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All past events, listed in chronological order.

Learning from COVID-19 to Fight Climate Change

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Eliza Barclay of Vox, NASA’s Cynthia Rosenzweig, Council expert Roger Thurow, and Devex’s Teresa Welsh discussed the lessons we can learn from the coronavirus pandemic to tackle climate change.

Offshore wind turbines in the UK
Nicholas Doherty

Diane Swonk on the Coronavirus Impact and 2020 Economic Currents

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Global Economy Series

Grant Thornton's chief economist Diane Swonk joined The Economist's Midwest Correspondent Adam Roberts for a conversation on 2020's economic currents and the developing impact of COVID-19.

A store closed sign, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Erik McLean

Has China Won?

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China's Changing Landscape

Center for a New American Security CEO Richard Fontaine and Asia Research Institute distinguished fellow Kishore Mahbubani joined Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss US-China relations in 2020.

Chinese and US flag
REUTERS

Rahm Emanuel on Cities in the Age of Pandemics

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Two-term Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Council President Ivo Daalder to share his insights into the challenges facing cities in the age of pandemics.

Rahm Emanuel at the Council in 2017

Global Food Security Symposium 2020

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Global Food Security Symposium

Discover how innovation is changing the way consumers, in the United States and abroad, think about the food system and how new breakthroughs can support a secure, healthy, and prosperous planet.

A person holds a small plant sprout, with a row of others in the background

Global Food Security Challenges in the Era of COVID-19

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Global Food Security Symposium

Sara Menker of Gro Intelligence and Sanjeev Krishnan of S2G Ventures joined Laura Reiley of The Washington Post to discuss the large-scale impacts COVID-19 has had on the global food system.

A London grocery store with empty shelves during the COVID-19 pandemic
John Cameron

Trade Wars, Slowing Global Economy, and Monetary Policy

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The president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Robert S. Kaplan, joined the Council for an important discussion: what type of monetary policy will the Fed prescribe to insulate the US economy from external risks?

Exterior of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Andreas Praefcke

Tina Brown on Women, Politics, and Leadership

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

In tandem with the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, founder and CEO of Women in the World Tina Brown and the Council’s Ertharin Cousin discussed how women will shape politics in the next decade and beyond.

Tina Brown, speaking at at event in 2018
Cynthia Smoot

YP In-Depth on Climate Catastrophe

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YP In-Depth

Members of the Council’s Young Professionals Network join Leonardo Martinez-Diaz from the World Resources Institute to discuss climate resilience in the face of catastrophe.

Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil
Reuters

Hong Kong and the Future of One Country, Two Systems

PAST EVENT VIDEO
China's Changing Landscape

University of Notre Dame's Victoria Tin-bor Hui and Jeffrey Wasserstrom of the University of California, Irvine, joined the Council to discuss what protests can tell us about the future of Hong Kong.

Two million people gathered to protest in Hong Kong
Manson Yim