Neil Leyden
Founder/ Project Director · International DIgital Services Centre
International Digital Services Centre, Founder
Digital Strategist Future of Media Intellectual Property for Media
Simon Anderson
Applied Foresight Keynote Speaker · Venture Foresight LLC
Keynote Speaker | Applied Foresight Consultant | Award-Winning Author
Keynote Speaking Future of Work Emerging Technology Future Trends Transportation
Stephen Sloan, B.B.A., M.A., PhD.
Director of Institute for Oral History, Associate Professor of History · Baylor University
Stephen Sloan is an Associate Professor of History at Baylor University.
Oral History Public History Oral Histories Of Genocide Texas WWII Vets And Liberation Of Concentration Camps Cold War Crises and Conflicts
Teri Kirk
President & CEO · Fundingportal
Founder & CEO at Fundingportal
Public Policy Venture Capital Business Funding Exempt Markets Government Funding
Jon Smith
Professor of Communication · Southern Utah University
Specializing in public land issues, television news, and documentary film production
Teaching Media Theory Teaching Communication Theory Broadcast Journalism Environmental Communications Public Land Issues
Reza Azarderakhsh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, I-SENSE Fellow, Founder of PQSecure · Florida Atlantic University
Reza Azarderakhsh's primary research interests are in cryptography and security.
Side-channel and Physical Attacks on Cryptography Blockchain Security Quantum-Safe Cryptography Cyber Security Cryptographic Engineering
Lynette Young
Founder · Purple Stripe Productions
Social & Marketing Technology ★ Business Entrepreneur Empowerment
Social Media & Branding Marketing Technologies Smb Technology Trends Women and Entrepreneurship Women in Business
Esther Lim
CEO and Chief Experience Architect · The Estuary, LLC
Passionately exploring the convergence of social media, storytelling, big data and emerging tech in marketing and digital entertainment
Transmedia Storytelling Digital Narratives: Co-Created Storyworld Communities Social Media Analytics Big Data Narrative Gamification
Vilma Todri
Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Economics and Machine Learning Digital Advertising Digital Strategy Online Consumer Behavior Social Media
Richard Tunney
Professor and Head of Psychology · Aston University
Professor Tunney's research is on judgement and decision-making. He also researches behavioural addiction including gambling.
Decision-Making Gambling Judgement and decision-making Surrogate Decision-Making Impulsivity
Julian K. Saint Clair, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
MBA Academic Program Director & Co-founder of the A-LIST Pathway
Consumer Identity Learning Branding & Advertising Diversity Marketing
Ruth Panofsky
Professor of English / Graduate Program in Communication & Culture · Ryerson University
Dr. Panofsky specializes in Canadian women in publishing and Canadian Jewish women writers
English Research Higher Education Literature Media & Culture
Walter Isaacson
University Professor · Tulane University
Walter Isaacson is the chair emeritus of Teach for America and has been the chairman and CEO of CNN and the editor of TIME magazine.
News Media American History History
Frank Felker
Founder & President · Digital Media Positioning
Highly-reviewed speaker with scores of presentations to business groups nationwide on entrepreneurship, digital marketing & direct sales.
Sales Marketing Entrepreneurship Social Media Digital Publishing
Cristina Turdean
Associate Professor · University of Mary Washington
Turdean's expertise focuses on museum studies, and the intersection of technology and society.
Technology and Gambling Museum Studies Historic Preservation Technology and Society
Fatimah Tuggar
Artist & Assistant Professor of Contemporary Issues of Representation · OCAD University
artist working with technology as both medium and subject to address issues of social and environmental justice
Art and Creativity Art Education Art & Technology Installation Art Sculpture
Joshua W. Walker, PhD
President & CEO · Japan Society
Walker leads Japan Society to create deep bonds between the US & Japan through programs in culture, education, business, policy & technology
UN Conflict Diplomacy Asia Minor Japanese Language
John Sweeney, M.Ed.
Distinguished Professor, Head of Advertising Specialization, Director of Sports Communication Program · UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media
A national expert on marketing, advertising and sports marketing, Sweeney has worked with more than 40 national brands.
Branding Sports Business Creative Advertising Sports Journalism Sports
Dave Kusek
Senior Partner · Digital Cowboys
Ed Tech and Business Consultant - Future of Education and Digital Media
Future of Media Future of Education Digital Music
Verity Mathis
Mammals Collections Manager · University of Florida
Verity Mathis manages the Florida Museum Mammalogy Collections, taking care of over 35,000 specimens of mammals from around the world.
Bats General Mammal Information Museum Collections Natural History Museums rodents