Global Leadership Awards Dinner 2024

Honoring US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, President of United Airlines Brett J. Hart, and Emerging Leader alumna Shoba Pillay.

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December 3, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 PM CST | The Ritz-Carlton Chicago

Please join us for the 21st Annual Global Leadership Awards Dinner on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton. The evening, co-chaired by Michael Sacks, CEO, Grosvenor Capital Management, and Jennifer Scanlon, President & CEO, UL Solutions Inc., honors distinguished individuals for extraordinary leadership and commitment to our city, the nation, and the world.

To reserve your spot for the Global Leadership Awards Dinner, use the RSVP link below. Tickets are $1,000 per person, and tables are $50,000, $25,000, and $10,000. All table registrants will receive event recognition—special thanks to our sponsors below. We hope you will join them in making the 2024 Global Leadership Awards Dinner an enormous success.

Purchase individual tickets or a table for up to 10 guests by using the link below.

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Table Levels & Pricing

Co-Chair Level $50,000 | Priority seating for ten, special recognition from the stage and in the printed program, and listing on the Council website.
Vice Chair Level $25,000 | Preferred seating for ten, recognition on the printed program, and listing on the Council website.
Patron Level $10,000 | Reserved seating for ten, recognition on the printed program, and listing on the Council website.
About the Honorees
Rahm Emanuel
US Ambassador to Japan
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Appointed US Ambassador to Japan in 2021, Rahm Emanuel has fostered strong relations during a time of increased complexity and challenge. He served as Mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019 and White House Chief of Staff under President Barack Obama.
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Brett J. Hart
President, United Airlines
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Since leading United Airlines through the global lockdown caused by the pandemic, Brett J. Hart has built a culture of safety, caring, dependability, and efficiency for its customers, while serving as a champion of diversity and inclusion for the community.
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Shoba Pillay
Partner, Jenner & Block
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A former federal prosecutor, Shoba Pillay is a partner at Jenner & Block where she leverages her technical skills and depth of understanding on global issues and risk to provide guidance to clients across a range of sizes and sectors.
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2024 Dinner Chairs

  • Michael Sacks, Chairman and CEO, GCM Grosvenor
  • Jennifer Scanlon, President and CEO, UL Solutions