international Experts

Sijun Wang, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Elena Prager

Assistant Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Rochester

Prager is an empirical economist and an expert in the industrial organization of health care markets and labor markets.

Charmaine Hammond

Transformational Speaker, Best Selling Author, Trainer and Radio HostHammond International Inc.

Professional Speaker, Corporate Trainer, Author, Radio Host. The Bounce Forward Expert...solving people issues.

Sheryl F. Kline

Professor, HospitalityUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Kline's research focuses on organizational behavior and training in the hospitality, meeting and event industry.

Alison Cooley

Writer, Curator, EducatorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Alison Cooley is a joint winner of the 2014 Middlebrook Prize.

Daniel J. Sawaya

Co-Founder & ChairmanTrajectory Brands Inc.

Can-Do, And How! Domestic & international business experience ensures the trajectory is always toward business innovation and brand success

Shane Acker

Associate Professor and Chair of AnimationLoyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

Jackie Bailey

Practice Development SpecialistEmerald City Consulting

Energetic and informative speaker that defines and develops the leadership characteristics of business teams

Douglas Fuchs

Professor of Special Education and Nicholas Hobbs Chair of Special Education and Human Development and Professor Pediatrics in the Vanderbilt University Medical SchoolVanderbilt University

Special education expert on interventions for children with learning disabilities and behavior disorders.

Ahu Yildirmaz, Ph.D.

Vice President, Head of ADP Research InstituteADP

PhD economist with global background and insight on employment, big data, healthcare and workforce demographics