Véronique Bernard’s experience as a documentary film and television producer, director and development executive includes WNET Culture & Arts Documentaries, Sundance Channel Original Programming, New York Times Television, National Geographic Television, ABC News Productions and SBS Television Australia where she was Head of Production. Her award-winning documentary films include The People vs. Agent Orange for ITVS/Independent Lens and ARTE, winner of the 2021 Erik Barnouw Award. Her work has screened at festivals including Tribeca, DOC NYC, Margaret Mead, Movies That Matter, Sheffield DocFest, FIFA and Sydney, and on PBS, ARTE, Al Jazeera, NHK, SBS, CBC, Sundance, Discovery and National Geographic.

With an eye for beauty & a lust for meaning, Samantha Grant is an award-winning filmmaker, artist, journalist, and educator who harnesses the power of potent storytelling to inspire change on a broad scale by moving people, emotionally and intellectually, into new ways of thinking. By presenting beautifully crafted stories in collaboration with an international network of students Sam herself trained in 15 years of teaching at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism & Stanford’s Knight Fellowship, Sam’s work reaches millions worldwide, addressing topics like media ethics, global public health, religious cults, politics, education, and human rights, all from a female perspective. Sam’s work has been featured on PBS, ABC, CNN, NPR, MTV, Variety, A&E, History Channel, FRONTLINE, and more. Most recently, Sam co-founded Moving People Media, a storytelling nonprofit committed to inspiring people to see the humanity in one another through bold, beautiful storytelling, and to behave accordingly.

Emma Fidel is a director, producer and DP based in New York City.

Conrad Weaver is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, podcast host, speaker, producer, and director with a deep passion for telling impactful stories.