All upcoming events, listed in chronological order.

AGI Simulation with Aspen Strategy Group and RAND

In-Person EVENT

The Chicago Council, in partnership with the Aspen Strategy Group and RAND, hosts an exclusive small group simulation exercise on Artificial General Intelligence.

View of a city with a ferris wheel during a blackout
AP / Andrew Kravchenko
Nov
10

Can the World's Most Dangerous Weapons Be Contained?

Hybrid EVENT

Sergey Radchenko, Deborah Rosenblum, and Ariane Tabatabai explore how the world can manage biological and nuclear risks amid deepening geopolitical divisions.

A radiation sign in front of a Russian military vehicle near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, April 16, 2022.
Efrem Lukatsky / AP
Nov
12

Nuclear's Second Act: Powering the AI Boom and Its Security Trade-offs

In-Person EVENT

Early-career professionals from across industries and sectors are invited to this new global leadership development opportunity, where participants will learn to draft an executive memo, gain experience delivering an executive report-out, and hear from nuclear expert Deborah Rosenblum.

People sit around tables in a conference room
Nov
13

Human Rights Under Pressure: A Discussion with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Virtual EVENT

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the state of human rights at this consequential moment in history.

Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks via video call at United Nations headquarters on August 17, 2023.
John Minchillo / AP
Nov
17

The Road to Davos: A Private Briefing with Mirek Dušek

In-Person EVENT

Mirek Dušek and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss what comes next ahead of the upcoming World Economic Forum.

A person's silhouette in front of a sign for the World Economic Forum.
Markus Schreiber / AP
Nov
17

Calling All Deep Thinkers: How the Museum of Contemporary Art Reflects Chicago's Place in the World

In-Person EVENT

Members of the Young Professionals Network gather at the Museum of Contemporary Art for a conversation about creativity and collectivity in Chicago and beyond.

Artist Rashid Johnson stands in front of artwork featured in his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago on April 6, 2012.
M. Spencer Green / AP
Nov
17

Consular Corps Reception 2026

In-Person EVENT

A reception celebrating the Council's longtime collaboration with the Chicago Consular Corps.

Attendees at the 2025 Consular Corps Reception pose for a photo.
Ana Miyares Photography
Nov
19

Global Power, Chicago-Style: What Comes Next

In-Person EVENT
Global Power, Chicago-Style

Members of the Young Professionals Network gather for the final event in the Global Power, Chicago-Style series.

A view of the Chicago skyline looking southwest at the Hancock Building and Lake Shore Drive from Lake Michigan.
Erin Hooley / AP
Dec
2

Sea Change: A Conversation with Rana Foroohar on the Race for the Arctic

Hybrid EVENT

Rana Foroohar and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss how a rapidly changing Arctic is creating a new frontier for global competition and American power.

A path in the ice is left in the wake of the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it travels through the Northwest Passage through the Franklin Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago on July 22, 2017.
David Goldman / AP
Jan
12