Josh Sookman

CEO · Guardly

CEO at Guardly. VC experience. Mentor at JOLT Accelerator and INcubes. Toronto StartupDigest co-curator.

Raising Seed Financing (For Startups) Employee Safety Campus Safety Workplace Violence Working Alone

Erik Nisbet

Associate Professor | School of Communication · The Ohio State University

Expert in communication focused on non-democratic contexts, public diplomacy, foreign policy, public opinion and global problems.

Political Communication Public Opinion Science Communication

Tracy Weber

Strategy Consultant · Health Business Group

Tracy Weber is an experienced strategy consultant, serving clients in the healthcare, technology, and private equity sectors.

Technology Market Research Strategy Consulting Business Strategy Financial Modeling

Mark Kossick

Professor · Western Carolina University

Mark Kossick has been on faculty at several universities and has lectured extensively across the country over the last 25 years.

Cardiovascular Monitoring Research Pathophysiology Cardiovascular Anatomy Physiology

Aniko Ekárt

Professor of Computer Science · Aston University

Dr Ekárt researches artificial intelligence techniques.

Artificial Intelligence Techniques Evolutionary Computation Genetic Programming Neuroevolution

Barry McCann

New Initiatives Leader

Barry McCann, New Initiatives Leader / The Idea Guy Who Gets It Done™

Matthew Daum

Director, School of Packaging; Interim CANR Dean · Michigan State University

Matthew Daum is the Interim Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR).

Sustainable Packaging Packaging

Leigh McLean

Associate Research Professor, Education · University of Delaware

Prof. McLean investigates how teachers’ emotions and emotion-related experiences including well-being impact their effectiveness.

Developmental Psychology Instructional Practices Teachers and Teaching Well-Being Classroom Behavior

Jennifer Gardy

Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics | Science Television Host · University of British Columbia | BC Centre for Disease Control | CBC Television

Sequencing DNA to track infectious diseases, and occasionally appearing on your favourite science TV shows

Genomics Bioinformatics Public Health Tuberculosis Science Communication

Ryan Poissant

Senior Advisor: IT, Communications & Entertainment Practice · MaRS Discovery District

When it's time for your growth-oriented, technology-focused company to get in the game, you can rely on the Tech Start-up Coach from MaRS

Entrepreneurship Ecommerce Wireless Technologies Marketing and Business Development

Ian Sutcliffe

Partner · Sutcliffe & Associates, Management Consultants

Highly rated business speaker and entrepreneur who conects strategy to execution

Service Quality - Driving Satisfaction & Profitability Web 2.0 Strategies and Tactics That Work Linking Social Media and Profitability Effective Relationship Marketing for Technology Companies Marketing Performance - Be Where the Customer Is

Lee Garrison

Secretary · Toronto Product Management Association

Experienced executive and consultant in technology product management

Building Effective Product Management Teams Market Driven Product Development Introduction to Product Management

Lisa A. Costello

Professor, Writing and Linguistics & Director, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program · Georgia Southern University

Lisa Costello researches writing, gender and the Holocaust.

Rhetoric and Public Memory Genocide Studies Women's and Gender Studies The Holocaust Writing and Linguistics

Amy Murphy-Nugen

Associate Professor · Western Carolina University

Amy Murphy-Nugen has more than 20 years of social work practice and policy experience in housing, community building and engagement.

Community Development and Housing Issues Housing Loss Foreclosure Disenfranchised Grief

Susanne Moore

Founder · Susanne Moore

Thought Leader and Motivational Speaker, Consultant, Researcher Gender Economics

Business Transformation Women in Business Leadership Changing Women Effectiveness of Gender Diversity Programs

Karen Gifford

Vice President of Information Technology Infrastructure & Technical Services · ChristianaCare

Karen Gifford is the vice president of Information Technology Infrastructure & Technical Services.

Health Care Technology

Jeff Zelaya

Public Speaker · Best Public Speaker

Digital Marketing Executive & Public Speaker

Interactive Marketing Strategy Search Advertising Public Speaking Google Adwords Google Analytics

Iglika Ivanova

Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - BC Office

Iglika Ivanova is Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher at the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Poverty Labour Economics Income Distribution Income Inequality Living Wage Policies

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

Danny Klein

Senior Manager, Business Innovation and Incubation · Verizon

Danny Klein is an expert in business innovation, bringing to life new opportunities to create value and drive profitable growth.

Business Strategy Mergers & Acquisitions Venture Capital Financial Modeling Due Diligence