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All past events, listed in chronological order.

USMCA and Economic Relations

PAST EVENT

This members-only conversation with Mexico's Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Consul General examines the trade agreement that is reshaping the economic relationship in North America.

U.S. President Trump and Mexico’s President Lopez Obrador make joint statements before dinner at the White House in Washington
Reuters

2020 YP Global Trivia Bowl

PAST EVENT

Members of the Council's YP Network flexed their acquired-while-quarantined trivia knowledge.

A picture of young professionals at the annual trivia night.

Thomas Piketty on Ideology and Inequality

PAST EVENT VIDEO

A live podcast recording with Thomas Piketty on how societies throughout history have used ideology to justify inequality and why new thinking can build a more equitable future.

A close up image of Thomas Piketty
Reuters

Reimagining Supply Chains to Navigate a Pandemic and Beyond

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Experts from Blue Yonder, Walgreens, and the University of Chicago examine how the private sector can prepare for future supply chain shocks and adjust to a rapidly changing landscape.

A UPS employee uses a lift to access supplies in a storage facility
Reuters

Discussion Table with Senator Tammy Duckworth

PAST EVENT

US Senator Tammy Duckworth discusses sexual assault in the military as well as her unique perspective as an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and former assistant secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Senator Tammy Duckworth walks off stage
REUTERS

Post-Pandemic Travel and Tourism

PAST EVENT VIDEO

While countries and businesses rush to reopen and resume business-as-usual, have travelers’ attitudes and expectations changed and how has the industry adapted? What might travel and tourism look like in a post-pandemic world?

Two people in face masks take a selfie near the Eiffel Tower in France.
Reuters

Idealist Lessons on American Leadership

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Samuel Zipp describes the lessons Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie learned about American engagement in the world and the parallels he sees between 1942 and today.

Screenshot of Samuel Zipp speaking during this event

Zoellick and Paulson on Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and the World

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Former president of the World Bank Robert B. Zoellick is joined by former United States Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson Jr. to discuss the ideas and individuals that shaped US diplomacy and foreign policy.

The Great Seal of the United States in a courtroom
Reuters

US-Pakistan Relations and South Asian Peace and Security

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United States Asad Majeed Khan discusses the relationship between Pakistan and the United States in the midst of a global crisis.

President Donald Trump and the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, right.
Reuters

President's Club Conversation on US-Colombia Economic Relations

PAST EVENT

Matt Abbot talks with Francisco Santos and Flavia Santoro about the economic relationship between the US and Colombia.

President of Colombia Ivan Duque
Reuters