Speakers

U.S. Special Correspondent for BBC Studios, Award-winning Journalist, and Bestselling Author

National Political Correspondent, NPR

Mara Liasson is the national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR’s award-winning newsmagazine All Things Considered and Morning Edition, where she provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC – focusing on the White House and Congress – and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.

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

Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian of the Presidency and the author of nine books, including the the most recent, Presidents of War, along with the bestseller Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989.   Beschloss writes a sports history column that appears in The New York Times both in print and online every Saturday, called HistorySource.

Peter Zeihan combines a deep understanding of geography, demography, energy and trade to help his clients make sense of a complicated world.

TV Personality, Businesswoman, & Best-Selling Author

Star Jones is an Emmy award nominated TV host, attorney, best-selling author, and former New York City homicide prosecutor, who has worked in television for over 20 years; offering a fresh perspective to the day’s most talked about crime and justice, political and sociological issues from the worlds of news, entertainment, politics and pop culture.

Connecting the Dots: Economy, Markets, Politics

Economist Todd Buchholz “lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit,” says the Associated Press. The former White House senior economic advisor, Tiger hedge fund managing director and best-selling author has jousted with such personalities as James Carville and Ben Stein. His lively and informative speaking engagements have earned him a place in Successful Meetings Magazine’s “21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century, and his best-selling books on economics and financial markets have been widely translated and are taught in universities worldwide.

Chief Political Reporter, ABC Affiliate, KSTP-TV