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Oct
29
Global Leadership Awards Dinner 2025
In-Person EVENT Global Leadership Awards Dinner

Honoring The Right Honorable Justin Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada; Tanya and Michael Polsky; and Regina Cross, Council Emerging Leaders alumna.

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Sep
16
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Retreat or Resilience? Responding to Global Democratic Decline
Hybrid EVENT

Join leading experts as they explore how democracies can fight back against authoritarian threats and build resilience.

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Sep
6
Wines Around the World
In-Person EVENT

Sample wines and meet newly appointed president and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri at this special event benefiting the Council's Emerging Leaders Program.

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Sep
3
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China and the World: How Citizens View Their Country's Global Future
Hybrid EVENT

Join us as we discuss the results of the first-ever survey of Chinese public opinion on foreign policy and what these findings mean for US-China relations and China's role in the world.

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