Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.PH

Sir Richard Doll Professor · Florida Atlantic University

Charles Hennekens is the first Sir Richard Doll Professor and senior academic advisor.

Cardiovascular Disease Strengths and Limitations of Descriptive and Analytic Studies Prevention and Treatment of Chronic and Acute Diseases Preventive and Internal Medicine Epidemiology

Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · Florida Atlantic University

Elan Barenholtz uses behavioral and embedded computational approaches to study the brain and behavior.

Embedded Computational Neural Models Perception and Learning Deep Learning

Almut Winterstein

Distinguished Professor · University of Florida

Almut Winterstein is an expert in drug safety and ways to improve medication use.

Medical Marijuana Healthcare Quality Drug Use in Maternal and Child Health Medical Marijuana Safety Pharmacoepidemiology

Sadie Ryan

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Sadie Ryan is a medical geographer and disease ecologist.

Climate-health Dengue Global change and disease Malaria Ticks

AJ Reisinger

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

AJ Reisinger’s research focuses on how human activities affect levels of nutrients and impair the quality of soil and water.

Urban Ecology Pollution Pharmaceuticals Wetlands and Aquatic Ecosystems Soil, Water, and Aquifer Remediation

Ryan Nall

Associate Professor/M.D. · University of Florida

Dr. Ryan Nall's research focuses on LGBTQ+ health, HIV prevention and preventative medicine.

Preventative Medicine HIV Prevention LGBTQ+ Health HIV Infection

Mark Jamison

Director/Professor · University of Florida

Mark Jamison’s current research interests include competition and regulation in emerging technologies.

Telecommunications Cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrency Network Effects Regulation

Leslie Parker

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Leslie Parker’s research focuses on the nutrition of premature infants, with an emphasis on providing breast milk to infants in the NICU.

Breast Milk Premature Infants Lactation NICU

Barbara Mennel

Professor/Chair/Director · University of Florida

Barbara Mennel’s research interests are transnational cinematic practices and the intersection of urban studies and film studies.

Urban Studies and Film Feminist Theory Humanities Film Studies German Studies

Yonghui Wu

Director/Associate Professor · University of Florida

Yonghui Wu’s research is in computer science and biomedical informatics to develop medical artificial intelligence to solve medical problems

Data Science Machine Learning Natural Language Processing Drug Repurposing

Kate Ratliff

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Kate Ratliff’s research investigates implicit biases and other barriers to diversity and inclusion.

Race Attitudes Implicit Bias Diversity & Inclusion Gender Attitudes Prejudice & Stereotyping

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

Simon Anderson

Applied Foresight Keynote Speaker · Venture Foresight LLC

Keynote Speaker | Applied Foresight Consultant | Award-Winning Author

Keynote Speaking Future of Work Emerging Technology Future Trends Transportation

Brit McKay

Associate Dean of Students & External Affairs · Georgia Southern University

Professor McKay's research focuses on the use of expert systems in designing decision aids and recent developments in taxation

Accounting Information Systems International Accounting Issues Decision Aids Taxation International Accounting

Michel Boufadel

Distinguished Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Michel Boufadel focuses on water, water technology and energy, offering insights into oil spills and other environmental disasters.

Oil Spills Global Warming Sustainability Water Technology Environmental Disasters

Eric Perlman, Ph.D.

Professor | Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences · Florida Tech

Dr. Perlman is an observational astrophysicist whose research concentrates on the nuclei of galaxies.

James Webb Space Telescope Galactic Activity Galactic Nuclei Astrophysics Black Holes

Barbara Dandro

Motivational Workshop Facilitator · B.J. Dandro, MBA, & Associates

Thriving With Positive Attitudes!

Using Time Strategies for More Productivity Being Truly Effective in Team Communication Thriving With Positive Attitudes

Guido Mueller

Professor · University of Florida

Guido Mueller’s research interests include quantum optics and detectors for axions and axion-like particles.

Space Astrophysics LIGO Gravitational Waves

Theodore Arapis, PhD

Associate Professor and Chair of Public Administration | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Theodore Arapis, PhD, focuses on local government financial management and budgeting, fiscal performance measurement and transparency.

Public Administration Fiscal Transparency & Accountability School District Financing Budgeting Public Finance

Guenakh Mitselmakher

Distinguished Professor · University of Florida

Guenakh Mitselmakher’s research interests include experimental particle physics and LIGO experiment for the search of gravitational waves.

Gravitational Waves LIGO Astrophysics