Patrick McGee: How Apple helped China become America’s biggest tech rival

Patrick McGee's award-winning reporting on Apple, electric vehicles, and emerging technologies offers audiences unparalleled insights into the forces shaping our digital future.

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Mike Pence: 2025 Profile in Courage Award Recipient

The 2025 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award® will be presented to Vice President Michael R. Pence for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on January 6, 2021.

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With decades of experience at the helm of one of the world’s most recognized brands, Raja Rajamannar delivers high-impact insights.

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Worldwide Speakers Group (WWSG), a global leader in connecting elite speakers with audiences who seek transformative ideas, is proud to announce a new partnership with…

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Newt Gingrich, Distinguished Leader, Visionary, & Political Vanguard; 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate; Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995-1999); Best-Selling Author

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