Past Speakers
NPC Newsmaker: Gretchen Carlson & Julie Roginsky discuss the new landmark “Me Too” Bill
March 29, 2022
Gretchen Carlson, former Fox News journalist, and now a special contributor for PEOPLE TV, joins Julie Roginsky, co-founder of the non-profit, “Lift Our Voices" to discuss the recent landmark “#MeToo” bill that forbids companies from forcing sexual harassment and assault claims into arbitration. …
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Ukraine Ambassador Oksana Markarova
March 15, 2022
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova and Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia will appear at an in-person Newsmaker event on Tuesday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m. in the National Press Club’s ballroom. They will discuss the deteriorating…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: American Medical Association President, Gerald Harmon M.D.
February 24, 2022
American Medical Association President Dr. Gerald E. Harmon, M.D., will deliver a live national address on Thursday, Feb. 24, as the pandemic enters its third year. The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the first COVID-19 case in the U.S. on Jan. 20, 2020. The speech, delivered via livestream…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to discuss Republican AGs' challenge to Clean Air Act
February 17, 2022
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will explain the arguments behind his state's legal challenge to the Clean Air Act at a Headliners Newsmaker event on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. Joining Morrisey is Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Civil rights, government accountability groups to discuss 2022 voting law changes
January 13, 2022
Leaders from the Democracy Initiative, Demos and Common Cause will review state-by-state election law changes set to take effect in 2022 at a National Press Club Headliners panel on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. Panelists include Diana Philip, chief of staff of the Democracy Initiative, a coalition…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Aruba’s Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes
January 10, 2022
Aruba’s Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes will address the National Press Club and take questions at a virtual event next month. The program will be held on Monday, Jan. 10 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST, and will be moderated by outgoing National Press Club President Lisa Matthews. This one-…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Dr. Anthony Fauci
December 20, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), will discuss the current state of the pandemic at National Press Club Headliners Virtual Newsmaker on Monday, Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: Leaders of Actors’ Equity and Broadway Advocacy Coalition on challenges of reopening theater and creating more diversity onstage
December 14, 2021
Actors’ Equity Association president and actor Kate Shindle and actor Britton Smith, president of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, will discuss the challenges of reopening live theater amid the COVID-19 pandemic and progress toward making American theater more diverse and inclusive at National…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: Judge Lina Hidalgo, Harris County, TX
December 7, 2021
Lina Hidalgo, county judge of Harris County, Texas, will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners newsmaker on Tuesday, December 7 at 10 a.m. Hidalgo will deliver a speech entitled, “Deep in the Heart of Texas: How Texas’ Largest County Is Leading on Progressive Change.” Hidalgo was…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin President
December 2, 2021
Mary Lou McDonald, president of the Sinn Féin political party, will speak at a National Press Club’s in-person Headliners newsmaker on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Fourth Estate. McDonald will discuss Brexit’s effect on the island nation’s economic and political stability, the…
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