2019 Greenlee Summit

Thursday Keynote

Thursday, September 5, 2019 – 7 p.m.
Great Hall, Memorial Union, Iowa State University

Thursday’s Keynote is Free and Open to the Public

S.E. Cupp, Political Television Commentator, Conservative Culture Critic and Author

Known for her unique and colorful viewpoints and efforts to create an honest dialogue around conservative ideas in American life and popular culture, S.E. Cupp is a rising voice whose insights on the new generation of conservatives and feminists are sought out by organizations across the country. Cupp draws from her interviews with renowned writers and political personalities, including Tony Stewart, Tucker Carlson, Brian C. Anderson, Laura Ingraham, Pat Toomey and Ted Hayes to develop thoughtful discussion around politics, religion and the media.

The author of Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media’s Attack on Christianity, Cupp takes aim at the so-called “mainstream media” and its increasing disdain for Christianity. As the coauthor of Why You’re Wrong About The Right, Behind the Myths: The Surprising Truth About Conservatives, Cupp blows the lid off of stereotypes that have long been associated with the American Right, and reveals that today’s conservatives are an intellectually and philosophically diverse new breed of young, outgoing, smart, friendly professionals.

A commentator on CNN, Cupp regularly appears across the network’s programming and special political coverage. Previously a co-host on MSNBC’s The Cycle, Cupp has appeared on Hannity, Larry King Live, Fox & Friends, The Joy Behar Show, Geraldo, and Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld and has been heard on radio shows including The Dennis Miller Show, The Mancow Show, Andrew Wilkow and The Alan Colmes Show.

She also has her own radio show on the Glenn Beck Network and a regular column in the New York Daily News and on The Daily Caller. She has been published in many leading media outlets including The Washington Post, Slate, American Spectator, Townhall.com, FOXNews.com, Sports Illustrated online, Maxim, NASCAR.com and FrontPage.

She will be co-sponsored by the following groups:

• Association of Women in Communication Central Iowa Student Chapter
• Greenlee School of Journalism & Communication
• Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

Friday Keynote

Friday, September 6, 2019 – 9 a.m.
Scheman Building, Iowa State Center

Registration is Required for Friday’s Keynote and Conference

Civility in America

Leslie Gaines-Ross, Chief Reputation Strategist, Weber Shandwick

Civility in America: A Nationwide Survey to gauge Americans’ attitudes toward civility in a variety of areas impacting American society and daily life.

Leslie leads Weber Shandwick’s global reputation consulting services and thought leadership development. She is the architect of groundbreaking, award-winning research into CEO and corporate reputation, CEO transitions, corporate rankings, social CEOs, executive visibility, CEO activism and reputation recovery. Leslie also counsels Fortune 500 companies and organizations around the world.

Leslie is one of the world’s most widely recognized experts on reputation — how reputations are built, enhanced and protected. She spearheaded the first comprehensive research on CEO reputation and its impact on company reputation and business performance. She developed many of Weber Shandwick’s global corporate reputation studies—The CEO Reputation Premium, Socializing Your CEO, The Company behind the Brand: In Reputation We Trust and its recent series on CEO Activism and how companies are responding to hot button social issues.

She is also responsible for Weber Shandwick’s other thought leadership initiatives such as Civility in America, AI: Ready or Not, The Employer Brand Credibility Gap, Employees Rising, The Changing Landscape of Consumer Activism: Boycotts and Buycotts and Rising CCO.

You can follow her at @reputationRx.