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Author, Award-Winning Foreign & War Correspondent; Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School & Executive Director The Reckoning Project

Jason Silva

Emmy-nominated TV Personality; Futurist; Host of National Geographic Channel’s “Brain Games”

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

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Robert Cialdini

New York Times Best-Selling Author; The Foundational Expert in the Science of Influence & Persuasion

Marlee Matlin

Academy Award Winning Actress; Healthcare Advocate & Disability Rights Activist Fighting for Better Access for the Deaf

Shirin Neshat

Iranian Visual Artist; Focuses on Social, Cultural & Religious Codes of Muslim Societies

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Robert Ballard

Renowned Ocean Explorer & Scientist

Ben Vereen

Tony Award-Winning Entertainer

Gloria Steinem

Feminist Writer, Activist & Organizer; Co-Founder of New York Magazine & Ms. Magazine

Amanda Seales

Poet, Spoken Word Artist & Media Personality Known for HBO's "Insecure;" Anti-Smoking Activist

Phylicia Rashad

Actress, Dean of Fine Arts at Howard University, Advocate for Children, Women's Issues & Fine Arts

Philippe Petit

Motivational Speaker & High Wire Artist

Cameron Sinclair

World-Class Visionary; Co-Founder of Architecture for Humanity

Vali Nasr

Professor of International Affairs & Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University

Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the Making of State Power (Religion and Global Politics)

Clay Shirky

Expert on New Technology & Social Media, & How They Shape Culture; Professor & Distinguished Writer in Residence, NYU

Andrea Mitchell

Host of MSNBC’s "Andrea Mitchell Reports" & Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News

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Dr. Ian Smith

Doctor, New York Times Bestselling Author, Medical Contributor & Host of "The Doctors"

Devin Alexander

New York Times Bestselling Author, Celebrity Chef Known For "Biggest Loser"

Marcela Valladolid

Host of "Mexican Made Easy" on the Food Network

Russell Simmons

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