Derek Riley, Ph.D.
Professor, Program Director · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Derek Riley is an expert in machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, simulation, and high-performance computing.
Large Language Models, Generative AI Machine Learning Deep Learning Computational Science Computer Science
James E. Malackowski, CPA, CLP
Co-founder and Senior Managing Director, Ocean Tomo · J.S. Held LLC
Intellectual Property Hall of Fame inductee | Testifying Expert | Board Director | On Air Tech Expert
Regulatory and Reporting Obligations Corporate Accounting Investigations Advisory Services Management Consulting Business Strategy
David Neumark
Distinguished Professor of Economics · UC Irvine
David Neumark is a labor economist whose work focuses on minimum wages, discrimination in the work force, and worker compensation.
Health Economics Finance Gender Inequality in Relationships Economics Demographics
Walter Schilling, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Walter Schilling is an expert in software verification, software reliability, software security and embedded systems software.
Static Analysis Embedded Systems Software Engineering Software Reliability Cybersecurity
Beth Vallen, PhD
Professor of Marketing and Business Law | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University
Beth Vallen, PhD, is an expert on consumer behavior, with a focus on health-related decision making
Food Marketing Consumer Goals/Motivation Consumer Behavior Health-related Decision Making Business
Julian Ford, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut
Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders
Psychiatry Treatment of Trauma Trauma Stress Trauma in Children
Eric Simanek
Robert A. Welch Chair of Chemistry · Texas Christian University
Dr. Simanek’s interests include whiskey, science education and basic scientific research aimed at the design of new medicines.
Medicinal Chemistry Whiskey Intellectual Property & Patent Management Expert Witness Interdisciplinary Education
Ewald Friesen
Manager, Government and Community Relations · CAA Manitoba
Ewald manages CAA's advocacy and community relations efforts in Manitoba.
Congestion Management School Zone Safety Road Safety Government & Community Relations Policy Advocacy
Juan Perilla
Assistant Professor · University of Delaware
Juan Perilla develops physical and chemical based methodologies for the understanding of biological process related to life and disease
Computational Physics Computational Chemistry Data Science Machine Learning Molecular Virology
Claudia Buchmann
Professor and Chair | Department of Sociology · The Ohio State University
Expert in gender, race and class from a sociological perspective.
Social Stratification Education Gender Race and Ethnicity Comparative and International Sociology
Nathaniel Kinsey, Ph.D.
Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Nathaniel Kinsey's research broadly lies in the field of nanophotonics, studying the interaction of light with materials on the nanoscale.
Nanophotonics/Plasmonics Nonlinear optics Optical Materials Integrated Optics Consumer Nanophotonics
Michelle Kelly, PhD
Co-director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment and Associate Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, is an expert in children's health, neonatal intensive care, and long-term health effects of premature birth.
Premature Births Neonatal Intensive Care Children's Health Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner Education
Aparna Gupta
Professor, Lally School of Management; Director, Center for Financial Studies · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Leading quantitative finance and risk management expert advancing cutting-edge solutions to address risk challenges of the 21st century.
Networked Systems Analytical Methods Financial Engineering Risk Management Quantitative Finance
Kholoud Al-Qubbaj
Associate Professor of Humanities · Southern Utah University
Specializing in diversity and inclusion in higher education, transnationalism, and middle eastern studies
Diversity & Inclusion in Higher Education English as A Second Language Diversity and Inclusion in Utah Global Diversity Social Justice
Richard Franza, PhD
Faculty, James M. Hull College of Business · Augusta University
Dr. Richard M. Franza is a professor and former dean of the James M. Hull College of Business.
Management Operations Research Entreprenuership Intentional Leadership Higher Education Leadership
Manuel N. Ponce, Jr.
Clinical Associate Professor & Director, Institute for School Leadership and Administration (ISLA) · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Educational Leadership and Administration
Urban School Reform Communities of Practice K-12 School Leadership and Administration Systems Thinking Charter and Traditional Public School Collaboration
Gokila Dorai, PhD
Assistant Professor · Augusta University
Dr. Dorai’s area of expertise is mobile/IoT forensics research and developing a targeted data extraction system for digital forensics.
System Security Artifical Intelligence Digital Crimes Software Development Mobile Computing
Jeffrey Rummel
Associate Professor in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Manufacturing planning and control Project Management Service operations and strategy
David Schweidel
Professor of Marketing & Goizueta Chair in Business Technology · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Marketing analytics expert focused on the opportunities at the intersection of marketing and technology
Marketing Technology AI Social Media Political Marketing Customer Analytics
Sam Angus
Partner, Corporate Group · Fenwick & West LLP
Entrepreneurship and venture financing for start-ups have been long-standing specialties for this lawyer and conference panel moderator
Start-Up/Venture-Backed Companies Equity and Debt Financings Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Matters Intellectual Property Licensing