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
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
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
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
Kartik Ariyur
Assistant Professor · Purdue University
Assistant Professor at Purdue University
Matlab Algorithms Simulations Controller Design Health Monitoring
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.
Algorithms Mobile Computing loT forensics research Mobile Research Digital Crimes
Gordon Coonfield, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Gordon Coonfield, PhD, has expertise in visual communication, popular culture, philosophy of technology, and new media.
Popular Culture and Cultural Studies New Media Race and media Gender and Media Visual Communication
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
Lance Hunter, PhD
Professor of Political Science · Augusta University
Dr. Lance Hunter studies the connection between terrorism and political stability in democracies.
Politics Terrorism International Relations Voting Civil Liberties
Lisa Fontes
Senior Lecturer II, UWW Interdisciplinary Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lisa Fontes is an international leader in the understanding of intimate partner violence, or coercive control.
Intimate Partner Violence Coercive Control Child Sexual Abuse Domestic Violence (Partner and Victim) Child Abuse
Kurt Rohloff
Associate Professor, Computer Science · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Rohloff focuses on encrypted computing, homomorphic encryption, lattice-based and applied cryptography and cybersecurity
Contact Tracing Software Engineering Cryptography Computer Security and Privacy Cybersecurity Cryptography
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
Chair on Truth and Reconciliation · Lakehead University
Dr. Wesley-Esquimaux's research addresses unresolved intergenerational trauma and grief primarily within the Canadian Indigenous community.
Community Development Government Community Outreach Leadership Teaching
Clem Clay
Director of Extension Agriculture Program · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Clem Clay oversees professionals serving the agriculture, forestry, fruit-growing and commercial horticulture industries in Massachusetts.
Agriculture Extension Farming Sustainability Environmental Policy Public Policy
Dr. Marianne Mader
Managing Director, Earth & Space/Fossils & Evolution, Royal Ontario Museum · Co-Founder & Board Member, STEAMLabs Community Makerspace
Cultivating curiosity. Inspiring passion for exploration. Empowering people to engage with science & tech. www.mariannemader.com
Space Exploration Planetary Science Science Communication Maker Culture STEAM Education
John Baumann
National Speakers Association Inspirational Speaker · JK Success Enterprises, LLC
Embrace Adversity & Reclaim Positive Perspective Inspirational Speaker
Reclaiming Posi-Spective (Positive Perspective)
Isabella Velicogna
Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion · UC Irvine
Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Physical Climate Sea Level Rise GRACE Satellite Climate Change
Michael J. Vitacco
Professor · Augusta University
Professor Vitacco is an established expert in the field of forensic psychology.
Public and Preventive Health Psychiatry Clinical Psychology Forensic Psychology Health Behavior
Annette Bergeron, P.Eng., MBA, FEC
Corporate Director · Electrical Safety Authority, Engineers Canada / Ingénieurs Canada
Experience in speaking & media on topics of women in STEM, women on boards, engineering regulation, advocacy, governance, policy, education
Governance, Not-For-Profit Regulation of Engineering, Regulation of Electrical Safety Advocacy for Engineering Engineering Education, post-secondary and professional development