Dan Abrams, Chief Legal Analyst, NBC News and MSNBC; CEO, Abrams Research

Dan Abrams is an attorney and the Chief Legal Analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. He held the top managerial position at MSNBC — presiding over a period of unprecedented growth with ratings and profits each increasing well over 50% during his tenure. During that period Dan was a member of the NBC Universal President's Council.

He has also long been one of NBC's best known on-air personalities and hosted numerous nightly news programs on MSNBC. As a reporter, Dan covered the highest-profile legal cases of the past two decades for NBC and, prior to that, for Court TV. He launched Abrams Research in November 2008 and is now an outside consultant to NBC.

Join hundreds of high-level colleagues at the largest—and most efficient—media relations conference in the communications business. In just 2 ½ days, you’ll hear keynotes from legendary journalist Dan Rather, Chief Legal Analyst for NBC News and MSNBC and CEO of Abrams Research, Dan Abrams, as well as New York Times journalists Tara Parker Pope, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Saul Hansell. You’ll also get inside pitching advice from journalists at Dow Jones, Family Circle, Reuters, Popular Mechanics, Marketwatch, Inc., Men’s Vogue, Playboy and dozens more. In addition, you’ll choose from 32 advanced PR skills sessions with representatives from Kodak, Jet Blue, Chrysler, Intel, Bankrate, Raytheon, Tesla Motors, Clorox and scores more. Save the date: May 17-19 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.