Keynote Speakers | Annual Convention

Mike Allen, Co-founder, Axios

Mike Allen writes the Axios Daily Essentials newsletters, Axios AM, Axios PM and Axios Finish Line. He was also an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning docu-news series, Axios on HBO, and co-author of Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less. Mike co-founded Politico, and is an alumnus of TIME, The New York Times and the Washington Post.

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorganChase

Jamie Dimon became CEO of JPMorganChase in 2006, and shortly thereafter became chairman of the board. Prior, he was named president and COO upon the company’s merger with Bank One Corporation in 2004, where he’d served as chairman and CEO. Jamie began his career at American Express Company, eventually serving as CFO and president at Commercial Credit. He served as president and COO of Travelers from 1990-1998 while concurrently serving as COO of its Smith Barney Inc. subsidiary before becoming co-chairman and co-CEO of the combined brokerage following the 1997 merger. In 1998, Jamie was named President of Citigroup Inc.

Adena T. Friedman, Chair and CEO, Nasdaq, Inc.

Adena Friedman is the Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq and is Chair of the Board of Directors. With over 20 years of industry leadership and expertise, she is credited with significantly shaping Nasdaq’s transformation into a leading global exchange and technology company serving the financial industry. Adena also serves as a class B director to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and chairs the Business Roundtable’s technology committee.

General Mark A. Milley, 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2019-2023), Former Military Advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council, 39th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, Former Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command

General (Ret.) Mark A. Milley has held positions in six divisions and a Special Forces Group throughout the last 44 years to include command of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division; the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division; Deputy Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division; Commanding General, 10th Mountain Division; Commanding General, III Corps; and Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command. General Milley is a fellow-in-residence at Georgetown University, and a Charles and Marie Robertson visiting lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.

Diana Nyad, World Champion Athlete, World Renowned Inspirational Speaker and Author

In 2013, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida – inspiring the feature film “NYAD”. Diana spent over thirty years as a sports journalist and has written four books. Her groundbreaking piece on her childhood sexual abuse for the New York Times drew a passionate response from around the world. Diana’s off-Broadway play, “The Swimmer,” was performed for sold-out crowds in 2019. Diana is inducted into the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame.