William Dalrymple

Award Winning Best Selling Author, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the Royal Geographical Society and of the Royal Asiatic Society, Founder and Co-Director of the Jaipur Literature Festival

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Contributing Editor at Catapult & Author of "This Will Be My Undoing"

Wole Soyinka

Nobel Laureate for Literature; International Best-Selling Author

Jerry Craft

New York Times Bestselling Graphic Novelist Known for "New Kid," "Class Act" & "School Trip"

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Paul Voss

President of Ethikos & Associate Professor at Georgia State University

Joseph Luzzi

Cultural Commentator, Writer & Professor

Jon Scieszka

Children's Writer; Best Known for Picture Books Created with the Illustrator Lane Smith

Ann Clurman

Ann Clurman is a Partner at Yankelovich Partners, Inc., a leading U.S. marketing research and consulting firm.

Patrick Phillips

American Poet, Professor & Translator; Finalist for National Book Award

Erica Jong

Feminist, Social Critic, Poet & Author of "Fear of Dying"

Kim Stanley Robinson

Bestselling & Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer

Dana Gioia

Poet; Former Chairman, National Endowment of the Arts

Deirdre Bolton

ABC News Economic & Business Correspondent

Bart Ehrman

New Testament Scholar

Gene Luen Yang

National Ambassador for Young People's Literature & Chinese-American Graphic Novelist

Hervé Tullet

Author & Illustrator

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Noted Historian and International Bestselling Author of "Jerusalem" and "Young Stalin"

Dave Thomas

Canadian Actor, Comedian & Screenwriter; Known for Being Half of the Duo "Bob and Doug McKenzie"

Bryan Alexander

Futurist & Author

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

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Nadifa Mohamed

Award-Winning Novelist; Known for "Black Mamba Boy"

Jenee Darden

Award-Winning Journalist, CocoaFly.com Host, & Daughter of O.J. Simpson Prosecutor Christopher Darden

Roosevelt Montás

Senior Lecturer in the Center for American Studies at Columbia University

Cindy Au

Director of Community at Kickstarter and On to Next....

Gady Epstein

Media Editor at The Economist

Mr. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Founder of Art of Living Foundation

David Auerbach

Author of "BITWISE: A Life in Code" & Software Engineer

Lynn Novick

Award-Winning Director, Writer, Producer & Documentary Filmmaker on Culture, History, Politics, Sports, Art, Architecture, Literature, and Music

Princess Rym Ali of Jordan

Princess of Jordan & Founder of the Jordan Media Institute; President of The Anna Lindh Foundation

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Dr. Geetu Bharwaney

Emotional Intelligence Expert, Founder & CEO of Ei World, Author of "Emotional Resilience"

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