Elliott Silverstein
Director, Government Relations, Insurance · CAA Club Group
Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.
Government Relations & Public Affairs Issues Management Legislation Policy Analysis Strategic Advocacy
Laila Muhammad
Lecturer of Journalism · Loyola Marymount University
Interviewing Communication Journalism Public Speaking
Mark LaVigne
President · President at Hunter LaVigne Communications Inc.
Develop your PR and media relations strategies with a creative communications specialist who understands both sides of the “media fence”
Strategic Media Relations Media Event Planning and Management Media Training
Debi Stangeland
Owner · SKYSTEN Media Group
A dynamic speaker with a positive outlook and real life experience. Available for women's events as well as blogging events.
Blogging Social Media Writing
Frank Felker
Founder & President · Digital Media Positioning
Highly-reviewed speaker with scores of presentations to business groups nationwide on entrepreneurship, digital marketing & direct sales.
Sales Marketing Entrepreneurship Social Media Digital Publishing
Frank H. Wu
Distinguished Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Email: wuf@uchastings.edu | Phone: 415-565-4830 | Office: 390-200
Civic Engagement Volunteer Service Higher Education Administration Asian American Issues Civil Rights
Cory Warner
Assistant Professor of Production · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
camera movement Storytelling Cinematography Lighting
Ronnie Clark
Senior Lecturer of Theatre Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Part-time lecturer of Theatre Arts
Pratfalls Fight Choreography Ensemble Devising On-Camera Shakespeare
Ben Chang
Director, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) & Professor, Arts · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Explores the intersections of virtual environments and experimental gaming with contemporary media art
Digital Games Immersive Visualization Systems Experimental Gaming Electronic Art Virtual Environments
Kate Detwiler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology · Florida Atlantic University
Kate Detwiler's research focus is on the evolution and conservation of African forest monkeys.
Anthropology Conservation of African Monkeys Molecular Primatology Primate Hybridization Primate Speciation
Read Hayes
Research Scientist · University of Florida
Read Hayes' research team aims to better protect vulnerable people and places from crime victimization.
Active assailant shooter Artificial Intelligence Burglary Fear of crime IoT
Tamer Nadeem, Ph.D.
Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Wireless networks, edge/cloud systems, generative AI, cybersecurity, trustworthy AI, AI-enabled health, cyber-physical systems, and cobots.
Cybersecurity and Privacy Wireless Networks Edge/Cloud Computing Generative AI Trustworthy AI
Russell Burke
Professor of Biology · Hofstra University
Dr. Burke's current research involves diamondback terrapins at Jamaica Bay, wood turtles in northern NJ and the coyote invasion of LI
Urban Ecosystems Urban Environments Suburban Spaces and Development Ecology Evolution
Helen Wood
Professor in Media and Cultural Studies · Aston University
Helen Wood is the author of numerous books and articles on media, gender and class formation.
Media Gender Class Television Cultural Studies
Eric Baumgartner, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President of Academics · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Prior to joining academia, Dr. Eric Baumgartner spent 10 years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is an expert in higher ed leadership.
Space Exploration Higher Education Robotics and Automation Manufacturing
Christine Greenhow
Associate Professor of Educational Technology and Educational Psychology · Michigan State University
Education expert, focusing on the impact of social media and new technologies in teaching and learning, digital scholarship
New Digital Forms of Scholarship Teaching and Learning Educational Technology Social Media and Education Educational Psychology
Pramod Abichandani
Associate Professor of Applied Engineering and Technology · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Researches drones, robotics and embedded systems
Controls and Communications Controls Electrical and Computer Engineering Drones Robotics
Leo Barbe
Founder · Think Don't Shoot
Award winning youth activist, published author, spoken word artist, National figure on youth vioelnce and founder of a youth empowerment org
Youth Assistance Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Emotional Intelligence Youth Violence Empowering Victims of Violence