Past Speakers
NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Fired for Being Gay: The State of LGBTQ Rights in the Workplace
October 8, 2019
Gerald Lynn Bostock, the plaintiff named in the case of BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, was fired from his job as a county child welfare services coordinator when his employer learned he joined a gay recreational softball league. On October 8, his case will be one of two heard by the United…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Corteva Agriscience CEO Jim Collins
September 25, 2019
Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience, the newly independent publicly traded spin-off of DowDuPont, will deliver an address on the trade, regulatory, environmental and innovation issues facing U.S. farmers and the subsequent threat these issues pose to the food security of American consumers and…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: "The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation"
September 18, 2019
One year ago, amidst the backdrop of the #MeToo movement, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford decided to send a letter in confidence to a leading Democratic lawmaker alleging that her former high school classmate and Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Newsmaker: Tennessee Valley Authority President & CEO Jeff Lyash
September 18, 2019
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s new president and CEO, Jeff Lyash, will discuss the future of energy and his vision for the nation’s largest public utility at a National Press Club Headliners event on September 18 at 10 a.m. Coming off of his first 100 days as the new leader of the $11 billion…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Driving Economic Growth Through Assistive Tech & Workplace Inclusivity
September 4, 2019
Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, Vinton Cerf, and other influential leaders in disability inclusion, technology, and advocacy will discuss how embracing assistive technologies and adopting an inclusive mindset will drive U.S. economic growth by employing the nearly 11 million people with…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Newsmaker: United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts
September 4, 2019
The International President of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Cecil Roberts will discuss the future of the coal industry and what effect he believes proposed climate change legislation and initiatives will have on the jobs outlook for coal producing regions at a National Press Club…
Read MoreNPC Newsmaker: Xiyue Wang's Wife Marks Third Anniversary of His Imprisonment in Iran
August 8, 2019
Marking the third anniversary of Princeton University graduate student Xiyue Wang’s false imprisonment in Iran, his wife Hua Qu will deliver remarks about the status of his case in a National Press Club Newsmaker event Thursday, Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. In August 2016, Xiyue…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Luncheon: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
August 7, 2019
Livestream will begin 8/7 at 1:00pm ET. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Cummings will address the Oversight Committee’s investigations into the Trump…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Newsmaker: Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Steve Bullock
August 7, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will participate in a National Press Club Newsmaker event Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Club’s First Amendment Lounge. Gov. Bullock will discuss the details of his plans to reform campaign finance – an issue that has been…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: Gov. Terry McAuliffe - "Beyond Charlottesville"
August 6, 2019
Nearly two years after a "Unite the Right" white supremacist rally in Charlottesville resulted in the deaths of three people, former Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe will share his new book, “Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism,” at a National Press Club Headliners…
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