Thomas Kessler

Managing Partner, CEO · Kessler Praxis Consult

Accelerate your M&A Integration to create value from your transaction and solidify your competitive positioning

Post Merger Integration M&a Integration Due Diligence M&a Target Selection

Devon Lantagne

Visiting Assistant Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Devon Lantagne specializes in embedded systems, biomedical instrumentation, and linear circuit analysis.

Linear Circuits Engineering Education Signal Processing Biomedical Instrumentation Embedded Systems

Jason Morga

Sr. Director Americas Marketing · Kelly Services

Jason S. Morga, PHR, MBA

Social Media Marketing Marketing Strategy Internal Communications

Bryan Segal

Senior Vice President · comScore

Segal brings over 20 years of business development, operational acumen, and client relationship expertise to his role at comScore.

Strategic Planning Market Research Business Development Media and Technology Digital Media

Ryan Cohn

Partner, Executive Vice President · Sachs Media Group

Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Media and Communications

Social Media Social Media Marketing Facebook Digital Marketing Public Affairs

Jay Wierer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Jay Wierer's areas of interest include engineering education, standards-based grading, and both music & statistical signal processing.

Engineering Education Music Signal Processing Statistical Signal Processing Control Systems Digital Signal Processing

Larisa DeSantis

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University

Studies mammal teeth and bones to determine how they responded to ancient climate change and reasons why they went extinct.

saber-tooth cats Paleoecology Ancient Australian Animals Ancient Climate Change Paleontology

Scott Niebuhr

Adjunct Professor in Systems Engineering and Computer Science · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Program Management Cybersecurity and Privacy Aerospace Engineering Information & Cyber Security Management

Virginia Parks

Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy · UC Irvine

Virginia Parks, PhD, is a geographer and urban planner specializing in the study of urban inequality.

Clean Energy Transition Urban Politics and Policy Racial Inequality Employment Local Economic Development

Jeff Hensiek

Director of Digital Marketing · Office Evolution

Digital Marketing for Multi Unit Businesses.

Search Engine Optimization Strategies Search Engine and Social Media Marketing Search Engine Marketing Search Engine Marketing for Local Bsusiness Paid Search Marketing (Pay-Per-Click)

Keith N Hampton

Professor · Michigan State University

Keith Hampton enjoys sharing and exploring new research across disciplines, & introducing students to the study of social network analysis.

Social Capital Communication Sociology Social Networks Urban Studies

Peter G. Klein, Ph.D.

Professor of Entrepreneurship · Baylor University

Expert economist specializing in managerial & organizational issues, with a particular focus on entrepreneurship & innovation

Entrepreneurship Innovation Diversification Vertical Coordination Public Policy

Guy Martin

Managing Principal Architect & Open Source Consultant · Red Hat

Experienced speaker bringing a mix of Open Source, Community, Government 2.0 & Social Media to the table.

Open Source Software Strategy Government 2.0/Community Management Social Media

Craig Conlee

Former B2B SaaS Co-Founder · Looking for Board positions

• 19yrs Enterprise Software • $100m Revenue • 2x Rookie of the Year • 5x Presidents Club • Top 5% Ranked • UC Berkeley 97 • SaaS •

SaaS Business Models B2B product led growth Advising Account Strategies

Neil Ihde

Speaker · Life IQ

Helping individuals and groups work, play, relate...and live intelligently. "Fresh...Humorous...Insightful"

Emotional Intelligence Teambuilding Personality Testing Myers-Briggs Management

Lance Laking

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Advisory Services · MaRS Cleantech

Entrepreneur, Advisor, Angel Investor, Board Director in technology-based businesses

Andrea Kirkwood

Associate Professor · University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Aquatic Ecology | Algae | Water Research | Water Quality | Water Pollution | Invasive Species | Environmental Microbiology

Aquatic Ecology Aquatic Invasive Species Algae algal blooms blue-green algae

Laurie Gelb

Principal · Profit by Change

Act on evidence, profit by change

Market Research Population Health Behavioral Change

Lana Gilbertson

Senior Vice-President · MNP Ltd.

Licensed Insolvency Trustee with experience in speaking & media on consumer bankruptcy and insolvency, and personal finance.

Insolvency & Restructuring Bankruptcy Consumer Proposals Personal Finance Financial Literacy

Sandra Ka Hon Chu

Director of Research and Advocacy · Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network / Réseau juridique canadien VIH/sida

Human rights advocate for people living with, affected by and vulnerable to HIV.

Hiv / Aids Prison health Drug Policy Harm Reduction Sex Work and Prostitution Law