Marie Wiese
President · Marketing CoPilot
Marie Wiese is a senior marketing executive with 20+ years’ experience in strategic marketing
Online Marketing Marketing Strategy Lead Generation Social Media Marketing Digital Marketing
Rayid Ghani
Distinguished Career Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Rayid Ghani is a reformed computer scientist who wants to increase the use of large-scale Machine Learning in solving large public policy.
Predictive Analytics Machine Learning Ethics Public Policy Information Systems
Steffanie Scott
Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Management · University of Waterloo
Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.
Food Agriculture & Environment COVID-19 (Coronavirus) China Food Policy Local Food Systems
John Scherk
Associate Professor · University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics
Dr. Scherk's research interests lie in algebraic geometry.
Algebraic Geometry
Andrew Ellis
Professor of Optical Communications/Deputy Director of the Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT) · Aston University
Professor Ellis researches optical superchannels and advanced passive optical networks for the delivery of Tbit/s class broadband.
5G Broadband Optical communications Photonics Signal Processing
Sam Angus
Partner, Corporate Group · Fenwick & West LLP
Entrepreneurship and venture financing for start-ups have been long-standing specialties for this lawyer and conference panel moderator
Start-Up/Venture-Backed Companies Equity and Debt Financings Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Matters Intellectual Property Licensing
John Leonard, Ph.D.
Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Leonard teaches databases, user interfaces and video game design. Research interests cover modeling, analytics and visualization.
Modeling and simulation of traffic and transportation systems Traffic flow theory and traffic engineering Intelligent transportation systems Institutional Research Studies of higher education institutions
Eric Weaver
CEO · Transparent Path
Bringing IoT, blockchain and AI together to reduce risk, loss and waste in the food supply.
Social Business Consumer Behavior Social Media Social Media Analytics Big Data Analytics
Donald Sull
Professor · London Business School
One of the ten new management gurus you should know--Fortune Magazine
Executing Strategy for Results Thriving in Turbulent Markets Strategy and Execution Simple Rules for A Complex World
Abhisesh Silwal
Senior Project Scientist · Carnegie Mellon University
Abhisesh Silwal's research interest is in end-to-end robotic systems tailored for complex outdoor environments.
Field Robotics Robots for Education Reinforcement Learning Human Robot Collaboration 3-D Vision and Recognition
Michael Weiner, PhD
Professor and Assistant Dean of Faculty · Soka University
Professor of East Asian History and International Studies, Associate Dean of Faculty and Director of Faculty Research and Development.
Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Modern and Imperial Japan Japan's Minorities Economic and Social History of Modern Japan
Kali Kniel
Professor, Microbial Food Safety · University of Delaware
Prof. Kniel’s laboratory explores issues of food safety and public health that involve transmission of viruses and pathogenic bacteria.
Food Systems Pathogenic Bacteria Food Safety Public Health Microorganisms
Arayan Richard Jenkins
English Department head · Murni Nursing College
Dynamic, entertaining and simply educational, with a hint of jovial understanding.
Office Skills and the Telephone Grooming and the Young Executive Human Develolment Education
Glenn Hefley
Novelist and Writer · MeForShe, and OpenCore Hunter
Novelist and Social Media Marketing
SEO Web Marketing Marketing Equality - Political Unity - Solidarity
David Bader
Distinguished Professor, Data Science · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Interests lie at the intersection of data science & high-performance computing, with applications in cybersecurity
Graph Analytics Massive-Scale Analytics High-Performance Computing Data Science Applications in Cybersecurity
Hayder Radha
Professor and Associate Chair for Research · Michigan State University
Hayder Radha is an expert in autonomous vehicle research, coding and communications, image and video compression and image processing.
Autonomous Vehicles Subband Visual Content Representation Communications coding
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
Jessalynn Keller
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Media and Film · University of Calgary
Expert in girls'/youth media, digital cultures, contemporary feminisms, & celebrity
Girls' media cultures Celebrity Culture Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods and Analysis Digital Media Feminisms and Gender Studies
Beth Mineo
Associate Professor, Education; Director, Center for Disabilities Studies · University of Delaware
Prof. Mineo's Research focuses on autism and other communication disorders, particularly language disorders.
Assistive Technology Development Accessible Instructional Materials Speech and Language Pathology Communication Difficulties
Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.
Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, and Professor, Social Work & Human Rights · University of Connecticut
Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.
U.S. Resettlement of Refugees Asylum Seekers Women's Rights Children's Rights Migrant Children