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May 2018
Financial Times Future Of Manufacturing Summit USA
The Financial Times will bring together senior business leaders and policy makers for a unique, high level discussion on the particular opportunities and challenges facing U.S. manufacturing. The conference will identify, analyze, and propose solutions on the key areas impacting the sector, including industrial policy, technological advancements, skills and talent improvement and innovation development.
Find out more »The Work Ahead: Machines, Skills, And Us Leadership In The Twenty-First Century
Panel discussion with James Coleman, Partner and Senior Managing Director, Chicago Office, Accenture; Penny Pritzker, Founder and Chairman, PSP Partners; Former US Secretary of Commerce; Juan Salgado, Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago.
Find out more »June 2018
Inclusion and Industry 4.0
Inclusion and Industry 4.0 Forging a High-Wage Future for Chicagoland On June 6, labor, workforce, community, business, and political leaders will come together to develop an action plan to revitalize manufacturing in the Chicago region and support the needs of diverse communities. Hear remarks from Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, other major regional leaders, and new research presented by The Century Foundation and the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) that examines the untapped potential of…
Find out more »Bronzeville Summer Nights is BACK!
QCDC is very excited to announce the 6th season of the Bronzeville Summer Nights event series! Join us in Celebrating & Promoting Commerce in Bronzeville and its surrounding neighborhoods. The lineup is heating up... Our headliner for June will be the one and only Dante Hall! Who always delivers an unbelievable performance. There will be TWO retail pop-ups each month - a Vintage fashion experience curated by aplomb and for bargain shoppers, Sassy Thrifters is joining us! While we recommend walking the corridor to take in all the Beautiful of the community and activities, the TROLLEY returns to…
Find out more »October 2018
Chicago Venture Summit
On October 2nd and 3rd, top investors from across the country come Chicago to meet the best venture-backed companies in the Midwest. The fourth Chicago Venture Summit is the city’s flagship venture capital conference which brings together local, regional, national and international investors and Chicago’s leading entrepreneurs and industry leaders.
Find out more »ThinkChicago At Chicago Ideas Week
From October 18-20th, 2018, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, along with the University of Illinois System, World Business Chicago, and Chicago Ideas week will invite 200 top college students from across the country to take a behind-the-scenes tour of Chicago’s vibrant technology ecosystem and attend Chicago Ideas Week, an annual seven-day gathering that hosts 150+ globally-recognized speakers at 100+ events across the city. Featuring: Tours of Chicago’s most innovative companies and co-working spaces, and meetings with key industry leaders; Talks and…
Find out more »November 2018
2018 Chicago Consular Corps Gala
World Business Chicago and Chicago Sister Cities International will host the Chicago Consular Corps Gala: A Tribute to Our Global Partners, on November 30, 2018 at Hilton Chicago. This annual Gala is Chicago’s premier international event honoring the Chicago Consular Corps (CCC)—an international group of Consulates, Consulates General and Honorary Consulates representing 86 countries around the world, and celebrating the longstanding relationship between the city and the Consular Corps. More than 600 guests attend the black-tie event, which raises nearly $1 million each year to…
Find out more »November 2019
February 2021
Securing Our Future: A Virtual Exchange on Global Cybersecurity Innovations
World Business Chicago, ChicagoNEXT, and the national German Digital Hub Cybersecurity invite you to join them at 8:30 a.m. (CST) on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 for a 60-minute moderated discussion about the risks we face in the digital world. Learn how leading companies from Chicago and Darmstadt, Germany, shape trends and develop innovations to secure our digital future. Register here. Panel: Michael Fassnacht, Interim President and CEO, World Business Chicago Elmar Eperiesi-Beck, CEO, Eperi Brian Fritton, CEO and Founder, Havoc…
Find out more »March 2021
The Future of Switzerland & Chicago As Global Finance Centers
With the nature of finance changing due to digital disruption, automation, blockchain, and democratization, the world’s leading financial centers are facing a rapidly changing outlook. The “Future of Switzerland and Chicago as Global Finance Centers” will bring together two of the globe’s leading financial centers for an intimate, 60-minute conversation about current trends, threads, and transformations occurring within the global financial system. Why Switzerland? As a traditionally strong financial center with infrastructure close to universities, Switzerland offers ideal conditions for…
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