Ian Bremmer is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. He is a prolific thought leader and author, regularly expressing his views...

Ian Bremmer is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. He is a prolific thought leader and author, regularly expressing his views on political issues in public speeches, television appearances, and top publications, including Time, where he is the foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large. Dubbed the “rising guru” in the field of political risk by The Economist, he teaches classes on the discipline as Global Research Professor at New York University. His latest book, Three Choices for America's Role in the World, was released in May 2015. In 1998, Bremmer established Eurasia Group with just $25,000. Today, the company has offices in New York, Washington and London, as well as a network of experts and resources in 90 countries. Eurasia Group provides analysis and expertise on how political developments and national security dynamics move markets and shape investments across the globe. As the firm’s president and most active public voice, Bremmer advises leading executives, money managers, diplomats and heads of state. Bremmer earned a PhD in political science from Stanford University in 1994 and was the youngest-ever national fellow at the Hoover Institution. In 2007, Bremmer was named a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, where he is the founding chairman of the Global Agenda Council on Geopolitical Risk. He is the Harold J. Newman Distinguished Fellow in Geopolitics at the Asia Society Policy Institute and serves on the President’s Council of the Near East Foundation, the Leadership Council for Concordia and the Board of Trustees of Intelligence Squared. Bremmer grew up in Boston and currently lives in New York and Washington.

Ian Harber is a writer and Christian media producer. He has written for The Gospel Coalition, Mere Orthodoxy, and RELEVANT. He writes about reconstructing faith in his newsletter Back Again, and about...

Ian Harber is a writer and Christian media producer. He has written for The Gospel Coalition, Mere Orthodoxy, and RELEVANT. He writes about reconstructing faith in his newsletter Back Again, and about faith, media, and technology at Endeavor. He lives in Denton, Texas, with his wife and sons.

Ian J. Vaillancourt (PhD, University of St. Michael's College) is a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Heritage Theological Seminary in Cambridge,Ontario, Canada. He is the author of Treasuring...

Ian J. Vaillancourt (PhD, University of St. Michael's College) is a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Heritage Theological Seminary in Cambridge,Ontario, Canada. He is the author of Treasuring the Psalms: How to Read the Songs that Shape the Soul of the Church (IVP Academic, 2023), The Dawning of Redemption: The Story of the Pentateuch and the Hope of the Gospel (Crossway, 2022), as well as The Multifaceted Saviour of Psalms 110 and 118: A Canonical Exegesis (Sheffield Phoenix, 2019; winner of the 2020 R. B. Y. Scott Award). Ian is an ordained pastor in the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptists in Canada, and he served in pastoral ministry for fourteen years before he shifted into the classroom, where he has served Christ full-time since 2018. He is passionate about exalting Christ from the Old Testament, whether in the classroom, the pulpit, or in print. Ian is married to Natalie, and they have two teenaged kids: Caleb and Emily.

Ilya Shapiro is the director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute and publisher of the Cato Supreme Court Review. Before joining Cato, he was a special assista...

Ilya Shapiro is the director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute and publisher of the Cato Supreme Court Review. Before joining Cato, he was a special assistant/adviser to the Multi‐National Force in Iraq on rule‐of‐law issues and practiced at Patton Boggs and Cleary Gottlieb. Shapiro is an author, speaker, has testified before Congress and state legislatures and has filed more than 300 amicus curiae “friend of the court” briefs in the Supreme Court.

Ingrid Faro is dean of academic affairs and associate professor of Old Testament at Northern Seminary. She is also associate professor of Old Testament at the Scandinavian School of Theology in Sweden...

Ingrid Faro is dean of academic affairs and associate professor of Old Testament at Northern Seminary. She is also associate professor of Old Testament at the Scandinavian School of Theology in Sweden. She has an MDiv and PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Faro is an international speaker at conferences and churches and writes on topics that include navigating evil and suffering, abuse and power dynamics, women in the Bible, forgiveness, the goodness of God, identity in Christ, discipleship, and leadership. Her motivation is to encourage people, help them navigate the pain and sufferings of this world, and grow in thriving relationship with God and others. She is the coauthor of Honest Answers. Faro has two married children and three grandchildren. She lives in Illinois.

Ingrid Skop, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., is Senior Fellow and Director of Medical Affairs for Charlotte Lozier Institute, leveraging more than 25 years’ experience as a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist to s...

Ingrid Skop, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., is Senior Fellow and Director of Medical Affairs for Charlotte Lozier Institute, leveraging more than 25 years’ experience as a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist to support research and policies that respect the dignity of every human life. Dr. Skop received her Bachelor of Science in physiology from Oklahoma State University and her medical doctorate from Washington University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Skop is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, where she uses science and statistics to counter pro-abortion agendas, and she is a lifetime member of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Prior to joining Charlotte Lozier Institute, Dr. Skop served for over 25 years in private practice in San Antonio, where she delivered more than 5,000 babies and personally cared for many women who had been harmed, physically and emotionally, from complications due to abortion. She continues to serve as Medical Director of Any Woman Can, a pregnancy resource center that provides support and free counseling to women in crisis. She also serves as medical director and board member of The Source in Austin and Houston, a consortium of full-service women’s centers with a Christian worldview. Dr. Skop’s research on maternal mortality, abortion, and women’s health has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, she has provided expert testimony at both the state and federal levels on legislation related to abortion, including standing firm against prominent pro-abortion politicians who choose not to follow the science regarding fetal heartbeat and development. Dr. Skop is married to a physician and is the proud mother of two sons and a daughter.

Sporting champion Iona Rossely excelled in the adrenaline-fueled world of speed skiing, winning the Ladies British Overseas Champion and New Zealand Ladies Champion titles. After a life-threatening sp...

Sporting champion Iona Rossely excelled in the adrenaline-fueled world of speed skiing, winning the Ladies British Overseas Champion and New Zealand Ladies Champion titles. After a life-threatening speed skiing accident in the World Championship qualifiers, Iona moved into training and competing in endurance horse racing. Here she successfully represented Ireland for several years and competed in the World Championships, World Equestrian Games and the European Championships. Iona also acted as Formula 1 PR representative, produced and presented a video “Learn to Ski the Fast way” for Virgin Videos and worked as a freelance television sports presenter. Iona is now a lay minister for the Anglican Church in Australia, an artist, speaker and avid animal lover and her passion is sharing her testimony on how God gave her a new life – one of freedom, peace and joy. Prior to writing her new book, ‘Racing on Empty’, Iona was the Coordinator of the Global Sustainability Network (GSN), an inter faith led organisation relating to anti-slavery and the United Nations Sustainability Development Goal 8. She has organised high profile events at Lambeth Palace, the Vatican, Westminster Abbey and most recently the United Nations New York.

Irving Roth was born in 1929 in Košice, Czechoslovakia. His family fled to Hungary and hid there until 1944, when he and his brother were deported to Auschwitz. Of the 4,000 Jews in his Auschwitz tran...

Irving Roth was born in 1929 in Košice, Czechoslovakia. His family fled to Hungary and hid there until 1944, when he and his brother were deported to Auschwitz. Of the 4,000 Jews in his Auschwitz transport, only 300 survived the initial selection on the Auschwitz-Birkenau arrival platform. Irving is the Director of the Holocaust Resource Center – Temple Judea of Manhasset and has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maine. He is a recognized author and speaker on anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. He is also a frequent lecturer at CUFI events, churches, synagogues, colleges, and universitites in the United States, Canada, and Europe. He has been featured in documentaries on HBO, The History Channel, and in CUFI’s forthcoming film Never Again?

Israel Hall is the Praise and Worship Pastor at Freedom Fellowship Church of The Villages and Paul Begley Prophecy. He recorded and toured internationally out of Nashville, Tennessee as a saxophonist,...

Israel Hall is the Praise and Worship Pastor at Freedom Fellowship Church of The Villages and Paul Begley Prophecy. He recorded and toured internationally out of Nashville, Tennessee as a saxophonist, guitarist, singer and audio engineer with a Grammy award winning, multi-platinum artist and many other headlining national acts before entering ministry in Florida. Growing up in the 1980’s, his Mother was a worship leader and his Father an assistant Pastor at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa under Pastor Chuck Smith. Israel is also the Vice President of the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools - an organization that has put Bible Curriculum classes as an elective in over 4,000 Schools in the United States. He has been married to his sweetheart from Montana, Kristin Hall for 15 years.

Israel Wayne is an author and conference speaker who has a passion for defending the Christian faith and promoting a Biblical worldview. The author of Homeschooling from a Biblical Worldview and Full-...

Israel Wayne is an author and conference speaker who has a passion for defending the Christian faith and promoting a Biblical worldview. The author of Homeschooling from a Biblical Worldview and Full-Time Parenting: A Guide to Family-Based Discipleship, Israel is the Director of Family Renewal, and site editor for ChristianWorldview.net. He is a homeschooled graduate, father of eight and author of the previous title, Questions God Asks, which was released in the spring of 2014 by New Leaf Press.

Ivy Nichols is a resident of Richardson, TX. Her home school education gave her a lifelong love of learning. During high school she was actively involved in Youth & Government. In college, she was a...

Ivy Nichols is a resident of Richardson, TX. Her home school education gave her a lifelong love of learning. During high school she was actively involved in Youth & Government. In college, she was a Hatton W. Sumners scholar, participating in several international Model United Nations conferences. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard Payne University with a Bachelor of Arts in Public and Media Communication, International Political Science, and the Guy D. Newman Honors Academy. Biblical Languages was her minor. Studying abroad in Austria, gave her the opportunity to learn about several different European cultures before interning in Dallas with the National Center for Policy Analysis. She currently has an Etsy store named Goldberry’s Cottage, where she markets and sells her handmade jewelry both online and at local art festivals.

J. Budziszewski (Boojee-shef-skee) is a professor of government, philosophy, and civic leadership at the University of Texas at Austin. Internationally recognized for his work on natural law, self-dec...

J. Budziszewski (Boojee-shef-skee) is a professor of government, philosophy, and civic leadership at the University of Texas at Austin. Internationally recognized for his work on natural law, self-deception, happiness, and ultimate purpose, he is widely read on the unraveling and possible restoration of our common culture. Among his twenty precious books are What We Can’t Not Know, How and How Not to Be Happy, On the Meaning of Sex, The Line Through the Heart, The Revenge of Conscience, and a series of line-by-line commentaries on Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae. Married for more than five decades, a teacher for more than four, Budziszewski had two grown children and a clutch of grandchildren. A former atheist who once denied not only the reality of God but also the reality of good and evil, he is a convert to Catholic Christianity. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, First Things, National Review, and the Weekly Standard. Professor Budziszewski lives in Austin, Texas.