AEN Chicago Lunch and Learn at PNC

Ascend Executive Network Chicago holds a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, November 12, 2026, from noon to 1:30 PM at PNC Centre, 1 North Franklin Street, 27th floor, Garfield Park Room. The title is Market Matters and Executive Planning Considerations. PNC hosts. Speakers listed on the Ascend record include Ryan Alwood, market leader for PNC Private Bank, and William Lulis, investment market manager. The briefing covers market outlook, capital allocation, liquidity, and how corporate strategy lines up with executive wealth planning.

Ascend Executive Network is the senior tier of Ascend, the pan-Asian leadership organization founded in 2005. AEN rooms are built for C-suite and senior leaders, not associates hunting a first ERG night. You register through Ascend's member system. The page does not print a public ticket price. Mary Kitchen is the membership contact at mary.kitchen@ascendleadership.org or 612-242-6800 if a login blocks you and you belong in the band.

Go if you already sit near the top of a Chicago-area firm and want a midday peer room on markets and planning. Skip it if you are earlier in your career; the Midwest Diwali at CIBC on November 18 is the broader Ascend evening. Do not force an AEN seat on a title the host would reject at the door.

1 North Franklin is a Loop tower near the Blue Line and several elevators of lunch traffic. Arrive early enough for building security before noon. LinkedIn notes from chapter leaders have also called the afternoon a Diwali lunch. Trust the Ascend registration page for the clock and the room name on the day you go.