Speaking Experts

Anna N. Taylor

Author, Motivational Speaker, Freelance WriterEntrepreneur

Motivational & Public Speaker | Strategic Communicator

Brian LaPointe, Ph.D.

Research Professor at FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstituteFlorida Atlantic University

Brian Lapointe’s research interests include algal physiology and biochemistry, marine bioinvasions and marine conservation.

David Bader

Distinguished Professor, Data ScienceNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Interests lie at the intersection of data science & high-performance computing, with applications in cybersecurity

Srinivas Rao

Social Media Producer (freelance)BlogcastFM

Blogger, Author, Social Media Speaker, Content Strategist and Audience Development Specialist

Avtar Nordine Zouareg

President/OwnerAvtar Wellness

Health and Fitness Expert ♦Former World Champion/ Mr. Universe ♦ Keynote Speaker ♦ Author

Eleni Kafetzi

Artist in Residence - Modern Greek StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Rick Relyea

Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project; & David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed ChairRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Researches community ecology, ecotoxicology, phenotypic plasticity, forest inputs to wetlands, disease ecology, and invasive species

Won-Ki Moon

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Won-Ki Moon studies sociotechnical decision-making, public trust in AI and how systems shape consumer, organizational and societal behavior.

Joris Claeys

Managing Director - Chief Engagement Officer - Principal PartnerecoNVERGE – CAPix - ViVaTicA - ecoNOVATE - ARTconnectsLIFE - ARTronomy | PORT[expertise] | eco.AHCIL

Change Cultivator | Think, act & lead WITHOUT the box! Promoting 5P's of sustainable thrivability! Coaching OD-WST-AI-TEAL – ARTconnectsLIFE

Jeffrey McCune, Jr.

Frederick Douglass ProfessorUniversity of Rochester

McCune is founding chair of the Department of Black Studies, and an expert on matters of race, gender, and equality.