economic Experts

Dr Oscar Rodriguez-Espindola

Reader in Operations and Supply Chain ManagementAston University

Dr. Rodríguez-Espíndola has a particular interest in the development of solutions to enhance humanitarian logistics and disaster response.

Lynn Gehl

Indigenous/Indigenist Cultural Critic, Writer, AuthorIndependent

Indigenist Cultural Critic

Ruomeng Cui

Goizueta Foundation Term Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Expert in retail, platforms, supply chain, and causal-AI decision making. Globally known for the wide impact in industry.

Dr Alexis Paton

Director, Centre for Health and SocietyAston University

Dr Paton examines the impact that society has on health with a special interest in how people make decisions about health.

James Sample

Professor of LawHofstra University

Professor Sample regularly comments on voting rights and constitutional issues in leading media outlets.

Shane Barter, PhD

Associate Professor of Comparative PoliticsSoka University

Professor Barter focuses on Southeast Asian politics, Civilians in war, as well as autonomous areas and conflict resolution

Whitney Battle-Baptiste

Professor of Anthropology / Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Whitney Battle-Baptiste is a historical archaeologist whose research intersects with Black Studies and history.

Angela Bratton, PhD

Associate Professor of Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and AfricaAugusta University, Pamplin College or Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Dr. Angela Bratton researches gender and sexuality, immigration and refugees, folklore, food and culture, and cultural issues in Africa.

Eric Lowitt

Managing DirectorNexus Global Advisors

Sought-after Future of Business, Innovation, Leadership, and Collaboration Speaker and Expert; Harvard Business Review author

Rich Price

Chief Marketing and Strategic Partnerships OfficerWestern Carolina University