FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MAY 19, 2022
ARLINGTON, VA – POLITICO, the world’s leading global news operation and information service specializing in politics and policy, today announced an exclusive media partnership with the Council of the Great Lakes Region. Continuing a relationship that started in 2019, the partnership is centered on the 2022 Great Lakes Economic Forum in Chicago, Illinois, a bi-national forum that leads conversations centered around working across borders and sectors to strengthen the United States – Canada Great Lakes region’s long-term sustainability and competitiveness in today’s global climate of trade, investment, and innovation.
“POLITICO is thrilled to partner with the Council of the Great Lakes Region again for the sixth annual Great Lakes Economic Forum, which is being co-hosted with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot,” said Luiza Ch. Savage, POLITICO’s executive editor for growth. “We are excited to bring journalistic insight from Washington, state capitals, and Canada to the leading venue for business, government, academic, and non-profit conversations on the future of this bi-national region.”
POLITICO journalists participating in the Forum will include authors of Illinois Playbook, Ottawa Playbook, and The Long Game, POLITICO’s newsletter covering sustainability.
“With its focus on politics and policy in both the U.S. and Canada, but also around the world, POLITICO is the perfect partner to connect these important conversations to influential audiences in both countries at a time of tremendous political, economic, and environmental uncertainty, but also opportunity,” said Mark Fisher, President and CEO, Council of the Great Lakes Region.
POLITICO and the Council of the Great Lakes Region will join forces for the 2022 Great Lakes Economic Forum, taking place in Chicago, Illinois at the DoubleTree Magnificent Mile Hotel from June 26-28th. Additional information can be found here. Register today, for this premier networking and thought-leadership event. During the two-day event, which will kick-off with a reception on June 26th, participants will hear from and connect with international, national, and regional leaders, such as:
- Bruce Heyman, former United States Ambassador to Canada
- Michael Gregory, Deputy Chief Economist & Head of U.S. Economics, BMO Capital Markets
- Steven A. Altman, co-author of the DHL Global Connectedness Index
- Debra Shore, Regional Administrator, Region 5, United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Megan Leslie, President and CEO, WWF Canada
- Bill Sisson, Executive Director, WBCSD, North America
- David Usher, acting Consul General of Canada (Chicago)
- Rocco Rossi, President and CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
- Jocelyn Brown Hall, Director, UN FAO Food, North America
- Wade Kapszukiewicz, Mayor of Toledo
- Heather C. Briccetti, President and CEO, The Business Council of New York State
- Jason McMann, Head of Geopolitical Risk Analysis, Morning Consult
- Suzanne Goldberg, Director of Public Policy, Canada, ChargePoint
- Bruce Burrows, President and CEO, Chamber of Marine Commerce
- John Austin, Director, Michigan Economic Center
About POLITICO: POLITICO is the global authority on the intersection of politics, policy, and power. It is the most robust news operation and information service in the world specializing in politics and policy, which informs the most influential audience in the world with insight, edge, and authority. Founded in 2007, POLITICO has grown to a team of 700 working across North America, more than half of whom are editorial staff. POLITICO Europe, its seven-year-old European edition has grown to nearly 200 employees. In October, 2021, POLITICO was acquired by, and is a subsidiary of, Axel Springer SE.
POLITICO’s coverage of the Great Lakes Region includes Illinois Playbook, New York Playbook, and Ottawa Playbook. POLITICO’s sustainability coverage includes The Long Game and Pro Sustainability, a policy intelligence service for professionals.
About the Council of the Great Lakes Region: The Council of the Great Lakes Region is a binational network of organizations comprised of: (1) the Council of the Great Lakes Region USA, an Ohio-based trade association; (2) the CGLR Foundation, an Ohio-based public charity; and the Council of the Great Lakes Region Canada, a not-for-profit corporation. Together, these organizations, collectively referred to as the Council of the Great Lakes Region, are leading a new era of economic growth, environmental protection, and individual well-being by building the region’s long-term competitiveness and sustainability today.
This press release, originally published in the POLITICO Press, is reprinted here with permission.
