Charles Fishman is the best selling author of The Big Thirst, The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water. Fishman is a former metro and national reporter for The Washington Post. Since 1996, he has worked for the innovative business magazine Fast Company. He has won numerous awards, including twice winning UCLA's Gerald Loeb Award for outstanding business writing, the most prestigious award in business journalism. His story about bottled water, "Message in a Bottle", was a finalist for the 2008 Gerald Loeb Award for magazine writing, and a finalist for New York's Deadline Club Award for magazine writing.

Rob de Loë is the University Research Chair in Water Policy and Governance at the University of Waterloo. Previously he held the Canada Research Chair in Water Management at the University of Guelph. During the past two decades, Rob has studied and written extensively about water security, water allocation, source water protection and climate change adaptation. He draws on his research to provide policy advice to a wide range of government and non-government organizations in Canada, at scales ranging from local watersheds to the nation. In January, 2008 Rob was named Chair of the Advisory Panel for the Royal Bank of Canada’s Blue Water project, a $50 million, 10-year charitable grant program to support fresh water conservation, protection and accessibility.

Doug McKenzie-Mohr is a pioneer and leader in the rapidly growing field of community-based social marketing. In his fifteen years of consulting and research, he has repeatedly illustrated its utility and effectiveness. His book, Fostering Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing (New Society Publishers), has become an indispensable guide for those who design and deliver programs promoting sustainable practices. Dr. McKenzie-Mohr is a Professor of Psychology at St. Thomas University, Fredericton, Canada. He has served as chair of the American Psychological Association Task Force on Sustainable Development, as coordinator of the international organization Holis - The Society for a Sustainable Future, as a member of Canada's National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, and as a member of the National Advisory Committee for SustainABILITY. He has been awarded the Canadian Psychological Association's Psychologists for Social Responsibility Research and Social Action Award and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Public Advocacy Fellowship.

Josh Fox is the founder and Artistic Director of International WOW Company a film and theatre company that works closely with actors and non actors from diverse cultural backgrounds, including members of the US Military, activist communities in sustainable energy and design and actors, dancers, designers and filmmakers from around the world to create new work that addresses current national and global social and political crises. Josh's work is known for its mix of gripping narrative, heightened imagery and its commitment to socially conscious themes and subjects.

Most recently, Josh wrote and directed GASLAND his first documentary that premiered at the SUNDANCE film festival in the US documentary competition. The film is about the largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history that has swept across the United States. What is uncovered is truly shocking--water that can be lit on fire right out of the sink, and chronically ill residents of drilling areas from disparate locations in the US all with the same mysterious symptoms.

About the film – GASLAND:

"The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown."

Haim Goldenberg has traveled the world, captivating audiences with a combination of charm, wit and incredible talent. The star of the critically acclaimed television series GoldMind, Haim took his first foray into the world of mentalism at the age of six after seeing a performance by Uri Geller, a famous Israeli mentalist. It took two years of daily ritual mind exercises and control, but he eventually mastered his first feat of bending spoons. Haim has driven blindfolded in heavy traffic through Toronto and Tel Aviv. He has done "trans-Atlantic" mind readings. He even helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win a hockey game! And in a particularly terrifying performance at a children's hospital, he stopped his pulse in front of stunned doctors. Haim Goldenberg is considered by his peers to be one of the brightest new minds in mentalism. He has consistently said in interviews that he differentiates himself from other mentalists by aiming to instill hope in his audience and inspire them via his live appearances and his television series. Haim makes you believe in the power of the mind.

Alexandra Cousteau

National Geographic Emerging Explorer, award-winning filmmaker, and globally recognized advocate on water issues Alexandra Cousteau continues the work of her renowned grandfather Jacques-Yves Cousteau and her father Philippe Cousteau, Sr. At 34, she has already mastered the remarkable storytelling tradition handed down to her and has the unique ability to draw audiences into the weighty issues of policy, politics, and action. Cousteau is dedicated to advocating the importance of conservation and sustainable management of water in order to preserve a healthy planet. Her global initiatives seek to inspire and empower mainstream audiences to protect not only the ocean and its inhabitants, but also the human communities that rely on freshwater resources.

In 2008, Alexandra joined dot-com entrepreneur Jonathan Smith to found Blue Legacy International to "tell the story of our Water Planet and shape society's dialogue to include water as one of the defining issues of our century by illustrating the interconnectedness of global water issues." The Washington, DC-based organization is a not-for-profit project of The Ocean Foundation and develops and distributes traditional and new media projects that inspire people to take action within their own watershed and on critical global water issues. Blue Legacy delivers its mission through expeditions to chronicle water issues, development and distribution of media and educational assets, and leadership in policy forums and action campaigns.

Jonathan Smith

Born in Tennessee and raised in Oklahoma, Jonathan grew up on the family farm; it was here that he was instilled with the stewardship and conservation practices that served countless generations of his family so well in the lush Tennessee Valley where they've farmed going back to the nation's founding. He grew up to serve as State 4-H President and went on study Agricultural Communications and Marketing at Oklahoma State University.

This background has made Jonathan a tireless advocate for sustainable agricultural practices, responsible resource management, water issues and renewable energy. He pioneered the first consumer Renewable Energy Certificates in wind-rich Oklahoma and helped to develop WindWorks™--a brand and cooperative marketing program for 26 utilities that earned the US Department of Energy’s national award in 2004.

At age 31, Jonathan Smith has the bio of an innovator and entrepreneur twice his age, at least. Through Blue Legacy, he applies his expertise in cause marketing, message management and grassroots advocacy to the global conversation about water. Prior to joining Blue Legacy, Jonathan served as President and CEO of Earth911.com, a search engine and company dedicated to product stewardship and recycling that tops Google’s search results for “recycle” and “recycling".

In addition to working with Alexandra to manage Blue Legacy and serving as Producer for Expedition Blue Planet, Jonathan is writing his first book, Communicating Cause™: Emotionalizing Your Brand without Politicizing Your Life.