The Chicago Community Trust

Event Calendar

September 2, 2026 Diversity Committee Meeting
September 23, 2026
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary Webinar sponsored by Lastshelf: The Inside Scoop on the P&C Insurance Market
Michelle Hirsch, CAPI and Dave Logan
September 24, 2026 LUNCHEON: Austin Fleming Distinguished Service Award - The Wisdom of Gumby Trusts: Drafting for Flexibility, Optionality, and Change
Kim Kamin, Austin Fleming Award Recipient
October 21, 2026 LUNCHEON: Demystifying DAFs: How they work and why they matter
Jill Weiner, Fidelity Charitable & Gretchen Wolf, Chicago Community Trust; (Moderator) Kirk Hoopingarner, Quarles & Brady
October 21, 2026
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Estate Planners Forum
Samuel A. Donaldson, JD, LL.M., AEP® (Distinguished), Lawrence J. Rybka, JD, CFP®, AEP® (Distinguished), Jamie P. Hopkins, JD, MBA, LL.M., CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®, RICP®, and Natalia K. Gentry, JD
November 11, 2026
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary Webinar: Veteran's Benefits
Susan L. Chalgian
November 12, 2026 BREAKFAST: Trusts Under Pressure: Protecting Irrevocable Trusts in Divorce Litigation
Erika Shaw, JP Morgan, & Lizzy Garlovsky, Holland & Knight
December 9, 2026 VIRTUAL: Private Placement Life Insurance: Tax-Efficient Wealth Transfer & Investment Access
Howard Sharfman, NFP
December 9, 2026
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary Webinar sponsored by Inherit IQ: From Woodstock to TikTok: Understanding and Bridging Generational Divides
Whitney Webb
January 28, 2027 LUNCHEON: Estate & Compensation Planning for Corporate Executives
Kate Kennedy, Cerity Partners
February 24, 2027 LUNCHEON: Year in Review: Key Developments in Estate, Tax & Trust Law
David Handler, Kirkland
March 25, 2027 BREAKFAST: Succession & Exit Planning for Closely Held Businesses
Rob Romanoff, Levenfeld Pearlstein, & Joe Medina, EY
April 28, 2027 LUNCHEON: Income Tax Mitigation Through Creative Trust Structures (INGs, QSBS & More)
Benetta Park, Bessemer Trust, & Dan Gespass, Andersen
May 3, 2027
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Estate Planners Forum
May 19, 2027 LUNCHEON: Partnering with Corporate Fiduciaries: A Drafter's Guide to Better Trust Documents
Kathy Van Eewen, JP Morgan, & Jessica Birnbaum, ArentFox Schiff
June 16, 2027 VIRTUAL: Fun with Funding Formulas: Marital & Credit Shelter Trusts
Susan Bart, ArentFox Schiff
June 30, 2027 2026 CEPC Events Payments
June 30, 2027 2026-2027 Sponsorships
May 8, 2028
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Estate Planners Forum
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