Bénédicte de Montlaur is President and CEO of World Monuments Fund, the world’s foremost private organization dedicated to saving extraordinary places while empowering the communities around them. She is responsible for defining and implementing WMF’s strategic vision in more than 30 countries and leading an international team that spans the globe. Her background mixes culture and the arts, politics, international diplomacy, and human rights. Prior to joining WMF, Montlaur spent two decades working across three continents as a senior diplomat at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hunter Ellis is an Emmy Award-winning television host who has worked on both the national and local stage for years. He has hosted everything from adventure travel and technology series for the History Channel to evening magazine and entertainment specials for KCBS, KCAL, and KTLA in Los Angeles anchoring CBS Morning News for the local affiliate in Austin, TX. He has shared many heart-stopping adventures with viewers in order to highlight the fun and exciting elements today's world has to offer.