Maria Ressa is a Filipino-American journalist and CEO of Rappler, a Philippine-based news website. She has been a vocal advocate for press freedom and has fought against disinformation and fake news in the Philippines.
Craig Silverman is a Canadian journalist and media editor for BuzzFeed News. He is known for his work in tracking and debunking fake news stories and misinformation online.
Ben Nimmo is a British information defense fellow at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab. He specializes in identifying and countering disinformation and fake news.
Claire Wardle is a British journalist and co-founder of First Draft, a nonprofit organization focused on addressing misinformation and disinformation online. She has worked extensively on issues related to fake news and information disorder.
Eli Pariser is an American activist and author known for his work on online filter bubbles and the impact of algorithmic personalization on the spread of misinformation. He co-founded the website Upworthy and is the author of "The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding from You."
Joan Donovan is the research director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. She specializes in studying online extremism, media manipulation, and disinformation campaigns.
Alexios Mantzarlis is the director of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute. He oversees a global network of fact-checkers and works to promote accuracy in journalism and combat misinformation.
Renée DiResta is the research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory, where she investigates the spread of malign narratives across social networks. She focuses on understanding and countering disinformation and computational propaganda.
Tristan Harris is a former Google design ethicist and co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology. He advocates for ethical design practices in technology and has spoken extensively about the role of social media platforms in spreading misinformation and manipulating user behavior.
Whitney Phillips is an American scholar and assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University. She researches online harassment, media manipulation, and the spread of misinformation, with a focus on the alt-right and internet trolling culture.