Lara Setrakian

Founder, Syria Deeply; Innovative Journalist

Nathan J. Brown

Professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, is a distinguished scholar and author of six books on Arab politics

Sonia Nassery Cole

Filmmaker and Philanthropist

Rami George Khouri

Executive Editor of Lebanese Newspaper, The Daily Star

James Traub

Global Affairs & Politics Writer

Maz Jobrani

Comedian & Founding Member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Group

Bret Stephens

U.S. Foreign Policy Expert & Highly-Awarded Columnist for The New York Times

Azadeh Moaveni

Associate Professor, Writer, Journalist & Author

Woman. Life. Freedom. Iran's Feminist Movement

Michael Leiter

Former Director of National Counterterrorism Center; Counterterrorism, Cybersecurity & National Security Analyst for NBC News

Aaron David Miller

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Bing West

Correspondent & Military Author

Juan Zarate

Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism

Michael Smerconish

Independent Political Analyst; Host of "The Michael Smerconish Program" on SiriusXM; Host of CNN's "Smerconish;" Newspaper Columnist & Bestselling Author

Shibley Telhami

Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland

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

Cameron Munter

US Ambassador to Pakistan (2010-2012) and Serbia (2007-2009); Academic and Tactical Expert in Domestic and Foreign Affairs

Arsalan Iftikhar

Founder, TheMuslimGuy.com; Senior Editor, The Islamic Monthly

Gen. Peter Pace, USMC (Ret.)

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2005-2007)

Ambassador Munir Akram

Former Permanent Representative to the UN from Pakistan

Jay Kopelman

Business Advisor, Senior Healthcare Leader & Author

Wonho Chung

Comedian, actor, and singer; has been deemed as the first Arabic stand up comedian