Christopher Isham is an award-winning investigative reporter and broadcast news executive who served as Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief for CBS News from 2007 to 2020, overseeing coverage of the U.S. government and national politics. Before that, he was Chief of Investigative Projects for ABC News, earning multiple News & Documentary Emmy Awards, two Columbia DuPont Awards, and a Peabody Award for excellence in journalism.
He is now President of CT Group’s U.S. intelligence practice, a global intelligence and strategy firm based in Washington, D.C. Christopher also serves on the boards of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Edward R. Murrow Fellowship and Summit Media.
At BRIDGE Summit, Christopher will share lessons from decades in journalism and intelligence on how to identify credible information, detect bias, and make decisions grounded in facts.
The global media and knowledge landscape is transforming rapidly, where viral moments now move markets, influence policy, and reshape narratives in real time. At this moment, BRIDGE Summit convenes leaders from across media, policy, finance, and technology to restore trust, transparency, and resilience in the context of digital sensation. This session examines a key axis of that shift: the rise of disruptive alliances like Elon Musk’s “America Party,” and the Gulf’s growing role as a diplomatic force in a multipolar world. Together, these trends mark the rise of new geopolitical centers, transcending borders, amplifying soft power, and wielding digital influence.
Editor, CNN Business Arabic
Filmmaker, Nooraluna
Executive Director, Media Foundation for West Africa
Founder & CEO, Haute Living Media Group
CEO, PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
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