Date: Jul 30, 2020Time: 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM
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VIRTUAL – George Conway, Steve Schmidt & Claire McCaskill: Future of American Conservatism

Thu, 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM Zoom Webinar (Information to be sent to Registrants)
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Description

Late last year, George Conway, a prominent Washington DC lawyer, decided he had enough. Over the prior couple of years Conway felt the president had way too many tirades. Conway also was responding to the president’s myriad of attacks on Twitter. Conway, a lifelong Republican and a partner at one of the world’s most prestigious law firms, felt his party’s future was in grave danger, especially in the aftermath of the president’s messages, which he believed were toxic, and a rapidly changing American landscape.

Conway and a group of other prominent Republicans—Steve Schmidt, Rick Wilson, and others who had served under President George W. Bush or other Republican leaders such as Mitt Romney and the late John McCain—got together to launch the Lincoln Project. Conway, in particular, has more at stake. He introduced his wife, Kellyanne, to the president, who hired her in a senior role.

The Lincoln Project has over 1 million followers on Twitter and they have successfully communicated their message by producing impactful ads, often using the president’s words against him.

But the larger question remains: What is the future of American Conservatism after this president? After all, a majority of Americans support universal healthcare—especially in light of the pandemic—and hold liberal views on many cultural issues.

To gain these insights, we have invited two co-founders of the Lincoln Project, George Conway and Steve Schmidt. Also joining the discussion will be former Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, who will share her insights about the vibrancy and necessity of the two-party system. Our discussion will be multidimensional and illuminating. Please join us for this conversation.

The Harvard Business School Club of NY is a non-political, non-partisan organization and does not support or endorse any political candidates.

Participants must RSVP by July 29th to receive details on joining the discussion.

Please note that no refunds will be issued.

Bios

Speaker

George Conway

Co-Founder, The Lincoln Project

George Conway is a co-founder of The Lincoln Project. He has practiced law for 30 years and is a Washington Post contributing columnist. In 2018 Conway expressed concern with the Trump administration’s actions, launching him into the broader conversation. Today, Conway remains a vocal critic of the Trump administration and the GOP. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School.

Speaker

Steve Schmidt

Co-Founder, The Lincoln Project

Steve Schmidt is a co-founder of The Lincoln Project. He’s a communications and public affairs strategist. He has worked on numerous Republican campaigns including, President George W. Bush, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Senator John McCain. Today, Schmidt is an MSNBC political analyst appearing frequently on the network. Schmidt holds a degree from the University of Delaware.

Speaker

Claire McCaskill

Political Analyst, NBC and WNBC

Claire McCaskill is a former Democratic senator from Missouri (’07 – ’19). She is a fourth-generation Missourian who has spent her entire life in the Show-Me State. McCaskill attended the University of Missouri, where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1975 and Juris Doctorate in 1978.

Following college, worked as a prosecutor. In 1982, she assumed office as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, serving until 1988. In 1993, McCaskill became the first female prosecutor for Jackson County, the state’s largest prosecutor’s office. From 1999-2006, she served as the state auditor of Missouri.

Moderator

Michael Moran

Founder and CEO, Transformative.io

Michael Moran is an internationally respected geostrategist, author and political analyst whose work has transformed the public-facing brands, media strategies and organizational structures of some of the world’s leading financial, media and policy institutions.

As CEO and Chief Strategy Officer at Transformative.io, Mike leads a world-class team of sectoral and subject matter experts whose work focuses on the nexus of thought leadership and business environment forecasting – a skill set perfectly suited to the volatile and dynamic environment of the 21st century.

Moran and the Transformative team provide actionable intelligence and market strategy for some of the world’s leading organizations. His work in risk consulting, digital strategy, policy analysis and thought leadership has won awards for excellence and innovation around the world.

Moran began his career as a journalist, and in the course of a 20-year career as NBC News, the BBC World Service, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other outlets, he won awards for innovation, excellence and public service. In 1996, he was part of the launch team of MSNBC.com, the joint venture between Microsoft and NBC News.

Date Time

Date: Jul 30, 2020Time: 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM

Location

Zoom Webinar (Information to be sent to Registrants)1460 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
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Price

  • 20 / Alumni Non-Members
  • 10 / Member/Member Guest (limit one)
  • Free / Patron Members
  • 25 / General Public

Attendees

Imran Ahmed, Photeine Anagnostopoulos, Photeine Anagnostopoulos, Lockie Andrews, Anup Arora, Adora Asonye, Lee Backus, Lynn Barber, Ryan Barlow, Guy Baron, Cynthia Bates, Joyce Bates, Bruce Batkin, Gadi BenMark Markovitch, Franklin Berger, Jason Bergsman, Amy Binder, Rebecca Binder, Joseph Blount, Thomas Blum, Christopher Brody, RITU CHATTREE, Selcuk Cakir, Andrew Cheskis, Dora Chomiak, Barry Cohen, Michael Comerford, Philip Comerford, Sophia Constantinides, George Conway, Hannah Craven, Mark Crowther, Jody Cukier, Daniel Cunningham, Christina De Marval, Elisabeth DeMarse, Dan Delmar, Mitchell Dong, Sally Durdan, Ingrid Ehrenberg, Elizabeth English , Elizabeth Fairfax Brown, Michael Farmer, Deborah Farrington, Wanda Felton, Harris Ferrell, Martha Ferry, Martha Ferry, April Foley, Lisa Forgang, David Fox, Jeffrey Freed, Elaine Gilde, Alexander Glasner, Noah Godfrey, Carol Brown Goldberg, Oliver Goldstein, Martha Goss, Alexander Greeley, Arlin Green, Leslie Green, Lawrence Gross, L. Hackney, JoAnn Hanson, Mary Henry, Joanne Hoffer, Beth Horowitz, Joyce Hrinya, Zhaoying Huang, Lee Jackson, Margaret Jones, Nathan Kahn, Richard Kane, Richard Kane, Nana Kankam, Elena Kanner, Charles Kaplan, Herbert Kaplan, Mary Jane Kaplan, Lucy Kennedy, Someera Khokhar, Kimberly Kispert, Jason Klein, Lawrence Kramer, Gary Kreissman, Aneal Krishnan, Didi Lacher, Terence Lally, Ilene Lang, Ilene Lang, Steven Latham, Christopher Lawlor, Carol Lawson, John Leonard, Scott Lescher, Leonard Levie, Douglas Libby, Beatrice Liu, John Lizars, Oivind Lorentzen, Francisco Lorenzo, Timon Lorenzo, Rebecca Lula, Lance Lundberg, Alison Lyness, Maria MacLean, Mairin Macaluso, Kate Madden, Darsh Maheshwari, Steven Malkenson, Jonathan Mariner, Simon Marlow, Mark Mason, Elliot Matz, TIm McCarthy, Claire McCaskill, Patrick McGinnis, Brandt McKee, Michael Meltz, Alex Meyers, Andrew Meyers, Leona Moore, Michael Moran, Ursula Moran, Joseph Morein, Barrie Moskowitz, Emily Moskowitz, Thomas Nassim, Lucy O'Laughlin, Sarah O'Neill, Nyagaka Ongeri, Elina Onitskansky, Huiwei Pan, Katherine Park, David Pascual, Kenneth Peskin, Alessandro Piol, Ethan Portnoy, Kelly Post, Mara Pruzanski, Steven Qu, Paul Raeder, Tzveta Raynova, Elliott Rebhun, Elinor Renfield, Elinor Renfield, Alexandra Rethore, John Richardson, Robert Rosenberg, Lisa Rubin, Pat Russo, Patricia Russo, Laura Sachar , Masatomo Sakairi, Nicholas Sakellariadis, Nicholas Sakellariadis, Rahul Sangwan, Daniel Schildge, Jane Schmidt, Steve Schmidt, Bradley Schrader, Barry Schulman, Peter Schweinfurth, Carolyn Seergy, Punya Shah, Punyashree Shah, Vimal Shah, Vimal Shah, Al Sharif, Parker Sheedy, Parker Sheedy, Efrem Sigel, Hardwick Simmons, Wake Smith, Marianne Spraggins, Heidi Steinberg, Harborne Stuart, Eunice Suh, Wayne Taitt, Ranjan Tandon, Kenneth Tatum, Michael Theodore, Allen Thorpe, Kimberly Till, Cynthia Tindell, David Tom, Christopher Toub, Richard Ventura, Jayaprada Viswanadha, Kelly Wachowicz, Susan Wagner, Ryan Waite, Mary Wall, Thomas Watts, Eric Weisman, Harry Wilson, Alice Wu, Kenneth Zauderer, Rachel Ziemba, Efrem Zimbalist, Kristin Zimmermann, robin albin, Guy de Chazal, andy sternlieb, jordan stone

Organizer

Barrie Moskowitz & Lockie Andrews

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