All upcoming events, listed in chronological order.

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.

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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.

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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

Roundtable with Ertharin Cousin and Stefanos Fotiou on Food and Geopolitics

In-Person EVENT

A private roundtable discussion on food diplomacy with Ertharin Cousin and Stefanos Fotiou.

A pair of hands holding grain
Hussein Malla / AP
Nov
18

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.

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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.

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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