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Global Leadership Awards Dinner 2025
Join us for the 22nd Annual Global Leadership Awards Dinner on Wednesday, October 29. Honoring The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada; Tanya and Michael Polsky; and Regina Cross, Council Emerging Leaders alumna.
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Dr. Alexander Cooley, Suzanne Nossel, Dr. Paul Staniland, and Ambassador Julián Ventura join the Council's roster of esteemed experts.
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