Dr. Almontaser is the Founder and CEO of Bridging Cultures Group, Inc. She was the founding and former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn. A 25 year veteran of the NYC Public School System, she trained teachers in literacy, and taught special education and inclusion. She is the Board President of the Muslim Community Network.

Mohamed serves as the Muslim Senior Advisor to the NYC Mayor’s Office, Community Affairs Unit. He served as an NYPD officer for 18 years. He has expertise in cultural engagement and interfaith relations. He has a Juris Doctorate from Cairo University Law School, and completed a fellowship at the Interfaith Center of New York.

Brian is the President of BYU Pathway Worldwide, a position he has held since 2021 (having previously served as the first vice president of field operations from 2018 to his appointment as president. He holds an MBA from Harvard University.

Yfat is the Executive Director of the World Jewish Congress (WJC). She is the founder and first Executive Director of the WJC Institute for Technology and Human Rights. She also serves on the Multi-faith Advisory Council to the UN Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development.

Rev. Bernard is the founder, CEO, and Pastor of the Christian Cultural Center, one of New York’s largest houses of worship. He has been recognized as one of New York’s 50 Most Powerful People in Brooklyn, The Power Pastor by The New York Times, and a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Consulate General of Israel.

Rev. Breyer is the Director of the Interfaith Center of New York. She is an Episcopal Priest in the Diocese of New York and has served at Harlem churches for more than two decades. She participates in local religious peacemaking work, interfaith dialogues, and humanitarian aid initiatives, including as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She is the author of The Close: A Young Woman’s First Year at Seminary.

Bishop Victor Brown is the senior pastor of Mt. Sinai United Christian Church and a former adjunct professor of preaching at New York Theological Seminary. He is also a member of the Worldwide Fellowship of Independent Christian Churches.

Ryan is a professor of practice at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters alongside 4 books about religion and politics in the United States. He served as a pastor in the American Baptist Church for over 20 years.

Venerable Chang Kuan graduated from the first class of the Shanghai Buddhist Institute in 1984. She received full ordination in 1985. In 1988 she founded the Western Buddhist Association in New York, along with Fanyin Temple and Fanyin Pure Land Center, where she has continued her monastic service to this day.

Dave is an American businessman and sports executive. He began his career at Bain & Company, a Boston-based consulting firm. He was the CEO of Madison Square Garden and is responsible for founding the New York Liberty in 1997. He thereafter founded SCP Worldwide, a sports consulting and investment company. He is the managing partner of Checketts Partners Investment Management.

Evan retired from Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s Litigation Department in 2023. He is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading litigators, with broad experience in trial and appellate courts across the country.

Elder Cook is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He previously served in the Area Presidency in the Philippines and as Executive Director of the Missionary Department. Prior to his call to serve in the Church, he was vice chairman of Sutter Health System and was a business lawyer and managing partner of a San Francisco Bay Area law firm.

McKay is a journalist, author, and staff writer for The Atlantic. He received a Wilbur Award for religion journalism in 2021. He is the author of Romney: A Reckoning, a biography of Mitt Romney.

Bonnie is the President of the Southern Virginia University. She previously served as a general officer of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for seven years, including as the Young Women General President from 2018 to 2023.

Beth is a Pulitzer Prize finalist for climate reporting at the Boston Globe. She also worked at the New England Center for Investigative Reporter as a reporter and director of partnerships. She is the Executive Editor and General Manager at The Conversation.

Rev. DeGraff is the New York State Clergy Leader for Choose Healthy Life, a network of 30 interdenominational churches across New York State, including 20 churches in New York City, helping these churches address current health challenges. He served at Canaan Baptist Church in Harlem for 50 years.

His Eminence Cardinal Dolan is the Archbishop of New York. He is a former president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, serving from 2010 to 2013. He is known for his charismatic media personality. He recently participated in the 2025 papal conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.

Justin is a Professor of Religious Education at Brigham Young University and a Fellow at the Wheatley Institute. His research explores the relationship between religion and mental health, and he has published extensively on how they influence each other. His work has been cited in court cases and other public forums supporting the vital role of religion in higher education and society more broadly.

Rev. Dr. Que English is the President and CEO of Elev8 Health Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the social determinants of health. Her work focuses on advancing maternal health, mental wellness, and suicide prevention through community-driven, village-sustained solutions.  She is the past director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Rev. Fowler is the CEO of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding. In addition to leading Tanenbaum’s work, Rev. Fowler is a graduate of the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary and is an ordained Interfaith/Interspiritual minister and an instructor of first and second year students at One Spirit.

President Freeman is the Young Women General President for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has written more than a dozen books and spoken at a variety of conferences, workshops, and gatherings. She is known for her teaching, particularly focused on personal application of scripture.

Rabbi Gerson is the Associate Executive Vice President of the New York Board of Rabbis (NYBR). A major focus of her work has been to advance the NYBR’s leadership role in confronting family violence, domestic violence, sexual abuse and the exploitation of children by working with other faith communities.

Josh directs the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program, which supports and equips journalists, philanthropic leaders, and a rising generation of leaders in advancing the promise of religious pluralism. Its Faith Angle Forum strengthens reporting and commentary on how religious believers, religious convictions, and moral arguments affect American public life. Josh holds degrees from Covenant College and Harvard University.

Emma is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she covers cultural conflicts in academia. She was previously a staff writer at The Atlantic, where she covered religion and politics. Her work has been featured in outlets including The New York Times and This American Life, and she regularly speaks at universities across the country.

Judge Griffith is a retired federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2005 to 2020. Judge Griffith is now focusing his practice on appellate litigation, congressional and internal investigations, and strategic counseling.

Andrew is the President and CEO of the One America Movement, an organization founded by faith leaders to fight toxic polarization. One America supports faith leaders and faith communities in rejecting toxic forms of division and offers a moral vision that transcends our divisive and disconnected culture.

Elder Haynie is the President of the United States Northeast Area for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Prior to his Church service, he practiced law, first with Lathan and Watkins and then in his own law firm.

Bishop Heyd was installed as the 17th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York on February 10, 2024. He served for ten years as the rector of the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York City.

Jane Clayson Johnson is a former ABC News correspondent and co-anchor, with Bryant Gumbel, of The Early Show on CBS. She is a frequent host on NPR’s Here & Now and author of I Am a Mother and Silent Souls Weeping.

Justin is a principal consultant at Marco Polo Insights and serves as an advisor between Frontlines and Accelerate Prosperity Kyrgyzstan. His inspiration was the University of Notre Dame’s MBA signature course, Business on the Frontlines.

Ryan is the Director of the NY Office of Public and International Affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is the President of the Religion Communicators Council

Ivy is a representative to the UN for Soka Gakkai International focusing on young women’s leadership and women, peace and security & building the culture of peace. She was previously the co-chair of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women.

Sylvia is the Director of Municipal Archives at the Department of Records and Information Services for the City of New York. She leads a team of archivists, conservators and digital technicians who ensure the City’s historical records are preserved and made accessible to the public.

Alison is an assistant managing editor on ProPublica’s national staff, overseeing a team of reporters and senior editors across the country. She joined ProPublica from the Associated Press (AP), where she oversaw investigative coverage of the war in Ukraine, the pandemic, and worked closely with PBS Frontline and ABC News to create documentary films based on AP’s work.

Stephen is the Director of the American Family Immigration History Center. Under his leadership, the History Center’s team is an indispensable resource for visitors exploring their family heritage. He has a deep knowledge of Ellis Island and the Ellis Island immigrant experience.

Professor McConnell is the Richard & Frances Mallery Professor at Stanford Law School. He is also the Director of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

Dr. Miller is on the faculty of Princeton University, serving as the Director of the Princeton Faith & Work Initiative, a Senior Professional Specialist in ethics, and a lecturer. Prior to academia, he was a senior executive in international finance in London. He advises C-suite executives on ethics and culture. He is the author of God at Work. David’s forthcoming book is Five Questions for Ethics in the Real World: Succeed Without Selling Your Soul.

Pastor Monrose is the Executive Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Relationships. He is the Lead Pastor of Mt. Zion Church of God 7th Day and Founder of two Brooklyn-based nonprofit organizations, the 67th Precinct Clergy Council Inc.’s “The GodSquad,” which fights to end gun violence, and the Brooklyn Center for Quality of Life.

Rev. Muldoon is the Director of the Office of Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue of the Archdiocese of New York. He was awarded the John Paul II Prize for Catholic-Jewish Studies in January 2022 for his 2020 licentiate thesis, “The Land of Our Fathers in Faith: The Theological Role of the Land of Israel for Contemporary Jewish-Catholic Dialogue.”

Dritan is the CEO of HarrisX, a voter and consumer research, data analytics, and technology solutions company focused on public policy, consumer technology, media, and telecommunications. He started his career as a pollster and has extensive international polling and campaign experience in over 40 countries.

Dani is the Chief Legal Officer and Director of NCOSE Law Center. In this role, she serves as a voice for human dignity in precedent-setting legal cases on behalf of victims of sexual abuse and exploitation.

Rabbi Potasnik is the Executive Vice President of The New York Board of Rabbis, the largest interdenominational rabbinic body in the world, and co-founder and General Secretary of ICOR, the International Conference of Rabbis. He is the co-host along with the Reverend A.R. Bernard of “The Rev and The Rabbi”, a Sunday morning talk radio show. He is the Vice President of the Commission Of Religious Leaders NYC (CORL).

Felipe began his United Nations career at the NGO Relations & Advocacy Section of the Department of Public Information in 2008. He currently serves as the Communications Officer responsible for outreach, engagement and global communications with civil society within the recently renamed Department of Global Communications.

Imam Rahman is the Director of Muslim Life at Fordham University. He serves as Deputy Imam at Masjid Al-Haram USA, a mosque in the Bedford Park neighborhood in the Bronx. He is affiliated with the Gambian Youth Organization. His vision is to build bridges of interfaith and intercultural understanding.

Hussein Rashid, PhD, is an independent scholar specializing in Muslim representation in US popular culture and Shi’i justice theologies. He worked with cultural institutions crafting narratives around religion. He has been active in interfaith work in New York City when it was just known as “hanging out with his friends.”

Mark is the President and CEO of the Backet Fund. He is also a Professor of Law at the Catholic University of American, Columbus School of Law, where he is co-director of the Center for Religious Liberty, and has served as a Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

Pastor Richardson is the Director of the NYS Office of Faith & Nonprofit Development Services, appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul. Caura is dedicated to working with faith leaders and nonprofit organizations across NY state to give voice to the ever-evolving needs of every community.

Maytal is the University Chaplain at Yale University. She is Yale’s first Jewish University Chaplain. She received a Masters of Divinity at the Harvard Divinity School where her thesis was titled: “Standing at the Intersection: Ministry Across Religious Boundaries on College and University Campuses.”

John is a writer, producer, and director whose films cover everything from pop culture to politics and sports to religion. His films have premiered at such prestigious film festivals as Telluride, Toronto, and Venice and played in theaters worldwide to critical acclaim. In “Baseball: Beyond Belief,” John explores the compelling depths of how baseball and faith intertwine in powerful and surprising ways.

John Sexton is the former president of New York University from 2001 to 2015. He is presently a Professor of Law and dean emeritus of NYU Law School, having served as dean from 1988 through 2002. He received a BA in history and PhD in the history of American religion from Fordham University, and JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.

Imam Shareef is President and Imam of the historic Masjid Muhammad, The Nation’s Mosque in Washington, D.C. He is a retired U.S. Air Force member with 30+ years of service. He is a professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Interfaith Council at the Global Oved Dei Seminary and University.

Simran is an Assistant Professor of Interreligious Histories at the Union Theological Seminary and author of The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life. He was previously the Executive Director of the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program.

Rabbi Solovenichik is the senior rabbi at Congregation Shearith Israel in Manhattan, the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. He is the Director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. He was most recently selected as the only non-Christian member of the Committee for Religious Liberty created by President Trump.

Rev. Stahler is the Senior Pastor of Saint Peter’s Church in NYC. He is interested in the interface of religion and society, and pays particular attention to the voices and viewpoints of persons placed on the margins of church and society by those in power. He is an alumnus of Yale Divinity School and also holds a degree in Organ Performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Kate is the Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She teaches and writes in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, and constitutional law. Prior to joining the faculty at Yale, she was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Sylvie has been practicing Chinese Chan Buddhism since 1989. She has been a volunteer with Dharma Drum Mountain and Chan Meditation Center in Elmhurst, NY for more than 20 years. She is a board member of Buddhist Global Relief.

Haris is the Vice President of Policy and Programming at the Muslim Public Affairs Council. He served in multiple roles at the US Department of Homeland Security, including as senior policy advisor on immigration, civil rights, civil liberties, and national security. He was the Chief of Staff of Operation Allies Welcome, the largest US evacuation and refugee resettlement program in our nation’s history.

Guru Dileepji is an ordained interfaith minister, a Grand Master Yogi, Hindu Monk, and advocate for Universal Spirituality. He is the Global Chairman, Spiritual Head, and CEO of the World Yoga Community, an NGO affiliated with the United Nations. He serves as the Secretary of the Committee of Religious NGOs, Vice President of the UNSRC Salus Well-Being Network, and chairs the NGO committees on Yoga, Meditation, and Media at the United Nations.

Jennifer is the co-executive director of Mormon Women for Ethical Government and the co-host of the Proclaim Peace podcast. She is a Vote is Sacred fellow with Interfaith America.

Rev. Thorne is the Senior Pastor of The Riverside Church, the first African American woman to serve in the role. She incorporates art and creativity into all aspects of her life. Earlier in her life, she danced with Dance Theatre of Harlem and was a Radio City Rockette.

Yogi is a former broadcast journalist, scholar of religion and bhakti studies at Columbia University, devout Hindu, classical musician, and communication strategist.

Stephen is the Sr. Vice President of FamilySearch International. He is the chief storytelling advocate within FamilySearch. He is passionate about telling family stories and has written several books on his family adventures. He is a published author of fantasy and science fiction.

Steve is the founder and president of Rebuild Local News. He is also the co-founder and former president of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in newsrooms across America. Before becoming an advocate for local journalism, Steve was a journalist covering national politics for Newsweek, U.S. News and World Reports, and Washington Monthly.

Dr. Wilkinson is a psychiatrist, author, and professor at Yale University. In addition to his primary research interests focusing on depression and suicide prevention, he is deeply interested in the intersection of science and faith. He is the author of the award-winning book, Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply About the Meaning of Our Existence.

Judge Wilson is the Chief Judge of the State of New York and the New York Court of Appeals. Prior to serving as a judge, he was a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore where he headed the firm’s pro bono practice. He was the chair of the Neighborhood Defender Services of Harlem, providing legal representation to indigent New Yorkers.