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

Matthew Lyle

Associate Professor of Accounting · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Blockchain Quantitative Analysis Machine Learning Cryptocurrencies Valuation

Edward Truant

Chief Executive Officer · Slingshot Capital

Ed founded the world's first litigation finance fund-of-funds and is an active investor, both personally and professionally.

Litigation Funding Litigation Finance Finance Corporate Finance Mergers & Acquisitions

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

Yingna (Angela) Liu

Co-Founder & Executive Director · China Canada Angels Alliance

China Canada Angels Alliance

Angel Investing Partnerships and Alliances Doing Business in China

Ed Alfke

Founder and CEO · Mentor Inc.

Guardian Angel of Investment! Set off in the right direction with Mentor Inc.'s entrepreneurial startup & early-stage company growth expert

Business Franchising Business Planning Strategic Planning for Business Business Financing Business Management

Probal Lala

President & CEO · About Communications

About the only time this telecommunications CEO is not at work is when he's mentoring entrepreneurs and providing leadership to youth

Leaderahip Coaching and Mentoring Operations Excellence Angel Investing

Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein

President & CEO · MaRS Innovation

Turning academic ideas into commercial realities

Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation

Bill Doyle

Vice President, Principal Analyst · Forrester Research

Digital Trends in Wealth Management

Mobile Social Usability Advice Investing

Kris Tuttle

Director of Research · SoundView Technology Group

Applied Technology Expert - emerging technology impact on business and investments

Computing Investing Software Cloud Big Data

Hessie Jones

CEO · ARCOMPANY

Author, Digital Strategist: Generational insights, Big Data Strategy and Performance, Customer Centricity

Generational Differences Generation Y Generation X Marketing Advertising

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

John P. Reese

CEO & Founder · Validea & Validea Capital Management, LLC.

CEO, author, fund manager and patent-holder shares his expertise and knowledge on the market and the strategies of Buffett, Graham & others

Investing Strategies Value Investing Concepts Guru-Based Models Based On Buffett Lynch & Graham Quantitative Portfolio Management and Construction

Jeffrey Busse

Professor of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Investments Mutual Funds Hedge Funds

Teal Benevides, PhD, OTR/L

Associate Professor & Director of Faculty Development, Institute of Public and Preventive Health · Augusta University

Teal Benevides has a passion for addressing disparities among those on the autism spectrum, including racial and ethnic minorities.

Mental Health Research Autism Adults With Autism Services and Support Autism Research and Treatment

Tong (Tony) Wang

Managing Partner · River Capital

River Capital

Angel Investing Angel Investing in China Mobile Technology Trends Venture Capital Startups

Patrick Cote

Founding Partner · AssetGrade LLC

Patrick Cote is an expert in providing tax-efficient investing for professionals, corporate executives and small businesses.

Small Businesses Tax-efficient Investing Investments Acquisitions Corporate Strategy

Sandra Kauanui, Ph.D.

Expert in entrepreneurship and business management · Florida Gulf Coast University

Sandra Kauanui helps the entrepreneurial-minded build businesses, generate revenue and earn degrees.

Organizational Behavior & Culture Seed-stage investing Entrepreneurial Brand & Product Management Entrepreneurship & Community Innovation Venture Capital and Angel Capital

Jorge M. Torres

Vice President · Silas Capital

VC at Silas Capital & Intellectual Property Attorney in New York

Venture Capital Investing Intellectual Property & Venture Capital Patent Infringement Law Technology and Healthcare Startup Investing Trademark Law

Laurel Collins

Instructor in Political Sociology, Social Justice Studies, and the Sociology and Gender · University of Victoria

Publishes/presents on social movements, violence against women, civil liberties and anti-terrorism, electoral reform, and education.

Social & Political Philosophy Social Movements Social Movements and Collective Behaviour Political Activism Social movements and protest mobilization