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Dr. Sotirakopoulos is a public speaker and an author. In his 4 years as a Visiting Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, he gave more than 70 live talks in 4 different continents, and generated more than 5 million views on YouTube. In the past, he worked for more than a decade in academia in the UK, at the University of Kent, Loughborough University, and York St John University. He is the author of two books: The Rise of Lifestyle Activism: from New Left to Occupy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) and Identity Politics and Tribalism: the New Culture Wars (Societas, 2021). He has also been a frequent commentator on UK media. Dr. Sotirakopoulos holds a BA in International and European Studies from Panteion University of Athens, an LLB and an LLM from the University of Kent, and a PhD in Political Sociology, also from the University of Kent.

Michael Paxton is a filmmaker, author, and multimedia producer whose documentary "Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life" (1997) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 70th Academy Awards. Beyond directing, his film and TV credits include Assistant Director on "The Pagemaster," Visual Effects Coordinator on "Stuart Little 2," and Associate Producer on "The Lion King 1½"; he has also authored a Companion Book to "Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life" and a number of children's books for Disney. He is currently the Executive Producer of the Annie Awards and developing shorts and feature film projects for Copasetic Films LLC.