Tickets cost $5 for members of the National Press Club and $10 for the general public. Registration is required. Pre-ordered books will be available for pickup and signing at the event. Attendees will also be able to purchase books at the door.
The Rockville, Maryland, teenagers are expected to be joined at this family-friendly event by former CEO of NPR Ken Stern to explore the secrets to successful entrepreneurship at any age.
Scurlock and Liaw, who both started businesses by the time they had reached middle school, spent their pandemic lockdown interviewing innovators, inventors and leaders from multinational businesses, including Hallmark, IKEA, MasterClass and Parachute. Liaw, who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, started coding at 12 and was soon hired to develop websites for a local chamber of commerce. Scurlock has run a business making artisanal soaps and pens since he was 7.
The program will include a question-and-answer session. To submit a question in advance for the panel, put “BUSINESS” in the subject line and email to [email protected].