Past Events

Join global, business, and thought leaders worldwide in person as they share best practices and ideas for cities to emerge more liveable, sustainable, and resilient, from prolonged and unpredictable disruptions.

Angela Tovar joins local and international leaders to discuss climate solutions and urban resiliency efforts.

A panel of experts discusses rising Chinese presence in Latin America and what it means for politics and economics throughout the region.

Watch the live recording of the Deep Dish Podcast episode on how nations across the world have responded to mass shootings.

Sam Kling, Cynthia Weiss, and Sonja Henderson discuss the Right to the Shoreline and the art it inspires, cohosted with the Chicago Public Art Group.

Catherine Ashton, Robert Kagan, Kishore Mahbubani, and Ivo Daalder discuss the new geopolitical order emerging from Russia and China’s efforts to counter US power.

The Council partners with the Metropolitan Planning Council and the City of Chicago to discuss the We Will Chicago Plan with city leaders from London and Chicago.

Leading experts discussed action needed to meet unprecedented global food security crises arising from climate change, the pandemic, and conflict.

A conversation on how the Russia-Ukraine war and ongoing shutdowns in Asia are disrupting a global economy still affected by COVID-19.

In our first Beyond the Page book club event for Council members, author Isaac Stone Fish leads a conversation with readers on his book, “America Second.”