Events

Obvious Threats We Ignore: Gray Rhinos

Michele Wucker, Author

John Quincy Adams' Enduring Legacy

James Traub, Author and Columnist, Foreign Policy. In conversation with Jack Miller.

Red Teams: Thinking Like the Enemy

Micah Zenko, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Closing Lunch: Climate Change and Global Cities

Angela Foster-Rice, Managing Director, Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, United Airlines; Connie Hedegaard, Former EU Commissioner for Climate Action; Chairman, CONCITO and KR Foundation; Liu Thai-Ker, Senior Director, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd.; Boris Palmer, Lord Mayor of Tübingen, Germany. Moderated by Philip Stephens.

Young Professionals Networking Reception

Combating Violence and Building Unity

Christiane Hajj, Executive Director, Fundación Centro Histórico; Executive Director, Violence Prevention Program, Carlos Slim Foundation; Robert Muggah, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Cities; Michael A. Nutter, Distinguished Fellow, Global Cities; Abi Williams, President, The Hague Institute for Global Justice. Moderated by Edward Luce.

Global Transportation Hubs

Mike Brown, MVO, Commissioner, Transport for London; Ginger S. Evans , Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation; Desmond Kuek, President and Group CEO, SMRT Corporation Ltd.; Thomas K. Wright, President, Regional Plan Association. Moderated by Edwin Heathcote.

Win or Lose? Investing in High-Profile Events

Kara Bachman, Executive Director, Chicago Sports Commission; Lior Meyer, Director, Brand Marketing and Communications, Tel Aviv Global; Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. Moderated by Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson.

The Inclusive City

Elizabeth Dozier, Managing Director, Chicago Beyond; Former Principal, Christian Fenger High School, Chicago; Claudio Orrego, Governor, Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile; Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO, New America; ​Dorothee Stapelfeldt, Minister for Urban Development and Housing, Hamburg, Germany. Moderated by Edward Luce.

Redesigning the Global City

Ricky Burdett, Director, LSE Cities; Peter Kudryavtsev, Founding Partner, Citymakers; LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO); Helle Søholt, Founding Partner & CEO, Gehl Architects ApS. Moderated by Edwin Heathcote.