Christopher Hansen, M.F.A.
Chairman and Professor for Film & Digital Media · Baylor University
Digital media expert and filmmaker, working on new feature and short projects
Mass Communication Screenwriting Postproduction Film & Video Directing Field Production
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
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
Brad Szollose
CEO · Brad Szollose International
Cross-Generational Leadership Development. Customized Workshops, Training & Executive Coaching for Talent Development.
Millennials Generation Y Baby Boomers Generation X 21st Century Management
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
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
Dr Breno Nunes
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Operations Management · Aston University
Dr Nunes investigates sustainability strategies, environmental decision making processes, and green technology management.
Sustainable Development Policies Green Technology Management Green Operations Sustainability Strategies Sustainable Production Systems and Supply Chains
Joshua Bard
Associate Professor and Associate Head · Carnegie Mellon University
Joshua Bard is an architectural educator conducting applied research at the intersection of construction culture and robotic technology.
Architectural Robotics Robotic Technology Computational Methods Sustainable Architecture Design
Stacey Steinberg
Director/Professor · University of Florida
Stacey Steinberg's research explores the intersection of a parent's right to share online and a child's interest in privacy.
Family Law Child Welfare Online Safety Sharenting Children's Privacy
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
James Kendrick, Ph.D.
Professor, Film & Digital Media · Baylor University
Expert on Spielberg films, cult and horror films, post-Classical Hollywood film history, and new cinema technologies.
Cult film Steven Spielberg Film History Film and Media Theory Violence in the media
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
Alex Frias
Co-Founder and President · Track Marketing Group
VP, Digital @ FILA North America // brand builder
Experiential Marketing Hispanic Marketing Influencer Brand Experience Nightlife Marketing
Mike Hewitt
Managing Director · Adaugeo Media Ltd
Managing Director at Adaugeo Media Ltd
Publishing Online Publishing Digital Media Futures
Laura Huaracha
Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media · Carthage College
Communicators shouldn’t fear science; they should embrace it. Professor Laura Huaracha is adamant about that.
Curriculum Development Student Development Graphic Design Illustrator Indesign
Alexandra Samuel
Technology writer and strategist · Social Signal
Technology speaker; Wall Street Journal contributor; Author of the Harvard Business Review's "Work Smarter with Social Media"
Data Analysis and Interpretation Internet and Society Digital Parenting Data Analysis Social Media
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
Tricia Jenkins
Professor · Texas Christian University
Tricia Jenkins is an expert in the US government's relationship to Hollywood, critical media theories, and media genres.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe Television and Film Genres Hollywood and the CIA Russian Trolls International Film Festivals
Julie McCown
Associate Professor of English · Southern Utah University
Specializing in early American natural history, post-humanism, and digital humanities theory
Artifical Intelligence Ecocriticism Race and Nature in Early American Literature Early American Novels Composition
Kelly Grindrod
Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy · University of Waterloo
Kelly Grindrod's areas of expertise include medication use, digital health technology and pharmacy education
Pharmacy Education Digital Health Technology Medication Use