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