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All past events, listed in chronological order.

Inside Russia's Protest Movement

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza and investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov talk with CNN's Nathan Hodge about Russia's political opposition movement after the detention of Alexei Navalny.

Russian law enforcement officers stand guard in Saint Petersburg
Reuters

Africa's Free Trade Economy

PAST EVENT

Council President's Club and leadership members are invited to engage in a private dialogue with Africa’s first Secretary-General of the AfCFTA, H.E. Wamkele Mene, on the landmark trade agreement and its global impact.

Parked trucks wait in 10km queue to cross the Kenyan-Ugandan border from the town of Busia
Reuters

Rethinking Capitalism: A Moonshot for Economic Recovery

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

Professor Mariana Mazzucato explains why her vision of economics — moving beyond profit to promote inclusion, equity, and sustainability — can fix the world’s most pressing issues.

People watch as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying four astronauts on the first operational NASA commercial crew mission at Kennedy Space Center
Reuters

Liberty and Justice in a Surveillance State

PAST EVENT

The Economist’s Jon Fasman previews his new book, “We See it All,” in an exclusive conversation with Council members on the legal, political, and moral implications on the rise of surveillance state powers in the US and across the world.

A man wearing a face mask walks past surveillance cameras following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China
Reuters

Pursuing Equity

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Event Series: Pritzker Forum on Global Cities

Dr. Anthony Fauci and leading city experts explored how to build fairer, healthier cities now and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Screenshot of the panelists during the virtual program Pursuing Equity

Athlete Activists Advancing Social and Political Change

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

In the lead up to the Tokyo Olympic Games, athlete activists are taking action to promote the causes and issues they care about on the global stage.

Japan's Sayaka Murakami during the Women's Long Jump at the World Para Athletics 2019
REUTERS/Christopher Pike

Corporate Leadership Breakfast - March 2021

PAST EVENT
Corporate Leadership Conversations

Executives from corporate partner companies are invited to join us for an exclusive conversation with Council global cities fellow Sam Kling around the future of global cities and how their changing landscapes could impact the corporate world moving forward.

The Future of the US-UK 'Special Relationship'

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Seventy-five years after Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech, a panel of experts discusses the features and challenges that define the UK-US relationship.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson watching President Joe Biden's Inauguration
Pippa Fowles | No 10 Downing Street

Building Gender Equality Through Inclusive Foreign Policy

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

In honor of International Women’s Day, experts analyze why building a more gender-equal world through feminist foreign policy is key to pandemic recovery.

French President Macron holds consultative talks ahead of G7 summit meeting in Paris
Reuters

Debate the Future of Data as Currency

PAST EVENT
Cocktails and Conversation

YP members are invited to participate in a live debate on the future of personal data as currency. Attendees will work together with fellow YPs to create a persuasive argument for their assigned position.

Screenshot of zoom meeting with Council YP members