Arianna Huffington to Open Sayfie Review Florida Leaders Summit With Speech:

"How Technology is Disrupting News and Politics"

On September 12th and 13th, Florida’s top business, government, news media, non-profit and academic leaders will converge in Orlando for the first annual Sayfie Review Florida Leaders Summit.  The Summit’s mission is “Engaging Florida’s Leaders, Shaping Florida’s Agenda, Prospering Florida’s Future.”

The Sayfie Review Florida Leaders Summit is honored to announce that Arianna Huffington will open the Summit.  Consistent with the theme for the first day of the Summit, Ms. Huffington will kick off the Summit with her speech, “How Technology is Disrupting News and Politics.” 

Arianna Huffington is the chair, president, and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of thirteen books.  In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that quickly became one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently-cited media brands on the Internet. In 2012, the site won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting.  In 2013, she was named to the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. In 2006, and again in 2011, she was named to the Time 100, Time Magazine's list of the world’s 100 most influential people.  Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union. 

As previously announced, Florida elected officials who will be attending the Summit are Governor Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, CFO Jeff Atwater and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, Senate President Don Gaetz, House Speaker Will Weatherford, Senate Minority Leader Chris Smith, Senate President-Designate Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Designate Steve Crisafulli.  

The Summit is an invitation-only event.  Click here for general information about the Summit.  The theme for Day One of the Summit is "Disrupt Florida" and the theme for Day Two is "Big Hairy Audacious Florida."  Consistent with these themes, education, health, energy, water, transportation and tourism will be discussed during the breakout sessions.  For information about the themes and topics for the Summit, click here for Day One and click here for Day Two.

Summit sponsors include:  H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr., Florida Blue, Google, AutoNation, the Mosaic Company, HMA, AT&T, Duke Energy, FPL and JM Family Enterprises.  Thought Leadership Partners for the Summit include:  the Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida, the Foundation for Florida's Future, the Florida Council of 100, Leadership Florida (R), the Florida Chamber Foundation, AIF Foundation, the Florida Philanthropic Network, the Florida Press Association, the Florida Association of Broadcasters, the Florida Public Broadcast Service, University of Miami and Univision.

For information on the Summit or Summit sponsorships, contact Carole Ann Hausman, at 954-302-5984, or at ca@sayfiemedia.com.