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All past events, listed in chronological order.

"Yes, And...": The Second City's Global Comedy Legacy

PAST EVENT
Global Power, Chicago-Style

Join Grace Kessler Overbeke for a discussion on the Second City's revolutionary impact on global comedy, followed by a hands-on improv workshop where you'll experience the "Yes, and…" philosophy that changed the creative world.

A sign reading "The Second City" in one of the comedy club's Chicago organizations.
Erin Hooley / AP

Competing to Win: America's Economic Power in the Age of AI

PAST EVENT

Suzanne Nossel leads a webinar in partnership with the Leadership Now Project on how the US can strengthen its competitiveness in the age of AI.

Pedestrians are reflected on an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo.
Eugene Hoshiko / AP

10 Conflicts to Watch: A Conversation with Comfort Ero

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Comfort Ero and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the conflicts most likely to shape 2026.

Leslie Vinjamuri and Comfort Ero
Ana Miyares Photography

After Davos: Moving Trade Policy Forward, Not Back

PAST EVENT

Ambassador Katherine Tai and Raghuram Rajan share reflections on current trade trends and future trade policy in the wake of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.

Photograph of Davos, Switzerland, site of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting
Markus Schreiber / AP

A Changing Hemisphere: China's Growing Role in Latin America

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Margaret Myers, Oliver Stuenkel, Julián Ventura, and Karla Ruth Orozco Toledano discuss China's growing influence in Latin America and its implications for the region.

Karla Ruth Orozco Toledano, Julián Ventura, Oliver Stuenkel, and Margaret Myers on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

At the Water's Edge: Foreign Policy, Polarization, and the American Public

PAST EVENT VIDEO
America at 250

Craig Kafura, Sarah Maxey, and Gerard Baker discuss findings from the 2025 Chicago Council Survey, highlighting where Americans are divided—and where consensus still exists—on the US role in the world.

Gerard Baker, Sarah Maxey, and Craig Kafura on the Council stage
Ana Miyares Photography

Global Economy Roundtable Series with Kim Ruhl

PAST EVENT
Global Economy Roundtable Series

Kim Ruhl and Brent Neiman discuss the Trump administration's economic policies in this edition of the Global Economy Roundtable Series.

photograph of white house lawn
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP

Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World: Symposium Opening Plenary

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Ellen McCarthy, Suzanne Nossel, James Warren, and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss misinformation in this partner event with Northwestern University and the Kyiv-Mohyla Foundation of America.

Leslie Vinjamuri, James Warren, Ellen McCarthy, and Suzanne Nossel on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Roundtable with European Members of Parliament on Ukraine

PAST EVENT

A private roundtable with European Parliamentarians discusses securing Ukraine’s victory and sovereignty as the war enters another critical year.

European Members of Parliament and Council members at the roundtable
Ana Miyares Photography

Roundtable and Press Briefing with US Senator Durbin on Greenland and Arctic Security

PAST EVENT VIDEO

A private roundtable discussion with US Sen. Dick Durbin reflecting on his recent bipartisan visit to Denmark and discussions on Greenland, Arctic security, and the evolving geopolitical tensions, including the potential impact on NATO.

Senator Dick Durbin speaking at the podium during a press briefing at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Ana Miyares Photography