ABDULHAMIT BILICI
Former Editor-in-Chief of Zaman Daily, USA

Abdulhamit Bilici is the Former Editor-in-Chief of the now-closed Zaman Newspaper. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of its English-language version, Today`s Zaman. He was the General Director of Cihan News Agency and the Editor of Aksiyon Weekly Magazine. He had a Master`s Degree from Department of Economics at Istanbul University with the thesis titled “Energy Structure of Turkmenistan and Natural Gas”. In additionally, Bilici has an MBA degree from Faculty of Management at Fatih University. He has been living in exile as a journalist in USA after the failed-coup attempt in Turkey.

MOHAMED AMIN EL MASRY
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Al Ahram Daily Newspaper, Egypt

Mohamed Amin El Masry is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief and member of The Editorial Board Al Ahram Daily Newspaper. He was the Head of the Political Affairs Department Al Ahram Daily Newspaper in 2013. He has Bachelor`s Degree from Public Relations and Advertising in Mass Communications from the Cairo University. El Masry is an award-winning Journalist. He has received the “Arab Journalism Award, Best Political Article” in 2011. He has more than 25 years of professional experience in the media industry.

SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI
Columnist, The Indian Express, India

Sudheendra Kulkarni is the Founder and Chairman of the Forum for a New South Asia, which popularizes a vision for a peaceful and prosperous South Asian subcontinent based primarily on India-Pakistan-China cooperation. Between 1998 and 2004, he served as a close aide to India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Prime Minister’s Office. An independent socio-political activist and author, he is also a well-known columnist in Indian newspapers and a commentator on TV channels. Between 1998 and 2004, he served as a close aide to India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Prime Minister’s Office. An independent socio-political activist and author, he is also a well-known columnist in Indian newspapers and a commentator on TV channels.

ROBERT MAHONEY
Deputy Executive Director, Committee to Protect Journalists, USA

Robert Mahoney is the Deputy Executive Director of Committee to Project Journalists. He has worked as a journalist in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He reported on politics and economics for Reuters news agency from Brussels and Paris in the late 1970s, and from Southeast Asia in the early 1980s. Mahoney served as Reuters Jerusalem Bureau Chief from 1990 to 1997, directing print and, later, television coverage of the Palestinian intifada, the Iraqi missile attacks on Israel, the Oslo peace process, and the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Mahoney worked as the Chief Correspondent in Germany from 1997 to 1999 before moving to London to become the News Editor of politics and general news for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

OPHIE MOKOENA
Foreign News Editor, SABC TV, South Africa

Sophie Letsaba Mokoena is a prominent journalist and reporter with over 23 years experience in news and journalism at the public broadcaster: South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). She currently holds the position of Foreign Editor. As a Foreign Editor, Sophie has coordinated elections coverage on the continent in countries such as Lesotho, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. She also coordinated and reported on US Presidential elections in 2016. Sophie has done the extensive coverage of stories such as the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and Rwanda.