Laurie Levenson

Professor of Law · Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University

David W. Burcham Chair in Ethical Advocacy

Criminal Procedure Criminal Law

Edda L. Fields-Black

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Fields-Black is a specialist in the trans-national of West African farmers and enslaved laborers on rice plantations.

Higher Education Slave Trade History African History Rice Farmers

John Walz

President · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. John Y. Walz is president of Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE).

Colloid and Interface Science Chemical Engineering Research

Teresa Boyer, EdD

Founding Director, Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership; Associate Professor, Education and Counseling · Villanova University

Teresa Boyer, EdD, is an innovative leader in economic and social equity for women.

Equity in Education Work-Life Balance Women's Advancement Pay Equity Gender Equity

Timothy O'Neil-Dunne

Managing Partner · T2Impact Ltd

Deep Subject Matter Expert on Aviation Travel and Tourism

Strategy - Macro Economic Trends in At&t Distribution Social Media

Sacha Klein

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Sacha Klein is an expert on child welfare, child maltreatment prevention, effects of early care and education on parenting.

Educational Services Child Maltreatment Public Policy Analysis and Advocacy Racial Disparities in the Child Welfare System Child Abuse Prevention

Stephen Rich

Professor of Microbiology and Director of the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Stephen Rich studies zoonotic diseases, with a focus on tick-borne diseases and human malaria. He is the director TickReport.

Powassan Vector-Borne Diseases Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases Parasitic diseases Malaria Research

Bob Pritchett

President/CEO · Logos Bible Software

"Brass Tacks" Speaker on Entrepreneurship and Digital Publishing

Entrepreneurship Business Small Business Leadership Ebooks

Bridget McInnes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. McInnes' research is in the area of Natural Language Processing (NLP) with a particular interest in semantics.

Natural Language Processing Biomedical Text Processing Information Retrieval Machine Learning

Jay Samit

CEO · SocialVibe

Top Industry expert on how Brands can leverage Social Media

Social Media Roi Engaging the Consumer Secrets of Successful Brands in Social Media

Abraham Oshotse

Assistant Professor of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Shane Acker

Associate Professor and Chair of Animation · Loyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

Animation Feature Films Short Films Visual Effects Storyboarding

Byron T. Embry

Leadership and Personal Development Consultant/Motivator · Closing Remarks

"..as dynamic as they come" President Barack Obama

Leadership Assasination Emotional Identity Theft Teamwork

Jayson Matlock

Deputy Chief Student Financial Aid Officer · Southern Utah University

Specializing in scholarships and financial aid, financial wellness and literacy, and college student support

FAFSA Financial Aid Administration Recruiting in Higher Education Scholarships and Financial Aid Higher Education Leadership

Farha Abbasi

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry · Michigan State University

Farha Abbasi's areas of interest are cultural psychiatry and teaching how to provide culturally appropriate care to Muslim patients.

Muslim Mental Health Muslim American Community

Lisa Rodrigues, PhD

Professor of Geography and the Environment; Director of the MS in Environmental Science Graduate Program | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Lisa Rodrigues, PhD, researches the environmental change impacting tropical ocean ecosystems and conservation and management strategies.

Marine Invertebrates Coral Reefs Ecosystems Ocean Environments

Doug Tallamy

Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources · University of Delaware

Prof. Tallamy researches how plants that evolved elsewhere impact food webs and biodiversity.

Native Plants Insect Conservation Ecological Landscaping Ecosystem Function

Andrew McAninch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Andrew McAninch specializes in ethics and applied ethics, with an emphasis on bioethics, engineering ethics, and ethics of AI.

Ethics and Applied Ethics (esp. Bioethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics of AI) Philosophy of Action Moral Psychology Epistemology

Jane Brucker

Professor of Studio Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Professor of Studio Arts

Sculpture Painting Poet Installation Artist Drawing

Margaret Stock

Counsel to the Firm · Cascadia Cross Border Law Group LLC

Immigration, Citizenship, Military & National Security Law Expert