Many of our past events—featuring world leaders, policymakers, journalists, authors, and other experts sharing their ideas and perspectives on critical global issues—are available to watch on-demand.
Former mayors from Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, and Quito shared their insights on Latin American cities' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and their recommendations for recovery.
The Council hosted an expert panel including Noah Praetz, Whitney May, Lawrence Norden, and Peter Spiegel to discuss threats to the 2020 election, in addition to our preparedness in a critical year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Ron Klain from Revolution LLC and the CDC's Anita Patel discussed how we can strengthen health systems, prepare global cities, and educate communities in order to prevent another global pandemic.