Georgi Kantchev
– an award-winning journalist, published in The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, The Economist, Deutsche Welle, Balkan Insight and Index on Censorship
Hilary Silver
– Professor of Sociology, International Affairs, and Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University
Bruno Perreau
– Cynthia L. Reed Professor of French Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Sylvie Tissot
– Professor of Sociology and Political Science, University of Paris 8
Jocelyne Cesari
– Professor of Religion and Politics, University of Birmingham; T. J. Dermot Dunphy Visiting Professor of Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University