From Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans to Gulf War in Iraq, when there is major news event, you will see Anderson Cooper covers the stories.  Anderson Cooper anchors Anderson Cooper 360°, an unconventional, wide-ranging news program on CNN.

In addition to reporting for CNN, Anderson Cooper also provides reports for CBS's 60 Minutes. Dispatches from the Edge, Cooper's memoirs about covering the South Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and other news events, recently topped the New York Times Bestsellers List and other bestseller charts.

Anderson Cooper and Anderson Cooper 360° have won several awards, most recently three Emmy awards in 2006 for reports about famine in Niger, Charity Hospital in New Orleans and black market infertility. Anderson Cooper has also earned a National Headliners Award for his tsunami coverage, an Emmy Award for his contribution to ABC's coverage of Princess Diana's funeral; a Silver Plaque from the Chicago International Film Festival for his report from Sarajevo on the Bosnian civil war; a Bronze Telly for his coverage of famine in Somalia; a Bronze Award from the National Educational Film and Video Festival for a report on political Islam; and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Journalism for his 20/20 Downtown report on high school athlete Corey Johnson.

As a keynote speaker, Anderson Cooper offers his perspective and insight on American politics and culture and highlights coverage of unconventional stories that are often overlooked. He discusses international affairs and the challenges that the world faces today.