Bernard Moon
Co-founder · SparkLabs
Co-founder of SparkLabs Global (global seed fund) & Co-founder SparkLabs (startup accelerator in Korea)
Strategic Planning Fundraising Business Planning Internet Wireless
Dr Olayinka Ajala
Senior Lecturer · Leeds Beckett
Olayinka Ajala’s research interests include rural development, resource conflict, human security, peace and security.
Terrorism Security Governance Ethnicity Politics
Samar Ali
Research Professor of Political Science and Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the intersection of conflict mediation, national security, economic development and human rights.
Human Rights National Security Polarization Cybersecurity Law and Government
Andrew Posner
Co-Founder & Executive Director · The Capital Good Fund
Founder & CEO, Capital Good Fund
Renewable Energy Non-Profits Fundraising
Peter Frampton
President · Accounting Comes Alive
Engaging and unusual speaker who brings financial topics to life for ordinary folk
Financial Literacy and Corporate Financial Communication Corporate Financial Leadership Business Acumen Comes Alive Auditing Financial Statements Business Acumen
Jeffrey Bielicki
Assistant Professor | Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering | John Glenn College of Public Affairs · The Ohio State University
Energy sustainability expert, focusing on the intersection of energy, environment, economics and policy
Consequences of energy development Evolution of Energy Systems Applied Energy Energy Policy
Elise Quevedo
Author, Digital Media Advisor, Global Thought Leader · SMGE
Author, International Speaker & Social Media Strategist
Digital Media Author Twitter Social Media Thought Leadership
Brad Fay
Chief Operating Officer · WOMMA - Word of Mouth Marketing Association
Author & Word of Mouth Marketing Expert
Social Media Online Wom Branding Best Practices Financial Services
David Veech
Founder · Leadersights
Thought-provoking, entertaining coach on systems, leadership, and problem solving
Learning & Development Problem Solving and Decision Making Leadership Development Lean - Process Improvement Coaching & Leadership
Eric Kirby
Assistant Professor of Management and Business Law · Southern Utah University
Specializing in management, leadership, generational nuances (Gen Z), student success strategies, business law, and student retention
Student Retention in Higher Education Employee Development and Retention Management Generation Z Leadership
Kimberley Pickett
Principal and Creative Director · KIMBO Design
Creative Principal of award-winning design firm, KIMBO Design Inc., based in Vancouver, B.C.
Design Graphic Design Marketing & Advertising Marketing & Branding Online Advertising
Avak Kahvejian
Partner, VentureLabs · Flagship Pioneering
Avak Kahvejian is an expert in conceiving and launching internally generated platform companies and leveraging new biological mechanisms.
Biotechnologies Design Biology Technology Biological Mechanisms
Mary Simoni
Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences & Professor, Arts · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Works as a leading composer, author, teacher, pianist, and arts administrator
Sound Synthesis Interactive Electronics Music Education Music Theory Music Composition
James K. Ferri, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Ferri is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering at VCU
Advanced Manufacturing Stability in disperse systems Interfacial Phenomena Process intensification
Edda L. Fields-Black
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Fields-Black is a specialist in the trans-national of West African farmers and enslaved laborers on rice plantations.
Higher Education Slave Trade History African History Rice Farmers
Suzanne Bernier, CEM, CBCP, MBCI
Author, Crisis Management Consultant, Instructor, and Speaker · SB Crisis Consulting
Former news anchor & one of the world’s leading emergency management authorities, author of the critically-acclaimed book 'Disaster Heroes'.
Emergency Management Crisis & Emergency Management Crisis and Issues Management Disaster Planning and Recovery Crisis Communications
Robert Bryce
Senior Fellow · The Manhattan Institute
One of America’s most prominent energy journalists, a dynamic public speaker, and a regular commentator on national television.
Energy Green Energy Technology Oil and Gas
Professor Simon McKeown
Professor in the Institute of Modern Art in the School of Arts and Design · Teesside University
He is a specialist in the creative and digital arts and in animation.
Film Production Digital Arts Gaming Animation Arts
Hossein Asghari
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Biomedical imaging Image Processing Embedded Systems Photonics Optical communications