Oct
1
2025
Buffett Lecture | Global Security Challenges: A View From Down Under
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Professor John Blaxland of the Australian National University will explore how today’s strategic challenges, from great ...
Buffett Book Talks, Conversations & Symposia
Throughout the academic year, the Buffett Institute hosts a robust program of events, many of which are open to the general public, including book talks, conversations with global leaders, and quarterly daylong symposia. Recordings of our symposia and other major events are available on our Live from the Buffett Reading Room podcast channel. To receive our event invitations, subscribe to our mailing list >>
Events List
Oct
16
2025
Indigenous Knowledge and Ecological Conservation: A Student Conversation with Hector Ortiz
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM, Evanston
Northwestern University undergraduate and graduate students are invited to join us for a lunchtime conversation with Hec...
Oct
23
2025
Oct
24
2025
Oct
29
2025
Michael Grunwald on “We Are Eating the Earth”
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, No Location
Join the Center for Synthetic Biology for a talk with Michael Grunwald from 4:00–5:00 p.m. followed by a reception from ...
Nov
7
2025
The Peace We Make: A Youth-Led Buffett Symposium
All day, Evanston
Young people are leading global efforts to end conflict, defend human rights, and advocate for sustainable peace. Hosted...
Nov
12
2025
Buffett Book Talk | "Selective Solidarity: Children and Middle-Class Moralities in Transnational Senegal" with Chelsie Yount
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
More information to come. This event is co-sponsored by the Program of African Studies, part of the Office for Research ...
Dec
10
2025
Graduate Book Talk | "The Global Meme Project: From Ideation to Dissertation Publication" with Sulafa Zidani
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM, Evanston
Northwestern University graduate students are invited to join us for a lunchtime conversation with Sulafa Zidani, a scho...
Dec
11
2025
Conference on AI & National Security
All day, No Location
Gain insights from leading experts in AI, cybersecurity and national security at the annual Conference on AI & National ...
Jan
22
2026
Buffett Symposium: Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM, Chicago
The global information environment is undergoing a significant transformation, as major social media platforms and gover...
Jan
23
2026
Buffett Symposium: Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
The global information environment is undergoing a significant transformation, as major social media platforms and gover...
Feb
17
2026
Elliott Speaker Series | Thea Riofrancos on "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
More information to come. About the Elliott Speaker Series As part of our Elliott Scholars Program, the Roberta Buffett ...
Mar
4
2026
Buffett Book Talk | "America’s Middle East: The Ruination of a Region" with Marc Lynch
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
More information to come.