James McCommons

Associate Professor · Movable Type Management

All Aboard! On this trip, you'll rekinkle an appreciation for effective, efficient and passenger-friendly mass transportation policies

High-Speed Rail Transportation Policy Mass Transit Public Policy Passenger Rail

Cathy Kim Walker

Partner & Consumer Practice Leader · The Lancer Group

An expert on topics ranging from competitive talent acquisition to hiring trends in the industry.

Private Equity Recruiting Private Equity Search Executive Recruiting Operating Partners E-Commerce

Tania Fleischer

Senior Lecturer and Applied Instructor of Music (Piano) and Director, Chamber Ensembles and Orchestra · Loyola Marymount University

Senior Lecturer and Applied Instructor of Music (Piano) and Director, Chamber Ensembles and Orchestra

Arts Education and Outreach Orchestral Conducting Piano Chamber Music Arts Programming

Bill Crawford, Ph.D.

Psychologist, Speaker, Corporate Trainer · Crawford Performance Solutions

Psychologist, Author of Four Books, Host of Two PBS Specials

Stress Difficult People Brain Productivity Leadership

Evelyn McDonnell

Acting Chair and Professor of Journalism and New Media · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Journalism New Media Popular Culture and Society Women's Studies

Boris Kaplan

Professor Emeritus of Communication Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Ari Harow

CEO and Founder · Sheyaan Consulting

Founder and CEO of Sheyaan Consulting, a private sector political strategy consulting firm.

Strategic & Business Planning Politics & Government Public Service

Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.

Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut

Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams

Predictive Modeling Eco-Evolution Climate Change Extinction Risk Biodiversity

Tyrha Lindsey-Warren, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing · Baylor University

Dr. Tyrha Lindsey-Warren studies consumer behavior and attitudes, multicultural media & advertising, movies and entertainment

Consumer Attitudes Entertainment Multicultural & Diversity Consumer Behavior Marketing & Advertising

Warren Berger

Author · WBLK Media, LLC

Business Innovation & Creativity Expert

Innovation Creativity Change Agents

Edward Timke

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Edward (Ed) Timke is a disabled scholar and activist focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in advertising.

Communication Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Cultural Anthropology

John Robinson

President, CEO and · Our Ability

CEO, Our Ability, Inc.

Advocacy Media Production Video Production

Andrea Benoit

Assistant Professor (Adjunct) · Western University

Dr. Benoit's research interests include advertising, branding, consumer culture, and the commodification of social causes

Branding Commodification of Social Causes HIV/AIDS Awareness Advertising Theory and History Promotional Culture

Joseph F. Coughlin

Director, MIT AgeLab · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

You're not getting older, you're getting better! MIT's AgeLab Director explains how changing demographics will impact business & government

Aging Social Innovation Gerontology New Technology Understanding the Impact of Place On Well-Being

Laura Stack

President & CEO · The Productivity Pro, Inc.

Laura Stack is The Productivity Pro! America's Premier Expert in Productivity (TM) helps audiences achieve Maximum Results in Minimum Time

Leadership Development Time Management Life Balance Employee Productivity Implementing Employee Engagement in Your Organization

Lynne Wester

Principal and Founder · Donor Relations Guru Consulting

at Donor Relations Guru Consulting

Stewardship Donor Relations Fundraising Event Management Conferences

Jodi Womack

Founder · No More Nylons

Building Your Professional Network

Networking in Person Mentors Community Women in Business Women Entrepreneurs

Tiziana Casciaro

Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and HR Management · Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Tiziana Casciaro is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and HR Management at Rotman.

Sociology Organizational Behaviour Psychology Organizational Science Social Networks

Michael Golden, DMA

Professor of Music Composition and Theory, and Director, Creative Arts Program · Soka University

Michael Golden’s teaching and creative interests include composition and jazz improvisation, music and ecology, and music and peacebuilding

Music and Ecology World Music Composition (including computer music) Music Theory Jazz and Improvisation

Peter Weyand

Professor & Chair of Kinesiology; Director of the Locomotor Performance Lab · Texas Christian University

Peter Weyand is an internationally renowned biomechanist and physiologist.

Human Speed Human Performance Physical Performance Biomechanics Locomotion