Devorah Heitner

Assistant Professor of Communication · Lake Forest College

Raising Digital Kids How to help kids survive and thrive in our digital world...

Digital Preschoolers Rewriting Princess Culture: Moving Beyond Disney

Philip La Duke

Safety Iconoclast & Culture Transformation Architect · ERM

One of the most informative, entertaining, and engaging speakers you're likely to ever find

Talent & Gamification Talent Management Cross generational training and management Planning Corporate Culture

Brendan Maher

National Industry Leader, Technology, Media and Telecommunications · KPMG

Management Consultant and National Industry Leader with over 20 years experience advising clients in the Telecommunications & Media sector

Financial Statement Auditing International Financial Reporting Standards Corporate Reporting and Governance Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Technology and Telecommunications

Lisa de Wilde

CEO · TVO

CEO of Ontario's public educational media organization believes in the power of media to engage, to inform and to serve the public good

Telecommunications in Canada Public Broadcasting Education and the Media Mulit-Platform Educational Content Public Television and the Media Landscape

Christopher Babson

Founder/CEO · Peak Performance Leadership

Acclaimed Expert in Leadership, Motivation, Engagement and Peak Performance. Stories and Tools to Inspire, Enrich and Empower Your Team.

Leadership Development Peak Performance & Personal Development Motivation and Empowerment Attitude Change Charisma & Presence

Tandaleya Wilder

Publicist/Digital Media Specialist · She Got Game Media

She Got Game

Women's Sports Youth Empowerment Radio

Zach Suchin

CEO · Brand Knew

CEO of Brand Knew, Investor @ Intercast, TroupeFit, FitCause, Youngest CEO of a Publicly-Traded Company @ 22

Yasser Payne

Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Africana Studies · University of Delaware

Prof. Payne's research examines gun violence; policing and reentry; and educational inequality in street-identified populations.

Gun Violence Street Ethnography School Violence and School-To-Prison Pipeline Experiences With Police Ethnographic Field Research‎‎

Casey Quinlan

Mighty Mouth + Chief Message Officer · Mighty Casey Media LLC

The Mighty Mouth

Healthcare Social Media Patient-Driven Healthcare Doctor-Patient Relationship Building Creating Patient-Centered Healthcare

Esther Lim

CEO and Chief Experience Architect · The Estuary, LLC

Passionately exploring the convergence of social media, storytelling, big data and emerging tech in marketing and digital entertainment

Transmedia Storytelling Digital Narratives: Co-Created Storyworld Communities Social Media Analytics Big Data Narrative Gamification

Jessie Thomson

Senior Director, Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Team · CARE Canada

Leading expert in humanitarian assistance and refugee protection

Humanitarian Assistance International Development Refugee Protection Forced Migration Gender and Emergencies

Charles Leech

Partner & Executive Vice President (Qualitative) · ABM Research Ltd.

Consumer Insights Philosopher-Guru slash Real World Semiotic Multidisciplinarian

Brands Branding Culture and Semiotics

Caspar Berry

Motivational and Keynote Speaker and Trainer · Caspar Berry Ltd

Keynote and Motivational Speaker and Trainer on the subject of Risk Taking and Decision Making

Risk Decision Making Uncertainty Change Motivation

Andrew Davis

CEO · Monumental Shift

One of the Brightest Minds in Media and Marketing Today

Social Media Marketing Publishing

Donghee Yvette Wohn

Associate Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Dr. Wohn studies the role of algorithms and social interactions in livestreaming, esports, gaming and social media.

Online fandom content moderation Algorithm and Society eSports Social Media

Elise Quevedo

Author, Digital Media Advisor, Global Thought Leader · SMGE

Author, International Speaker & Social Media Strategist

Digital Media Author Twitter Social Media Thought Leadership

Trea Lachowicz, J.D., LL.M.

Part-Time Lecturer, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Entertainment Attorney at Paramount Pictures Corporation in the Motion Pictures Legal Group

Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia

President & CEO · Digital Nova Scotia

Multilingual senior level ICT executive with over 20 years in the private, public and academic sectors, spanning five geographic regions.

ICT/Digtal Startups, SMEs & Multinational Corporations Diversity, Inclusion, Immigration & Global Talent Public Speaking & Presentation STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) Education Stakeholder & Government Relations

Jalylah Burrell

Assistant Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Steven Joiner

Co-Founder · 21st Century Worklife

Surviving in Today's Workplace and Thriving in Tomorrow's Worklife

The 21st Century Worklife 21st Century Talent Management Resistance Management