Corporations & Associations

Former President of Ireland, UN Special Envoy on Climate Change and APB speaker Mary Robinson has joined forces with comedian, author, actor and New York Times columnist Maeve Higgins to create a new climate change podcast called Mothers of Invention.

As co-founder of Trail Mix Ventures, APB's Soraya Darabi has already invested in 16 companies devoted to health and wellness. In a recent interview with Glossy, she and co-founder Will Nathan weigh in on trends in the wellness space, specifically how the younger generation is increasingly more likely to spend money on experiences over items.

This November 6th, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. How will our votes shape America’s future? How can we find common ground across a growing political divide? Check out our votes for top midterm election speakers.

Learn which of our thought provoking APB speakers have gathered large podcast followings this year!

“Incidents like these bring background dynamics of bias into bold relief,” says Howard Ross about the recent incident that prompted Starbucks to close 8,000 of its stores for a day of implicit bias training for over 175,000 employees.

President Trump has imposed tariffs on aluminum and steel, which many worry will cause a trade war with other countries. If a trade war begins, politicians and civilians fear that the U.S. economy will face detrimental consequences. As a result, congressional Republicans have spoken out urging President Trump to rethink his decision. APB speaker Mark Blyth discusses the potential danger behind these tariffs with Carrie Nordlund in a podcast for Brown’s Watson Institute.

APB speaker Gina McCarthy, best known for her work as former head of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Obama administration, shares her knowledge in a featured article in The Boston Globe on why climate change activists aren’t getting their message across.

APB's Chris Hughes, former college roommate of Mark Zuckerberg and key figure in the creation of Facebook, has some suggestions on how to regain control over Facebook, which recently faced a data collection scandal.

We are proud to announce our newest exclusive speaker: Nobel Laureate Beatrice Fihn. An expert in the field of disarmament diplomacy and civil society mobilization, she holds the position of Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

We are living in a world of almost unparalleled division. People are no longer disagreeing, but disavowing each other’s rights to an opinion. What is driving this polarization and how can we overcome it in our daily lives?