Dana White, Chief Communications Officer, Hyundai NA: Dana W. White is the chief communications officer of Hyundai Motor North America and is responsible for leading all regional communications and public relations strategy for Hyundai Motor North America, Hyundai Motor America, Genesis Motor America and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama as well as the office of Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity and General Affairs in coordination with other affiliates including Hyundai Capital, Glovis and the Hyundai Washington D.C. office. White was named chief communications officer in April 2020. White most recently led a consulting firm specializing in geopolitical risk and strategic communications, where she was an advisor to CEOs of Global Fortune 500 companies, U.S. senators, governors and senior U.S. military officers. Ms. White also served as the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and the Chief Pentagon Spokesperson for the Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis. She provided strategic guidance to all branches of the U.S. Armed Services, Combatant Commands and senior civilian leaders. In addition, she was the Director of Policy and Strategic Communications for the Renault-Nissan Alliance in Paris, France. She was a Professional Staff Member on the Armed Services Committee of the United States Senate, and an editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal based in Hong Kong. White served as the Taiwan Country Director in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Director of the Washington Roundtable for Asia-Pacific Press at the Heritage Foundation. She was a publicist at the Fox News Channel in Washington, D.C. and served as deputy press secretary on the U.S. House Republican Conference. White graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in East Asian Languages & Civilizations. She studied at Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijing, China and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, South Korea. She is proficient in Mandarin Chinese and French and possesses basic proficiency in Korean.

André M. Johnson, VP of Distribution and Sales & Senior Editor, Urban News, Zenger News: Former Washington Post reporter, 18 years of building media distribution networks. Former communications director for Marion Barry, former PR assistant with the (then) Washington Redskins. Grew a newspaper network from 20 outlets to more than 200, creating the nation’s largest network of black newspapers and magazines. Prior to working at Zenger News, Mr. Johnson was the founder of ProImage Communications, LLC., and has more than 20 years of professional communications experience to his credit representing athletes, politicians, small non-profit and for-profit corporations. He brings an extensive background in public relations, public affairs, crisis management communications, social media outreach, campaigning, advertising, and direct response marketing. He is a nationally recognized general and strategic consultant, with an ability to offer clients a strategically sound orientation, detailed planning, and control over campaigns. Mr. Johnson’s history of public service and professional involvement in political affairs is as impressive as it is diverse. He has staffed Members of the House and Senate and served as communications consultant to several District of Columbia Councilmembers, local government campaigns and initiatives in Washington, DC. As a private political consultant, he has also provided services for political campaigns both nationally and internationally. A native Washingtonian, Mr. Johnson graduated from the American University in 1990 receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and has been a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc., since 1986.