Calvin Trillin

Author, Columnist, Humorist & Political Satirist

Kurt Andersen

Host of "Studio 360 from PRI and WNYC" & Author

Clay Shirky

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

Peter Rojas

Co-founder of Gizmodo and of Engadget

Tiffany Shlain

Founder of The Webby Awards; Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Bestselling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist

Raj Patel

Award-Winning Writer, Food Politics Activist, Filmmaker & Academic

Anna Deavere Smith

Award-Winning Actress, Playwright & Social Commentator

Amy Goodman

Host & Executive Producer, Democracy Now!

Majora Carter

Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant

An Phung

Multimedia Journalist

Shashi Tharoor

Diplomat & Author; Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General

Robert Hormats

Vice Chairman of Kissinger Associates Inc.

Nelson George

Author / Filmmaker

Neil Giuliano

Gay Rights Activist & President and CEO of Greater Pheonix Leadership

Spencer Wells

Geneticist, Anthropologist, Author, Entrepreneur, Adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin

Alexandra Cousteau

Environmental Activist, Storyteller & Ocean Advocate

Robert Ballard

Renowned Ocean Explorer & Scientist

Reihan Salam

President of the Manhattan Group for Policy Research; Former Executive Editor of National Review

Jacques Pépin

Master French Chef; Food Columnist; Cookbook Author Educator

Andrew Carmellini

Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur

Kenneth Roth

Executive Director at Human Rights Watch

Gillian Caldwell

Chief Climate Officer & Deputy Assistant Administrator at the US Agency for International Development (USAID)

Lisa Witter

Partner and Chief Change Officer, Fenton

Peter Guber

Executive, Entrepreneur & NYT Bestselling Author; Operating Owner of the 3-Time NBA Champion Golden State Warriors

Sebastian Copeland

Adventurer, Environmental Activist, Award-Winning Photographer, Author, Lecturer & Founder of the Sedna Foundation

Andrew Cohen

Founder, EnlightenNext

Robert Bryce

Energy Expert, Veteran Journalist & Acclaimed Author

A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations

Jeff Jarvis

Leader in the Development of Online News & Blogging; Director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY

Maddy Dychtwald

Co-Founder & Senior VP of Age Wave, Author & Changing Demographics Trends Expert

Rob Huebel

Actor, Comedian & Writer; Known for his Role in "Children's Hospital" and "Transparent"