Past Speakers
Senator Jim Webb
December 7, 2010
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Senator Webb to Speak on Governing Principles for U.S. National Security U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Pearl Harbor Day, Tuesday, December 7, in the Zenger Room of the National Press…
Read MoreMuhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca Cola Company
December 2, 2010
Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca Cola Company will address a Luncheon on Dec. 2. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. and remarks begin promptly at 1 p.m., followed by a question period that concludes at 2 p.m. Cost of the luncheon is $17 for National Press Club members, $28 for their guests…
Read MoreEnergy Secretary Steven Chu to Address the National Press Club
November 29, 2010
Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, will talk about accelerating innovation to help meet our energy and climate goals at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, November 29. As United States Secretary of Energy, Chu, is charged with helping implement President Obama’s agenda to invest in clean…
Read MorePutnam Investments CEO to Outline Retirement Policy Reform
November 17, 2010
Putnam Investments CEO to Outline Retirement Policy Reform Putnam Investments CEO Robert Reynolds will outline a plan for comprehensive reform of America's public and private retirement systems at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17, in the Lisagor…
Read MoreRenewable Energy
November 16, 2010
APS Physics to Look at Renewable Energy, Electricity Grid at Newsmaker Jim Misewich, Associate Director for Basic Energy Sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Kathryn Clay, Vice President of Research and Technology Policy for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, will speak at a…
Read MoreNPC Luncheon: Jeff Bridges
November 10, 2010
Academy Award winning actor Jeff Bridges, recipient of the 2010 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in the film Crazy Heart, will address the National Press Club November 10, in Washington, D.C. As the National Spokesperson for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign™, Bridges will discuss a…
Read MoreJim Conca, Senior Scientist for the Institute of Energy
November 3, 2010
NM Climate Expert to Detail New Study on Integrating Energy Policy, will Highlight New Congressional Challenges, Opportunities Jim Conca, author of a new federal study aimed at integrating all energy sources into a rational global energy strategy, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker…
Read MoreSecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack
October 21, 2010
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will give a major speech on domestic biofuel production at Newsmaker press conference at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct 21, in the conference rooms. Vilsack will discuss the progress USDA and other federal agencies are making toward achieving the 36 billion gallon biofuel…
Read MoreCondoleezza Rice
October 15, 2010
This event is sold out Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will speak at an NPC luncheon on Friday, Oct. 15. Her appearance will coincide with the publication of her new book about her childhood in racially segregated Birmingham, Alabama. The book, "EXTRAORDINARY, ORDINARY PEOPLE: A…
Read MoreMargaret Hamburg, Commissioner, FDA
October 6, 2010
FDA Commissioner at Oct. 6 Luncheon U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D., will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, October 6. The second woman to be named FDA Commissioner in the Agency’s history, she brings an extensive and intensive background…
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