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Michael Rich, MD, MPH is recognized globally for his acclaimed work as a pediatrician, child health researcher, and children’s media specialist. He is the Founder and Director of the Digital Wellness Lab which is on a mission to understand and promote positive and healthy digital media experiences for young people, from birth through young adulthood.

Dr. Allen Sussman, is a retired endocrinologist and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Washington. He served as director of Alternative Medicine Services at Valley Medical Center working to systemize standards of practice within alternative medicine.

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is the 300th Anniversary University Professor emerita at Harvard University. She is the author of seven books including A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard Based on Her Diary, 1785 - 1812 and Well-behaved Women Seldom Make History (2007), exploring the popular phrase which she coined. She has received numerous awards and honors including the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1991.

Paul Solman has been a correspondent for the PBS News Hour since 1985 where he covers politics, business, and economics. His work has been recognized with eight Emmys, five Peabody awards, a Loeb award, and a James Beard award for media.

Arlie Russell Hochschild, one of the most influential sociologists of her generation, is the author of eleven books. Her 2016 Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right, took her from the blue bubble where she has long taught sociology at UC Berkeley, California to a red bubble in Lake Charles, Louisiana where she described the kindling later set on fire by Donald Trump.

Adam Hochschild is a nationally acclaimed author, journalist, historian, and author of eleven books, who writes frequently about issues of human rights and social justice.

Kris Hooks is the editor-in-chief of the Boston Globe's Money, Power, Inequality team, which focuses on examining the racial wealth gap in Greater Boston.

Wendy Cutler is Vice President at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) and the managing director of the Washington, D.C. office. In these roles, she focuses on leading initiatives that address challenges related to trade, investment, and innovation, as well as women’s empowerment in Asia.

Susannah Fox helps people navigate health and technology. She served as Chief Technology Officer for the US Department of Health and Human Services, where she led an open data and innovation lab. Prior to that, she was the entrepreneur-in-residence at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and directed the health portfolio at the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project.

Rachel Slade spent a decade in the city magazine trenches at Boston magazine—first as the design editor, ultimately as executive editor. In 2015, she helped steer Boston to a top national award from the City and Regional Magazine Association.

Alexandra is co-founder and CEO of ARCHANGELS. She co-founded Eliza Corporation (acquired by HMS Holdings Corp: HMSY), Engage with Grace, and three other companies (all boot-strapped). A serial entrepreneur, she is also a cashier-on-leave for Walmart. She believes communities are the frontline of health, that caregivers are our country’s greatest asset, and that we need to expand the definition of health to include life.

Khalil Sayegh is a political analyst focused on Palestinian Politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He is also the Co-founder and president of the Agora Initiative. Khalil lived most of his life in Gaza and the West Bank, where he was involved in political activism and humanitarian initiatives. Khalil’s lived experience, in addition to his academic and professional experience, shaped his knowledge of the region.