Mike Rodriguez

Senior Managing Consultant · IBM

Mitigating Risk, Ensuring Compliance and Championing Data Security.

Security Compliance Privacy

Kimberley Pickett

Principal and Creative Director · KIMBO Design

Creative Principal of award-winning design firm, KIMBO Design Inc., based in Vancouver, B.C.

Design Graphic Design Marketing & Advertising Marketing & Branding Online Advertising

Francois Byrne

CEO · Hybrid Power Solutions

Hybrid Power Solutions was founded in 2015 in response to a pressing need for safer, cleaner and more effective portable electric systems

Battery Systems Engineering portable power battery banks generators off grid batteries

Anand Rao

Professor of Communication and Department Chair · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Rao specializes in communication and social media issues.

Debate Social Media Public Speaking Communication

Andrew Lover

Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Deputy Director, New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Andrew Lover is an infectious disease epidemiologist whose work focuses on malaria and other vector-borne diseases.

Tick-borne Diseases Infectious Disease Vector-Borne Diseases Drug Development Malaria

Robin Feldman

Harry & Lillian Hastings Distinguished Professor of Law ; Director of the Institute for Innovation Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: feldmanr@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4661 / Office 372-200

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Intellectual Property Startup & Innovation Law Privacy and Property Law Law & Science

Kelly Fallis

CEO · RS Muskoka

Founder & CEO of Design, Build, Furnish firm in majestic Muskoka, Canada. Canadian Entrepreneur, Mentor, Advisor & Speaker

Small Business/Entrepreneur Online Retail Bootstrapping Furniture Failing

Karl Zelik

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering · Vanderbilt University

Expert on exoskeletons, human movement, biomechanics and prosthetic limbs

Assistive Devices Mechanical Engineering Biomechanics Exoskeletons Human movement

Laurence Ales

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Laurence Ales' research interests include macroeconomics, optimal taxation, and contract theory.

Disruptive Technologies Tax Policy Economics Optimal Taxation Macroeconomics

Changqing Luo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Luo’s research focuses on cybersecurity, big data, and complex networks.

Security and privacy (e.g., mobile networks, cyber-physical systems, distributed systems, Internet of Things) Complex networks (e.g., optimization, resource management, cross-layer design) Big data (e.g., large-scale data computing and analytics, smart health)

Bridget McInnes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. McInnes' research is in the area of Natural Language Processing (NLP) with a particular interest in semantics.

Natural Language Processing Biomedical Text Processing Information Retrieval Machine Learning

Jordan Freitas

Assistant Professor of Computer Science · Loyola Marymount University

College of Science and Engineering

Dr Robbie Love

Senior Lecturer, Languages and Applied Linguistics · Aston University

Dr Love's research harnesses technology to better understand how people use language and help people to communicate more effectively.

Linguistics English Language Corpus Linguistics Public Communications Communication

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

Mimi Ito

Professor in Residence Informatics · UC Irvine

Mizuko Ito is a cultural anthropologist of technology use, focusing on children and youth's changing relationships to media.

Media and Communications Anthropology Children/Video Games Technology

Hong-Sheng Zhou, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Hong-Sheng Zhou's main research area is Cryptography, spanning the full spectrum from theory to practice

Cryptography Cryptocurrency/Blockchain Techniques Information Security Distributed Computing

Jens Naumann

CEO · Green-First Technologies Inc.

Inner Strength Prevails: moving Mountains with a positive attitude...

Renewable Energy Abilities and Empowerment Redefining Barriers

Sunil Tatkar

Founder and Managing Partner · Valurevolution

Multi-Skilled Entrepreneur ♫ Skills Educator Trainer ♫ Versatile Content Writer ♫ Business & Team Leader ♫ Techno Savvy Engineer ♫ Gritty ♫

Training & Development Writing & Editing

Sofie Sandell

Speaker, author and writer · www.SofieSandell.com

Social media, digital media & creativity in business speaker

Creativity Digital Leadership Social Media

R. Daniel Resler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Programming Languages Compiler Design Automatic Generation of Software