Lee McKnight

Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Syracuse University

Visionary Inventor of Cloud to Edge Software Applications - Edgeware Wiglets and Gridlets

Virtual Markets and Wireless Grids Social Radio Social Emergency Response Edgeware Creative Destruction

Jingsi Christina Wu

Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University

Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.

Media Studies Political Communication and Social Media Chinese Media Cultural Sociology Game Studies

Andy Williams

Digital Marketing Consultant · Andy Williams SEO

Digital Marketing Consultant & Director at Andy Williams SEO

SEO Local Seo Online Brand Reputation

Jesse Bockstedt

Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Behavioral Economics Online Consumer Behavior Electronic Commerce Crowdsourcing Cybersecurity

Ric Dragon

CEO · DragonSearch Marketing

Exhibiting artist, jazz drummer, speaker, writer, and a search marketing strategist.

Marketing Branding Social Media SEO

George Easton

Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

The Impact of Quality Management on Corporate Performance The Development of Quality Management Systems Strategic and Business Planning Robust Estimation Graphical Methods for High Dimensional Exploratory Data Analysis

Bryan W. Brooks, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Environmental Science and Public Health; Director of Environmental Health Science · Baylor University

Interdisciplinary expert researcher and author on water quality, environmental health and sustainability issues in rapidly urbanizing areas.

Contaminants of Emerging Concern Harmful Algal Blooms Urbanization Sustainability Issues Environmental Contaminants

James Roberts, Ph.D.

Director, Centre for Nonprofit Leadership and Service, Professor - Marketing · Baylor University

Expert on consumer behavior, human-computer interaction, compulsive buying, and effects of consumerism & technology on individual happiness.

Consumer Psychology Consumer Behavior Marketing Consumer Culture Materialism

Anand Rao

Professor of Communication and Department Chair · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Rao specializes in communication and social media issues.

Debate Social Media Public Speaking Communication

Gisli Olafsson

Emergency Response Director · NetHope

Leading expert in the use of technology in disaster response. Expert and author in the area of crisis leadership.

Technology Use in Disasters Digital Volunteers Crisis Leadership

Milos Manic, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Milos Manic, Ph.D., FIEEE., is director of VCU's Cybersecurity Center and an expert in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection.

Computational Intelligence Techniques (Machine Learning) with Applications in Energy Cybersecurity and Human Machine Interfaces Software Defined Networks Fuzzy Neural Data Mining Techniques Energy Security Human-machine Interfaces

Rodrigo Vargas

Professor, Ecosystem Ecology and Environmental Change · University of Delaware

Prof. Vargas’ work focuses on global environmental change, nature-based solutions, and environmental data science.

Climate Change Environmental Data Science Blue Carbon Nature-based Solutions Soil-Water-Plant-Atmosphere

Prabhat Mishra

Professor · University of Florida

Prabhat Mishra's research focuses on design and verification of energy-efficient and trustworthy electronic systems.

Computer Architecture Hardware Verification Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Quantum Computing

Teresa Coffman

Professor of Education · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Coffman’s research focuses on educational theory, pedagogy and teacher preparation.

Educational Theory Pedagogy Technology in Instruction Teacher Preparation Distance Learning

Andy Lymer

Professor of Accounting · Aston University

Professor Lymer is an expert in taxation, personal finance, financial wellbeing, savings policy development and applied business computing.

Financial Literacy Applied Business Computing Business Reporting Higher Education Taxation

Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D.

Robert J. Mattauch Endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Data scientist specializing in high-throughput structural bioinformatics of proteins & small RNAs.

Structural Bioinformatics Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Protein-ligand(drug) interactions Computer-aided molecular modeling Big Data Analysis

Meredith David, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Marketing · Baylor University

Dr. David focuses on marketing strategies with an exploration of new technologies.

Strategic Planning Marketing Marketing and Communications Consumer Preferences Well-Being

M. Francyne Huckaby

Interim Associate Dean · Texas Christian University

M. Francyne Huckaby works to create experiences that engage students with the world and introduce them to the depth and breadth of pedagogy.

Feminism and Research Philosophy & Education Film as Research Education and Equity Women and Gender Studies

Krista Neher

CEO · Boot Camp Digital

Digital Marketing Thought-Leader|6x Bestselling Author|Global Keynote Speaker & Trainer|Award-Winning Entrepreneur|Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation SEO Training Social Media Digital Marketing Mobile Marketing

Melissa Sariffodeen

Founder and CEO · Ladies Learning Code

Working with an amazing team coast to coast to create tech learning experiences for all Canadians

Digital Literacy Technology Education Coding Theory Education Not For Profit Boards