Tuur Driesser, PhD student from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, has been accepted to participate in the international student delegation at the inaugural Chicago Forum on Global Cities from May 27-29, 2015.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Financial Times will convene the business, civic, cultural, and education leaders of global cities to engage in a multidisciplinary dialogue on the critical trends facing global cities. The Forum aims to create a brand new cross-disciplinary dialogue that brings together leaders from all of the vital sectors of a global city—business, culture, education, and civics—for an intense few days of discussions and meetings. The future of global cities will be defined by the mayors and maestros, the scholars and CEOs, who will attend and participate in this unique global forum in a unique global city.

 About The Chicago Council

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, founded in 1922, is an independent, nonpartisan organization committed to educating the public—and influencing the public discourse—on global issues of the day. The Council provides a forum in Chicago for world leaders, policymakers, and other experts to speak to its members and the public on these issues. Long known for its public opinion surveys of American views on foreign policy, The Chicago Council also brings together stakeholders to examine issues and offer policy insight into areas such as global agriculture, the global economy , global energy, global cities, global security, and global immigration. Learn more at www.thechicagocouncil.org and follow @ChicagoCouncil.