innovation Experts

Jason D'Mello, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Eric Strauss

Presidential Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Rochelle Webb, MBA

Clinical Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Academic Director, MELM

Brian Alvey

Serial entrepreneur and startup advisor

Brian Alvey is a leader in online publishing. His software makes creative people more powerful.

David Maginley

Spiritual Care PractitionerNova Scotia Health Authority

Spiritual counsellor, four-time cancer survivor, near death experiencer, public speaker and author

James Thatcher

Import Export ManagerTotes-Isotoner

Experience in Logistics, Trade, and Navigating through US Customs to help you succeed in business!

Andréa Livi Smith

ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Smith is an urban planner, preservationist and architectural historian whose research focuses on urban design and preservation.

Chrissann Ruehle, Ph.D.

Management Instructor II, Lutgert College of Business - Chair, Internal Stakeholders, Dendritic AI & Data Science InstituteFlorida Gulf Coast University

Maria Jesús Saénz, PhD

Director, MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lab | Executive Director, MIT SCM Masters ProgramsMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Saénz focuses on how fast-evolving technologies and AI reshape E2E value chains and Human-AI collaboration.

Craig Hunter

LeaderY Combinator + Stanford University

CEO at Bitmaker Labs, Advisor @ Venture for Canada & Teach for Canada