Eric Simanek
Robert A. Welch Chair of Chemistry · Texas Christian University
Dr. Simanek’s interests include whiskey, science education and basic scientific research aimed at the design of new medicines.
Medicinal Chemistry Whiskey Intellectual Property & Patent Management Expert Witness Interdisciplinary Education
David Kaplan
Professor · University of Florida
David Kaplan studies connecting ecosystems, the hydrologic cycle, and humans with the goal of advancing natural resources conservation.
Groundwater Rivers Springs Hydrology Wetlands
Rubén Martínez
Professor of English and Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature & Writing · Loyola Marymount University
Professor of English and Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature & Writing at Loyola Marymount University
Journalism Mixed-Genre Writing Post-Colonial Literatures and Diaspora
Gloria Shin
Instructor of Film and Television Media Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Gloria Shin is a lecturer in film and TV studies who teaches courses on postwar international and Hollywood cinema
Stardom Celebrity Culture Women Stars Beauty Culture and the Body Race
Jean-Pierre Isbouts, D.Litt.
Faculty Emerit - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Humanities scholar, award-winning filmmaker and best-selling National Geographic author
Music Theory Comparative Religious Studies Disruptive Technology Organizational Innovation Academic Writing
Douglas Christie
Professor Emeritus of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Christian Spirituality Early Christian Monasticism Spirituality and Ecology
Iñaki Alday
Dean, Richard Koch Chair in Architecture · Tulane University
Iñaki Alday utilizes a multidisciplinary global vision and social and environmental ethics to examine the role of architecture in society
Sustainable Architecture Eco-ethics Architecture and the Built Enivronment Architecture River City Urban Planning
David Neumark
Distinguished Professor of Economics · UC Irvine
David Neumark is a labor economist whose work focuses on minimum wages, discrimination in the work force, and worker compensation.
Health Economics Finance Gender Inequality in Relationships Economics Demographics
Saleem Alhabash
Assistant Professor of Public Relations · Michigan State University
Expert in social and new media
Advertising and Public Relations Media and Information Social Media Journalism Editing
Josephine Fairley
Co-Founder · Green & Black's
Entrepreneur and branding expert who co-founded Green & Black's chocolate - the world's first global Fairtrade brand
Entrepreneurialism Ethical Business Women in Business Branding Business Success
Francis Cholle
Ceo and Founder · The Human Company
Dynamic speaker who connects cognitive science and organizational & behavioral design to boost sustainable innovation & business performance
The Creativity and Sustainability Crisis Successful Decision Making in the New Economy Innovation in the New Economy
Don Thorpe
Customer Experience Expert · Shared Experience Consulting
Business Development Consultant/Customer Experience Expert
The Stripes of Leadership On Purpose Customer Experience
Krzysztof Przybylski
Council Member | Sales Manager · Canon, Inc. | GLG|
Council Member |Sales Manager | Medical Devices | High-tech | Canon | GLG | 15+ years of expertise
Medical Devices Sales Operations Market Development Optical Diagnostics and Imaging Brand & Identity Development and Execution
Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health; Professor, Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization
Weight Discrimination Weight Stigma Weight-based bullying
Indira Samarasekera
Senior Advisor · Bennett Jones LLP
A metallurgical engineer by training, Dr. Samarasekera spent a decade as President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Alberta
Education University Administration Mechanical Engineering Research Metallurgical Engineering
Xiaobo Tan
MSU Research Foundation Professor and Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering · Michigan State University
Expert in robotic fish, mobile sensing in aquatic environments
Soft Robotics Underwater Robotics Underwater Sensing
Antonia Petro
Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Early Modern Spanish Peninsular Literature Spanish cinema Medieval Spanish Literature
Vera Gorbunova
Doris Johns Cherry Professor Professor of Biology and Co-Director of the Rochester Aging Research Center · University of Rochester
Gorbunova's innovative research on DNA repair and the aging process has been internationally recognized
naked mole rats Cancer Resistance DNA Repair Biology of Aging
Marie-Line Germain
Professor of Human Resources and Leadership · Western Carolina University
Marie-Line Germain specializes in psychosocial risks, mental health in the workplace and personality disorders of corporate leaders.
Consulting Leadership Human Resource Development Organizational Behavior Psychosocial Risks