- Edward Anderson, formerly of DAMPT of Cambridge and OTC, Paris
- Anousheh Ansari, CEO, Prodea Systems and sponsor of the Ansari X Prize
- Nima Arkani-Hamed, theoretical physicists, Institute for Advanced Studies, Pricneton
- Peter Diamandis, founder/chairman, X Prize Foundation and Singularity University
- Gil Elbaz, founder and CEO, Factual, American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist
- Brian Greene, professor, Columbia University; co-founder, World Science Festival
- Justin Khoury, Professor of Physics, University of Pennsylvania
- George Musser, contributing editor for Scientific American magazine
- Thanu Padmanabhan, theoretical physicist and cosmologist
- Tony Rothman, American theoretical physicist, academic and writer
Particularly looking at the first principles and assumptions
of those involved with the FQXi, Skeptical Inquiry, and the ΧPRIZE.