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Thursday, July 14 • 8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. – FREE

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Mary Matalin (a celebrated conservative voice) and James Carville (an unbowed liberal) are one of the best-known political couples in the country. In this can’t-miss Keynote, they’ll give you an insider’s look at the United States’ most important issues and the current political landscape, including the 2016 elections. Matalin and Carville are key players on the national political stage, as they each have more than 30 years of experience in politics and have individually worked for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. This power couple will combine their unique experience to deliver a candid and provocative conversation from both sides of the political aisle.

They’ll discuss:

  • The 2016 race for the White House, including a behind-the-scenes look at politics inside Washington
  • A top-level presidential election forecast and analysis of how the new President will shape the 2017 economic climate
  • A look at current events and how they’re affecting entrepreneurs
  • Their view of how the U.S. has changed, and what the future looks like for small businesses

Mary Matalin
Mary Matalin is one of the most celebrated and popular conservative voices in America. As an author, television and radio host, and widely sought after political contributor, pundit and public speaker, she has become noted for her straightforward manner and insightful political repartee. Among her many roles and accomplishments, she has served under President Ronald Reagan, made her mark as George H.W. Bush's Campaign director and most recently as assistant to President George W. Bush, and as assistant and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney, making her the first White House official to hold that double title.

Since that time, Matalin has made frequent television appearances as a political commentator and can be seen on news networks such as ABC, CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News Network. In addition, Matalin took to the airwaves with her own radio program on the CBS Talk Radio Network, The Mary Matalin Show, where Talkers magazine listed Matalin as one of "The 100 Most Important Talk Show Hosts in America" in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Today, she co-hosts the nationally-syndicated radio program Both Sides Now.

Matalin is also a widely read, respected and acclaimed author and serves as Editor-in-Chief for Threshold Editions. She makes regular appearances as a public speaker and sits on the boards of numerous respected institutions across the country.

Today, the Mary Matalin and her husband James Carville reside in New Orleans with their two teenage daughters, Matty and Emerson, and numerous animals of various persuasions.

James Carville
James "The Ragin' Cajun" Carville is America's best-known political consultant. His long list of electoral successes evidences a knack for steering overlooked campaigns to unexpected landslide victories and for re-making political underdogs into upset winners.

His winning streak began in 1986, and continued over the years as he managed and won political seats in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, New Jersey, Georgia, and most notably, his most prominent victory was in 1992 when he helped William Jefferson Clinton win the Presidency. In recent years, Carville is focusing on campaigns in more than 20 countries around the globe.

Carville is also a best-selling author; including two memoirs with his wife Mary Matalin: All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President and Love and War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home; actor, producer, talk-show host, speaker and restaurateur.

Along with pollster Stanley Greenberg, Carville founded Democracy Corps, an independent, non-profit polling organization dedicated to making government more responsive to the American people.

Carville can be seen on news networks worldwide. He is a columnist for The Hill newspaper which publishes daily when Congress is in session and serves as a Professor of Practice at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he lives with his wife Mary Matalin and their two daughters.


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General Admission to the Mary Matalin and James Carville Keynote
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Meet and Greet with Mary Matalin and James Carville
Only 50 tickets available. Meet and Greet is after the Keynote and includes a photo with Mary Matalin and James Carville and early admission seating to Keynote.
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