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Meredith Vieira

Emmy Award-Winning Host, Executive Producer and Co-anchor

One of the most admired women in journalism, Meredith Vieira offers a candid, in-depth conversation about the stories she has covered and the lessons they have taught her.

Michael Moss I PDA Speaker

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author, "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us"

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author of the New York Times bestsellers Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit our Addictions and Salt Sugar Fat, Michael Moss is a leading…

Michael S. Steele | PDA Speakers

Former Lt. Governor of Maryland and Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee

When he was elected Lt. Governor of Maryland in 2003, Michael Steele made history as the first African American elected to statewide office; and again with his subsequent chairmanship of…

Miles Taylor

Author, Security Expert, Former CNN Contributor, and Former DHS Chief

Miles Taylor is a public policy leader, bestselling author, and current Senior Fellow at the R St Institute in Washington, DC, where he focuses on emerging technologies and public policy.…

Matthew Ball |PDA Speakers

Pioneering Tech Authority, Venture Capitalist & Author of forthcoming release The Metaverse

Matthew Ball provides the definitive explainer of the technological revolution that will reshape our global economy, disrupt nearly every industry, and forever alter human society.  

Marque Richardson

Actor and Activist

Marque Richardson is a high energy, multi-faceted actor, writer, and producer.

Michael D. Tubbs | PDA Speakers

Former Mayor of Stockton, CA and Founder, Chair of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income

What were you doing at age 26? Michael D. Tubbs was making history. At the age of 26, Tubbs became the youngest Mayor of any major city in American history.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter for the New York Times & Co-Author of "She Said"

Megan Twohey is a prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times who has focused much of her attention on the treatment of women and children. In 2017, she and…

Award-Winning CBS Journalist

Award-winning CBS journalist Maurice DuBois, a respected journalist who received the New York Association of Black Journalists’ Trailblazer Award, is an anchor at CBS-2. Over the course of an impressive…

Television Editor, East Coast, The Hollywood Reporter

Marisa Guthrie has been writing about the television industry for more than a decade.

Co-Host of MSNBC's Morning Joe and Best-Selling Author of All Things at Once, Knowing Your Value, and Grow Your Value

Mika Brzezinski is the co-host of MSNBC’s award-winning morning show Morning Joe, and a three-time New York Times best-selling author. The Democrat to partner Joe Scarborough’s Republican, Brzezinski spends each…

Mel Robbins | PDA Speakers

New York Times Bestselling Author, Vlogger, TedTalker and Change Agent

Mel Robbins is one of the world’s most widely booked and followed podcast hosts and authors.

Presidential Endowed Professor in Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University, Executive Director of the Pro Humanitate Institute, & Former MSNBC Host

Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University. There she is the Executive Director of the Pro Humanitate Institute and founding director of the Anna Julia…

Radio Host, Author, Activist, Nutritionist, and Conservative Political Commentator

Dr. Michael Savage is a multimedia icon in the conservative movement, heard by 10 million listeners a week on “The Michael Savage Show” and syndicated across the U.S. in more…

Co-Host of 'Good Morning America,' Fox NFL Sunday Analyst, NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl Champion

Emmy winner and Super Bowl Champion Michael Strahan currently co-hosts ABC’s Good Morning America and serves as an analyst for Fox NFL Sunday. This summer, Strahan hosted the top-rated primetime…

Politician

Former Minnesota Congresswoman, Michele Bachmann became the first Republican woman elected to represent Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was listed in Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People”…

Emmy-Winning TV Host, MS and Health Advocate, Wellness Entrepreneur, Decorated Naval Officer

Montel Williams earned his media celebrity status as an inspirational Emmy Award winning television personality whom Americans invited into their homes for more than 17 years. He is a decorated…

Chief Foreign Affairs Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour; Former Fellow of Yale Corporation

Margaret Warner is a senior correspondent and on-air anchor of public television’s PBS NewsHour, interviewing newsmakers and top experts in every field from politics and foreign affairs, to the economy…

Best-Selling Author, Historian and Political Journalist

Martin Walker, born in 1947 in Scotland, is a writer, historian and political journalist. He studied History in Oxford and International Relations and Economics at Harvard. After his studies, he…

Editor-at-Large, Essence Magazine

Mikki Taylor is the quintessential authority on all matters regarding beauty and style. From A-list celebrities and world-renowned cover models to women in the know, Taylor influences all types of…

Award-Winning Actor, Columnist, Radio, TV Personality and Author

During the span of seven years award-winning columnist,  Mi-Ling Stone Poole wrote a weekly syndicated lifestyles and decorating column entitled, “Ask Mi-Ling.” Her column was featured in The Oklahoman  and…

Documentary Filmmaker

Award-Winning Filmmaker, Lecturer and Photojournalist Mike Shiley, has been to the most dangerous places in the world.  He lived in and traveled through the Middle East, covered the war in…

Award-Winning Journalist, Former First Lady of California, Best-Selling Author and Leading Alzheimer’s Advocate

Award-Winning Journalist, Former First Lady of California, Best-Selling Author and leading Alzheimer’s Advocate. Born Maria Owings Shriver on November 6, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois.

Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He previously worked as an official at the Pentagon, where he dealt with issues in the Middle East

Michael Rubin is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; senior lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Civil-Military Relations; and senior editor of the Middle East Quarterly.…

Former CBS Weatherman, TV Personality & Author of "Change in the Weather: Life After Stroke"

CBS journalist and popular television news personality, Mark McEwen served for many years in a variety of high profile positions, including anchoring "CBS This Morning" and serving as weather and…

Journalist and Correspondent for ABC News and National Public Radio

Michel McQueen Martin is a correspondent for ABC News. Prior to joining ABC News, she spent more than a decade covering politics and policy for The Wall Street Journal and…

Radio Show Host and Motivational Life/Executive Coach, LOHAS Leader!

Coach Marjorie Lynn Johnson is a certified Master Life/Executive Coach trained by the founders of the coaching industry, The Coaches Training Institute. The Coach Lynn Show has broadcast over 100 national…

Host, Extra, America's Best Dance Crew

Mario Lopez is the host of Extra, the Emmy Award–winning entertainment news program.This is Lopez’s eighth consecutive season as the show’s host, after co-hosting Extra's weekend edition since January 2007.…

Journalist and Political Pundit. She is the national political correspondent for National Public Radio and also a contributor at Fox News Channel

Mara Liasson is the national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Liasson provides extensive coverage of…

Contributing Editor, Roll Call and Commentator, FOX News

Morton Kondracke has been a journalist for nearly 50 years, 45 of them in Washington, and has covered nearly every phase of American politics and foreign policy. He's done so…

Olympic Gold Medalist, Track & Field

Michael Johnson is a four-time Olympic track and field gold medalist, nine-time World Champion and world record holder. During his 11-year career, Michael established a record of 13 Olympic and…

Chief investigative correspondent, Yahoo News, and author, specializing in national security, terrorism, money and politics

Michael Isikoff joined "Newsweek" as an investigative correspondent in June 1994, covering the Whitewater scandal and other national issues. He is a news analyst for MSNBC and a frequent guest…

Politician, Author and Former Governor of Arkansas

Mike Huckabee was the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 until 2007, becoming one of the longest serving Governors in his state’s history, and was only the fourth Republican elected…

Maria Hinojosa | PDA Speakers

Emmy-Winning Journalist

For 25 years, Maria Hinojosa has helped tell America's untold stories and brought to light unsung heroes in America and abroad.

Long-Time Host of Entertainment Tonight

Mary Hart joined "Entertainment Tonight" as a correspondent in 1982 and within weeks was named co-anchor of the show. As the top syndicated entertainment newsmagazine show, Hart's tenure at "Entertainment…

Political and Foreign affairs commentator, author the "The Micah Report," online and host of the weekly TV show "Thinking Out Loud w Micah Halpern."

Micah D. Halpern has a track record. He is a frequent analyst on network television and radio in the areas of terror, the Middle East and Muslim Fundamentalism. He is…

Radio Talk Show Host and Television Commentator

Mike Francesa brings his feisty, hard-hitting brand of sports talk to WFAN weekday afternoons from 1:00 to 6:30 PM. The Mike and the Mad Dog show debuted on the FAN…

Michael Beschloss | PDA Speakers

Presidential Historian and Author, NBC News and PBS NewsHour, New York Times Columnist and #1 Best-Selling Author

Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian, best-selling author of nine books, New York Times columnist and Emmy-winning contributor to NBC News and the PBS NewsHour.

Emmy Award-Winning Actor, Television and News Personality and Producer

Emmy Award-Winning Maria Arita is a prolific talent, actor, television and news personality and producer.  To her credits are, among many – the Emmy, the Katie Award and the National…