Annemarie Jacir: Film Director, Screenwriter
ANNEMARIE JACIR has been working in independent cinema since 1998 and has written, directed and produced a number of award-winning films. Her latest film, “Palestine 36” (2025), featuring Jeremy Irons, is her most ambitious project to date.
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Claire Healy: Investigative Reporter
CLAIRE HEALY is an Esserman Investigative Fellow at the Miami Herald. Prior to her current role, she wrote for the Washington Post, where she was a 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist for “Searching for Maura.”
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Bret Saberhagen: Pitching SabesWings
BRET SABERHAGEN (b.1964) is a former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher best known for winning two Cy Young Awards and the 1985 World Series MVP during a stellar 16-year Major League Baseball career. In 2021, Saberhagen and his wife Kandace co-founded SabesWings, which directly addresses the debilitating out-of-pocket costs, debt, and psychological distress of cancer patients.
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Steve Schanes: Comic Book + Animation Entrepreneur
STEVE SCHANES has been in the comic book and animation industry for 50+ years
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Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié
Edouard Duval-Carrié (b.1954) is a contemporary artist and curator based in Miami, Florida. Born and raised in Haiti, Duval-Carrié fled the regime of “Papa Doc” Duvalier as a teenager and subsequently resided in locales as diverse as Puerto Rico, New York, Montreal, Paris and Miami.
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