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Prospective speakers are invited to apply to deliver a keynote address or lead an informative breakout session.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Bill Gates, who was named in the Epstein files, was scheduled to give a keynote address.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
High-profile attendees include Sam Altman of OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Google CEO Sundar Pichai who is due to deliver a keynote address on Friday.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Host Mary Louise Kelly spoke with Michael Froman, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s keynote address.
—February 17, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Bill Gates, who was named in the Epstein files, was scheduled to give a keynote address.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
High-profile attendees include Sam Altman of OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Google CEO Sundar Pichai who is due to deliver a keynote address on Friday.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Host Mary Louise Kelly spoke with Michael Froman, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s keynote address.
—February 17, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keynote address
Noun
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Each course consists of a video lecture and ends with a quiz that must be passed to move on to the next unit.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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On opening weekend, guests can enjoy the opening ceremony, historic lecture, dinner, the Jockey Club opening and Kentucky Derby celebration, dancing with live music and other events.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Though the two barely mentioned each other leading up to Liam’s death, Harry posted a poignant tribute to his bandmate.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
6 Mar. 2026
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His death has brought an outpouring of tributes to the civil rights leader and politician who devoted his life to pushing for equality and change.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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Rather than a funeral with a sermon and eulogy, Thelma Gibson’s words from her autobiography set the tone for her funeral.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, Jesse Jackson’s story is the quintessentially American one — a narrative of magnificent contradictions that refuse to be flattened into a simple, polished eulogy.—
Glenn Eden,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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During a weekend swing through West Texas last month, Talarico dropped off the trail long enough to preach at Lubbock’s Covenant Presbyterian, where the faithful hung on every word of his 10-minute sermon.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The sheikh had studied religious law at Damascus University and earned a master’s degree in Lebanon; the Tunisian had not completed a day’s worth of religious study in his life, relying instead on YouTube videos and stray sermons.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Keynote address.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keynote%20address. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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