Marybeth Shinn

Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair, Department of Human and Organizational Development · Vanderbilt University

Expert in how to prevent and end homelessness

Affordable Housing Social Exclusion Homelessness Poverty

David Webb

Chief Financial Officer · Deer Park ISD

Experienced, thought-provoking and dynamic speaker on the history and current status of Texas school finance

Legislation Public Funds Investment Public Education School Risk Management

Michael Curran, PhD

The Diana and Thomas Klein '84 Assistant Professor of Economics | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Michael Curran, PhD, is an expert in computational international financial macroeconomics

Business Econometrics Computational Economics New Macroeconometrics Uncertainty

Shawn Howton, PhD

Faculty Director, The Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate; Professor of Finance | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Shawn Howton, PhD, is an expert in commercial real estate.

Business Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Governance Mortgage Backed Securities Fixed Income Markets

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

Dr Olayinka Ajala

Senior Lecturer · Leeds Beckett

Olayinka Ajala’s research interests include rural development, resource conflict, human security, peace and security.

Terrorism Security Governance Ethnicity Politics

Grant Borbridge, Q.C.

Executive VP, Investments & Chief Counsel · MEG Energy

International expert with vast experience in global private equity, venture capital investment, corporate governance and legal compliance

Competitive Analysis Company Restructuring Divestitures Financial Analysis Financial Modeling

Krista Jones

Managing Director, Work & Learning · MaRS Discovery District

Bridging the gaps between people, technology and automation.

Product Marketing Technology Commercialization Technology Strategy Development Enterprise Software Future of Work

Donna Lister

Professor of nursing/Advanced Practice Registered Nurse · Southern Utah University

Specializing in nursing education and educational processes, rural health and current issues in nursing and health care.

Leadership Teaching and Learning Nursing and Health Care Long Term Health Care Historical Evolution of Nursing

Peter Anderson

Founder & President of Team Care Medicine, LLC · Team Care Medicine, LLC

Industry Speaker - Healthcare Innovator - Primary Care Advocater

Patient-Centered Medical Homes (Pcmh) Healthcare Industry Clinical Practice Operations

Laurel Ofstein

Faculty Director, Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Michigan State University

Laurel Ofstein's research examines creativity, innovation and strategy within ecosystems, specifically entrepreneurial teams and incubators.

Management Innovation Entrepreneurship

Saleem Ali

Professor of Energy and the Environment Geography and Spatial Sciences; Biden School of Public Policy and Administration · University of Delaware

Prof. Ali's research examines the causes and consequences of environmental conflicts.

Environmental Health Environmental Policy Environmental Planning Health and Safety

JJ Brun

The Retired Spy · JJ Communications, Inc.

I work with business leaders who want to learn how decoding human capital can optimize results in business and in their personal lives.

Nancy Pineda-Madrid

Professor and T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Systematic Theology North American Pragmatism and Religious Thought Feminist Theologies (U.S. and Third World) Soteriology U.S. Latino/a Theologies

Jesika Briones

Business Development Manager · MaRS Cleantech

Business Development Manager, Advanced Energy Centre

Entrepreneurship Industry Analysis Business Development Cleantech Business Planning

Felicia Pratto, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychological Sciences · University of Connecticut

Psychology expert, specializing in race and sex discrimination and intergroup dynamics

Terrorism and counter-terrorism Xenophobia Prejudice, tace- and sex- discrimination in hiring Homophobia Violations of International Humanitarian Law in war-time

Pascal Van Hentenryck

Professor, Russel Chandler III Chair, industrial and systems engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Pascal Van Hentenryck is an expert in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Operations Research.

Data Engineering Analytics and Machine Learning Energy Systems Data Science Artifical Intelligence

John M. Heffron, PhD

Director of the MA Program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change, Professor of Educational History and Culture · Soka University

Professor Heffron is a development scholar whose focus is the cultural and intellectual history of education nationally and transnationally

U.S. Relations in Asia and the Pacific Development History Educational History

Chad Cotti

Chairperson, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics · Michigan State University

Chad Cotti’s research fits broadly within health economics and public policy.

Health Policy Health Costs Health Outcomes

Dean Scheibel

Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies · Loyola Marymount University

College of Communication & Fine Arts

Organizational Communication Sororities, Graffiti, Rumors, Faking Identity, Rock Music, and Surfing