Poppy Harlow
Poppy Harlow is an award-winning journalist and author who spent nearly 20 years breaking news and leading important conversations on CNN. She co-anchored CNN This Morning on weekday mornings, anchored CNN Newsroom, and created and hosted the CNN podcast “BossFiles with Poppy Harlow.” Known for her hard-hitting reporting with a compassionate human touch, she brings to the stage the same valuable insights on business, economics, global affairs, and social issues that made her one of the most respected and influential voices in journalism today.
Harlow imparts her deep economic knowledge by interviewing the world’s top business leaders and CEOs including Warren Buffett, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Bill Gates, Melinda French, Jay-Z, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, among others. She has also interviewed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and moderated two CNN Presidential Town Halls.
Harlow’s human touch is made evident in her field reporting during breaking news events. She was sent to cover the 2015 Paris terror attacks and anchored from the ground there for two weeks, focusing her coverage on the personal stories of the victims and their families. In 2013, she anchored extensive coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings and for years following the attacks, she reported on the recovery and resilience of several women who lost limbs in the bombing. Outside of major tragedies, Harlow is deeply focused on income inequality and solutions to closing the opportunity gap for women and minorities. She is the co-author and author of the children’s books The Color of Love and The Biggest Little Boy.
A multiple Emmy Award-nominee, Harlow has won numerous industry awards, including the Gracie Award for Best online investigative feature on financial fraud, and SABEW’s Best in Business award for online video.
Prior to joining CNN in 2008, Harlow served as an anchor for the Forbes Video Network and an anchor and reporter for NY1 News. She graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a bachelor’s degree in political science from Columbia University. In 2020, she received the University’s John Jay Award, given to alumni for distinguished professional achievement. She holds a master’s in studies of law from Yale Law School and has also studied at King’s College London. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow.
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Moderating CEO conversations
Award winning journalist Poppy Harlow brings her extensive interview experience to the stage as a moderator. Having facilitated panels at major industry events like the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Microsoft CEO Summit, TIME 100, and the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, she provokes discussion, summarizes insights, and leads thoughtful Q&A with her signature journalistic polish and expertise.
C-Suite Access
As the host of the CNN podcast BossFiles with Poppy Harlow, Poppy hears business and leadership insights straight from the source. Conducting in-depth interviews with the world’s leading entrepreneurs, CEOs, and innovators, she shares with audiences the proven strategies to succeed in the business world and what it takes to rise to the top and stay there.
From the Newsroom to the Boardroom
As a former CNN anchor, Poppy Harlow stood on the front lines of breaking news each day. In this talk, she draws on her years of journalistic experience to make sense of the latest in global events, business, and economic news. With insider access from interviews with newsmakers and business leaders, she looks at the stories driving our daily conversations, offering her analysis and sharing her outlook for the future.
American Opportunity
In this talk, Poppy Harlow draws on her own upbringing in Minnesota and insights from hosting her CNN segment American Opportunity to discuss the social issues of today. She explores income inequality across race, gender, and socioeconomic status while infusing stories from her interviews with the world’s top CEOs and business leaders. Audiences will leave with a better understanding of the income and opportunity gap in America today and inspired to make a difference in mitigating it.
