Less than a month after delivering keynote remarks at the 17th annual NACDS Foundation Dinner in New York, Fox News’s Megyn Kelly landed on the cover of January’s Vanity Fair with headlines that pulled no punches: “Don’t Mess with Megyn Kelly” and “Blowhards, Beware: Megyn Kelly Will Slay You Now.” Message received.
Kelly is yet another example of the high caliber of news making speakers NACDS garners for its events, illustrating a commitment to members in providing timely and relevant programming.
The article gives an in-depth and fascinating look at Kelly’s metamorphosis—which required a lot of soul searching—from a successful but unfulfilled trial lawyer to “Fox News’s brightest, toughest star.” Kelly cites Oprah Winfrey and comedian Steve Martin as inspirations for her career and counts Facebook C.O.O. Sheryl Sandberg as a friend. Sandberg says of Kelly, “She’s tough, brave and relentlessly fair.” The article also recounts Kelly’s famous ability to unnerve “would-be leaders, blowhards and didacts from both parties.”
Kelly is yet another example of the high caliber of news making speakers NACDS garners for its events, illustrating a commitment to members in providing timely and relevant programming.
NACDS recently announced that former Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner (R-OH) and former Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey will speak at the 2016 NACDS Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. Both leaders will speak just months after leaving their most recent positions. Stay tuned for more exciting speaker announcements in the upcoming year.
