Speaking Engagements
APCO Worldwide's consultants are often asked to speak at conferences and events on a variety of topics impacting the global marketplace.
Upcoming Engagements
May 16, 2013
Public Affairs Roundtable sponsored by FleishmanHillard and PRWeek
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Margery Kraus, founder and chief executive officer of APCO Worldwide
May 17, 2013
2013 NYAMA Marketing Solutions Summit: Achieving Improved Performance and Results
New York, NY
Speaker: Robert Schooling, president, Americas, APCO Worldwide
June 5, 2013
Marketing in a Changing Business Climate: A Focus on Healthcare Marketing
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Stig Albinus, senior director and chair of APCO Worldwide's global health care practice
June 12, 2013
Digital Diplomacy Summit hosted by The Diplomatic Courier
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Evan Kraus, executive director, digital strategy, APCO Online®
June 28, 2013
European Communications Summit 2013
Brussels
Speaker: Bryan Dumont, president of APCO Insight
"How to Build a Champion Brand"
July 26-27, 2013
Vail Living Well Experience
Vail, Colorado
Speaker: Saralyn Mark, member of APCO's Health Advisory Board
September 19-21, 2013, 2013
Vail Living Well Summit
Vail, Colorado
Speaker: Saralyn Mark, member of APCO's Health Advisory Board
October 15, 2013, 2013
IABC Heritage Region Conference
Indianapolis, Indiana
Speaker: Robert Schooling, president, Americas, APCO Worldwide
"How to Build a Champion Brand"
October 21, 2013
Financial Times Shale Energy Summit
London
Speaker: Governor Bill Richardson, chairman of APCO Worldwide's Global Political Strategies (GPS) group
"The Global Shale Revolution: Framing the Opportunities and the Risks"
Recent Engagements
May 15, 2013
EU40 and APCO Worldwide
Brussels
Speaker: Governor Bill Richardson, chairman of APCO Worldwide's Global Political Strategies (GPS) group
"Can a Future FTA Create a Proper EU-U.S. Energy Dialogue?"
May 15, 2013
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy
Brussels
Speaker: Governor Bill Richardson, chairman of APCO Worldwide's Global Political Strategies (GPS) group
"An Evening Q&A Session"
May 9, 2013
Public Affairs Council's Senior Executive International Public Affairs Dialogue
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Margery Kraus, founder and chief executive officer of APCO Worldwide
"Leveraging Associations in International Public Affairs"
May 8, 2013
National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Margery Kraus, founder and chief executive officer of APCO Worldwide
May 8, 2013
Politico's Influencer Upfront
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Margery Kraus, founder and chief executive officer of APCO Worldwide
May 3, 2013
The Chief Executives Organization's Board of Directors Seminar
Istanbul
Speaker: Zeynep Dereli, managing director of APCO Worldwide in Turkey
"Turkey at a Crossroads"
May 1, 2013
Public Affairs Council Reputation Management Workshop
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Phyllis Piano, former vice president of corporate communications at Amgen and member of APCO's International Advisory Council
"When Reputation Counts: Stakeholder Engagement"
April 30, 2013
The U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Cliff Stearns, former U.S. congressman for Florida's 6th district and member of APCO's International Advisory Council
"The Case for an Open Transatlantic Free Trade Area"
April 29, 2013
Milken Institute 2013 Global Conference
Los Angeles
Speaker: Margery Kraus, founder and chief executive officer of APCO Worldwide
"Leaning In or Pushed out: Where are the Senior Women in Business?"
April 29, 2013
AmCham China's 4th Annual DC Dialogue
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Greg Gilligan, managing director of APCO's Beijing office
"A Conversation on the Current and Future State of U.S.-China Relations"
April 24-25, 2013
Committee of 100 Conference 2013
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: James Sasser, former U.S. ambassador to China, former U.S. senator and member of APCO's International Advisory Council
"Bilateral Trade Relations"
April 23, 2013
4th Annual National Summit on Strategic Communications
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Dr. Roger Hayes, senior counselor
"Public Relations and Public Diplomacy in the Globalized World"
April 22, 2013
2013 U.S.-China Investment and Trade Summit
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Ira Kasoff, former deputy assistant secretary for Asia at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration and member of APCO's International Advisory Council
April 22, 2013
Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit
New York
Speaker: Governor Bill Richardson, chairman of APCO Worldwide's Global Political Strategies (GPS) group
April 18, 2013
19th Annual BBSPA Conference
Vienna
Speaker: Zeynep Dereli, managing director of APCO Worldwide in Turkey
"Infrastructure, Markets and Prices"
April 16, 2013
Consumer Federation of America National Food Policy Conference
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Kent Jarrell, executive director, crisis management and litigation communications practice lead in Washington, D.C.
"Communicating about Food Issues in the Age of Social Media"
April 8, 2013
Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2013
Boao, Hainan, China
Speaker: Margery Kraus, founder and chief executive officer of APCO Worldwide
"China's Reform Agenda"
March 26, 2013
Energy Industry Directors Conference
Houston, Texas
Speaker: Lady Barbara Judge, chairman emeritus of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and member of APCO's Intenational Advisory Council
"International Energy Markets: A European Perspective"
March 8, 2013
Society for General Internal Medicine Conference
New Haven, CT
Speaker: Saralyn Mark, MD, president of SolaMed Solutions, LLC, and member of APCO's International Advisory Council
"Leadership in Academic Medicine - The Power of Three"
March 8, 2013
Adam Smith Society
New York City
Speaker: Bill Pierce, senior director in APCO Worldwide's Washington, D.C. office
"The Future of Health Care Policy"
March 7, 2013
Black Sea Oil & Gas Forum
Sofia, Bulgaria
Speaker: Zeynep Dereli, managing director of APCO Worldwide in Turkey
"Turkey - The Key Player in the Global Gas Market"
March 7, 2013
Corporate Character Model: How Leading Companies Walk the Talk
Dallas, Texas
Speaker: Helen Ostrowski, senior advisor to APCO Worldwide’s health care practice
February 20, 2013
Social Media Week
Washington, D.C.
Moderator: John Cangany, director, digital strategy, APCO Online®
"Crisis Management in Social Media"
February 7, 2013
Public Affairs Council National Grassroots Conference
Key West, Florida
Speaker: Evan Kraus, executive director, digital strategy, APCO Online®
"Grassroots on an International Scale"
January 23-25, 2013
6th International Conference on Computers, Privacy & Data Protection
Brussels
Speaker: Rita Balogh, consultant at APCO Worldwide in Brussels, will be co-chairing a panel discussion on data protection in the financial sector
January 9, 2013
IEICI Conference
Tel Aviv
Speaker: Kenneth Jarrett, chairman of APCO Worldwide's Greater China region
"China's 18th Party Congress and the Policy Implications"
December 10, 2012
The World Nuclear Power Briefing
Warsaw
Speaker: Dr. Roger Hayes
"A New Narrative for Nuclear"
November 27, 2012
European Personalised Medicine Association (EPEMED)
Speaker: Stig Albinus, senior director and leader of APCO's health care practice
"From complexity to clarity: communicating the potential of personalised medicine to stakeholders in Europe"
November 22, 2012
Quadriga University of Applied Sciences' International Conference on Crisis Communication
Amsterdam
Speaker: Robert Ardelt, deputy managing director of APCO Worldwide in Germany
"Strategies for Crisis Management"
November 18, 2012
Anadolu University and BEMAR Career Development School Conference
Eskisehir, Turkey
Speaker: Zeynep Dereli, managing director of APCO Worldwide in Turkey
"Career Development"
November 16, 2012
AHIP Communications Conference 2012
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Barie Carmichael, former vice president and chief communications officer of Dow Corning Corporation and member of APCO's International Advisory Council
"Strategic Thinking and Planning"
November 7, 2012
National Journal's 2012 Day After Election Conference
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Bill Pierce, senior director in APCO's Washington, D.C., office
"A Walk Down Influence Alley: A Conversation with K Street Power Players"
November 5, 2012
Panel hosted by the North South Council of Europe, the Council of Europe and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT)
Istanbul
Speaker: Zeynep Dereli, managing director of APCO's Istanbul office
"Women's contribution to the economy"
November 1, 2012
Public Affairs in China: The Path Ahead
Public Affairs Council
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Ira Kasoff, senior counselor and member of APCO's International Advisory Council
"China's Next Transition"
October 18, 2012
United Nations Population Fund Workshop
Istanbul
Speaker: Zeynep Dereli, managing director of APCO Worldwide's Istanbul office
"Growing the Brand of UNPFA in this region"
October 16-18, 2012
International Public Relations Summit
Bali
Speaker: Dr. Roger Hayes
"Public Relations and Public Diplomacy"
October 4, 2012
German Press Academy Conference on Agenda Setting
Berlin
Speaker: Robert Ardelt, deputy managing director of APCO Worldwide in Germany
"Theme Setting and Tonality"
October 4, 2012
PR Moment and APCO Worldwide event
London
Featuring speakers from British Gas, John Lewis and others
Speaker: Matt Bostrom, senior director, APCO Worldwide
"How Brands Use Twitter"
September 26, 2012
Social Media Week
Shanghai
Speaker: Matt Brady, online strategist, APCO Worldwide
"Social Media Crisis Management"
September 21, 2012
FinNode Future Session
Shanghai
Speaker: Matt Brady, online strategist, APCO Worldwide
"Chinese Social Media"
September 19, 2012
British-American Business Council
London
Speaker: Matt Bostrom, senior director, APCO Worldwide
"Social EQ – Driving Outcomes in Social Media: How to Move from Influence to Efficacy"
September 13, 2012
NuView Network 2012
Charleston, SC
Speaker: Stacy Reyan, executive director, human resources, APCO Worldwide
September 12, 2012
Invest in Turkey event, hosted by His Excellency Ahmet Ünal Çevikoz, the Turkish Ambassador
London
Speaker: Zeynep Dereli, managing director, APCO Worldwide in Turkey
"Insights on the progress of the Istanbul International Finance Project"
September 12, 2012
Asia Social Media & Communication Summit 2012
Shanghai
Speaker: Matt Brady, online strategist, APCO Worldwide
"Social Media and Crisis Management"