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  1. China's Economy and China's Consumers: The Long-Term Outlook
    Pat Whelan

    China's Economy and China's Consumers: The Long-Term Outlook

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Panel
    A panel of experts discussed China’s transition from a manufacturing-led economy to a services-and consumer-based one, which will have serious implications for international investors seeking to do business in China.
  2. The Return of Inflation—and the Rethinking of Monetary Policy?
    Ervins Strauhmanis

    The Return of Inflation—and the Rethinking of Monetary Policy?

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Lecture
    Raphael W. Bostic, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, joined the Council to consider if the current framework of our monetary policy is due for a reckoning.
  3. YP In-Depth on Climate Catastrophe
    Reuters

    YP In-Depth on Climate Catastrophe

    PAST EVENT Workshop
    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.
  4. Gentrification: The Good, the Bad, and the Hipsters
    Avi Werde

    Gentrification: The Good, the Bad, and the Hipsters

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Panel
    Building and design experts consider the long-term effects of gentrification on communities and the role of young people.
  5. The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism
    Jurriaan Snikkers

    The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Panel
    A panel of experts joined the Council to discuss "new localism," which has the potential to solve many of the challenges facing modern societies.
  6. Troubled Waters? The South China Sea in Focus
    Nicholas Huynh

    Troubled Waters? The South China Sea in Focus

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Panel
    Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis, Oriana Skylar Mastro, and Gregory Poling discuss whether China was ready to enforce its claims in the Pacific and how the US planned to deflect and diffuse these efforts.
  7. Mona Eltahawy on The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls

    Mona Eltahawy on The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Lecture
    The Council welcomed award-winning author, activist, commentator, and feminist leader Mona Eltahawy, who inspires women and nonbinary people to embrace their power and fight oppression.
  8. Networks and Power from the Freemasons to Facebook
    Tim Bennett

    Networks and Power from the Freemasons to Facebook

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Lecture
    Niall Ferguson explains why the tension between rigid hierarchies and fluid, informal webs of interconnection has been a defining, if misunderstood, driver of change and disruption throughout modern history
  9. General Jim Mattis on Learning to Lead

    General Jim Mattis on Learning to Lead

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Lecture
    General Jim Mattis, former US Secretary of Defense, delivered the inaugural Lester Crown Distinguished Lecture on US Foreign Policy and shared insights on US national security priorities.
  10. Jump-Starting America: Reviving the American Dream
    Jeswin Thomas

    Jump-Starting America: Reviving the American Dream

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Panel
    MIT economists Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson joined the Council to discuss how the US can recreate an economy where the benefits of growth are shared more widely.