2014 Global Economy Series

Launched in 2009 at the height of the economic crisis, the Global Economy Series draws annual audiences of nearly 2,000 of Chicago's top corporate, civic, and philanthropic leaders, and is the premier series on The Chicago Council's program calendar. Sponsored by Zurich. The 2014 series featured: * Jean-Claude Trichet, chairman, Bruegel, and former president, European Central Bank * Adam Posen, president, Peterson Institute for International Economics * Chrystia Freeland MP, member of parliament for Toronto Centre, Parliament of Canada, and former Managing director and editor, Consumer News, Thomson Reuters * David Stockman, former director, Office of Management and Budget * Karolina Ekholm, deputy governor, Bank of Sweden