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When she founded Trail Mix Ventures, now called TMV, APB speaker Soraya Darabi had a vision: to invest in design-driven companies that are shaping the future of work, health, wellness and living well. Recently, Soraya sat down with Carla Harris for a Morgan Stanley interview to discuss how she started her career, women’s leadership, teamwork, resiliency, diversity and conscious bias.

APB speaker Ken Jennings became the stuff of legend when he beat fellow champs “Jeopardy James” Holzhauer and Brad Rutter to win $1 million and be named the Greatest Jeopardy! Player of All Time (GOAT). Now the three are getting together again for ABC's upcoming adaptation of the popular British quiz show, The Chase. "Each week, new contestants face-off against the Chasers in a battle of brain power, challenged to think faster than they ever thought possible," the description explains. 

Speaker Andrew Busch was the first Chief Market Intelligence Officer for the U.S. government at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Recently, he has been researching the different scenarios of the potential outcomes of this year’s election. In his latest findings, he shares insights and provides the one outcome most likely to cause great uncertainty and disruption to the markets. Bush discusses why stocks can rally with Biden, the Trump vs. Biden tax plans, and more. 

Current and former Trump administration officials warn: “You don’t know Donald Trump like we do.” In an alarming op-ed in today’s New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ron Suskind reveals the warnings of some two-dozen high-level Trump administration officials, including sources in  law enforcement, intelligence, national security and at the Pentagon.

NPR White House Correspondent and APB speaker Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report recently joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news. They talked campaign messages from President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Listen to them discuss what early voting patterns suggest about when we might have election results.

We are less than a week away from the 2020 election and APB speaker and political scientist Mark Blyth says the election is going to be closer than the polls indicate. “Trump has got a lot more left than people give him credit for,” said Blyth, who is the co-author of the book Angrynomics. Blyth told listeners on “The Takeout” podcast that Trump has appeal to the white working class, a demographic which has turned out to vote in increasing numbers since 2012.

From following the campaigns to sharing expert advice on what is best for our democracy, APB speakers are sharing their thoughts on the 2020 election and what you need to know in order to make an informed decision. 

The APB Virtual Platform (APBVIP) is the next best thing to live, in person events during COVID-19. APBVIP allows clients to recreate the full spectrum of a 1-3 day live conference, including keynotes, panels, workshops, sponsor/exhibitor booths, and more. Recently, the University of New Haven was able to bring their Centennial to life via the APB Virtual Platform. Read about their incredible and successful experience!

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October focuses on the importance of ensuring that we all have the resources needed to be safer and more secure online. With continued technological transformations occurring during this pandemic, the conversation surrounding cybersecurity is crucial. Below we've highlighted some of our most popular voices on cybersecurity, or you can view our full roster of cybersecurity speakers here. 

APB exclusive speaker David Epstein’s book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World is one of the best books to read if you want to disrupt US healthcare, according to Business Insider’s top young leaders who are working to transform healthcare. "It's not healthcare specific, but the idea of how doctors and AI can be helpful to each other I think is really, really poignant there," says Dr. Lily Peng, Group Product Manager at Google Health.