The inaugural Chicago Forum on Global Cities, hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Financial Times, convened in Chicago May 27-29, 2015. Since then this annual gathering has brought together global leaders across business, education, civics and art including Madeleine Albright, Ajay Banga, Ronnie Chan, Henry Cisneros,Tan Chorh Chuan, Helen Clark, Arne Duncan, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Florida, Jeanne Gang, Patricia de Lille, Arne Quinze, Oussama Rifahi, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, and Anne-Marie Slaughter.