David Stewart-Patterson
Vice-President, Public Policy · The Conference Board of Canada
No dragon in this den! Combining policy analysis & advocacy, the CBoC's VP of Public Policy enthusiastically supports young entrepreneurs
Public Policy
Richard Peltier
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Richard Peltier's research looks at how poor air quality affects human health.
Global Health Air Pollution and Health Environmental Health Face Masks Aerosol filtration
Linda Campbell
Professor, Environmental Science · Saint Mary's University
Professor | Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Science
Environment Pollution Ecology Mercury Mercury and arsenic in aquatic ecosystems
Puspa Adhikari, Ph.D.
Expert in marine and environmental chemistry · Florida Gulf Coast University
Puspa Adhikari uses the ocean floor and water column to investigate the impact of Florida's red tide, organic pollutants and nutrients.
Gulf of Mexico Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Nutrients Organic Pollutants Marine and Environmental Chemistry
Craig Hunter
Leader · Y Combinator + Stanford University
CEO at Bitmaker Labs, Advisor @ Venture for Canada & Teach for Canada
Startups Technology Industry Technology Careers Hacking Education Career Hacking
Stephen Huddart
President and CEO – The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation · Social Innovation Generation
Best job in the world! Improving the present and renewing the future of all our communities with empowering social innovation initiatives
Social Innovation Non-Profit and Leadership Social Finance Social Innovation and Resilience
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
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
Joseph Pancras, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marketing · University of Connecticut
Expert in retail competition
Competitive Marketing Strategy Customer relationship management (CRM) using Digital Marketing and Analytics Retail Competition Customer and Marketing Relationality Targeted Marketing in Mobile and Digital Media
Mimi Ito
Professor in Residence Informatics · UC Irvine
Mizuko Ito is a cultural anthropologist of technology use, focusing on children and youth's changing relationships to media.
Media and Communications Anthropology Children/Video Games Technology
Steven Grant
Professor · University of Florida
Steven Grant worked on the design and construction of over 100 themed environments at Walt Disney World.
Theme Parks Interdisciplinary Collaboration Themed Environments
Robert M. DeConto
Provost Professor of and Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and Sustainability · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.
Ice Sheets and Sea Level Antarctica Glaciology Climatology Earth System Modeling
Angelia L. Seyfferth
Professor, Soil Biogeochemistry and Plant-Soil Interactions · University of Delaware
Prof. Seyfferth focuses on soil biogeochemical processes that dictate contaminant and nutrient cycling and uptake by plants.
Chemical Sciences Soil Science Soil Biogeochemical Processes Plant Science Ecosystems
Jim Stikeleather
Chief Innovation Officer · Dell
Rev up the engines of your event and glimpse the future with Dell's Chief Innovation Officer, who explains & evaluates emerging technologies
Software Development Environments and Methods Software as A Service Product Management Process Engineering Cloud Computing
Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D.
President and Doctoral Faculty, School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Executive, consultant, board member, and teacher in the educational and nonprofit sectors
Sustainability Leadership International Environmental Policy Climate Change Energy Law European History
Anjana Susarla
Omura-Saxena Professor in Responsible AI · Michigan State University
Anjana Susarla's research includes the economics of information systems, social media analytics and economics of artificial intelligence.
Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Transformation Social Media Analytics Machine Learning Causal Inference
Nikos Tziolas
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Nikos Tziolas develops interpretable AI techniques and integrated sensing systems to support informed decision-making in agriculture.
Soil Science Deep Learning Spectroscopy AI Artificial Intelligence
Bruno Basso
Ecosystems Scientist · Michigan State University
Research deals mainly with water, carbon, nitrogen cycling & modeling in agro-ecosystems.
Sustainabile Intensification Nitrogren Water Carbon Agro-Ecosystems
Russell Burke
Professor of Biology · Hofstra University
Dr. Burke's current research involves diamondback terrapins at Jamaica Bay, wood turtles in northern NJ and the coyote invasion of LI
Urban Ecosystems Urban Environments Suburban Spaces and Development Ecology Evolution
Sascha Usenko B.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Environmental Science. Director, Environmental Science Graduate Program · Baylor University
Dr. Usenko is the Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Director, Environmental Science Graduate Program at Baylor University.
Anthropogenic Contaminants Spatial and Temporal Scales The Transformation and Bioavailability of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals in the Environment Environmental Forensic Chemistry Identifying Unique Chemical Fingerprints