A roundtable discussion, with "experts in the field", health professionals and journalists, was held prior to the symposium. The discussion has been recorded and is available as a webcast. The roundtable features the following participants:
- Dr. Arie Benchetrit, Plastic Surgeon, Montreal
- Bill Brownstein, City and Cultural Life Columnist, The Montreal Gazette
- Timothy Caulfield, Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, University of Alberta
- Dr. Ariel Fenster, Associate Director, Office for Science & Society, McGill University
- Dr. David Harpp, Tomlinson Chair of Science Education, McGill University
- Dr. John Ioannidis, Director, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University
- Dr. Christopher Pack, Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute
- André Picard, Public Health reporter, The Globe and Mail
- Tommy Schnurmacher, Host of The Tommy Schnurmacher Show, CJAD Radio
- Dr. Eugenie Scott, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education
- Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director, Office for Science & Society, McGill University
- Michael Specter, Staff Writer, The New Yorker
- Kirsten Thistle, Senior Director, APCO Worldwide, Public Relations
- Dr. Lorne Trottier, cofounder of Matrox and founder of McGill University’s Trottier Public Science Symposium