While in government I led the State Department's messaging and congressional relations for Iran and led legislative operations for the Senate Armed Services Committee. Outside of government, I helped found and currently run Polaris National Security, which focuses on messaging national security issues to the American public, and am also a fellow with JINSA. I continue to regularly advise dozens of Congressional offices and committees on foreign policy issues, particularly on sanctions issues, messaging/polling, and Iran policy. Both inside and outside government, I have executed complex policy operations, negotiations, and high-profile media and messaging campaigns. I work closely with officials and business leaders throughout the Middle East, and can also speak and/or conduct research in Spanish, Russian, Farsi, and Mandarin.

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Greg Priddy is Senior Fellow for the Middle East at the Center for the National Interest. He also consults for corporate and financial clients on political risk in the region and global energy markets. From 2006 to 2018, Mr. Priddy was Director, Global Oil, at Eurasia Group. His work there focused on forward-looking analysis of how political risk, sanctions, and public policy variables impact energy markets and the global industry, with a heavy emphasis on the Persian Gulf region. He traveled frequently to the Middle East and was deeply involved in the firm’s coverage of security issues in the region, including the Iranian nuclear program and associated sanctions. He also led Eurasia Group teams on some large research projects for government clients including the National Intelligence Council (NIC).

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A seasoned strategic advisor and management consultant, adept across varied industries. Specialized in Systemic thinking. Actively participates in NGOs championing Iranian freedom, employing strategic initiatives and projects to undermine the regime's economic stability. Possesses comprehensive understanding of Iran's economic framework and political dynamics.

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Leader with proven skills in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Strategic Planning/Negotiating/Cyber/Counterterrorism/Advocacy/Program Administration/Course Development and Media Relations. Whether leading a delegation to negotiate a security cooperation agreement with Thai officials, speaking on the future of the Middle East Peace Process to European colleagues, briefing Members of Congress on counterterrorism cooperation or navigating being the first woman to run a diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia, respect for my interlocutors has been key to my success.

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Merissa Khurma has extensive leadership experience in strategic communications and community engagement, strategic management, social and economic development, gender equality, and foreign policy. She has worked in a range of development projects in the Middle East and Africa that focused on workforce development, youth and women empowerment, fiscal reform, governance and the Syrian refugee crisis. Additionally, Merissa served as Director of the Office of HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein (2010- 2013) and as Press Attaché and Director of the Information Bureau at the Embassy of Jordan in Washington, DC (2003-2010).

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Yassamin Ansari served as the Vice Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona and the youngest woman ever elected to the Phoenix City Council, representing one of the most diverse districts in the fifth-largest and fastest growing city in the country. She is also a candidate for Congress in Arizona's 3rd district In 2020, Yassamin was recognized by Forbes as ‘30 Under 30’ in Law & Policy, and in 2021, by the Phoenix Business Journal on their ‘40 Under 40’ leader’s list.

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California State Senator. Chair, Budget Committee. Vice Chair, Legislative Jewish Caucus. Former Chair, Legislative LGBTQ Caucus. Housing/transit/climate/criminal justice reform/health/end poverty. Democrat.

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Mohammad Asideh have a strong professional background in policy, government affairs, and program management with a successful track record of forming effective partnerships in Australia, the United States, Singapore, and the Middle East. I hold a Master of Arts in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore and SciencesPo-Paris.

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I am a PhD researcher at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, Serbia. My main interests are the Middle East issues, especially Iran's relation with Saudi Arabia, Gulf countries and United States of America. My topic of my PhD thesis are the "Relations of Iran and Saudi Arabia after the Islamic Revolution of Iran". I was also working as a Cultural mediator in the CIM organisation in partnership with Save the Children. I used to work with CRPC organisation in partnership with UNHCR as a Child protection officer in Belgrade, Serbia. Currently I'm employed in Brasidas Group as a Junior analyst.

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Work as a director at Free and Equal Elections Foundation - freeandequal.org - for which I co-produced an open presidential debate that was moderated by Larry King in 2012. Broadcasters included Al Jazeera, Free Speech TV, ORA TV, Link TV and C-SPAN. We built a coalition of over 40 supporting organizations to help spread the word, and the audience was estimated at 20 million - enough to trend top 10 on Twitter, Jimmy Kimmel made fun, Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC devoted a segment in support, and the Sunday talk shows all spent a few minutes talking about it - and we're on a mission to make all that look like a warm up in 2024!

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