Jason Parks

Motivational Speaker | CEO | Pastor · Professional Speaker

2000+ professional workshops, motivational keynotes, and faith-based sermons

Marketing Communications Leadership Spiritual Formation

Kelly Herd, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · University of Connecticut

Professor Herd focuses on creativity and product design as they relate to social cognition, identity, and emotions

Emotions Product Design Social Cognition Consumer Behavior Creativity

Alexis Dudden, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of History · University of Connecticut

Professor of History specializing in modern Japan and Korea, and international history.

History/Memory Modern Korea Modern Japan Territorial Disputes Japan-Korea Relations

Michelle Zabel, MSS

Executive Director of Innovations Institute · University of Connecticut

Michelle Zabel and her team advance research-based, culturally responsive solutions for child, youth, and family-serving public systems.

Care Coordination Crisis Response Systems Implementation Science Sustainable Financing Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

Elizabeth Hintz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication · University of Connecticut

Elizabeth Hintz’s research examines how individuals manage complex, stigmatized, and poorly understood health conditions.

Interpersonal, Family, and Health Communication Medically unexplained symptoms Chronic Pain Medical Gaslighting Voluntary Childlessness

Michael Margolis

President and founder · Get Storied

Motivational Keynote that teaches transformational storytelling, marketing, disruptive innovation, and social media

Storytelling Personal Branding Innovation Anthropology Social Entrepreneurship

Brian Alvey

Serial entrepreneur and startup advisor

Brian Alvey is a leader in online publishing. His software makes creative people more powerful.

Cloud Computing Startups Entrepreneurship Digital Media Software Platforms

Heather Battaly, Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy · University of Connecticut

Professor Battaly works in epistemology and ethics, with a focus epistemic virtue.

Procrastinators Slackers Closed-Mindedness Human Characteristics Dogmatism

Fred Carstensen, Ph.D.

Professor · University of Connecticut

Professor Fred Carstensen is an expert in the areas of public policy, economic history and economics.

Finance Public Policy Economic History Economics

Marlene Matarese, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor · University of Connecticut

Marlene Matarese works to improve access to and the quality of systems and services for children and youth with public system involvement.

Child Welfare Juvenile Justice and Behavioral Health Systems Family Reunification in Child Welfare Implementation Science Intervention Design and Evidence Based Practices

Jay Vadiveloo, Ph.D.

Professor in Residence, Director of the Janet and Mark L. Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research · University of Connecticut

Jay Vadiveloo, Ph.D. is an expert in applied actuarial research projects such as calculating healthy years left in life.

Small Businesses Actuarial Research Statistics Mathematics Life Insurance

Kerri Raissian, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Public Policy · University of Connecticut

Public administration expert, focusing on child and family policy

The impact of early childhood investments on child well-being Role of policy in family violence and contraception subsidies How policy generates family complexity, data collection and decision making in the child protective system

Rigoberto A. Lopez, Ph.D.

Professor · University of Connecticut

Professor Lopez is an expert in food systems, marketing, and industrial organization.

Food Systems Marketing Industrial Organization Public Policy

Hugh Gyton

Certified Speaking Professional · Future Thread

Certified Speaking Professional, sales trainer, coach and behavioural change agent, Hugh Gyton passionately promotes his ethos that "people

High Stake Conversations The Art of Conversation Conversations That Matter Sales Relationships

Doug Williamson

President and Chief Executive Officer · The Beacon Group

A bold thinker and dynamic speaker, with extensive global experience, who can provide unique insights into today's business challenges.

Megatrends & Seismic Shifts - Coping With the New Reality Leading Through Chaos & Disruption Innovation & Design Thinking Global Leadership in A Modern World Science of Strategic Thinking

Jason Swenk

Founder, Creator, Designer · Goalvator

Chief Innovation Officer / DIGITAL-PRENEUR

Digital Agency Small Business Innovation

Frank Costigliola, D.Phil.

Distinguished Professor, Department of History · University of Connecticut

Distinguished Professor specializing in modern history, United States foreign relations, and the United States in the 20th century.

Modern History American History Twentieth Century History U.S. Foreign Relations History

Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor · University of Connecticut

Dr. Oeldorf-Hirsch's research focuses on information sharing on social media, particularly in the areas of news, science, and well-being.

Science Communication News Engagement Computer-mediated communication Communication Technology Social Media

Michele Baggio, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor · University of Connecticut

Michele Baggio is an expert in environmental and resource economics, ecological economics, and health economics.

Ecological Economics Health Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Applied Microeconomics

Natalie Munro, Ph.D.

Professor of Anthropology · University of Connecticut

Professor Munro focuses on the origin of feasting and animal domestication, and the transition from foraging to farming in human evolution

Farming Evolution