culture Experts

Julia Hanigsberg

President and CEOHolland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Champion for children and youth with disabilities & healthcare CEO. Expert speaker and leader on diversity, innovation and inclusion.

Ken Foote, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban StudiesUniversity of Connecticut

Ken Foote has studied sites associated with individual murders, as well as those associated mass murder and many other events.

Marc Smith

Chief Social ScientistConnected Action

Internet sociologist, using social network analysis and visualization to map and understand social media

Yossi Sheffi, PhD

Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics | Director, MIT Supply Chain Management Program | Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems, MITMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Sheffi is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis, and supply chain management.

Richard Starnes

Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsWestern Carolina University

Maurie Cohen

Professor, HumanitiesNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Maurie's research is centered in the field of environmental/sustainability social science

Jeff Hoffman

Partner & Co-FounderColorJar, LLC

Internationally recognized public speaker on the topics of innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship, and more.

David Grossman

Founder and CEOThe Grossman Group

David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, CSP, is one of America’s foremost authorities on communication inside organizations

Gary Vaynerchuk

Co-Founder and OwnerVaynerMedia

Find your social media voice and build your digital brands with New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author

Angela Bradbery

ChairUniversity of Florida

Angela Bradbery has over 30 years experience practicing and studying activism and public interest communications.