Based at New York University, the Center for Religion and Media supports research and public scholarship on religion, media and culture. It connects academics, journalists and the public through events and publications.

Gloo is a U.S.-based technology company that develops digital tools and data platforms for churches and faith-based organizations. Its work focuses on engagement, analytics, and infrastructure for religious communities.

Gregory Price Grieve studies religion in virtual worlds, gaming and digital Buddhism. His research explores ritual, embodiment and authenticity in online and immersive environments. He has written extensively on religion and digital culture.

Fiona Murphy is a New York-based multimedia journalist and national reporter at Religion News Service. Murphy covers local stories as well as national trends, with a focus on how faith intersects with digital life, identity, and community. In addition to reporting, she produces videos and photography for RNS’s website and social media platforms.

Ben Haupt is a technologist and Christian thinker who co-hosts the Bitcoin Reformation Podcast, where he discusses cryptocurrency, theology and digital culture. His work engages questions of faith, fundraising, leadership and decentralization.

Ray B. Shackelford is a native Houstonian who serves as Vice President of Equitable Justice for the National Urban League (NUL), responsible for managing Reclaim Your Vote, the NULs national nonpartisan get out the vote campaign.

Chris Crawford is the Senior Director of Civic Strategies at Interfaith America. He previously served as a policy strategist at Protect Democracy, where he led staffing for The National Task Force on Election Crises and partnered with Interfaith America in developing the Faith in Elections Playbook during the 2024 election. Press contact is Randy Craig.

Jamie Lee Finch describes herself as a “medicine woman for modernity,” helping humans reconnect with their bodies and the world around them through medication, retreats, bodywork and workshops.

Jay Kim is a pastor in Silicon Valley and author writing about digital culture, church life and younger Christian practice in books like The Pace of Peace, Listen Listen Speak, Analog Christian, Analog Church and Colossians: One Jesus, One People.