Rebuilding the Global Economy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Economists predict the global recession resulting from COVID-19 lockdowns around the world may be the worst since the Great Depression. With millions unemployed and the global supply chain straining, governments are implementing massive programs to forestall a deeper slump. Will these efforts make a difference? The Council’s Rebuilding the Global Economy series brings you expert analysis on this unprecedented recession and what it will take to recover.

Past Events

Thursday 10/22/20 01:15 pm
LIVE STREAM: Trade-Offs in the Global Economy

Ambassador Michael Froman, Former United States Trade Representative (2013-17); Ambassador Susan Schwab, Former United States Trade Representative (2006-09)
Friday 10/16/20 12:00 pm
LIVE STREAM: Economic Recovery or a Vanishing American Dream?

Heather Gerken, Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law, Yale University; Eugene Ludwig, Founder and CEO, Promontory Financial Group; Ameya Pawar, Former Alderman, Chicago’s 47th Ward; Michael Moskow (Introductory Remarks), Vice Chair and Distinguished Fellow, Global Economy
Tuesday 09/01/20 12:00 pm
Deep Dish Live: Thomas Piketty on Ideology and Inequality

Thomas Piketty, Professor, Paris School of Economics
Wednesday 08/26/20 12:00 pm
LIVE STREAM: Reimagining Supply Chains to Navigate a Pandemic and Beyond

Nicole DeHoratius, Professor of Operations Management, Chicago Booth School of Business; Andy Kettlewell, Vice President, Inventory & Supply Chain Analytics, Walgreens; Girish Rishi, CEO, Blue Yonder
Wednesday 07/08/20 07:30 pm
LIVE STREAM: Weijian Shan's Improbable Journey from China’s Gobi Desert to Wall Street

Weijian Shan, Group Chairman, CEO, PAG
Thursday 06/25/20 03:00 pm
LIVE STREAM: Winning the Recovery with David Cote and Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

David Cote, Former Chairman and CEO, Honeywell
Tuesday 06/16/20 12:00 pm
LIVE STREAM: Should We Worry About the Deficit?

Stephanie Kelton, Professor, Economics and Public Policy, Stony Brook University
Thursday 06/11/20 12:00 pm
VIRTUAL: President's Club Conversation on State Bankruptcy and Economic Health

Richard Porter, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis; Kam Buckner, 26th District State Representative, Illinois House of Representatives
Tuesday 06/09/20 05:00 pm
VIRTUAL: YP In-Depth on Global Markets, Millennials, and Money

Michael Pezzuto, Private Client Wealth Planner, William Blair
Wednesday 06/03/20 12:00 pm
LIVE STREAM: Paul Krugman on Pandemic Economics and the Path to Recovery

Paul Krugman, Columnist, The New York Times