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NPC Director's Chair Discussion: Jesse Dylan, "Soros"
Jesse Dylan, director and executive producer of “Soros,” a documentary about billionaire activist, investor and “The Man Who Broke the Bank of England” George Soros, will appear at a National Press Club virtual event to discuss the film and its somewhat mysterious subject on Friday, April 16 at 2 p.m. This one-hour program is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge, however registration is required. National Press Club members who register for the event will receive a link to view the film, free-of-charge, in advance of the event. Members of general…
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NPC Headliners: Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
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Join Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra for a Headliners address on Thursday, Feb. 8 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the National Press Club. Becerra, the first Latino to hold the office, has outlined a broad agenda for the agency, including reducing healthcare costs, expanding access to care, tackling health disparities, and strengthening behavioral health. He will discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s impact on a number of these goals, including closing health equity gaps and the Inflation Reduction Act. Becerra will also highlight the need to shift from an illness-care…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners: FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf
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Join Commissioner of Food and Drugs Robert M. Califf, M.D. for a Headliners address on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 12:30 to 2 pm at the National Press Club. The Food and Drug Administration oversees the safety of more than $2.1 trillion worth of food, tobacco, and medical products produced in the U.S. and abroad, and regulates about 75% of the U.S. food supply. Dr. Califf's remarks will focus on communication and its link to health outcomes, and will be followed by a question-and-answer period. The Headliners event begins with a light lunch in the Holeman Lounge at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin at 1 p…
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NPC Headliners: Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm
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Join U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm for a Headliners Coffee and Conversation on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the National Press Club. Secretary Granholm will discuss the Biden administration's industrial strategy for the clean energy transition. Under President Biden's leadership, the Department of Energy is deploying an unprecedented set of tools aimed at enabling American businesses, workers and consumers to participate in the clean energy economy. Secretary Granholm will outline how this strategy is driving a boom in American manufacturing, creating green…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners: Chef José Andrés
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Join Chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, for a Headliners fireside chat on Friday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club. He will discuss World Central Kitchen's efforts to distribute food in conflict and disaster zones. In Gaza, World Central Kitchen is providing more than 60% of all NGO food aid in the conflict zone. The organization so far has served more than 30 million meals, dispatched and delivered more than 1,200 trucks, participated in an airdrop of humanitarian supplies to the hard to reach northern area of Gaza, and has a boat in Cyprus prepared to head to…
Type: Event
NPC Headliner Screening: "Storm Lake"
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Join director Beth Levison, director and cinematographer Jerry Risius and Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times Pilot for a screening of the documentary “Storm Lake” followed by a discussion of the role of independent local journalism at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12. The documentary, directed by Levison and Iowa native Risius, chronicles the outsize role of The Storm Lake Times, a family-run newspaper helmed by Cullen, in the life of the small Iowa town it covers and its struggle to survive in a changing media landscape. Against this backdrop, the documentary…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners Screening: "20 Days in Mariupol"
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Join Associated Press videographer and director Mstyslav Chernov and Frontline producer Raney Aronson-Rath for a screening of the documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” followed by a discussion at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3. Watch the trailer here. Doors to the Ballroom will open at 6 p.m. for a cash bar cocktail hour. The documentary screening will start at 7 p.m. and be followed by a conversation with Chernov and Aronson-Rath moderated by AP U.S. Planning Manager and 2021 National Press Club President Lisa Matthews.
Type: Event
NPC Headliners Breakfast: Ron Nyswaner
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Screenwriter and director Ron Nyswaner will speak on provoking conversations through media and his portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community and their stories at a National Press Club Headliners breakfast on December 4. From his Academy Award-nominated screenplay for the seminal AIDS film “Philadelphia,” to the first mainstream transgender-focused film “Soldier’s Girl,” to Showtime’s upcoming “Fellow Travelers” focusing on the 1950s Washington, D.C. Lavender Scare and the men and women caught up in it, Ron Nyswaner has been the lens through which many Americans have viewed the stories of the LGBTQ+…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners: Joseph Stiglitz
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Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz will release the findings of a new study on the relationship between press freedom and advancing democratic values and economic development at a National Press Club Headliners Coffee and Conversation at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17 in the First Amendment Lounge. Stiglitz's remarks will be followed by a panel discussion of the report with Arturo Herrera Gutierrez, global director for Governance Global Practice in the Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions Practice Group (EFI) Vice Presidency, Governance at the World Bank, and Eliot…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners: President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition and the Assistant Secretary for Health for HHS
On Tuesday, May 28 at 2 pm, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and members from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (Council) will discuss the challenges and opportunities to improve the mental health and well-being of Americans through physical activity. Distinguished panelists include Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, the Assistant Secretary for Health for HHS, Council Co-chair and 2X WNBA MVP and Olympic Gold Medalist Elena Delle Donne and Council member Dr. Feranmi Okanlami of the University of Michigan. The Council works to address the nation’s…
Type: Event