Deborah Cullinan
Chief Executive Officer · YBCA
Deborah is a leading advocate on the pivotal role artists & cultural organizations play in shaping our social & political landscape.
Nonprofit Management Civic Engagement COVID Recovery Unemployment Philanthropy
Mark Wilson
Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in urban planning, disruptive technologies (internet, autonomous vehicles) and mega events (Olympics, World Cup)
Disruptive Technology Industrial Parks Internet and Cities Autonomous Vehicles Mega Events (Olympics, World Cup, Expos)
Avi Savar
Founding Partner · Big Fuel
Founder and Chairman of Big Fuel. Inaugural Cannes Lions Branded Content Jury President. Sought-after industry spokesperson and author.
Branded Content Original Programming for Broadcast & Web Brand Strategy Marketing and Content Creation Social Media & Branding
Sarah Marsden Greene
Lecturer, Economics · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
An economist focused on economics education and ecological economics of climate change policies.
Timber trade Environmental Economics and Policy Ecological Economics Economics Education
Rachel A. Volberg
Research Professor, School of Public Health & Health Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rachel Volberg is one of the world's leading experts on the social and economic aspects of gambling and problem gambling.
Societal Impacts of Gambling Problem Gambling Gambling Economic Impact of Gambling
Thomas Dietz
University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy (ESPP) · Michigan State University
Expert in climate change, human driving forces of environmental change, environmental values, environmental decision making
Ecology Environmental Policy Human driving forces of environmental change Climate Change
Donald DePamphilis, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Computer Information Systems & Finance · Loyola Marymount University
Donal DePamphilis is an expert in mergers, acquisitions and other restructurings.
Finance Mergers & Acquisitions Restructurings
Mark Schrad, PhD
Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Mark Schrad, PhD, is an expert on Russian/Ukrainian relations, the Cold War, and prohibition history.
International Organizations Communism International Law Ukraine Russia
Christopher A. Cooper
Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs and Director of the Haire Institute for Public Policy · Western Carolina University
Christopher A. Cooper's research is on N.C. politics, southern politics, political behavior and behavioral public administration.
Election Administration Public Administration Southern Politics American Politics Parties, Campaigns and Elections
Dr. Frances Westley
JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation, University of Waterloo · Social Innovation Generation
Putting the SOCIAL in change is the JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation at SiG@Waterloo, which builds capacity for social innovation
Sustainable Development Social Innovation Social Finance Engagement and Social Change Social Innovation and Resilience
Anna Siefken
Former Executive Director · Carnegie Mellon University
Anna Siefken's focus is on moving energy and climatetech innovation from the research lab to market.
Energy Efficiency Energy Resources Climatetech Innovation Building Performance Climate Change
Paul Musgrave
Associate Professor of Political Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Paul Musgrave looks at how how domestic institutions shape U.S. foreign policy and how U.S. foreign policy shapes international order
Elections International Relations U.S. Foregin Policy North Korea Partisanship
Kashef Majid
Assistant Professor of Business · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Majid is an expert on reputation management and marketing strategy, with an emphasis on food waste.
Food Waste Sustainability Marketing Strategy International Marketing
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Director of Program in Public Health and Founding Dean of proposed School of Population Health · UC Irvine
Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H., is a renowned researcher & administrator who researches community-based stroke & heart disease prevention.
Stroke and heart disease prevention Public Health Infectious Diseases COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Barry Adams
SEO Consultant · Polemic Digital
Founder at Polemic Digital, Co-Chief Editor at State of Digital
SEO Digital Marketing Google Adwords Digital Marketing Strategy Ecommerce
Christopher M. Curtis
Professor of History · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Curtis's research focuses on 19th-century law and property rights. He is currently studying the history of church property rights.
Consolodations and Mergers The American South/British Colonialism Age of Revolution History of Common Law/Property Rights Academic Affairs
Frank Costigliola, D.Phil.
Distinguished Professor, Department of History · University of Connecticut
Distinguished Professor specializing in modern history, United States foreign relations, and the United States in the 20th century.
Modern History American History Twentieth Century History U.S. Foreign Relations History
Aaron M. Bauer, PhD
Professor and Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology · College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Villanova University
Aaron Bauer, PhD, is a leading expert on reptiles, with a specialty in geckos, systematics and biogeography.
Natural History Collections Vertebrate Morphology Reptiles Systematics Biogeography
Muneeza Sheikh
Partner · Levitt LLP
Muneeza Sheikh practices in the area of labour and employment law
Canadian Politics Diversity Engagement in the Workplace Human Rights in Canada Labour Law in Canada Employment Law in Canada
JB Kurish
Professor in the Practice of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Economist and ex-investment banker with experience in linking financial markets with the impacts of local, state, and national policies
Financial Markets Investment Banking State and Local Government Financing Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing New Venture Financing