Upcoming

Best Practices Roundtable: Onboarding and Talent Retention

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Registration and Networking: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Roundtable Discussion: 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m

Facilitators: Gail Golden, Principal, Gail Golden Consulting, LLC, Scott Robinson, Managing Director, RRG, Melanie Steinbach, VP, Chief Talent Officer, McDonald's Corporation, Kim Svoboda, Founder, Aspiration Catalyst™, Alonzo Walker, Managing Partner, Altus Human Capital Solutions

Location: Steelcase Work Café, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60654

2019 Member Holiday Reception

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Reception: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Location: Northern Trust - Global Conference Center, 50 S. LaSalle St.

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Tools and Weapons: A Conversation with Microsoft President Brad Smith

Date: Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 

Registration and Networking: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Program: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Location: American Writers Museum, 180 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601

Speaker: Brad Smith, President, Microsoft

Moderator: Chris Gladwin, CEO and Co-Founder, Ocient

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A Conversation with Elaine Wynn & Mellody Hobson

Date: Thursday, January 9, 2020

Registration and Networking: 11:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Luncheon Program: 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Location: The Standard Club

Speaker: Elaine Wynn, Co-Founder, Wynn Resorts

Moderator: Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO, Ariel Investments

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2020 Annual Economic Outlook

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Registration and Networking: 11:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Luncheon Program: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago

Speaker: Dr. Bob Froehlich, Owner, Kane County Cougars Baseball Club and
Former Vice Chair, Deutsche Bank, Jeffrey Gundlach, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer, DoubleLine, Diane Swonk, Chief Economist, Grant Thornton LLP

Moderator: Terry Savage, Nationally Syndicated Columnist, Terry Savage Productions

40th Annual Economic Outlook 

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Leadership Development Workshop: How to Design Workplace Culture

Date: Friday, January 24, 2020

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m

Location: Edelman, 200 E Randolph Street

Speakers: Felicia Joy, Senior Vice President, Transformation and Head of Behavioral Science, Edelman & Tamara Rodman, Executive Vice President, Employee Experience, Edelman

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Navigating the Corporate Social Responsibility Landscape

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2020

Registration and Networking: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Roundtable Discussion: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m

Speakers: Jennifer Lawson, Chief Civic Innovation Officer, Points of Light, Connie Lindsey, EVP and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Diversity and Inclusion, Northern Trust

Moderator: Seth Green, Founding Director, Baumhart Center and Executive Lecturer, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago

Location: Edelman, Aon Center, 200 E. Randolph Street

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2020 Edelman Trust Barometer

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Registration and Networking: 11:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Luncheon Program: 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Location: Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, 221 North Columbus Drive

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 A Changing Workforce

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Registration and Networking: 11:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Luncheon Program: 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Location: The Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL 60604

Speaker: Steven Preston, CEO, Goodwill Industries International

Moderator: Jeff Korzenik, Chief Investment Strategist, Fifth Third Bank

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From the Front Lines to the Factory Floor: Fighting Terrorism and Protecting Privacy

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Registration and Networking: 11:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Luncheon Program: 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Location: Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, 221 North Columbus Drive

Speaker: Alex Karp, CEO, Palantir Technologies

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A Conversation with Jeni Britton Bauer

Date: Thursday, April 30, 2020

Registration and Networking: 11:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Luncheon Program: 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Location: The Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL 60604

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