The Annual Corporate Conference

About the Corporate Conference:

The Council on Foreign Relations's annual Corporate Conference takes place each spring at CFR's headquarters in New York. Open exclusively to CFR corporate members, the conference offers a unique opportunity for senior executives from a variety of industries to gather with their peers for candid dialogue on the pressing global issues affecting business, competitiveness, and the economic outlook.

2013 Corporate Conference, March 7 and 8

Conference Highlights (2008 - 2012)

Madeleine K. Albright and Richard N. Haass

Former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright and CFR President Richard N. Haass discuss the geopolitical state of the world at the 2012 Corporate Conference.

Jeffrey R. Immelt and Maria Bartiromo

Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and CEO, General Electric, opened the 2011 conference with CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo.

Kenneth Feinberg

Opening keynote speaker Kenneth Feinberg takes a question from the audience at the 2010 Corporate Conference. Watch the conversation.

Alan Blinder, Nouriel Roubini, Robert E. Rubin, and Chrystia Freeland

Economists Alan Blinder and Nouriel Roubini and former treasury secretary Robert E. Rubin participate in a plenary session on the U.S. economy at the 2010 Corporate Conference.

David M. Rubenstein

David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and managing director of The Carlyle Group, giving the closing keynote address at the 2010 Corporate Conference.

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria, author, host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS", and editor-at-large of Time Magazine, joins CFR president Richard N. Haass in addressing geopolitical risks and challenges at the 2010 conference.

Robert Greifeld

Nasdaq-OMX chief executive officer Robert Greifeld responds to an audience question at the opening keynote session of the 2009 Corporate Conference.

Timothy Geithner

Timothy Geithner, then-president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and current treasury secretary, addresses CFR corporate members in 2008. His full remarks.