Events & Conversations
GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADERS
Unlike some business groups, our membership structure is designed to assure a diversity of industries, ages and backgrounds. When guests address The Economic Club of Chicago they speak to a broad cross-section of American executives. Global thought leaders from the worlds of business, politics and science know their words are heard by opinion leaders with a reach well beyond Chicago.
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Upcoming Events
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Kevin Warren
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David Axelrod & Bill Kristol
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Mellody Hobson
Past Events
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David Brooks
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Thasunda Brown Duckett
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Ynon Kreiz
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Larry Snelling
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Janet Yellen
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Walter Isaacson
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Mayor Brandon Johnson
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Eboo Patel
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Austan Goolsbee
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José Andrés
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Dr. Albert Bourla
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Dara Khosrowshahi
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Gwynne Shotwell
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Martin Scorsese
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Chris Kempczinski
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Ari Emanuel
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Zanny Minton Beddoes
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Dr. Lisa Su
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Pedro Martinez
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Roz Brewer
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Jørgen Vig Knudstorp
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Secretary Gina M. Raimondo
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Chip Bergh
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Kenneth C. Griffin
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Reid Hoffman
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President Barack Obama
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Tracee Ellis Ross
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Jane Fraser
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Brian Cornell
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Bill Gates
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Scott Kirby
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Senators Amy Klobuchar & Mitt Romney
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Sal Khan
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Stephen Schwarzman
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Margo Georgiadis
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Kenneth Frazier
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Dr. Anthony Fauci
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot
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Peter Orszag
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General John Allen
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Bono
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