Aimée Eubanks Davis
Founder and CEO · Braven.org
Speaks to higher education outcomes, particularly related to job attainment and quality among first-generation and low-income students.
Social and Economic Mobility Higher Education Future of Work Employer/Employee Relations Labor Market
Suresh Patel
Director · BATNA MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING
A global senior executive with a focus on the International markets
Market Analysis Business Plan Execution Sales Leadership Training Deal Structuring and Syndication Legal Term Sheet and Private Placement Agreements
Narasimhan Jegadeesh
Dean's Distinguished Chair of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Market Analysis Stock Market and Investments Market Momentum
Janet Austin
Chief Executive Officer · YWCA Metro Vancouver
Janet Austin is responsible for one of BC’s largest and most diversified non-profits
Non-Profit Leadership Social Housing Transition Housing Homeless Shelters Group Homes
Alexander Schwarzmann, PhD
Dean of the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences · Augusta University
Dean Schwarzmann is a nationally-recognized expert in cybersecurity of voting technology, computer science, and distributed systems.
Cybersecurity of Voting Technology Computer Science Research and Education Distributed Systems
Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.
Commonwealth Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Bandyopadhyay has authored and co-authored over 400 research publications
Self-assembly of Regimented Nanostructure Arrays Spintronics Quantum Devices Hot Carrier Transport in Nanostructures Nanoelectronics
Mason Estep
President · Stand Offer
Crowdfunding Insider, Expert, and Founder
Crowdfunding Crowdsourcing Social Media
Aronté Bennett, PhD
Associate Professor of Marketing & Business Law; Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University
Aronté Bennett, PhD, specializes in consumer behavior, information processing and brand relationships
Marketplace Inclusion/Exclusion Business Corporate Social Responsbility Marketing Research Information Processing
Amy Cortese
Journalist & Author of Locavesting
Locavesting Expert
Community Revitalization Crowdfunding Economic Development
Dr. Frances Westley
JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation, University of Waterloo · Social Innovation Generation
Putting the SOCIAL in change is the JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation at SiG@Waterloo, which builds capacity for social innovation
Sustainable Development Social Innovation Social Finance Engagement and Social Change Social Innovation and Resilience
Sherry Pagoto, Ph.D.
Professor of Allied Health Sciences · University of Connecticut
Leveraging technology for health promotion and disease prevention
Health Behavior Sun Safety Skin Cancer Prevention Digital Health Social Media
Jeffrey Busse
Goizueta Foundation Term Professor of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Investments Mutual Funds Hedge Funds
Henry Kay
Angel Investor and Board Member · Boston Harbor Angels
Henry Kay is on the Boards of Directors of several Life science companies in the US and Canada and is an active angel investor.
Commercialization Medical Devices Investing Venture Capital Strategy
Steve Kurylo
Chief Financial Officer · GrandBanks Capital
Steve Kurylo is the Chief Financial Officer at GrandBanks Capital and an expert in venture capital, private equity and valuation.
Debt & Equity Financing Value Investing Valuation Venture Capital Private Equity
Steve Schafer
Board Member · InventionShare
Steve Schafer is an angel investor working with start up companies
Engineering Angel Investing
Hessie Jones
CEO · ARCOMPANY
Author, Digital Strategist: Generational insights, Big Data Strategy and Performance, Customer Centricity
Generational Differences Generation Y Generation X Marketing Advertising
William Hatcher, PhD, MPA
Chair of the Department of Social Sciences · Augusta University
Dr. William Hatcher focuses on public administration and social, economic and political institutions in local communities.
Public Administration Public Policy Community and Economic Development Health Policy Public Budgeting and Finance
Ted McLyman
CEO/Owner · Apexx Behavioral Solutions Group
The rules of money have changed. The common wisdom of money management is wrong. First manage your behavior, and then manage your money.
Money Behavioral Finance Investing
Professor Claire Surr
Professor · Leeds Beckett University
Her research addresses care and support for people living with dementia and those who care for them.
General Hospitals Social Care Patient Support Carers Dementia
Tom Rand
Managing Director at MaRS Cleantech Fund I, L.P. · MaRS Cleantech
Experienced, bare-knucked approach to cleantech, finance, policy, climate science and associated global economic opportunities and risks.
Carbon and Climate Science: Industrial Endgame? Cleantech Climate Change Clean Energy Economics