Kathleen Antrim
Author, journalist, columnist for SF & Wash DC Examiner Newspapers, contributor to NewsMax and political commentator on national radio and television. Raquel Bitton
French jazz singer and recording artist Raquel Bitton is recognized as the foremost singer of French music in America today and has been internationally reviewed as the greatest interpreter of the music from the Edith Piaf repertoire. Po Bronson
Author and social documentarian. Po Bronson travels the country recording the stories of real people who have struggled to answer life's biggest questions. "What Should I Do With My Life?" was a #1 New York Times bestseller.. He has been on Oprah, on every national morning show, and on the cover of five magazines, including Wired and Fast Company. Jerry Ceppos
Jerry Ceppos is a fellow in media ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. He is the former vice president for news of Knight Ridder and a former executive editor of the San Jose Mercury News. He is an expert in media ethics and education. Jamal Dajani
Award winning producer of "Mosaic" and the Director of Middle Eastern Programming at Link TV. Dajani also produced "Occupied Minds", a documentary shedding light on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Dajani is a Palestinian who is born and raised in Jerusalem. He is also a frequent guest on numerous national and international media broadcast networks. Tim Dickinson
Tim Dickinson was an editor at Mother Jones from 1998 to 2005. Now a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine, where he writes about politics, Dickinson is also the author of the Rolling Stone's National Affairs Daily blog. Will Durst
This five-time Emmy nominee comedian and host/co-producer of the ongoing award winning PBS series "Livelyhood" is also a regular commentator on NPR and CNN, and has appeared on every comedy show featuring a brick wall including Letterman, Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime. Reese Erlich
An extraordinary journalist with a career of breaking interesting international stories before they hit the headlines in other media. Reports regularly for NPR, CBC, ABC (Australia), Radio Deutsche Welle and The World, as well as several newspapers. New book "The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of US Policy and the Middle East Crisis." Bambi Francisco
Bambi Francisco is MarketWatch's lead reporter on the Internet and new technologies. She writes Net Sense, a syndicated weekly column on Internet companies and trends. Kathy Garver
Most fondly remembered for her starring role as “Cissy” in the long running CBS international television hit, “Family Affair”, Kathy Garver has also garnered critical acclaim in movies, stage, radio, voice-over animation, and audio book narration. Josh Gerstein
Josh has served as the Sun’s national reporter since September 2003 and was an on-air White House correspondent for ABC, covering most of the Clinton administration's activities as well as President Bush’s first year in office. Rajiv Giri
Rajiv Giri is the founder and owner of WrestlingInc.com, which was started in 1997 as a site for people to catch past issues of The Wrestling Gazette - a pro wrestling newsletter which Giri started back in 1996. Alan Grant
Grant played five years in the National Football League with the Colts, Forty Niners, Bengals, and Redskins. He has worked as a reporter for ESPN in their magazines, radio and TV shows. Jim Greer
Jim is the founder and CEO of Kongregate, a startup aiming to become the leading user-generated web games community. He has been in the games industry since 1991 and his credits include Ultima 7-8 (Origin) and NetStorm: Islands at War (Activision). Amy Jasmer
Amy Jasmer is Director of Presence & Publicity for the Levi's® brand, U.S. In her role, Jasmer leads all aspects of the brand’s public relations, sponsorship, celebrity services and branded entertainment initiatives and is spokesperson for the brand. Rebecca Jeschke
Media coordinator and spokesperson for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital civil liberties group doing legal work in Internet and technology privacy and freedom issues. Rich Karlgaard
Rich Karlgaard is the publisher of Forbes, the nation’s highest-circulation business publication, and editor of Forbes ASAP, a magazine covering the major developments, trends and implications of the Information Age. Andrew Keen

Marisa Lagos
Marisa Lagos is a general assignment reporter at the San Francisco Examiner. Her assignments range from breaking news to city politics to the state's new stem cell institute. Peter Laufer
Award winning journalist, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker. While a globe-trotting correspondent for NBC News, he also reported, wrote, and produced several documentaries and special event broadcasts for the network that dealt in detail with crucial social issues, including HIV/AIDS, Vietnam veterans, hunger in America, illiteracy, immigration and drug trade. Peter Leyden
Director of the New Politics Institute, a think tank and strategy center of experts from many different fields who are helping Democrats and progressives take advantage of today’s massive changes in technology, media and demographics. Previously managing editor at the original Wired magazine, special correspondent for Newsweek in Asia, and coauthor of The Long Boom and What's Next. Armistead Maupin
Author and Activist. Though Armistead Maupin was one of the first of a new breed of openly gay authors, his appeal has always resided in his inclusiveness as a storyteller. His beloved characters from 28 Barbary Lane in the Tales of the City series have cut an unprecedented path through popular culture—from a groundbreaking newspaper serial to six internationally bestselling novels to a Peabody Award-winning miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, Billy Campbell, and Thomas Gibson. Corynne McSherry
Staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital civil liberties group doing legal work in Internet and technology privacy and freedom issues. Corynne specializes in intellectual property issues, anonymity online, and how they intersect with free speech. Melanie Morgan
Melanie Morgan is chairwoman of the Russo Marsh & Rogers-run pro-war lobby Move America Forward. She is a columnist for WorldNetDaily, author of the book America Mourning, and is also a conservative radio talk personality at KSFO in San Francisco. Evelyn Nussenbaum
Evelyn Nussenbaum is a senior editor at Business 2.0 Magazine. She co-edits the What Works section and works on media and advertising features. Liz Perle
A 20-year publishing veteran and author, Liz is responsible for the overall editorial leadership of Common Sense Media. She was also vice president and publisher of several of the nation's most prestigious publishing houses. Jon Provost
Jon is a child actor who is most famous for his role as Timmy on the TV series "Lassie." He is also a philanthropist, giving his time to a wide assortment of causes, including children's hospitals, humane societies and, closest to his heart, Canine Companions for Independence, on whose Board of Governors he currently serves. Bill Rafferty
National TV Personality, Comedian, Host, Baby Boomer spokesperson. Technology spokesperson for the over 55 crowd. Marc H. Rudov
Marc H. Rudov has gained a worldwide reputation as an authority on male-female relationships and men's rights. He is the author of The Man's No-Nonsense Guide to Women: How to Succeed in Romance on Planet Earth™. Susan Sachs
Susan Sachs is the Chief Operating officer at Commonsence Media and has spent more than 20 years in magazine, book, and Internet publishing. Debra J. Saunders
Author and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Jeff Schechtman
Jeff, a radio show host on KVON 1440 AM, talks with newsmakers and opinion shapers, and sheds light on the issues of the day, from local top stories to national and international headlines. Norman Solomon
Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics. He has been writing the weekly "Media Beat" column since 1992. Jerusha Stewart
Jerusha Stewart is the Original Last Single Girl In the World. Her book, "The Single Girl's Manifesta" has recently been featured on "The Tyra Banks Show" and San Francisco's KRON 4 Morning News. Not one to shrink from championing self-expression, she encourages single women to revel in being the most sought after girl at the dance of life. Jim Steyer
Jim Steyer has spent more than 20 years as one of the most respected experts and entrepreneurs on issues related to children’s policy and media in the United States. As CEO, he is responsible for the overall leadership of Common Sense Media, the nation’s leading non-partisan organization dedicated to improving the media lives of kids and families Niloufar Talebi
Award-winning translator. She launched The Translation Project in 2003 to bring contemporary Iranian literature to the world stage in multiple languages and media. Joan Walsh
Editor in Chief at Salon.com Josh Wolf