civic Experts

Seungahn Nah

Professor | ChairUniversity of Florida

Seungahn Nah studies the interrelationships among communication, community and democracy with special emphasis on AI and its roles.

Heather Bastedo

PrincipalPublic Square Research

Heather Bastedo has more than ten years of experience in persuasion and motivation research

Peter Roberts

Professor of Organization & Management; Executive Academic Director, Business & Society InstituteEmory University, Goizueta Business School

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.

Verlan Lewis, Ph.D.

Stirling Professor of Constitutional StudiesUtah Valley University

Lewis is an expert in constitutional pluralism, political parties, and ideology

Kai Prins

Assistant Professor of Communication StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Economic rhetoric sun. Feminist Media Studies rising. Queer Performance Studies moon.

Amanda Herring

Associate Professor of Art History, College of Communication and Fine ArtsLoyola Marymount University

Associate Professor of Art History

Anand Rao

Professor of Communication and Digital Studies | Director, Center for AI and the Liberal ArtsUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Rao specializes in communication, AI in education, AI pluralism, debate, discourse, and social media

Germany Kent

Hall of Fame Media Pro | National Award-Winning Journalist and Producer | Bestselling Authorhttps://muckrack.com/germanykent

Renowned Global Influencer with by-lines around the world. Award Winning TV Personality, Actress, Humanitarian, Celebrity Host and Pundit.

Francine Berman

Stuart Rice Honorary Chair and Research Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Francine Berman is a data scientist whose work focuses on the social and environmental impacts of information technology.