WASHINGTON, DC—Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee and now a prominent leader of the “Never Trump” faction of the party, has joined the speaker lineup for PRovoke Global 2024, which takes place next month in Washington, DC.

Steele will appear at PRovoke Global in conversation with Chris Foster, chief executive officer of Omnicom Public Relations Group, in a discussion that will cover the current political climate and the upcoming election.

Steele joins Axios founder Mike Allen as the first of several high-profile speakers from the worlds of politics and media who will headline this year’s event, which takes place at The Washington Hotel, a stone’s throw from the White House, on October 29 and 30. Tickets are available now.

When he was elected Lt. Governor of Maryland in 2003, Michael Steele made history as the first African American elected to statewide office; as he did again when he was named chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2009

A self-described "Lincoln Republican," Steele helped the RNC to break fundraising records and win 63 House seats, the biggest pickup since 1938.

He has appeared on Meet the Press, Face the Nation, HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, and Comedy Central's The Daily Show. He is the author of “Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda.” Today he serves as a political analyst for MSNBC and is the host of “The Michael Steele Podcast.”

In 2020, Steele endorsed Democratic candidate Joe Biden for president, and recently he made headlines for his criticisms of Donald Trump’s debate performance against Kamala Harris.

PRovoke Media will be announcing additional keynote speakers from the worlds of media and politics over the coming week, and as always the PRovoke Global event will feature a wide array of talent from both the public relations agency business and in-house marketing and communications.

Sponsors include almost all of the world’s leading public relations firms: Burson, Edelman, Omnicom Public Relations Group, Weber Shandwick, Finn Partners, FleishmanHillard, Golin, Havas Red, Ketchum, Porter Novelli, SEC Newgate, WE Communications, MSL, Bully Pulpit, Precision Strategies, Rokk Solutions, and Adfactors.

The first day of the three-day gathering will feature our Entreprenerus’ Forum, featuring New York based advisory firm Davis & Gilbert and international network PROI, and several independent PR agency leaders. That day will end with the presentation of our Global SABRE Awards, honoring the best public relations campaigns from across our regional events in North America, Latin America, EMEA, Africa, South Asia and the Asia-Pacific.

Tickets for the Entrpreneurs’ Forum, the SABRE Awards, and the Global Summit are on sale now.