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March is Women's History Month, a time to honor and celebrate the triumphs of the trailblazing women who have paved the way for change and progress. APB continues to represent a number of speakers on women's issues, from award-winning actresses and activists to journalists, best-selling authors, entrepreneurs and innovative global leaders. Below, we have highlighted some of our most talked-about and requested female voices. Responsible for inspiring millions, these women continue to empower audiences worldwide:

They’re 60 million strong—a cohort larger than the Boomers or Millennials. Shaped by the Great Recession. The first digital-first generation. And they’ve only begun to flex their muscles as consumers, employees and customers. Generation Z (born between 1996-2011) already represents up to $143 billion in buying power. They’re like no generation before and notably different from Millennials (born 1980-1995). From fashion to social consciousness to the workplace, this lineup of speakers captures a powerful new generation, speaking about—and to—Generation Z. 

These best-selling speakers bring bold insights on performance, leadership and staying ahead in a constantly changing world. Bring them to your next event while their books are on the top of everyone’s must-read lists.

After a five-year stint at Yahoo Finance, longtime (2000-2013) New York Times tech columnist and APB speaker David Pogue is back home at the Times. His new column, “Crowdwise,” which appears in the paper’s “Smarter Living” section, asks readers for their wisdom in tackling life’s eternal problems—for example, how to recover from a bad “Reply All,” what to say to someone in mourning that won’t just make it worse, and how to travel on planes or trains with cranky toddlers. Pogue has also resumed contributing his trademark, witty how-to tech pieces to the Times. the

In three short years, Sophia has seen many firsts. She is the first non-human to address the U.N., gain citizenship and grace the covers of Cosmopolitan and Elle. She has gone on a date with Will Smith, sung a duet with Jimmy Fallon and wowed speaking audiences from Indiana to Pamplona, Spain.

Emmy-winning TV host and APB speaker, Clinton Kelly is set to join Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale as co-host of Spring Baking Championship on The Food Network, premiering March 18th. Best known for seven seasons as host of The Chew, Kelly is also widely regarded for his decade co-hosting What Not to Wear.

Virginia governor Ralph Northam’s blackface yearbook photo is just the latest “in a long and troubled cultural legacy of racist stereotypes being used to entertain,” says best-selling author, cultural historian and acclaimed biographer Wil Haygood.

APB speaker, disruptive future and technology columnist and New York Times Columnist David Pogue informs his audiences on how to get your digital life in order. Whether he’s covering self-driving cars, IoT, or artificial intelligence, he shares highly valuable content with all audiences.

Liberia’s former president, Nobel Peace Laureate and APB speaker President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has joined The Elders, a group of former world leaders tasked with ensuring peace and human rights. Sirleaf, Africa’s first democratically-elected female head of state, is a leading promoter of freedom, justice, women’s empowerment and democratic rule.

From record-breaking Olympic gold medalist to today's most famous transgender woman, Caitlyn Jenner has always captured the world’s attention. Her post transition life and rise to LGBTQ+ champion was documented in E!’s landmark series, I am Cait.