Dr. Kiran Bedi, Ph.D
An Asian tennis champion in her early years, Kiran came to notice in her country, by being the first woman to join the Indian police service in 1972, and by soon receiving many awards for her pioneering work in drug abuse prevention and treatment. She came to international fame as Inspector General of Prisons of Tihar Jails in Delhi, where, among other innovations, she organized a massive meditation retreat for 2000 inmates under the guidance of the famous Vipassana meditator Goenka. She received the Magasaysay Award given for peace efforts in Asia, which in itself is unique in having been awarded to a police officer! Kiran later became Joint Commissioner of the Delhi police. Presently, she is on deputation to the United Nations as Civilian Police Advisor in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. She is also a Patron for the Prison Phoenix Trust in Oxford, England.

Rev. Bill Clarke, S.J., Spiritual Advisor
Bill Clarke felt a call to the priesthood and entered the prestigious Jesuit Community, maintaining the high academic standing needed to remain in the order. His life has always been directed towards others. Early in his career, Bill headed a farm community in Guelph, set up for ex-inmates and a few volunteers who acted as their care givers. When the community dissolved 13 years later, Bill wrote a book about it entitled 'The Face of Friendship', describing his relationship with an ex-inmate, a hard-drinking former truck driver who had shot off half his face in a failed suicide attempt. Sharing a tiny room, through the many ups and downs of Byron's drinking binges, pain-filled struggles, cribbage games, fish trips, farm crises and celebrations, Bill and Byron became friends. Bill is presently the spiritual director at the Jesuit Retreat house in Guelph.

Micheal Enright, CBC Anchor
Michael is an accomplished journalist and broadcaster. Since September 2000 he has been host of the CBC's 'The Sunday Edition', one of Canada's most popular and informative programs. His impressive journalist credits include 2 & 1/2 years as managing editor of CBC Radio News. He held a number of editorial positions with leading Canadian magazines and newspapers, assistant manager-editor of MacLeans, political writer for the Toronto Star, Washington correspondent for the Globe and Mail, and contributor to Time Magazine. Many of his programs are devoted to human rights abuses and injustices, most notable for us, his program 'Justice Behind the Walls', about M. Jackson's work protecting human rights in Canadian prisons. His upbeat, honest, fearless but friendly style makes him a force to be reckoned with in the media world.

Ruben L.F. Habito
Professor of World Religions and Spirituality at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, is also currently Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He serves as spiritual guide and Zen Teacher (Roshi) at the Maria Kannon Zen Center, a meditation center located in East Dallas. He is married to Maria Dorothea Reis Habito, International Program Director of the Museum of World Religions, and together they raise two teenage sons who go to local schools here in Dallas. He is the author of Healing Breath: Zen for Buddhists and Christians in a Wounded World. (3rd revised edition.) Boston: Wisdom Publications 2006, The Practice of Altruism: Caring and Religion in Global Perspective. Co-edited, with Keishin Inaba. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press 2006, Zen Leben, Christ Bleiben. Munich: O.W. Barth. (German edition of Living Zen, Loving God, below) 2005, Experiencing Buddhism: Ways of Wisdom and Compassion. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2005, and Living Zen, Loving God. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2004. He has also recently published "From Environment to Earth Community: Buddhist Perspectives on Global Ecological Wellbeing" in Contemporary Buddhism, Fall 2007.

Jeremy Irons, Actor, Theatre and Film
Jeremy is a well-known English Actor, born in Cowes Isle of Wight, England. After graduating from drama school, and some time at the Old Vic Theatre, he went into filmmaking. He has received numerous awards including an Oscar for best actor in 1992 in 'Reversal of Fortune', a Tony on Broadway, a lifetime achievement award in 1998 by the European Film Academy for his special contributions to world cinema, and most recently, an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG award for his supporting role in the TV mini-series, Elizabeth. One of his best known film roles is the voice of Scar in The Lion King. In 2005, he appeared in the films Casanova and Kingdom of Heaven. He is currently appearing on the West End theatre stage in the play Embers. Recognized as a true star without compromise, he brings this intensity to his passion for justice, evidenced in his frequent trips the Middle East during the Balkan war, his stage presentations as to its horror, his protest against the Iraq war and his efforts to take the play 'Stravinsky's 'The Soldier's Tale'' to Bagdad. In 2005, he and Michael Douglas personally delivered a donation from Hollywood for Thailand's tsunami victims to Prime Minister Thaksen Shinawatre.

The Hon. Patrick J. LeSage, CM, QC
Justice Patrick LeSage captured Canadian hearts by his sensitive handling of the incredible horrors revealed to an unbelieving nation during the trial of Paul Bernardo. He was born in Tweed Ontario, receiving a Bachelor of Communication for the University of Ottawa and an LLB from Osgoode Law School. He has honourary degrees from Windsor and Laurentian Universities. Starting as an Assistant Crown Attorney in Toronto, he then became Director of Crown Attorneys in Ontario and later, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice in 1996. During more than 28 years on the Bench, Justice LeSage was active in educational programs and legal organizations including gender and racial equality issues. He is past-president of the John Howard Association, a member of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice and was recently appointed to York University's Board of Governors.

Dr. Bo Lozoff
Bo Lozoff is founder and director of Human Kindness Foundation, known for its Prison-Ashram Project which helps inmates and prison staff throughout the world to turn inward and use their harsh environments to develop wisdom and compassion. Bo has lectured and led workshops in hundreds of prisons, universities and spiritual centers since 1973. He focuses on the threefold "spiritual common sense" of all genuine wisdom traditions: To live simply, devote one's life to serving others, and take time for daily prayer and meditation. Bo's first book, We're All Doing Time (now in five languages), has been called "the Convict's Bible" by inmates around the world. In 1994, Bo and his wife, Sita, received the Temple Award for Creative Altruism for their lifelong work in peace and justice. In 1999, the Chicago Theological Seminary awarded Bo an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Laws), citing his commitment for bringing "God's reign of mercy and justice" into the world. In 2003, One Spirit Interfaith Seminary of New York bestowed their "Partners With God" award on Bo and Sita for their longstanding contribution toward bridging the principles of all major faiths.