Tricia Wachtendorf
Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice · University of Delaware
Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.
evacuations Multi-organizational coordination and responses in disasters Transnational crises Improvisation and adaptation Community-based approaches to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation
Anil Kapur
Managing Director · Global Infrastructure Advisory Services
Experienced, informative, and dynamic speaker who has extensive experience speaking at various multinational and US organizations worldwide
Globalization Global Strategy Corporate Strategy Global Financial Markets Infrastructure Financing
Rahul Tongia
Adjunct Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Rahul Tongia's research focuses on infrastructure and technology for sustainable development.
Smart Grids Sustainable Energy Technology Underserved Populations Economics Policy
Ali Bigdeli
Associate Professor (Reader) in Industrial Service Innovation · Aston University
Dr Bigdeli is an expert in servitization and advanced services in manufacturing.
Manufacturing Strategy Business Model Innovation Servitization Service Innovation Organisational Change
Scott Monty
Global Digital & Multimedia Communications Manager · Ford Motor Company
Communications executive adept at providing strategic counsel and connecting people to address a full range of business issues
Social Media Marketing Integrated Marketing & Communications Strategies Digital Marketing Strategy Mobile Marketing Branding and Reputation Management
Diane Beckett
sustainability consultant · independent
Diane Beckett has more than three decades of experience addressing the human and environmental dimensions of sustainability
Low Carbon Energy Urban Environments Climate Natural Resource Management Gender Equality
Muqtedar Khan
Professor, Political Science and International Relations · University of Delaware
Prof. Khan researches and teaches Islam, governance and international relations.
Islamic Political Philosophy Global Islamic Movements Islam in America Jihadism Sufism
Eric Termuende
Founder · Now Innovations
Author, speaker, and entrepreneur focused on people and work
People and Culture Millennials Generation Y Talent Attraction
Craig Albert, PhD
Professor of Political Science and Graduate Director of the Master of Arts in Intelligence and Security Studies · Augusta University
Dr. Craig Albert focuses on national security, cyberconflict, ethnic conflict, and political thought.
Ethnic Conflict Terrorism Political Science National Security
Asli Aslan
Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Asli Aslan specializes in Environmental Health Sciences
Watershed Management Wastewater Treatment Global Environmental Health Environmental Molecular Microbiology Environmental Health Sciences
Aaron McCright
Professor and Chairperson, College of Social Science/Lyman Briggs College · Michigan State University
Dr. McCright specializes in environmental sociology, sociology of science and technology, and social movements.
Political Polarization Values and Sciences Climate Change Politics Climate Change Climate Change Denial
Adam Frank
Professor of Physics and Astronomy · University of Rochester
Frank is a leading expert on how stars form and how they die, as well as civilizations before humans
US Space Program Space Travel Science and Religion Evolution of Stars and Planets Physics and Astronomy
Dr Timothy Whitehead
Senior Lecturer in Product Design · Aston University
Dr Whitehead's interest is in developing approaches to improve the design of products distributed in low income countries.
User Centred Design Circular Economy Design for International Development Industrial Design 3D Printing
J. Adam Langley, PhD
Professor of Biology | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Adam Langley, PhD, focuses his research on how ecosystems respond to, and may determine the severity of, environmental change.
Wetlands Climate Change Global Change Ecology Carbon Cycling Coastal Wetland Sustainability
Jun Du
Professor of Economics · Aston University
Professor Du's main research interest is to understand the driving forces and impediments of productivity enhancement and economic growth.
Economics Trade
Nikolay Osadchiy
Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Risk and Resilience Supply Chain Management Operations-Finance Interface Revenue Management Empirical Methods in Operations Management
M. Eric Benbow
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Insect - Microbe interactions in aquatic ecology, forensics, and human health.
Forensic Sciences Infectious Disease Ecology Aquatic Entomology Aquatic Ecology Microbial Ecology
Charles Venator-Santiago, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Dr. Venator-Santiago is an expert in US territorial law and policy with a focus on the history of citizenship
Nation-State building in the Americas Political Theory Latino Politics Puerto Rico/US Law Territorial Legal History Public Law
Isabella Weber
Associate Professor of Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Economist Isabella Weber has gained international attention and accolades for her ground-breaking ideas on price controls and inflation.
Price Caps Seller's Inflation Inflation History of Economic Thought
Cecilia González-Andrieu
Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Ecology and Laudato Si Art & Religion Playwright/poet Federico García Lorca Artist John August Swanson Equity in Education