All upcoming events, listed in chronological order.

2026 Global Food Security Working Dinner

In-Person EVENT

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri hosts a working dinner to discuss the Council's food and agriculture work.

Farmer Brandon Hedges walks back to his combine while harvesting soybeans in Pawnee, IL on October 7, 2010.
Seth Perlman / AP
Oct
20

America's Place in the World: Global Volatility and Authoritarianism

Hybrid EVENT

Daniel Twining, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Leslie Vinjamuri unpack how Republicans and Democrats see America's role in the world and how they want their country to engage in the world around them.

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A general view of the US Capitol on June 23, 2023.
Mariam Zuhaib / AP
Oct
22

Global Leadership Awards Dinner 2026

In-Person EVENT

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs will honor Ambassador Cindy McCain, David J. Vitale, and Chris Myers at the 23rd Annual Global Leadership Awards Dinner.

A room full of people sitting at tables
Oct
28

How to Win a Trade War

Hybrid EVENT

Soumaya Keynes, Brent Neiman, and Kyla Scanlon unpack the new rules of global economic competition.

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A sign reading "Wall Street" hangs in the New York subway.
Peter Morgan / AP
Nov
4

Sea Change: A Conversation with Rana Foroohar on the Race for the Arctic

Hybrid EVENT

Rana Foroohar and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss how a rapidly changing Arctic is creating a new frontier for global competition and American power.

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A path in the ice is left in the wake of the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it travels through the Northwest Passage through the Franklin Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago on July 22, 2017.
David Goldman / AP
Nov
10

Consular Corps Reception 2026

In-Person EVENT

A reception celebrating the Council's longtime collaboration with the Chicago Consular Corps.

Attendees at the 2025 Consular Corps Reception pose for a photo.
Ana Miyares Photography
Nov
19