Past Speakers

The New York Times
Azam Ahmed
International investigative correspondent

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Lisa Armstrong

FRONTLINE
Raney Aronson-Rath
Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
David Barstow
Reva and David Logan Distinguished Chair in Investigative Journalism

Center for Investigative Reporting/Mother Jones/Reveal
Monika Bauerlein
CEO

The new york times
Jo Becker
Investigative Reporter

Associated Press
Renata Brito
AP Journalist

The Texas Tribune
Sewell Chan
Editor in Chief

The Marshall Project
Susan Chira
Editor-in-chief

Semafor
Gina Chua
Executive Editor

Ilyssa Daly
Investigative reporter

The New York Times
Nia Decaille
Audience Editor

ProPublica
Justin Elliott
Reporter

UC Berkeley
Hany Farid
Professor

Michelle García
Independent Journalist

Austin American-Statesman
Manny García
Editor

Agência Pública
Giovana Girardi
Environment journalist

San José Spotlight
Ramona Giwargis
Co-founder and CEO

ARMANDO.INFO / PULITZER CENTER
Joseph Poliszuk Halle
Co-founder of Armando.info

The New York Times Magazine and Howard University
Nikole Hannah-Jones

Karen Hao
AI Reporter

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Adam Hochschild
Author and Lecturer

Floodlight
Emily Holden
Founder & Executive Director

Sahan Journal
Mukhtar Ibrahim
CEO & Publisher

The New York Times
Ishaan Jhaveri
Video Journalist, Visual Investigations

TransLash
Imara Jones
Founder and CEO

Invisible Institute
Jamie Kalven
Founding executive director

Insider
Esther Kaplan
Investigations editor

Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
Rachel de Leon
Reporter and Producer

More Perfect from WNYC
Julia Longoria
Host & Managing Editor

The Investigative Reporting Workshop
Wesley Lowery
Executive Editor

Sundance Institute
Carrie Lozano
Director, Documentary Film and Artist Programs

Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC
Chris Mattei
Attorney

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF)
Kirstin McCudden

New York Focus
Akash Mehta

Los Angeles Times
Brittny Mejia
Metro reporter

Kevin Merida
Media Executive

Marion County Record
Eric Meyer
President, editor and publisher

ProPublica
T. Christian Miller
ProPublica Reporter

Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting at Mississippi Today
Jerry Mitchell
Investigative Reporter

Quinn Mitchell
High school student

Higher Education in Prison Initiative, West Virginia University
Rayna Momen
Program Coordinator and Instructor

The Associated Press
Ron Nixon
Vice President News, Investigations, Enterprise, Partnerships and Grants

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Luis Valentín Ortiz
Journalist

OpenAI
Joseph Palermo

The New York Times
Haeyoun Park

Rappler
Maria Ressa
Co-founder and CEO

PBS
Ricardo Sandoval-Palos
Public Editor

The New York Times
Anjali Singhvi
Senior staff editor for spatial investigations

The 19th
Kate Sosin
LGBTQ+ Reporter

The Trojan Horse Affair
Hamza Syed
Investigative Reporter

Empowerment Avenue
Rahsaan "New York" Thomas
Executive Director

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Wendi C. Thomas
Editor & Publisher

Freedom of the Press Foundation
Trevor Timm
Executive Director

Tozzo Filmes
Gabriel Uchida
Journalist

Oregon News Exploration
Lee van der Voo
Co-founder

ITVS
Lois Vossen

The Texas Tribune
Matthew Watkins
Managing Editor of News and Politics

Reality Winner

Mississippi Today
Anna Wolfe
Investigative Reporter

Quinto Elemento Lab
Alejandra Xanic
Co-founder and editor

Los Angeles Times
Rosanna Xia
Environment reporter

The New York Times
Muyi Xiao
Visual Investigations Reporter