2008 Speakers and Moderators

Some of the world's most inspired and provocative thinkers, writers, artists, business people, teachers, and leaders are gathered here. Each day, they will teach, speak, lead, question, and interact with an audience ready to delve into a world of ideas, thought, and discussion.

 

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Fred Wertheimer

Fred Wertheimer

Fred Wertheimer is the founder and president of Democracy 21, a nonpartisan organization that works to ensure the integrity and fairness of government decisions and elections. He has spent more than three decades working on money and politics issues and is one of the country’s leading proponents of campaign finance reform, serving as a national leader and spokesman on campaign finance, ethics and lobbying reform, and government accountability. He served previously as the president of Common Cause, the nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen's lobbying organization that promotes open, honest, and accountable government.