By Katie Peshek
The keynote speakers at the NCSL Legislative Summit include leading voices on demographics, economics, and politics. Here’s just a few of the inspiring speakers you’ll hear from in Chicago.
The Economy: Top 5 Things You Need to Know
A highly respected business journalist and money manager, Ron Insana is one of the country’s foremost commentators on domestic and global economics, financial markets and economic policy. The author of four books on Wall Street, he has interviewed presidents, billionaires, captains of industry, and foreign leaders.
Demographics, Democracy and the Future
Karlyn Bowman is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where she studies and writes widely on public attitudes. She edits AEI’s monthly polling newsletter, Political Report, and recently collaborated on a project on America’s changing demography nationally and in the states.
Jim Johnson is a professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of the nation’s leading demographers. His research focuses on the changing U.S. population and its effects on competing in emerging consumer markets.
Election 2016: Insight and Analysis
Mara Liasson is a contributor on the Fox News Channel and a panelist on Fox News Sunday. She is a national political correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR). She has covered several presidential elections and was NPR's White House correspondent during all eight years of the Clinton administration.
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Katie Peshek is a program manager in NCSL's Communications program.
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