 Samhita Mukhopadhyay is an activist, writer, technologist, and the new executive editor of Feministing.com. Her work has appeared in Colorlines, The Nation and The American Prospect, and she is currently completing a book on the dating and romance industry. Mukhopadhyay is a popular panelist and guest speaker on the intersection of race and gender.
Steve Brodner
 Steve Brodner's award-winning career as a satirical illustrator and art journalist spans three decades. His iconic caricatures of pop and political culture have appeared in every major publication in the United States, not to mention his visual essays of political campaigns and the struggles of everyday working people and their families.
 Media critic, American Studies professor, and author of "Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media," Susan Douglas reveals how television and advertising target images of women. Her newest book is "Enlightened Sexism," which chronicles the gap between images of women in the media and the everyday lives of women.
Margot Mifflin
Margot Mifflin is an author, journalist, and professor who writes about women, art, and contemporary culture. The author of Bodies
of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo, she has written for The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Believer, ARTnews, and Salon.com. Her new book, The Blue Tattoo:The Life of Olive Oatman, was published in April, 2009.
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 If personal privacy is something we truly value, how do we find a balance with the role of emerging technologies? Attorney and technology expert Frederick Lane takes a hard look at the rapid evolving laws governing computers, privacy and free speech, at home, in school and in the workplace.
Look for his recent books "The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture" and "The Court and the Cross: The Religious Right's Crusade to Reshape the Supreme Court."
 Writer and Director of The Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard is an expert in international sustainability and environmental health issues. Her new book, based on the film, was released in March 2010 to rave reviews. Annie's film, book, and program explore how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health - and offers us a vision for change.
 With the release of the Beatles video game and the re-release of the group’s digitally re-mastered catalog in the fall of 2009, this iconic band is surging toward its best sales decade ever. And now, as the world mourns the thirtieth anniversary of Lennon’s assassination, noted rock critic and NPR commentator Tim Riley’s new book is sure to become the standard biography of the slain Beatle for years to come.
 Camille Cooper’s powerful multi-media presentation, “Discover the Truth,” addresses issues of women in Hollywood and how the media portrays the “perfect American girl”. She delivers a unique, humorous, and insightful look at a media industry obsessed with thinness and beauty. Ms. Cooper has worked professionally in film and television.
Spencer Overton
 Professor Overton is the author of Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression, a book describing the way that politicians manipulate election laws to their advantage while diluting the value of the average American's vote. He is a law professor at The George Washington University Law School and a leading election law scholar. Overton served as Chairperson of Barack Obama's Government Reform Committee, a group of more than 30 experts who advise the Obama presidential campaign on campaign finance reform, lobbying, voting rights and government ethics and transparency policies.
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