Middle Eastern Heritage Speakers

Palestinian-American Actress, Writer & Comedian; Disability & Anti-Cyber Bullying Advocate

Israeli Historian Specializing in Hebrew & Judaic Studies

Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist, Television Personality, Author & Former Co-Anchor of NBC News' TODAY

Host of the Dennis Prager Radio Show, Co-Founder of Prager University, NY Times Bestselling Author & Columnist

Former Director of NCTC, Cybersecurity Firm Leader, National Security Analyst

President of the National Iranian American Council & Author of Several Award-Winning Books on US Foreign Policy

President, Jigsaw (previously Google Ideas) & Chief Advisor to Alphabet Executive Chairman (former Google CEO) Eric Schmidt

Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy & International Politics, Harvard Kennedy School

Communications Strategist, Investigative Journalist, Cross-Cultural Communications Trainer & Researcher

Broadway, Movie & Television Actor, Producer, and Writer; Best Known for "The West Wing" and "Scandal"

Managing Partner at FutureMap; Strategic Advisor to Governments & Global Companies; Bestselling Author; TED Speaker

Sustainability Futurist, Social Change Advocate & Expert on Climate Policy in the Middle East; Founder of Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar

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

Journalist & Author of "How Does it Feel to Be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America"

Former Member of the Afghan Parliament; International Advocate for Women's Rights

Economics Professor at Columbia, Chief Economic Advisor at WEF, Creator of GCI

Foreign Policy Analyst, Journalist & Author of "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World"

Journalist, Author, Digital Media Executive, Political Analyst

Senior National Security Analyst, Former Deputy National Security Advisor, Anti-Terrorism Finance Expert

Author, Commentator & Disruptor of Patriarchy