chapter thirty the future of earth and the many worlds collective , panel discussion at the ceremony for the retirement of the chief communicator part i san francisco , california , usa , link mediaverse studios december 22 , 2040 earth date moderator ms. esperanza enlaces , journalist , official media contact for the chief communicator panelists * indicates participation by holo earthers dr. clara ackerman branon , ph.d. , chief communicator , earth and many worlds collective , native of usa , of eastern-european/jewish heritage dr. jennifer vega , environmental scientist , native canadian , of spanish/catholic heritage *ms. hala bitar , former anchor/journalist , cnn international , native of usa , of syrian/muslim heritage mr. pekka aalto , philosopher , author , speaker , computer scientist , hacker , native finn/lutheran heritage *mr. naoko sasaki , astrophysicist and former astronaut , native japanese/buddhist heritage mr. markus luft , physicist , native german/atheist heritage ms. a.e .