Speaker Experts

Andrew Schwarz

ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Schwarz is an expert in issues related to IT strategy, change management and IT implementation.

Emerging TechnologiesQuantitative MethodsTechnology TrendsIT Management‎IT Governance ‎

Adilifu Nama

Professor of African American StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Black Representation in Film and TelevisionafrofuturismSciFi FilmPrincecomics

Michael Roizen, MD

Chief Wellness Officer; Chair, Wellness InstituteCleveland Clinic

Reveals how to stay fit, the right way to diet, and how to control your genes, choose the right supplements and keep the brain healthy

The Cleveland Clinic Experience in Bending the Cost Curve: How Social Media Has Buttressed Other TechnologiesChanging HealthCaregiver StressTop 12 Things You Can Do for Your HealthEconomics of Prevention

Jayanti Tamm

Assistant Professor of EnglishMovable Type Management

Author of Cartwheels in a Sari: A Memoir of Growing Up Cult will inspire you to overcome adversities and create your own destiny.

CultsCult LeadershipCreative WritingOvercoming AdversityMemoir

Amanda Rose

Founder & CEOConnect the Dots Foundation

What's wrong with rose-coloured glasses anyway? In a networked world, social change through social media can have the most impactful results

Social Media for Non-ProfitsNew Media and Social ChangeEntrepreneurshipSocial Change Through Social MediaDigital Strategies

Allyson Hewitt

Director, SiG@MaRS and Director, Social EntrepreneurshipMaRS Discovery District

Creating the conditions that expand the realm of entrepreneurship so it incorporates a strong social component is what SiG@MaRS achieves

Social InnovationSocial FinanceNonprofit ManagementFundraisingSocial Enterprise

John Davies

Founder and CEODavies Public Affairs

One of the nation's most respected communication strategists & an expert on building grassroots public support for controversial issues.

Strategic Communications and Grassroots ProgramsBuilding Public Support for Controversial Projects and IssuesCrisis CommunicationsPerceptionPersuasion