Michael Bracy is a strategist, advocate and connector with 20 years’ experience working at the cross-section of culture and public policy. As co-founder of the Future of Music Coalition, Michael worked to promote net neutrality, expand and protect noncommercial radio and reign in media consolidation. This work has given him a deep understanding of connecting artists to advocates and policymakers in ways that are strategic, authentic and in line with limited time and capacity. He recently served as a lead consultant on State of the Field: A Report from the Documentary Sustainability Summit, a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Arts and the International Documentary Association.

LeeAnn Petersen is a Principal at Cox Petersen. Cox Petersen provides communications, research, fundraising, corporate and political event planning and issue advocacy and management solutions to political, non-profit and corporate organizations. LeeAnn has been involved in government relations, public affairs, sales and marketing for the last 20 years. She began her career in California working at the local and state level of government before moving permanently to Washington DC to work for U.S. Congressman George E Brown, Jr. (D-CA). LeeAnn has a varied and exceptional career as a leader in her field, including positions at Dutko Worldwide, Volvo, Off the Wall Products, LLC, Command Strategies, and more. Her professional experience includes planning events at both the Republican National Convention in Tampa and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in 2012 as well as producing the first ever Professional Women in Advocacy Conference, now in its third year.