Al Gore
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Arianna Huffington
Chef Alice Waters
Comic Bill Maher
Poet Robert Hass
Eco-architect Bill McDonough

Keynote Speakers
	Waterkeeper Alliance President Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. featured as Saturday afternoon's keynote address. Named one of Time's "Heroes for the Planet," Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. helped the organization Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River, helping to spawn more than 125 Waterkeeper organizations worldwide. He assisted several Latin American and Canadian indigenous tribes negotiate treaties protecting traditional homelands and fought to protect New York City's water supply. He recently published the New York Times bestseller Crimes Against Nature. Read an interview with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
	Political commentator and satirist Arianna Huffington delivers Sunday's Luncheon keynote address. Arianna Huffington is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist who often focuses on economic morality, civic engagement, the Democratic Party, and public policy. She has written many books including Fanatics & Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America, a humorous analysis of American politics and Pigs At the Trough, which exposes the excesses of American business. She is the co-founder of The Detroit Project, a national campaign linking fuel efficiency to national security and addiction to foreign oil. Read an interview with Arianna Huffington.
	An Evening With Bill Maher Come to our Saturday evening reception and enjoy this talk show host's quick-witted, comedic talents. Bill Maher's unflinching honesty and commitment to never pulling a punch have garnered him the respect and admiration of millions of fans. Maher is the host of HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher," and, in addition to five comedy specials, he also hosted "Politically Incorrect" — the show critics touted as the "coolest show on cable." Maher is author of Does Anybody Have a Problem With That? Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits and When you ride ALONE you ride with bin Laden — a guide for Americans who want to help the war effort. Read an interview with Bill Maher.

Master Speakers: (In alphabetical order)
Janine Benyus
	A natural sciences writer, innovation consultant, and author of six books, including Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, Benyus is a lecturer at the University of Montana and works towards restoring and protecting wild lands. She serves on a number of land use committees in her rural county, is president of Living Education, and is a board member of Rocky Mountain Institute. She has received several awards, including the Rachel Carson Environmental Ethics Award, the Lud Browman Award for Science Writing, the Science Writing in Society Journalism Award, and the Barrows and Heinz Distinguished Lectureships.
Ric Burns
	As producer, writer and director of many films for public television, Burns is best known for his acclaimed PBS series New York: A Documentary Film as well as Ansel Adams, the recipient of numerous awards, including an Emmy and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award. His body of work also includes the documentaries Coney Island, The Donner Party, The Way West, The Civil War, which he produced with his brother Ken. He is currently at work on full-length film biographies of two legendary American artists, Eugene O'Neill and Andy Warhol. Read an interview with Ric Burns.
Iantha Gantt-Wright
	Iantha Gantt-Wright has 20 years experience working with environmental organizations and is a national leader on issues of social justice and diversity in this community. Iantha currently serves as President of The Kenian Group Diversity Consultants and Strategic Planners (The Kenian Group). Most of her work focuses on environmental and public land organizations. Gantt-Wright also chairs the Environmental Diversity Working Group and is spearheading Summit 2005: Diverse Partners for Environmental Progress, a conversation between the varying segments of the environmental community scheduled for October 2005. Read an interview with Iantha Gantt-Wright.
Robert Hass
	As Poet Laureate of the United States (1995-1997), Hass spent two years battling American illiteracy armed with the mantra "Imagination Makes Communities" and was recently chosen as Educator of the Year by the North American Association on Environmental Education. His deep commitment to environmental issues led him to found River of Words (ROW), an organization that promotes environmental and arts education in affiliation with The Library of Congress. Read an interview with Robert Haas.
Dr. George Lakoff
	A Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Lakoff also taught at Harvard University, has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, and has been a Visiting Professor at the Ècole des Hautes Ètudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, and at the Linguistics Society of America Summer Institute at the University of New Mexico. A contributor to many major scholarly journals, he also authored many books including Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think.
William McDonough
	An internationally renowned designer, McDonough received the prestigious National Design Award for exemplary achievement in the field of environmental design last year, and in 2003,was recognized as a member of the team that received the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. He has also been recognized as a Hero for the Planet by Time and has received the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development, the nation's highest environmental honor. Read an interview with William McDonough.
Chad Pregracke
	As founder and president of Living Lands & Waters, a not-for-profit environmental organization, Pregracke coordinated thousands of volunteers to conduct community cleanups, Riverbottom Forest Restoration and Adopt-a-Mississippi River Mile programs. Pregracke was also selected by Biography magazine as one of 2001's Top Ten Future Classics in America and received the 2003 Social Entrepreneurship Award from the Manhattan Institute of Public Policy. In June of 2002, he accepted the Jefferson Award for Public Service in the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The Jefferson Award is America's version of the Nobel Prize for Public Service.
Alice Waters
	Chef, author, and proprietor of Chez Panisse Restaurant, Waters pioneered a culinary philosophy incorporating only the freshest seasonal organic products. She founded the nationally recognized program The Edible Schoolyard, a model public education program which actively involves students in all aspects of the food cycle, as well as the Chez Panisse Foundation to offer programs that use food traditions to teach, nurture, and empower young people. Read an interview with Alice Waters.