Carol Brault
Senior Marketing Manager
Ragan Communications
carolb@ragan.com

Ragan Announces Speaker Lineup for Speechwriting & Public Affairs Conference
Former Speechwriters for Obama and Bush among experts at 32nd annual conference March 25–26 in Washington, D.C.

Ragan Communications is pleased to announce its speaker lineup for the 32nd annual Speechwriting & Public Affairs Conference, hosted in our nation’s capital, March 25–26, 2020.

The conference will not only be an enlightening two days filled with learning, networking and peer-to-peer brainstorming, but it also offers an opportunity to draw inspiration from the best in the business.

Speakers at the 2020 conference will bring new ideas for managing issues, practices for crafting messages that resonate, and strategies to effectively advocate for your organization.

"Securing trust, capturing authenticity and handling high-stakes issues are just some of the challenges communicators face in today’s climate." says Diane Schwartz, CEO of Ragan. "Over two days in Washington, D.C., this distinguished roster of speakers will give you the innovative and cutting-edge ideas, strategies, tactics and examples you need to gain influence to address today’s hot-button issues."

Among the speakers are:

• Jennifer Rankin Byrne, vice president, corporate communications, PBS
• Kena Lewis, director of public affairs and media relations, Orlando Health
• Noam Neusner, speechwriter for former President George W. Bush
• Jerry Wohletz, executive communications and speechwriting, Walmart
• Emily Gustafson, vice president for digital strategy, American Hospital Association
• Janelle Carter Brevard, chief storyteller, National Association of Realtors
• Joseph Dawson, director, strategic communications, Freddie Mac
• Stacy Elliott, senior director, executive communications, Microsoft
• Stephen Krupin, speechwriter for former President Barack Obama
• Celie O’Neil-Hart, executive communications, Pinterest

View all speakers here.

The event includes three pre-conference workshops on March 25th covering social media branding, media training and building an internal speakers bureau.

Thursday, March 26—the main conference day—has two tracks. Track One is devoted to speechwriting, securing trust and capturing authenticity. Track Two will help you successfully handle the complex, high-stakes issues you face in your daily job.

Presented by Ragan Communications and PR Daily, the leading authorities in PR and communications intelligence, the conference will be hosted at the National Education Association headquarters in Washington, D.C.

View more about the event here.
For registration questions, contact Carol Brault at carolb@ragan.com.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact Hanna Lavelle at hannal@ragan.com.

About Ragan Communications and PR Daily:
For more than 50 years, the Chicago-based media company has been delivering trusted news and information for internal and external communicators via its conferences, webinars, training, awards and membership divisions. Its daily news sites—PR Daily and Ragan.com—are read by more than 600,000 internal and external communicators monthly. Its Communications Leadership Council is one of the fastest-growing membership groups for communications executives.