- Rasha Abdulla
Assoc. Professor, Chair in Journalism & Mass Comm. at The American Univ. in Cairo , Assoc. Professor, Chair in Journalism & Mass Comm. at The American Univ. in Cairo
- Houeida Anouar
- Saul Anuzis
chairman of the RNC's technology committee , chairman of the RNC's technology committee
- Martin Avila
the President and CEO of Terra Eclipse, a Santa Cruz-based technology firm that worked for Ron Paul in 2008 and more recently built the Freedom Connects online social network platform for FreedomWorks. , the President and CEO of Terra Eclipse, a Santa Cruz-based technology firm that worked for Ron Paul in 2008 and more recently built the Freedom Connects online social network platform for FreedomWorks.
- Mitchell Baker
Chairperson of the Mozilla Foundation , Chairperson of the Mozilla Foundation
- Dan Beckmann
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, principal, IB5k
- Lucy Bernholz
Author of the Philanthropy 2173 blog , Author of the Philanthropy 2173 blog
- Lukas Biewald
CEO of Crowdflower , CEO of Crowdflower
- Richard Boly
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, director of eDiplomacy, US State Department
- danah boyd
Social media researcher at Microsoft Research New England , Social media researcher at Microsoft Research New England
- Ori Brafman
co-author of The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations and Click: The Magic of Instant Connections. , co-author of The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations and Click: The Magic of Instant Connections.
- Heather Brooke
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, UK Freedom of information activist and author of The Silent State
- Sheila Campbell
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, acting director of the Center for Excellence in Digital Government for the US General Services Administration
- Andy Carvin
senior strategist at NPR working on digital media , senior strategist at NPR working on digital media
- Gabriella Coleman
assistant professor at NYU and expert on "Anonymous" , assistant professor at NYU and expert on "Anonymous"
- Cheryl Contee
, Fission Strategy
- Cory Doctorow
Science fiction author, activist, journalist and the co-editor of Boing Boing , Science fiction author, activist, journalist and the co-editor of Boing Boing
- Mindy Finn
co-founder of Engage and former e-director of Mitt Romney for President 2008 , co-founder of Engage and former e-director of Mitt Romney for President 2008
- Seth Flaxman
a graduate student at Harvard's Kennedy School who is the executive director of Democracy Works, Inc., a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to improving civic engagement through the use of technology. , a graduate student at Harvard's Kennedy School who is the executive director of Democracy Works, Inc., a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to improving civic engagement through the use of technology.
- Andrew Foxwell
, iConstituent
- Nathan Freitas
Founder, The Guardian Project , Founder, The Guardian Project
- Lisa Gansky
Entrepreneur and author of "The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing" , Entrepreneur and author of "The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing"
- Jim Gilliam
"geeky activist" and creator of NationBuilder, Act.ly, and GovLuv, among other projects,"geeky activist" and creator of NationBuilder, Act.ly, and GovLuv, among other projects
- Dan Gillmor
Director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepeneurship at Arizona State University , Director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepeneurship at Arizona State University
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
(D-NY), the Senate's leading practitioner of open government transparency , (D-NY), the Senate's leading practitioner of open government transparency
- Riadh Guerfali
, Tunisian activist and technologist, co-founder, Nawaat.org
- Habib Haddad
Co-founder, Yamli.com , Co-founder, Yamli.com
- Jeremy Heimans
Co-founder and CEO of Purpose , Co-founder and CEO of Purpose
- Katie Harbath
, former director of digital strategy for the National Republican Senatorial Committee
- Marci Harris
CEO of POPVOX, CEO of POPVOX
- Ilyse Hogue
Director of political advocacy and communications for MoveOn.org , Former Director of Political Advocacy and Communications at MoveOn.org, current Senior Adviser at Media Matters for America
- Jeff Jarvis
, CUNY Journalism School
- Steven Johnson
author, Where Good Ideas Comes From: the Natural History of Innovation , author, Where Good Ideas Comes From: the Natural History of Innovation
- Mary Joyce
Founder of the Meta-Activism Project , Founder of the Meta-Activism Project
- Vivek Kundra
Chief Information Officer of the United States , Chief Information Officer of the United States. (*invited)
- Lawrence Lessig
Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School , Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
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- Matt Lira
Director of New Media, House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor , Director of New Media, House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor
- Jennifer 8 Lee
former NYTimes reporter/ consultant to the Knight News Challenge , former NYTimes reporter/ consultant to the Knight News Challenge
- Kristin Luidhart
President, The Prosper Group , President, The Prosper Group
- Katherine Maher
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NDI , NDI
- Marianne Manilov
co-founder and co-director of The Engage Network, which works to build change on a human scale through creating distributive networks and engagement pathways. , co-founder and co-director of The Engage Network, which works to build change on a human scale through creating distributive networks and engagement pathways.
- Jenny Beth Martin
National co-coordinator, Tea Party Patriots , National co-coordinator, Tea Party Patriots
- Rebecca MacKinnon
Senior fellow, New America Foundation and author of the forthcoming “Consent of the Networked" , Senior fellow, New America Foundation and author of the forthcoming “Consent of the Networked”
- Katherine Maher
NDI, National Democratic Institute
- Peter McEvoy
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ABC Australia , ABC Australia
- Andrew McLaughlin
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Civic Commons , Civic Commons
- Eben Moglen
professor at Columbia University; director of the Software Freedom Law Center; and founder of the new Freedom Box Foundation. , professor at Columbia University; director of the Software Freedom Law Center; and founder of the new Freedom Box Foundation.
- Susan Morgan
Executive Director, Global Network Initiative , Executive Director, Global Network Initiative
- Craig Newmark
Founder and customer service representative, Craigslist.org , Founder and customer service representative, Craigslist.org
- Beth Noveck
, former deputy CTO for open government, The White House
- Eli Pariser
, former president of MoveOn, author of The Filter Bubble
- Mark Pesce, Author
futurist and digital anthropologist , futurist and digital anthropologist
- Marko Rakar
Croatia's top political blogger and the man who, using liberated government data on such topics as the country's bloated voter rolls and veterans registry, has single-handedly forced the country's political establishment to overhaul how it does business., Croatia's top political blogger and the man who, using liberated government data on such topics as the country's bloated voter rolls single-handedly broke open a national scandal and forced an ongoing discussion of constitutional reform.
- Ben Rattray
, Founder, Change.org, Founder, Change.org
- Jay Rosen, Professor
NYU School of Journalism and blogger, PressThink.org , NYU School of Journalism and blogger, PressThink.org
- Tracy Russo
, new media director, U.S. Justice Department
- MEP Marietje Schaake
Member of the European Parliament for the D66 from the Netherlands , Member of the European Parliament for the D66 from the Netherlands
- Nancy Scola
techPresident.com , techPresident.com
- Doc Searls
co-author of the Cluetrain Manifesto and Berkman Fellow from 2006-2010 , co-author of the Cluetrain Manifesto and Berkman Fellow from 2006-2010
- Michael Silberman
, co-founder of EchoDitto, where he is a senior online campaigns strategist., co-founder of EchoDitto, where he is a senior online campaigns strategist.
- Anne Marie Slaughter
, Princeton University
- Brett Solomon
Co-founder and Executive Director of Access , Co-founder and Executive Director of Access
- Brian Stelter
, New York Times
- Rachel Sterne
, chief digital officer, New York City
- Stephanie Taylor
Progressive Change Campaign Committee , Progressive Change Campaign Committee
- Zeynep Tufekci
Assistant professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and blogger, Technosociology , Assistant professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and blogger, Technosociology
- Siva Vaidhyanathan
professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and author of the forthcoming book, “The Googlization of Everything" , professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and author of the forthcoming book, “The Googlization of Everything"
- Susannah Vila
, Director of Content and Outreach, Movements.org , Director of Content and Outreach, Movements.org
- Jeff Warren
Co-founder, the Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science , Co-founder, the Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science
- Anthea Watson
New Organizing Institute Education Fund , project manager for the Voting Information Project at the New Organizing Institute Education Fund
- Michael Wesch
Associate professor of cultural anthropology, Kansas State University , Associate professor of cultural anthropology, Kansas State University
- Jillian C. York
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Deanna Zandt
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