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The Chicago Forum on Global Cities, hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Financial Times, is a three-day international conference that raises provocative questions about the influence of global cities and how they can solve pressing global challenges. Participating thought leaders and decision makers create new connections and develop innovative solutions to advance in their own cities.

About

THE FORUM IS A PLACE WHERE BIG THINGS HAPPEN

Global cities are on the front lines of the world’s most pressing challenges: they are targets of terrorism, vulnerable to natural disasters, fraught with inequality, and plagued by urban violence. They are also at the center of the most innovative solutions.

Through in-depth panels moderated by Financial Times journalists, intimate discussions, innovative flash talks, intensive workshops, and informal networking – Forum participants will garner new ideas and understanding to improve the efficacy of urban networks, management, and design.

2018
speakers

  • Kate_Gebo

    Kate Gebo

    EVP of Human Resources and Labor Relations, United Airlines

    CHICAGO

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  • Edward_Mazria

    Edward Mazria

    Founder and CEO, Architecture 2030

    SANTA FE

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  • Abha_Joshi_Ghani

    Abha Joshi-Ghani

    Senior Advisor for Public-Private Partnerships, The World Bank

    WASHINGTON, DC

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  • Michael_Nutter

    Michael Nutter

    Former Mayor, City of Philadelphia

    PHILADELPHIA

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Full list of 2018 Speakers >>

News & Updates

  • The Path to Fulton Market

    New to Chicago? Take a tour through the streets with an original video created for Forum attendees by local student, Tomás Linquist.

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  • Meeting Carbon Reduction Goals

    Did you know that zero waste also means carbon reduction? Forum sponsor UL shares how in a new commentary.

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  • Building Inclusive Cities

    The new economy requires cities and companies to come together to create a workforce that includes all and thrives. Forum sponsor Grant Thornton explains how.

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  • 2018 Global Student Delegation

    Meet the Global Student Delegation from the 2018 Chicago Forum on Global Cities.

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Information

  • Global Student Delegation

    Global Student Delegation

    Meet the next generation of global city thinkers – our 2018 Global Student Delegation.

  • Next Generation at Forum

    Next Generation at Forum

    The Next Generation of global cities leaders and stakeholders have a stake in the game. Learn how young leaders can engage at the Forum.

  • Workshops

    Workshops

    Global leaders will explore solutions to complex policy issues confronting global cities at workshops during the Chicago Forum.
    View the 2017 Reports

  • More on Global Cities

    More on Global Cities

    Cities are where action, change, and innovation come together to solve some of humanities biggest challenges.

  • Past Forums

    Past Forums

    The Forum brings together leading experts from urban life. Meet the past speakers and watch videos of previous forums here.

  • 2018 Photos

    2018 Photos

    View photos from the 2018 Chicago Forum on Global Cities.

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Kate Gebo

Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Labor Relations, United Airlines

Chicago

Kate Gebo is executive vice president of human resources and labor relations for United Airlines. Kate is responsible for leading a global team of more than 500 professionals in the transformation of United’s culture. Kate previously served as senior vice president of customer service delivery and chief customer officer at United. Kate also previously served as United’s vice president for the office of the CEO, where she worked with United’s CEO Oscar Munoz and the executive team to coordinate strategic company initiatives. Kate joined United in 1998 and also held roles leading the corporate real estate organization and in procurement. Prior to joining United, Kate worked at Continental Airlines. Kate received her bachelor’s degree in finance from Chicago’s DePaul University. She earned a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Business at Loyola University of Chicago.

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Edward Mazria

Founder and CEO, Architecture 2030

Santa Fe

Edward Mazria is an internationally recognized architect, author, researcher, and educator. He is the founder and CEO of Architecture 2030, a think tank developing real-world solutions for 21st century problems, and host of the AIA+2030 Professional Education Series, China Accord, the 2030 Districts movement in North American cities, the Zero Tool, and Achieving Zero – a framework of incremental building sector actions to ensure a carbon neutral built environment by the year 2050. In 2017, Mazria delivered the Roadmap to Zero Emissions report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – a flexible approach to achieve zero CO2 emissions in the built environment by mid-century. He is a senior fellow of the Design Futures Council, fellow of the American Institute of Architects, honorary fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and received an honorary DArch from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Abha Joshi-Ghani

Senior Advisor for Public-Private Partnerships, The World Bank

Washington, D.C.

Abha Joshi-Ghani is the senior adviser for Public-Private Partnerships at The World Bank, cochair of the Global Future Council on the Future of Cities and Urbanization for the World Economic Forum, and coeditor of The Urban Imperative: Towards Competitive Cities, with Professor Edward Glaeser (Oxford University Press, 2014). She is the former head of Global Urban Development Practice at the World Bank and has worked primarily on infrastructure finance and urban development in South and East Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Before joining the World Bank, she worked for the Reserve Bank of India. Joshi-Ghani holds a MA in philosophy from Oxford University, a MA from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and a BA from Lady Sri Rama College, Delhi University.

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Michael Nutter

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Former Mayor, City of Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Michael A. Nutter was elected Mayor of Philadelphia in 2007 and served two terms. Esquire magazine named him to its “Americans of the Year” list in 2011, and he was named a “Public Official of the Year” by Governing magazine in 2014. Nutter has accepted numerous appointments including political commentator for CNN, distinguished fellow for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, executive fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice, senior fellow and adviser to the Dean at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, nonresident senior executive fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice, and David N. Dinkins Professor of Professional Practice in Urban and Public Affairs at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. He also serves on President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Advisory Committee.

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  • Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - Friday, June 8, 2018
    6:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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  • Revel Fulton Market
    1215 W Fulton Market
    Chicago, Illinois 60607

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