democracy Experts

Ranjit Singh

Associate Professor of Political Science and International AffairsUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Singh has served as an accredited international observer to elections in South Africa, Namibia, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Andrea Morisette Grazzini

Citizen ProfessionalInterfaith Community Dialogue

Founder at WeTheP.org

Roberta Lexier

Associate Professor, Department of General Education Mount Royal University

Activist and university professor with a teaching and research focus on social movements, social activism, and social change.

Carolyn Dudek

Professor of Political ScienceHofstra University

Professor Dudek specializes in comparative politics with regional focuses in Europe and Latin America

Meena Bose

Professor of Political Science, Executive Dean for Public Policy & Public Service ProgramsHofstra University

Dr. Meena Bose is Executive Dean of Hofstra University’s Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs

Giovanna Mingarelli

Chief Executive Officer and Co-FounderM&C Consulting and Mcrowdsourcing Canada (MC2) Inc.

Giovanna Mingarelli is an entrepreneur, crowdsourcing expert, public speaker and writer

Landon Frim, Ph.D.

Expert in politics, philosophy, ethics, and religionFlorida Gulf Coast University

Simon Tam

Keynote Speaker | Author | Supreme Court Advocate | First Amendment & IP LawThe Slants

Central figure in Matal v. Tam — the unanimous Supreme Court decision that redefined First Amendment rights in trademark law.

Luke Madson

Visiting Assistant Professor in Greek and Roman StudiesHofstra University

Luke Madson explores the politics, culture and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.

Richard Fox

Dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Political Science (On Leave)Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts