Sarah Applebaum

Director of Pangaea Spark · Pangaea Ventures

Investing in early stage materials, chemistry, and biology technology companies.

Seed-stage investing Startups Cleantech Hard-tech Investing Venture Capital

Steve Miller

Director: Center for Economic Analysis · Michigan State University

An expert in economic modeling for policy, environmental, economic impact assessments, and program evaluations

Agricultural Value Chains Tax and Fiscal Impacts Enviornmental Valuation Economic Forecasting Economic Impacts

Janie Steckenrider

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Aging and Sexuality Political Gerontology Public Policies On Aging American Politics

Kendall Baab

Lecturer · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Dance

Modern Ballet

DeAndre Caldwell, DPT, ATC, OCS

Physical Therapy Program Manager · ChristianaCare

DeAndre Caldwell is a physical therapist and the program manager at ChristianaCare Rehabilitation Services in Smyrna.

Low Back Pain Orthopaedics McKenzie Method

Melissa Nelken

Emerita Honorable Raymond Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contact: 415.565.4662 / nelkenm@uchastings.edu

Civil Procedure Alternative Dispute Resolution Law & Psychiatry

Cindy Leissinger

Professor of pediatrics and pathology, Director of the Louisiana Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders · Tulane University

Dr. Leissinger cares for adult sickle cell patients and patients with coagulation disorders and researches hemophilia treatments.

Pediatrics Hematology Oncology Hemophilia Sickle Cell Disease Pathology

Richard Kerr-Bell

Author - Consultant · Rangi Point

The Heart of the Matter

Teenage Issues Cross Cultural Communication

Darby Proctor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | School of Psychology · Florida Tech

Dr. Proctor's research focuses on decision-making in nonhuman primates to understand the evolutionary roots of human decision-making biases.

Comparative Psychology Animal Behavior Nonhuman Primates Behavioral Economics Decision-Making

Patti Wood

President · Communication Dynamics

Patti Wood MA, Body Language Expert, High Energy Interactive Programs

Kevin Benedict

Founder · Netcentric Strategies

Enterprise Mobility Analyst and Futurist focused on helping enterprises understand the possible and optimizing value.

Enterprise Mobility Field Services Automation Mobile Strategies Mobile Industry Trends The Future of Mobility

Peter Verner

Senior Communications Advisor · Medical Care Technologies Inc.

Former award-winning CBC Television Host and Documentary Film Maker, very active in politics, now has sights set on business in China.

Press Releases Editing Public Relations

Brian Lewis

Adjunct Assistant Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Brian Lewis is an accomplished Senior Technology Cloud Solutions Architect experienced with global Fortune 500 corporations.

Cyber Security Penetration Testing Cloud Security Intrusion Detection and Prevention Virtualization Technologies

Garth Holloway

Director · Sixfootfour

Leading edge speaker in business management

Improving Business Performance Understanding the Business Architecture Practical Business Process Reengineering Business Transformation Change Management

Diane McQuaig

Innovation Keynote Speaker · McQuaig & Company

Are You Paid To Think? Recognize your thinking style, manage the voice of caution, defer judgment and generate brand new ideas on demand!

Six Thinking Hats Think Smarter Not Harder

Kate Pickert

Chair and Associate Professor of Journalism · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Journalism Media New Media Journalism Ethics

Jennifer Lundquist

Professor of Sociology / Senior Associate Dean of Research & Faculty Development · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jennifer Lundquist examines the pathways through which racial, ethnic and gender inequalities are perpetuated in institutional settings.

Workplace Inequality Online Dating Behaviors Race and Ethnicity Inequality

Chunyu Wang

Professor, Biological Sciences · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Applying nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study Alzheimer's and other diseases.

Oncology Biochemistry Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Biomedical imaging Alzheimer's Disease

Lynda Friesz-Martin

President · Lynda Friesz Public Relations, Inc.

Energetic, dynamic speaker that connects Social Media to Traditional Public Relations Campaigns

New Media and Transportation Integrating Social Media in Your Communication Strategy Strategic Communications

Scott Yaphe

Managing Director · Schooner Capital

Scott Yaphe is an expert in private investments, focusing on opportunities in venture growth-stage companies.

Entrepeneurship Corporate Development Venture Capital Investments Private Equity