Amy speaking on the “Inside the Epstein Files” panel at All About Women, Sydney Opera House, 2026. Photo: Anna Kucera.
Past Speaking Engagements
In March 2026, the Sydney Opera House invited me to speak at its annual All About Women Conference. I shared the stage with two amazing women journalists: Emily Maitlis, co-host of “The News Agents” podcast, whose BBC interview with then-Prince Andrew is considered a master class in giving one’s subject just enough rope to hang himself; and Louise Milligan, an accomplished Australian author and investigative reporter for the ABC TV Four Corners program. Our topic: “Inside the Epstein Files.”
“Inside the Epstein Files” panel, (L-R) Louise Milligan, Amy Wallace, and Emily Maitlis, speaking at the All About Women conference, Sydney Opera House, 2026. All photos: Anna Kucera.
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“I think she would want everyone to know that your own individual outrage matters and that it can make a difference. You know, we all feel like, ‘Well, what can I do? What can I do? The world is a terrible place.’ Now we know how terrible – from these Epstein files, we know particularly about this sex trafficking ring. But remember, Virginia is a woman who was abused from the age of seven on, who did not graduate from high school, who was not wealthy. And she decided at one point, after she'd had a daughter, her third child, that she was going to make the world a better place. And she did. And I do think that – as sad as her ultimate end is, and was – she's an inspiring, heroic person. She just decided to make things better, and I'm inspired by that every day. I think that's incredible: to just make that decision when you don't have a lot of resources. And she did it at her own expense, again and again and again.
So I think, in this time that we live in, and in this country that I live in, which is run by an administration that is shameful, our outrage matters. And speaking up matters, individually and in groups. Get together. State your beliefs loud and clear. And I do believe that is partly why King Charles finally said something. And not just a vague statement, but [he] said, ‘We will support a police investigation into my own brother.’ Why did he say that? He could have done it 15 years ago. Because the British people spoke up and they said, ‘We are not good with this monarchy thing if it supports criminals who rape our children and don't pay the price.’ And things changed. And Emily [Maitlis] will be a better spokesman on exactly how much they've changed. But I do credit the British people with that, and I think we should all learn from that, and not feel weak and not feel cowed by how the bad guys often win.”
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I was invited to speak at the 2026 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy. This was a candid conversation with Eliza Anyangwe, editor-in-chief of global women-focused newsroom Fuller, in which we discussed the political and cultural context of Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice.
The Sonoma Speakers Series invited me to speak about the process of helping Virginia Roberts Giuffre write her memoir and the importance of releasing the Epstein Files.
Photos: Melania Mahoney
Jeff Immelt has invited me to talk to various management classes he’s taught since his book, Hot Seat, came out. The topic every time is one of my favorites: the importance of being able to tell your story well.
Photos: Kimberly Kleiman-Lee
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