2025 Summit Speakers
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Jarrod Agen
Deputy Assistant to the President
Executive Director, National Energy Dominance Council
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Shilpan Amin
Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer, General Motors
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Brian Ballard
President, Ballard Partners
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Mary T. Barra
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, General Motors
2025 Recipient for the Meridian Global Leadership Award
Via Pre-Recorded Remarks
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The Honorable Ami Bera
U.S. Representative (CA-6)
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April Miller Boise
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Intel
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The Honorable Sean Cairncross
U.S. National Cyber Director
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Steve Clemons
Editor at Large, The National Interest
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Arthur R. Collins
Founder and Chairman, theGROUP
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Jessica Dean
Host, CNN Newsroom
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The Honorable Mike Dunleavy
Governor of Alaska
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Dan Foy
Principal, Global Analytics, Gallup
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The Honorable Fred P. Hochberg
Board Chair, Meridian International Center
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The Honorable Stuart W. Holliday
CEO Emeritus, Meridian International Center
2025 Awardee for Visionary Leadership in Advancing American Diplomacy
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Her Excellency Anniken Huitfeldt
Ambassador of Norway to the U.S.
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Nicole Isaac
Vice President, Global Public Policy, Government Affairs, Cisco
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Natalie Jones
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Meridian International Center
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Liz Landers
White House correspondent, PBS News Hour
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Deborah M. Lehr
Interim CEO, Meridian International Center
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Edward Luce
U.S. National Editor and Columnist, Financial Times
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The Honorable Summer Mersinger
Chief Executive Officer, The Blockchain Association
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The Honorable Dina Powell McCormick
Vice Chair, President, and Head of Global Client Services, BDT & MSD Partners
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Tom Monahan
Chief Executive Officer, Heidrick & Struggles
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Heather Nauert
Acting Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
U.S. Department of State Spokesperson (2017 - 2019)
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His Excellency Jose Manuel G. Romualdez
Ambassador of the Philippines to the U.S.
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Omar Vargas
Vice President, Global Public Policy,
General Motors
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Kellee Wicker
Vice President of the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Space, Meridian International Center
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Paige Willey
Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
Deputy Director, White House National Economic Council
Catalyst Conversations
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Bryan Bossin
Head of Government Relations and External Affairs, Interac Corp.
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Bernard Boutin
Head of Corporate Affairs, Canada and LATAM, Intuit
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Ben Brody
Technology Reporter, Punchbowl News
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Jacob Chappell
Group Product Manager, QuickBooks Payments Money Team, Intuit
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The Honorable Bonnie Jenkins
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security (2021-2024)
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Roy Kapani
Chairman and CEO, SEACORP
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Gerry Petrella
General Manager, U.S. Public Policy, Microsoft
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Dr. Ben Reinke
Senior Vice President of Global Business Development and Deputy Chief Commercial Officer of X-energy
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Craig Sundstrom
Head of Energy and Sustainability Public Policy, Americas at Amazon Web Services (AWS)