Media mogul and co-founder of the Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington, has been named the keynote speaker for the 2013 Professional Beauty Association (PBA) Business Forum.

The forum is part of North America’s largest beauty event, PBA Beauty Week, which is hosted by Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) and will take place from 13 – 16 July at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Huffington, who has twice been named on TIME magazine’s annual list of the world’s most influential people, will present From Politics to the Boardroom: Fearless Leadership on 14 July.

Other speakers at the business forum will be: business owner and philanthropist Michael Fairfax; social media expert Kelly Ehlers; beauty industry advisor and consultant Tom Kuhn; and Myra Irizarry, who will lead a panel on issues and regulations relevant to the beauty industry.