 | Connie Chung -- New York USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
An award-winning investigative reporter and one of the most recognizable faces on American television, Connie Chung has been a powerful force in the news industry for more than 35 years. On the lecture stage she draws on her unique experiences as a working mother and Asian American in addressing the challeges today's women face, advocating diversity in the workplace, and inspiring younger journalists to make a difference in their local communities and worldwide.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | E.J. Dionne, Ph.D -- District of Columbia USA, 15.0k to 20.0k 
E.J. Dionne Jr. employs his passions for people and politics and his keen intellect to deliver reasoned analysis that is followed by a wide circle of policy-makers nationwide - on the left, right and center. Dionne demonstrates that he "knows the present with the keen sense of a beat reporter and the past with the perspective of a scholarly historian." His 2008 book, Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith & Politics After the Religious Right was praised as "deeply personal and searchingly intelligent" by The New York Times Book Review and as "an insightful look into the intersection between religion and politics" by The Wichita Eagle.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Mayor Bob Dixson -- Kansas USA, Contact for fee schedule
Mayor Bob Dixson is a native Kansan and he has been a resident of Greensburg since 1985. Dixson took office as Mayor of Greensburg in May 2008 and he is leading the way in the process of rebuilding the community after the May 4, 2007 tornado. Sustainable building, renewable energy and "green" technologies are the cornerstones of the recovery of Greensburg. Mayor Dixson retired from the US Postal Service after 26 years after serving as Postmaster of Greensburg for 16 years and Pratt, Kansas for 6 years. He served on the USD #422 School Board for 12 years and was President for eight years.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Marc Faber, Ph.D -- Hong Kong Hong Kong, 20.0k to 25.0k
Dr. Faber publishes a widely read monthly investment newsletter “The Gloom Boom & Doom Report” which highlights unusual investment opportunities, and is the author of several books including Tomorrow's Gold: Asia’s Age of Discovery, which was first published in 2002 and highlights future investment opportunities around the world. Tomorrow's Gold was for several weeks on Amazon’s best seller list and is being translated into Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai and German. Dr. Faber is also a regular contributor to several leading financial publications around the world. A regular speaker at investment seminars, Dr. Faber is well known for his “contrarian” investment approach. He is also associated with a variety of funds and is a member of the Board of Directors of numerous companies.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Kenneth Feinberg -- District of Columbia USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
Kenneth Feinberg is a Washington, D.C. attorney specializing in mediation and alternative dispute resolution. Feinberg has been key to resolving many of our nation's most challenging and widely known disputes. He is best known for serving as the Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, in which he reached out to all who qualified to file a claim, evaluated applications, determined appropriate compensation, and disseminated awards. He is currently the government-appointed administrator of the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Compensation Fund.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Niall Ferguson -- Massachusetts USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
Harvard's Niall Ferguson is one of the world's leading historians of the global economy and author of such internationally-acclaimed works as The Pity of War, The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power and the award-winning History of the House of Rothschild. His most recent book, The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West, is a ground-breaking examination of ethnicity, empires and the revival of the East and was turned into a 3-part public television series that aired in July, 2008. His new book, The Ascent of Money, was published in November 2008.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Carly Fiorina -- Virginia USA, Contact for fee schedule
One of the most high-profile business leaders in the world, Carly Fiorina passionately believes in the power of people to transform organizations and change the world.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Al Franken -- New York USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
Considered one of America's top comedians and satirists, Al Franken is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live. He was part of the original writing staff that created this groundbreaking late-night show and contributed mightily to its popularity. Franken is also well known for his work as a political satirist, both on Saturday Night Live and for non-television audiences ranging from the White House Correspondents Dinner to Information Week magazine. He has provided commentary for CNN and anchored Comedy Central's Indecision '92. Winning wide critical acclaim for his coverage of politics, Franken was called "the Walter Cronkite of the 90's" by the New York Post! He is also a popular author whose 1996 release, Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations, which hit the New York Times bestseller list in its first week in the bookstores.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | David Frost -- London England, 30.0k to 50.0k
David Frost's activities during his career have been so diverse that he has been described as a "one man conglomerate" - it is easy to see why. David was host and co-creator of That Was The Week That Was, producer of countless television programmes from A Gift of Song: The Music for the UNICEF Concert to Spectacular World of Guinness Records. He has authored15 books, produced seven films and is the joint founder of London Weekend Television and TV am. Not to mention that he is a publisher, lecturer, impresario and undoubtedly the best known television interviewer in the world.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Edward Goldberg -- New York USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Edward Goldberg is a subject matter expert in Global Business Studies, focusing on Globalization and the interplay among business, culture and politics in implementing cross border business strategies. He teaches various courses related to international business and globalization as well as international marketing and international trade at Zicklin Graduate School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York. He is also on the visiting faculty of University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business where he teaches international trade and export. He is a leading and much quoted expert in the areas of Globalization, International Trade, Global Economics, and International Business Development.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Ellen Goodman -- Massachusetts USA, 20.0k to 25.0k
A stylish writer with a humanizing touch on any issue, public or personal, Ellen Goodman is an American original. She is a Pulitzer Prize winner for Distinguished Commentary, among many other awards she has received for journalism, civil rights, and women’s issues. Her abundant talents -- intellect, wit, style, news judgment -- set her apart with an élan uniquely her own. Her Pulitzer Prize commentary appears in more than 450 newspapers, making her one of the two most syndicated columnists in the United States.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Bryant Gumbel -- New York USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
Bryant Gumbel is one of the most well-known and respected figures in broadcast journalism today. He is the former anchor of The Early Show, CBS’s morning television program. Previously, he worked for NBC for nearly 25 years, serving as anchor of The Today Show. He has interviewed super-power leaders and Super Bowl heroes and has covered foreign wars, elections, international summits, and presidential inaugurations.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | John Kasich -- Ohio USA, 20.0k to 25.0k
As Chairman of the House Budget Committee, John was the chief architect of the plan that balanced the federal budget for the first time since man first walked on the moon and provided for the largest government surplus our country has ever seen. An advocate of personal responsibility, John also chaired the historic congressional committee that overhauled the welfare system. Throughout his almost two decades in Congress, John was known for his straightforward style, boundless energy and commitment to limited government. He championed defense reform and the elimination of wasteful government spending by effectively building coalitions with members on both sides of the aisle.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Brian Kilmeade -- New York USA, Contact for fee schedule
As cohost of FOX & Friends, the number one rated morning program on cable television for the past nine years, Brian Kilmeade shares his unique perspective on the daily news. He has interviewed the biggest names in politics, sports and entertainment, often securing exclusive content. Currently, he is the cohost of the nationally syndicated radio talk show on FOX News Radio, Kilmeade & Friends. Kilmeade’s first book, The Games Do Count: America’s Best & Brightest On The Power Of Sports (2004), was a New York Times best-seller and presents more than seventy stories straight from America’s top leaders and those who were closest to them.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Morton Kondracke -- District of Columbia USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
A journalist for 35 years, 30 of them in Washington, Morton Kondracke has covered nearly every phase of American politics and foreign policy, and has done so in newspapers and magazines, and on TV and radio. Mort is currently executive editor and columnist for Roll Call, Capitol Hill's feisty independent newspaper. He writes a twice weekly national column "Pennsylvania Avenue," covering politics, White House-congressional relations, domestic and foreign policy. The column is syndicated nationally in 400 newspapers through United Features Syndicate and The Newspaper Enterprise Association.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Jeff Kreisler -- New Jersey USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Winner of the Bill Hicks Spirit Award for Thought Provoking Comedy, radio host on PRN, regular on Showbiz Tonight & MSNBC, writer for Comedy Central, IFC, TheFinalEdition.com & TheStreet.com, cast member of Shoot The Messenger, author of the bestselling Get Rich Cheating, exec editor of My Wall Street Journal, and star of hit international festival shows, Jeff Kreisler explores politics, business, culture, and life with passion, absurdity, and hope.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Steve Kroft -- New York USA, 30.0k to 50.0k
teve Kroft was named a co-editor of 60 Minutes in May 1989 and delivered his first report that September. This fall, he begins his 16th season on the broadcast and his 25th year as a CBS News correspondent.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Lawrence Kudlow -- New York USA, Contact for fee schedule
Lawrence Kudlow is host of CNBC’s primetime The Kudlow Report and co-host of CNBC’s The Call. He is also the host of The Larry Kudlow Show on WABC Radio. A nationally syndicated columnist, Mr. Kudlow is a contributing editor to National Review magazine, as well as a columnist and economics editor for National Review Online. Kudlow offers insights into the remarkable triumph of American capitalism and how its continued success has unleashed an unprecedented global economic boom. He provides audiences with an update on where the market has been and forecasts how the market will behave in the months ahead. Kudlow also discusses the supply-side economic policies that have transformed the United States into the greatest economy in the world.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Arthur Laffer -- California USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
Dr. Laffer has been widely acknowledged for his economic achievements. He was noted in Time Magazine’s March 29, 1999, cover story "The Century’s Greatest Minds" for inventing the Laffer Curve, which it deemed one of "a few of the advances that powered this extraordinary century". He was listed in "A Dozen Who Shaped the ’80s," in the Los Angeles Times on Jan. 1, 1990, and in "A Gallery of the Greatest People Who Influenced Our Daily Business," in the Wall Street Journal on June 23, 1989. His creation of the Laffer Curve was deemed a “memorable event" in financial history by the Institutional Investor in its July 1992 Silver Anniversary issue, "The Heroes, Villains, Triumphs, Failures and Other Memorable Events."
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Richard Lamm -- Colorado USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Richard D. Lamm is Co-Director of the Institute for Public Policy Studies at the University of Denver, and the former three-term Governor of Colorado. (1975-1987) He is both a lawyer (Berkeley, 1961) and a Certified Public Accountant. One of a new breed of policy analysts who argues that the challenge our age is to meet new public needs with ever more limited resources, Lamm has always been in the forefront of political change.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
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