2009 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. Download the complete confirmed speakers list.

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Steven Brill Steven Brill

is the cofounder of Journalism Online, LLC, which will offer online publishers a system to realize revenue from the digital distribution of original journalism. Previously, Brill was CEO of Verified Identity Pass, an airport security fast-pass provider. For the last eight years, Brill has taught a seminar for aspiring journalists at Yale. In 2006, Brill and his wife expanded that seminar by endowing the Yale Journalism Initiative. In 2007, Brill began supporting a Knight Foundation grant to establish a similar program at Yale Law School; recently, Brill began teaching a seminar at the Law School covering modern media issues. Brill is the founder of The American Lawyer, Court TV, and Brill’s Content. He is the author of After: How America Confronted the September 12 Era (Simon & Schuster, 2003).