Feisal Abdul Rauf
Chairman, Cordoba Initiative

Imam Feisal is chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, an independent, non-partisan, multi-national project that works with state and non-state actors to improve Muslim-West relations.
Chairman, Cordoba Initiative
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, Religion, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Arabic, English, Malay
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Non-Governmental, Religious Leader
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Frances Negrón-Muntaner
Director, Columbia University Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race

Dr. Frances Negrón-Muntaner is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and scholar.
Director, Columbia University Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race
Area of Expertise: Media, Migration and Integration, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, North America
Languages: English, Spanish
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Georgette Bennett
President and Founder, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding

Dr. Georgette Bennett has had a distinguished career as an academic sociologist, author, organizational development consultant, broadcast journalist, and marketing specialist.
President and Founder, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Area of Expertise: Media, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Gregori Volokhine
President, Meeschaert Capital Markets

Gregori Volokhine is the President and CCO of Meeschaert Capital Markets. He has sixteen years of experience advising major international financial institutions on their investments in the US equity market. He has provided macroeconomic analysis and commentary for a variety of international newspapers and media such as Le Monde, BFM radio, Agence France Presse and Radio France, and uses his experience to present an independent and original approach to the psychology of investing.
President, Meeschaert Capital Markets
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Hiro Sakurai
Representative, Soka Gakkai International

Hiro Sakurai is the representative of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) to the United Nations in New York, and has managed SGI’s United Nations Liaison Office since 1997.
Representative, Soka Gakkai International
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict, Women's Rights, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Language: English
Field of Work: Non-Governmental, United Nations
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Hooman Majd
Iran analyst

Hooman Majd was born in Tehran, Iran in 1957, and lived abroad from infancy with his family who were in the diplomatic service. After a long career in the entertainment business, he devoted himself to writing and journalism full-time. He worked at Island Records and Polygram Records for many years, with a diverse group of artists, and was head of film and music at Palm Pictures, where he produced The Cup and James Toback’s Black and White. His book The Ayatollah Begs to Differ was published in 2008, and his latest book The Ayatollahs’ Democracy was published in the Fall of 2010.
Iran analyst
Area of Expertise: War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: English, Farsi
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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