David Keys

COO · InventionShare

David has over 30 years experience as a technology lawyer and manager

Business Processes Executive Management Business Strategies International Business Technology

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

Noah Valenstein, J.D.

Expert in water policy and politics · Florida Gulf Coast University

Noah Valenstein is the former chief resiliency officer and head of the Department of Environmental Protection for the State of Florida.

Environmental Policy and Politics Water Policy Environmental Policy Everglades Agricultural Policy

Genny Beemyn

Director of The Stonewall Center · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Genny Beemyn is an expert on the lives of transgender college students and on trans-inclusive policies and practices on college campuses.

LGBTQ Equality Transgender Issues Trans Youth Transgender Mental Health Transgender Law and Policy

Nick Drydakis

Director of the Centre for Pluralist Economics (CPE) · Anglia Ruskin University

Nick is spokesperson at the IZA World of Labor for areas such as inequality, poverty & discrimination.

Labour Markets Economics of Inequality Labour Economics Population Economics Economic Crises

Madeleine Ménard

Assistant General Counsel · Nav Canada

Never a bumpy ride! Gracefully navigating your audience through aviation law & regulations, litigation management, and employee relations

Aviation Law Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Canada Labour Code Litigation Management Contract Negotiations

Jenni Parrish

Emerita Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contact: parrishj@uchastings.edu

Law Librarianship Legal Research Advanced legal research American Legal History

Anil Jain

University Distinguished Professor, Department of Computer Science · Michigan State University

Expert in biometrics (pattern recognition, computer vision and biometric recognition)

Pattern Recognition Computer Vision Biometrics Markov Random Fields Clustering Data

Evan Gerstmann

Professor of Political Science and International Relations · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Constitutional Law Political Science

Jill Scott

Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning) and Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures · Queen's University

Dr. Scott has worked as professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and as Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning).

German Literature Indigenous Cultural Revitalization Law & Literature Indigenous Storytelling Social Dynamics

Joanne Hammond

Archaeologist · Pacific Heritage Research

Heritage expert connected to BC's archaeology and Indigenous heritage communities, dedicated to public outreach on BC's past.

Archaeology Archaeological Research Archaeological Survey land use studies Heritage

Mark Schrad, PhD

Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Mark Schrad, PhD, is an expert on Russian/Ukrainian relations, the Cold War, and prohibition history.

International Organizations Communism International Law Ukraine Russia

C. Keith Wingate

Emeritus Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contact: 415.565.4682 / wingatek@uchastings.edu

Federal Courts Race and Law Civil Procedure

Stephen Rotstein

Vice-President, Policy & Enforcement & General Counsel · Financial Planning Standards Council

Capably drawing on private & public sector experience to manage enforcement and regulatory oversight for the financial planning industry

In-House Legal Counsel Financial Planning Law & Regulations Corporate Governance Intellectual Property Financial Planning Standards & Practices

Brenda Sims Blackwell

Department Chair, Criminal Justice & Criminology · Georgia Southern University

Brenda Sims Blackwells' work focuses on how gender can influence crimes and the legal and social issues that arise from it.

Law and Society Sentencing Gender, Crime, and Justice Criminal Behavior Corrections

Laura Madokoro

Assistant Professor, History and Classical Studies · McGill University

Laura's research focuses on the history of race, refugees and religious and secular humanitarianism.

Refugee and Human Rights Issues Immigration Canadian History Archives Heritage

Robert Rycroft

Professor of Economics · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Rycroft focuses on the economics of inequality, poverty and discrimination.

Political Science Economic Analysis Editing Finance and Economics Political Economy

Erica Fuchs

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Erica Fuchs is passionate about building nationally the intellectual foundations and analytic tools to inform National Technology Strategy.

Innovation Policy Technology Development Public Policy Global manufacturing Commercialization

Michael Farah

Attorney

Arlington, Texas Law Firm Specializing in Personal Injury and Real Estate

Personal Injury Law Real Estate Law Islamic Wills

CJ Blennerhassett

Registered Midwife · Association of Nova Scotia Midwives

Registered Midwife and activist with a focus on informed choice, reproductive rights, & the provision of inclusive care for LGBTQ families.

Pregnancy Pregnancy and Abuse Pregnancy and Postpartum Issues pregnancy and sport Pregnancy Loss