q&A and Book Signing
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024 – 2pm – 3pm
The Book Stall
811 Elm St.
Winnetka, IL 60093
847-446-8880
Dancing with the Dragon: A Conversation with Patrick Jenevein and New York
Times bestselling author Steve Fiffer
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024 – 6pm
Interabang Books
5600 Lovers Lane, Suite 142
Dallas, Texas 75209
214-484-4289
“In Conversation” with Patrick Jenevein Moderated by Ken Hersh, President and CEO, George W. Bush Presidential Center and co-founder and former CEO, NGP Energy Capital Management
Author Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2024
Book Event Honoring Patrick Jenevein
Author of Dancing with the Dragon
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
Hosted by Ellen and Rex McDowell
*PRIVATE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2024
Book Event Celebrating Author Patrick Jenevein
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
Hosted by Karen and Chuck Edwards
*PRIVATE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024 – 6pm – 7:30pm
World Affairs Council- Dallas/Fort Worth
“In Conversation” with Patrick Jenevein Moderated by Lee Cullum
Presentation, Q&A, and Book Signing
Crescent Club
200 Crescent Count #17
Dallas, Texas 75201
214-953-4343