I agree for your choice of @netuoso, I also agree with what you said:

I don’t necessarily think this is a place for top witnesses only tbh

when it comes to the best negotiators. There are also people outside the top 20 Witnesses with a perfect knowledge of Steem, its history, its international community and knowing how to express themselves with reason, serenity and objectivity. From my point of view, the presence of this kind of person at the negotiating table is essential to its success.