In The CIW 5, we ask you to tell us the five CIW events that cannot be missed. Today’s subject: Rachel Graham, our director of CIW YOU(th), who is ready to look toward our city’s future.

1. The Talk You’d Skip Work to See

Race in America (Tuesday, October 13, 4 – 5:30pm) and A City Divided: Reimagining the Future of Race in Chicago (Wednesday, October 14, 12 – 1pm) will teach us how to have the tough conversations we all need to be engaged in in order to move our society toward greater equality.

Rachel Graham will save a seat for you at Top of Their Game: Entrepreneurs & Their Startup Stories.

2. The Evening Talk You Plan to Invite All of Your Friends To

Top of Their Game: Entrepreneurs & Their Startup Stories (Wednesday, October 14, 7 – 8:30pm). I am so excited to see this many powerhouse entrepreneurs on one stage. (P.S. Just take a closer look at that lineup.)

3. The Conversation You’re Anxious to Be a Part of

The Unraveling of the American Justice System (Saturday, October 17, 4 – 5pm) It’s something I think about all of the time. How do we fix a broken system?

4. The Lab That You Can’t Wait to Explore

Anytime I can go to the Art Institute, I’m there, so an inside guide into their Arms & Armor collection looks fascinating (Arts, Arms & Armor at the Art Institute of Chicago, Thursday, October 15, 5 – 6:30pm) I’m even told there is a knight in shining armor there.

5. The Speaker Whose Ideas Absolutely Fascinate You

Everyone at Cultural Icons (Wednesday, October 14, 4 – 5:30pm) is going to give a glimpse into the people we think we know. But I am in awe of Stuart Scott’s strength, and the strength of his family, and I know that the conversation between Scott’s partner Kristin Spodobalski and co-author Larry Platt will be something very, very special.