KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Palestinian Novelist, Journalist & Cultural Critic; Known for "Dancing Arabs" & "Track Changes"

Palestine/Israel Conflict Expert & Jewish-Palestinian Solidarity Advocate; Professor of Religion, Conflict & Peace Studies at University of Notre Dame; Author of "Days of Awe" & "When Peace is Not Enough";

Chancellor’s Professor & Professor of International Affairs at The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

Journalist; Author; Commentator; Expertise in the Middle East & International Affairs

American Novelist, Essayist, Screenwriter & Playwright; Lesbian Activist, AIDS Historian & Member of ACT UP; Co-Founder of the Lesbian Avengers

Pollster, Author & Political Analyst; Senior Partner at John Zogby Strategies

Award-Winning Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies & Founder of the Arab American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois; Author; Activist

Professor of International Affairs & Director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa

Executive Director at United Nations Relief and Work Agency, USA National Committee (UNRWA USA)

Human Rights Attorney; Professor at Rutgers University; Author of "Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine"

Journalist, Author & Speaker; Hostage & Free Speech Advocate; Falsely Accused of Espionage & Held Hostage in Iran for 544 Days; Bestselling Author of "Prisoner"

Syrian Pediatrician; Featured in the Award-Winning Documentary "The Cave" ; Author of "The Cave" Memoir; Program Advocacy Officer of the Syrian American Medical Society

Former Policy Advisor to Minister for Afghan Resettlement & Minister for Refugees, Social & Political Activist; Founder, Executive Director of the Conservative Friends of Afghanistan

Award-Winning Human Rights Advocate; Lawyer & Entrepreneur; Author of "25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs"

CEO of Busboys & Poets; Artist, Entrepreneur & Painter, Award-Winning Peace Activist & Philanthropist

Iranian-Swedish-American Scholar & Political Analyst; Founder of the National Iranian American Council; Author of Several Award-Winning Books on US Foreign Policy

Palestinian-American Comedian & Writer; Creator of the Netflix Series, "Mo"

Chief Economist, CEO Arabia Monitor, MENA Expert

Global Health, Sustainability & Gender Equity Advocate, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, UN High-Level Commissioner, Director of Global Policy at the Gates Foundation