The emphasis is on whether or not the conference organizer "can find" people to speak. Bias alone is not the issue, a lot of organizers just recycle lists from

The emphasis is on whether or not the conference organizer "can find" people to speak. Bias alone is not the issue, a lot of organizers just recycle lists from previous years or rely on recommendations of people they know. Any organizer who is capable, and sets out to find new and diverse voices for a panel will easily find them. And aren't we all tired of hearing the same people over and over again anyway???