Cohort, 2025, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Rebecca Knight is an assistant general counsel with Aon's law and compliance team. She is a business-focused attorney with over 15 years of experience partnering with leaders to meet strategic objectives, mitigate risk, and drive ...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Marketing, Communications, & Media, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Jamie Waters works in strategic communications on global issues with local impact, from defending philanthropic freedom and adopting emerging technologies to fostering social inclusion and engaging with ...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Before his role as executive director, Brian Peckrill served as the fellows’ program director, where he was responsible for designing and implementing forward-thinking, ethics-focused experiences for top MBA studen...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Josh Ellis is the co-founder and executive director of SUM, a company that creates restorative outdoor experiences for groups throughout Chicagoland—from staff retreats and wellness outings to community ...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Non-profit, Anthony Simpkins is a leader in Chicago’s affordable housing community and has held multiple roles serving the City of Chicago. As Managing Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Housing, he administered housing and communi...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Law, Sector, Academia, Juliet Sorensen is a clinical professor of law and the director of Loyola's Rule of Law Institute and Program in Rule of Law for Development. Previously, she was a member of the clinical faculty at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, wher...

Cohort, 2016, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, In her previous role as executive director of Heartland Alliance International (HAI) and a vice president of Heartland Alliance, Elizabeth Powley oversaw HAI’s work in a dozen countries, which aims to secure the r...

Honoring The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada; Regina Cross, vice president in private wealth management at Goldman Sachs and Council Emerging Leaders alumna; Michael Polsky, Invenergy founder and CEO; and Tanya Polsky, Polsky Foundation president.

More than 70 speakers will take part in the inaugural event exploring quantum policy and quantum's impact on energy innovation, AI, security, healthcare, and investment.