diversity, all for one

Education and Board Meeting

November 6-7, 2025
Westin River North Hotel
Chicago, IL

PLEASE READ: NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION

Per the July 2025 Board approved resolution,

  • One voting director from each member current firm (as named by each firm) can register for the November and March meetings at no charge. Please use the code Voting25 at checkout.
  • Additional registrants from the same member firm will be charged $500 per person to help cover hotel meeting space and food & beverage expenses incurred by the Giving Institute.
  • All registrants that attend the offsite dinner event must purchase a ticket during the registration process. This event is currently being organized. We will communicate to all registrants when it is ready for purchase. 

Click HERE to book your room!

Please note the Giving Institute has contracted with the hotel for this reduced group rate. By staying on property, you help the Giving Institute meet its contractual obligations and avoid financial penalties. Thank you.

Thursday, November 6, 2025


7:30am – 8:30am

Breakfast and Networking

 

Location: Riverfront Room

 

8:30am – 9:00am

Welcome

 

Facilitators: Paul Koreen, GI Chair. Johnny Cooper, & Matt Beem

Location: Astor Ballroom

 

9:00am – 9:45am

Keynote: AI

 

Facilitator: Nathan Chappell, Virtuous

Location: Astor Ballroom


9:45am – 10:30am

Panel: Bias in AI/How GI Members are Using AI

 

Location: Astor Ballroom

10:30am – 10:45am

Break

 

 

 

10:45am – 11:15am

Roundtable #1:

 

Table 1: How members are using AI

Table 2: Bias in AI

Table 3: Expand on the lightning round

Table 4: How to overcome clients/customers using AI in place of humans

Table 5: Ethical use of AI

 

Location: Astor Ballroom

 

 

 

11:20am – 11:50am

Roundtable #2:

 

Table 1: How members are using AI

Table 2: Bias in AI

Table 3: Expand on the lightning round

Table 4: How to overcome clients/customers using AI in place of humans

Table 5: Ethical use of AI

 

Location: Astor Ballroom

11:50am – 12:00pm

Reflective Exercise

 

Facilitator: Johnny Cooper

Location: Astor Ballroom


12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch and Networking

 

Location: Riverfront Room

 

1:00pm – 1:45pm

GI Global Philanthropy Fellowship Action Plan

 

Facilitator: Dana R.H. Doan

Location: Astor Ballroom

2:45pm – 3:00pm

Break

 

 

 

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Roundtable #1:

 

Table 1: Business operations impact (continued from panel)

Table 2: How have you adapted your work with clients/customers (external)

Table 3: How have you adapted your business operations (internal)

Table 4: TBD

Table 5: TBD

 

Location: Astor Ballroom

 

 

 

4:05pm – 4:35pm

Roundtable #2:

 

Table 1: Business operations impact (continued from panel)

Table 2: How have you adapted your work with clients/customers (external)

Table 3: How have you adapted your business operations (internal)

Table 4: TBD

Table 5: TBD

 

Location: Astor Ballroom

 

4:35pm – 4:45pm

Wrap up and Reflection

 

Facilitators: Matt Beem, Johnny Cooper

Location: Astor Ballroom


Timing TBD

Offsite Dinner

 

Location: TBD YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A TICKET ONCE DINNER REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.


Friday, November 7, 2025



7:30am – 8:30am

Breakfast and Networking

 

Location: Riverfront Room


8:30am – 8:35am

Welcome

 

Facilitators: Johnny Cooper, & Matt Beem

Location: Astor Ballroom


9:45am – 9:55am

Takeaways, lessons learned, action items = the reflective time

 

Location: Astor Ballroom


9:55am – 10:00am

Closing Remarks

 

Location: Astor Ballroom

 

10:00am – 10:15am

GUSA Board Meeting

 

All GI members are welcome to attend. Only GUSA Board members can vote.

 

Location: Astor Ballroom

 

11:00am – 11:45am

GI Board Meeting

 

All GI members are welcome to attend. Only GI Voting Directors can vote.

 

Location: Astor Ballroom