Emma Sky

British Expert on the Middle East, Former Political Advisor in Iraq, Current Director of Yale World Fellows

Mubin Shaikh

Homeland Security & Counter Terrorism Specialist

Shai Feldman

Judy and Sidney Swartz Director, Crown Center for Middle East Studies and Professor of Politics

Willis Sparks

Director of Global Macro, Eurasia Group; U.S. Electoral Geopolitical Risk Management Expert

Courage. Commitment. Cooperation | Keynote Willis Sparks

Greg Myre

Senior Producer for NPR; Formerly correspondent for the New York Times; Co-Author of "This Burning Land: Lessons from the Front Lines of the Transformed Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"

Karima Bennoune

Professor of International Law, Author, "Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism"

Matthew Olsen

Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center; National Security Analyst for ABC News; Harvard Law School Lecturer

Marc Harrison

President & CEO of Intermountain Healthcare

Saeed Al Muntafiq

Chairman at Rise UAE

Aziz Abu Sarah

National Geographic Explorer, Cultural Educator & Peace Activist

Lara Setrakian

Founder, Syria Deeply; Innovative Journalist

Majid Rafizadeh

Middle East Expert & Human Rights Activist

Michael Leiter

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

Cameron Munter

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

Gen. Peter Pace, USMC (Ret.)

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2005-2007)

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

Salam Fayyad

Former Prime Minister of Palestine; Consultant on Foreign Affairs & International Security

George J. Mitchell

U.S. Senator, 1980 - 1995 & Former Special Envoy for the Middle East

Bryan H. Cannady

Military Fellow, International Security Program

Carolyn Barnett

Fellow, Middle East Program