James Traub

Global Affairs & Politics Writer

Shibley Telhami

Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland

The Peace Puzzle: America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989–2011

Jon B. Alterman

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy and Director, Middle East Program

Shahram Chubin

Nonresident senior associate in the Carnegie Nuclear Policy Program. Based in Geneva, Chubin’s research focuses on nonproliferation, terrorism, and Middle East security issues.

Rami George Khouri

Executive Editor of Lebanese Newspaper, The Daily Star

Frederic Wehrey

Senior Fellow of the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment For International Peace

Aaron David Miller

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Dr. Jim Crupi

President of Strategic Leadership Solutions; Leadership & Strategic Consultant, Founder of the Society for International Business Fellows & the Middle East Leadership Academy

Richard Engel

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent

Cenk Aydin

Founder & Managing Partner Halikarnas Financial Services and Advisory (HFSA) Head, Corporate Segment, Europe, Middle East and Africa J.P. Morgan

Jose Velasquez

Senior Project Lead, ISN

Brigitte Gabriel

NYT Bestselling Author & Terrorism Survivor; Chairman ACTforamerica.org; Foreign Affairs and National Security Analyst

Thomas Carothers

The vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Julie A. Hamp

President, JAJH Consulting Services, LLC

Erick Stakelbeck

International Terrorism Analyst and US National Security Commentator

Shenggen Fan

Director-General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA

Elliott Abrams

Expert in Foreign Policy; Special Representative for Venezuela at the Department of State

Mubin Shaikh

Homeland Security & Counter Terrorism Specialist

Lara Setrakian

Founder, Syria Deeply; Innovative Journalist

Black Lips

Punk Rock Band from Atlanta

Leon Wieseltier

Former Literary Editor, The New Republic

Robert Lloyd

President of Development and Sales, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Jasandra Nyker

Ms Nyker is the CEO of BioTherm Energy, a renewable energy investment & independent project development platform focused on sub-Saharan Africa.

Aziz Abu Sarah

National Geographic Explorer, Cultural Educator & Peace Activist

Bryan Seely

Former U.S. Marine, Cyber Security Expert & Author of "Cyber Fraud: The Web of Lies"

Chase Jarvis

Award-Winning Photographer, Artist, Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author

Chris Ernst

Thought Leader in Developing Collaborative Leadership Capabilities; Co-Author of "Boundary Spanning Leadership"; Head of Talent Management and Organization Development, The Gates Foundation

David Darg

Filmmaker, Activist and Co-Founder of RYOT.org

Rick Perry

14th U.S. Secretary of Energy, 47th Governor of Texas

Dr. Akbar S. Ahmed

Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University