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- The Global Insider: September 2016

Worldwide Speakers Group is a professional services firm providing distinctive performance and innovative solutions in the global lecture industry to corporate, trade, education, and commercial clients worldwide. Our thought leaders include world-renowned experts and transformational figures from all areas of government, business, academia, media, and entertainment.

	The Right Honourable Stephen Harper: New WWSG Exclusive Speaker Worldwide Speakers Group is proud to announce exclusive representation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper for speaking and other related professional engagements. The Right Honourable Stephen Harper led Canada through the world’s most complex geopolitical, economic and security challenges. Prime Minister Harper was known for a frank, assertive leadership style defined by principled diplomacy, disciplined economic policy, a strong stance on international peace and security, and passionate defence of freedom and human dignity. Learn more
	Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Managing Pain Without Meds Getting older hurts — literally — and as our country ages, so do the number of people who live with daily pain, so-called “chronic” pain. More than 76 million people are estimated to be living with chronic pain, and less than half receive treatment. But treating chronic pain presents a real challenge for us doctors. Because opioids, which are very effective in treating pain, are also addictive and potentially deadly if abused. Learn more
	Interview: Steve Wozniak, Apple Co-Founder, Inventor Of The Home Computer If you haven’t heard of Steve Wozniak, it is because he has been overshadowed by his fellow co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs. This is despite the fact that he was the sole person behind the invention and building of the Apple 1, the first home computer that used a keyboard and normal TV screen as a display. Steve Jobs was arguably the force behind the creation of Apple, but the technology came from the mind of Wozniak. Learn more
	Voto Latino Launches Android Version Of Voter Registration App “Whether at a cookout, at school, or at a concert, VoterPal is a tool to facilitate registering your family and friends to vote because it’s no longer enough to just register yourselves,” said Maria Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino. “The stakes are too high – and everyone in the community is feeling it. This app gives every single person the power to be mobilize locally short of jumping on a campaign.” Learn more
	Why Tomi Lahren Has Pierced Through My Democratic Heart "Her intent isn't to incite a riot, rather it's to awake her demographic from the mainstream media news cycle we've grown accustom to. It is because of her I’m able to further engage in conversations with my peers about the issues in our community as well feel confident enough to ask questions and do my research and take an interest in subjects I may not always feel so comfortable with." Learn more
	Braigo Labs™ Launches “Braigo™ Platform” Web Application Braigo Platform marks the industry’s first step toward providing an integrated software solution approach for the visually impaired. “This is our step towards the right direction, based on the numerous and overwhelming feedback we received over time,” says Shubham Banerjee, founder of Braigo Labs. “We are looking at Braigo as a whole product that creates, supports and expands an ecosystem for the visually impaired. Not simply as a standalone software or hardware tool.” Learn more
	How Obama’s FDA Keeps Generic Drugs Off The Market One of the biggest factors fueling the angst over drug prices in the U.S. is that some older medicines that should be sold cheaply as generics are still priced very high, often owing to a dwindling number of generic competitors and the rising cost of producing these drugs.Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton like to blame generic-company mergers and greedy drugmakers. But a closer look reveals that a series of regulatory policy blunders is at fault. Learn more
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