J. Michael Henderson, MD

Chief Quality Officer · Cleveland Clinic

From this safety and quality expert, learn how a successful model of care can improve outcomes, reduce hospital-acquired infections and more

Patient Safety Quality and Safety Collaborations Implementing Systems to Manage Quality/Patient Safety Healthcare Reform (Quality Portions) Value Based Purchasing

Kala Seal, Ph.D.

Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Chair, Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics and Director, Comparative Management Systems (CMS) Program

Mobile Commerce Mobile Payments Decision Modeling in Excel Information System Strategies

Angelia L. Seyfferth

Professor, Soil Biogeochemistry and Plant-Soil Interactions · University of Delaware

Prof. Seyfferth focuses on soil biogeochemical processes that dictate contaminant and nutrient cycling and uptake by plants.

Chemical Sciences Soil Science Soil Biogeochemical Processes Plant Science Ecosystems

Michael Yassa

Professor and Chancellor’s Fellow · UC Irvine

Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.

Neurobiology and Behavior Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Memory and Disease Memory Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Aydogan Ozcan

HHMI Professor · Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Chancellor's Professor at UCLA & HHMI Professor

Microscopy Start-Ups Patents Telemedicine Mobile Health

Martin K. Zitter

Founder/Coach · Major League Ringball

I am a sports innovator and an ancient Americas ballgames history buff presenting a talk plus a unique hands-on coed field experience.

Ancient Mesoamerican Ballsports.

Janet Lenaghan

Dean, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship · Hofstra University

Dean, The Walter H. "Bud" Miller Distinguished Professor in Business and Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship

Human Resource Management Employee Benefits Recruitment

Icaro dos Santos, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Icaro dos Santos is an expert in embedded systems, medical devices and finite element modeling.

Simulink and Control Systems Static Electricity Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Engineering Analog Hardware

Gabriele Varieschi

Chair and Professor of Physics · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

General Relativity and Cosmology Gravitational Physics Physics and Astronomy Particle Physics and Astrophysics Alternative Theories of Gravity

Deborah Kurrasch

Associate Professor, Department of Medical Genetics · University of Calgary

Kurrasch’s research is focused on genetic programs that govern hypothalamic development using both mice and zebrafish as model organisms.

Molecular Biology Developmental Biology Pharmacology Neuroscience Genetics

Susan Thomas

Associate Professor, Associate Director for Integrated Research Center, Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Susan Thomas is an expert on the role of biological transport phenomena in physiological and pathophysiological processes.

Drug Development and Delivery Cancer Biology Biomaterials Drug Design

Toufiq Reza, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor | Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences · Florida Tech

Dr. Reza's research interests involve converting wastes to biofuels.

Biomass Conversion Waste Valorization Waste to Energy Biomaterials Biofuels

Tim Manson

Owner/President · Innovative Horizons

Tim Manson is an Inspirational Speaker whose passion is empowering individuals to overcome adversity, helping them to have a larger vision f

Compassion Confidence and Courage Turning Adversity Into Action!

Eric Gato

Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University

Professor Gato focuses on diabetes, environmental chemistry and toxicology to examine exposure to environmental contaminants

Diabetes Environmental Toxicology Biochemistry Environmental Chemistry Environmental Contaminants

Kurt Zimmerman, AIA, LEED AP

Assistant Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Kurt Zimmerman advocates for affordable sustainability, best practices and building science to advance high performance buildings.

Deep Energy Retrofit Integrated Project Delivery Architecture Design Building Envelope

Dr. Susan Huang

Professor and Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Department of Medicine, Division of Infection Diseases · UCI Health

Dr. Huang’s is one of the nation's leading experts on clinical epidemiology of highly antibiotic-resistant organisms.

MRSA Pandemics Epidemiology and Infection Prevention Infectious Diseases Antimicrobial Resistance

Joshua Bard

Associate Professor and Associate Head · Carnegie Mellon University

Joshua Bard is an architectural educator conducting applied research at the intersection of construction culture and robotic technology.

Architectural Robotics Robotic Technology Computational Methods Sustainable Architecture Design

Michael Roizen, MD

Chief Wellness Officer; Chair, Wellness Institute · Cleveland Clinic

Reveals how to stay fit, the right way to diet, and how to control your genes, choose the right supplements and keep the brain healthy

The Cleveland Clinic Experience in Bending the Cost Curve: How Social Media Has Buttressed Other Technologies Changing Health Caregiver Stress Top 12 Things You Can Do for Your Health Economics of Prevention

Kristin Bennett

Professor, Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science & Associate Director, Institute for Data Exploration and Application (IDEA) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Extracts information from data using novel predictive or descriptive mathematical models

Bioinformatics Data Visualization Machine Learning Data Mining Health Informatics

Shekhar Garde

Dean, School of Engineering & Elaine S. and Jack S. Parker Professor, Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leads the largest of the five schools at Rensselaer and conducts research in statistical mechanical theory and molecular modeling

Engineering Thermodynamics Simulations of Biological Systems Molecular Theory Hydration Phenomena at Interfaces and Nanosystems