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.
Scott Santi of Illinois Tool Works, Jennifer Steans of Financial Investments Corporation, Jim Zallie of Ingredion, and Andrea Zopp of World Business Chicago share DEI steps their organizations have taken.
Film director Andrew Goldberg, Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League, Tess Owen of VICE News, and the Illinois Holocaust Museum's Susan Abrams discussed antisemitism, and what can be done to defeat it.
The 2019 symposium theme was "the future is now." Speakers discussed how we can continue to foster progress and promote equity across sectors, in addition to how we ensure the brightest future for all people.
A network of international thought-leaders joined the Council for a series of conversations that led to new ideas and a greater understanding of what is working, and where more effort is needed.