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

Dennis Shelden

Director, Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Co-Director of the Institute for Energy, the Built Environment, and Smart Systems (EBESS) and leading expert on dynamic building systems.

Cloud Based Building Systems Generative Modelling Built Environments Smart Systems Open Data Over the Web

Ron Leeman

Chauffeur/Managing Consultant · The Highway of Change

Business Change and Transformation

Change Management

Joseph Patrnchak, MS

Chief Human Resources Officer · Cleveland Clinic

Under his leadership, Cleveland Clinic has continued to drive patient satisfaction by emphasizing employee engagement

Employee Engagement Service Culture Employee Health Plan and Wellness Organizational Language as A Lever to Build Caregiver Culture Serving Leadership

Joseph Carrabis

CRO & Founder · NextStage Evolution

"Kick-ass presentation" "Robin Williams as a professor" "Get there early and get a seat up front" "Very actionable & plenty of take-homes"

Neuro Social Brain-Based Marketing

James Bullock

Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor Physical Sciences, Physics & Astronomy · UC Irvine

James Bullock studies how galaxies and their constituent dark matter halos have formed and evolved over billions of years of cosmic time.

Dark Matter Star Formation Astronomy Galaxy Dynamics Physics

Connie Piggott

Facilitation · C.Piggott

Intercultural Specialist - Social Media - Employment Branding

Robert Rabil, Ph.D.

Professor · Florida Atlantic University

Robert Rabil is an expert in political Islam, terrorism, U.S. foreign policy, and U.S.-Arab relations.

U.S. Foreign Policy Reform in the Arab world U.S.-Arab Relations Terrorism Political Islam

Wendy Taylor

Professor of Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy · York University

I search for exotic particles with the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider.

Particle Physics Physics Magnetic monopoles Stable massive particles Antimatter

Swati Gupta

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering · Georgia Tech - College of Engineering

Gupta's research focuses on optimization, machine learning, and bias and fairness within the AI sphere.

Data-driven Decision-making Under Partial Information Online and Machine Learning Combinatorial, Convex and Robust Optimization Fairness and Bias in Decisions

Allen C. Amason

Dean of the Parker College of Business · Georgia Southern University

Dr. Amason’s research focuses on strategic decision-making and the role of top management in the strategy process.

Strategic Decision Making Strategic Management

Bill Maurer

Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professor, Anthropology and Law · UC Irvine

Bill Maurer is an anthropologist and expert on money’s artifacts and technologies, from cowries to credit cards and cryptocurrencies.

Payments Industry Law Anthropology Cryptocurrencies Money and Finance

Mark Germanos

President · Mark Anthony Germanos, Ltd.

Mark Anthony Germanos uses Internet tools to help your ideal customers find you. See http://bit.ly/Jk50ds

Swot Social Media SEO

Raymond Hawkins, Ph.D.

Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy; theories of personality; developmental bases of behavior; cognitive-behavioral interventions; addiction

Theories of Personality Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Addictive Behaviors Neurocognitive Markers Outcome Effectiveness Evaluation

Joselin Mane

co-Founder · BostonTweetUp

Social Media Strategist - Specializing in Networking 2.0 Integrating New Media with Events. Author of Networking 2.0

Social Media Marketing Social Media SEM

Christopher Hendricks

Interim Chair, History · Georgia Southern University

Christopher Hendricks' research focuses on early American architecture and town planning.

American Architectural History American Town Planning and Development Colonial and Early National America Eighteenth-Century Moravian Church

Professor Simon McKeown

Professor in the Institute of Modern Art in the School of Arts and Design · Teesside University

He is a specialist in the creative and digital arts and in animation.

Film Production Digital Arts Gaming Animation Arts

Margreth Barrett

Emerita Professor of Law · UC Hastings

Contact: barrettm@uchastings.edu

Copyright Law Trademark Law

Barbara Moses

President · BBM Human Resource Consultants

Transition toward where you want to be with an innovative career development thought leader and popular Globe and Mail work issues columnist

Career Intelligence for Yourself and Others Applying Career Intelligence Career & Life Intelligence for Women How to Manage an Intergenerational Work Force How to Career-Proof Your Kids

Tim Manson

Owner/President · Innovative Horizons

Tim Manson is an Inspirational Speaker whose passion is empowering individuals to overcome adversity, helping them to have a larger vision f

Compassion Confidence and Courage Turning Adversity Into Action!