American Program Bureau (APB) offers a wide range of speakers who address many issues pertaining to women’s health, including breast cancer, child bearing, and aging. Whether survivors who share their experience and inspire others, celebrities who create awareness, or medical experts who translate medical knowledge into real life understanding, APB’s women’s health speakers inform and educate audiences.
Kelly Corrigan
The New York Times best-selling author of The Middle Place and Lift, Corrigan has a way of connecting with readers and audiences alike. Sharing life experiences from battling breast cancer at the young age of 36, to learning of her father's late-stage cancer, to the emotional struggles and personal ...
Malaak Compton-Rock
A graceful and inspirational force, Compton-Rock is devoted to volunteerism and focuses on such issues as youth, women’s empowerment, and education. Founder of The Angelrock Project, she works to promote social responsibility and encourages us all to live a life of service. A judge on Oprah’s Big Give, a ...
Jane Seymour
Truly a modern Renaissance woman, award-winning actress Seymour has found success in all aspects of her rich life. Recently a hit on Dancing with the Stars, she has gone from leading roles in films, on Broadway and on television in Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman to tapping into her talent as accomplished artist, ...
Christiane Northrup
Internationally known for her lectures and articles, and co-founder of Women to Women, Dr. Northrup shares a combined vision that acknowledges the blending of the best of conventional medicine, alternative medicine, feminism, global ecology, and spirituality.
Jamie Lee Curtis
An award winning actress and best-selling author of seven children's books, Curtis is a woman with many talents. She has demonstrated her versatility as a film actress with starring roles in such acclaimed films as the blockbuster True Lies opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award.
Laura Berman
Considered a thought leader in her field, she is Director of the Berman Center in Chicago, a specialized healthcare facility dedicated to helping women repair their sex lives and find relief from menopausal symptoms. She has been working as a sex educator, researcher and therapist for nearly two decades.
Susan Love
Under her direction, The Revlon/UCLA Breast Center developed the first comprehensive practice guidelines on breast disease and was designated one of the top ten hospitals for women. Helped found the National Breast Cancer Coalition which increased research funding from $90 million to $410 million in two years.
Mary Ann Bauman
Medical Director for Women’s Health and Community Relations at Integris Health Inc., author of Fight Fatigue—Six Simple Steps to Maximize Your Energy, and pioneer of “On Your Own” program, which focuses on health issues facing teens, Dr. Mary Ann Bauman provides medical information without the confusing ...
Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell has established herself as an accomplished actress in a career that shows no signs of slowing down. Her undeniable charm and talent has resulted in worldwide recognition. She has recently completed filming the ensemble dark comedy Intervention, and can most recently be seen on Fox's Lone Star, ...
Marie Savard
Dr. Savard is a nationally-recognized internist, women’s health expert, and champion of patients’ rights. She is author of Apples & Pears: the Body Shape Solution for Weight Loss and Wellness. She founded the Patient Power Program, which demystifies the health care system and gives practical and potentially ...
Nancy Snyderman
After almost two decades reporting on wide-ranging medical topics affecting both men and women, Dr. Snyderman is now the Chief Medical Editor, NBC News. She previously served as the medical correspondent for ABC News for 17 years and was a contributor to 20/20, Primetime, and Good Morning ...
Nieca Goldberg
Author of the award winning book Women Are Not Small Men: Life Saving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease, recently started her own practice "Total Heart Care" in Manhattan. Her research and publications are concerned with exercise, exercise imaging and cardiovascular disease in women and she serves ...
Laila Ali
As the daughter of Muhammad Ali, the legendary former Heavyweight Champion of the World, her name was instantly a focus in the world of boxing. Capturing four championship belts, she has proven that she is the best female boxer in the world. She has also appeared on the hit show Dancing with the Stars.
Fran Drescher
A celebrity speaker and actress who became a household name starring in The Nanny, the series she invented and developed from "pitch" to production, Drescher is a larger than life personality that reflects her substantial talent. Previously diagnosed with cancer and given a clean bill of health, she has written ...
Gail Sheehy
As the best-selling author of over a dozen books, including Passages, Gail Sheehy has rocked the culture and changed the way millions of women and men look at the stages of their lives. A Library of Congress survey named Passages one of the ten most influential books of our time. In her latest book, ...
Gloria Feldt
Feldt is a women's rights activist and the leading author, speaker, and media commentator on reproductive rights and health from that point of view where the personal meets the political. A teen mom who rose to be the leader of the world's largest reproductive health provider and advocacy organization, she was dubbed "the ...
Diem Brown
Brown learned she had ovarian cancer three weeks before leaving the MTV reality show The Real World Fresh Meat Challenge. After completing chemotherapy, she returned to the world of MTV reality television on the show The Duel in 2006. Currently, she has been named the online ThinkMTV “Health and Self” ...
Patti LaBelle
A soulful maven, Labelle has earned her place in Grammy-winning music royalty with her powerful high octave voice. She is also a New York Times best-selling author, television star, celebrity speaker and healthcare advocate who is proactive in the fight against diabetes, the disease that claimed her mother's life.
Linda Armstrong Kelly
Linda Armstrong Kelly’s life story is captivating audiences everywhere. Her son, seven-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong, credits her as the unsung hero who assisted him in reaching his spectacular cycling victories – and in his triumph over cancer.
Doris Roberts
With her instantly recognizable voice, Emmy-winner Roberts has maintained an illustrious career in theater, film and television and is part of our lives, especially as the memorable “Marie” on Everybody Loves Raymond. With warmth, wit, and wry humor, she shares her moving, yet hilarious life story and her ...
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