Ray Toal
Chair and Professor of Computer Science · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Computer Science Programming Languages Compilers and Interpreters Software Architecture Database Systems
Guy Martin
Managing Principal Architect & Open Source Consultant · Red Hat
Experienced speaker bringing a mix of Open Source, Community, Government 2.0 & Social Media to the table.
Open Source Software Strategy Government 2.0/Community Management Social Media
Jerod Brennen
Founder and Principal Consultant · Brennen Consulting
Storyteller, Teacher, Speaker, Advisor, & Security Architect (@slandail)
Cyber Security Web Application Security Identity and Access Management Information Security
Hal Gottfried
Founder · Level Up Labs
Strategic Coach, Mentor, Open Source Hardware Advocate, Educator and IT Ninja
Integration Telecommunications Encryption Startups Non Profit
Joyce Kim
Stellar cofounder · Stellar
“Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan
Financial Inclusion Distributed Systems Nonprofit Leadership fintech Technology
Steve Holden
President · The Open Bastion
Experienced technology speaker with the ability to relate technology to the wider world
The Internet Open Source Community Information Security
Sascha Meinrath
PALMER CHAIR IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecommunications · Pennsylvania State University
Meinrath is a renowned technology policy expert and is internationally recognized for his work as a social entrepreneur and angel investor
Open Technology Public Interest Sector Internet of Things Civil Liberties Distributed Communications
Edd Wilder-James
VP Strategy · Silicon Valley Data Science
Expert in emerging technologies and how they change the world, specializing in big data & data science
Emerging Technologies Future of It Data Science Big Data Open Source
John David Dionisio
Professor of Computer Science · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Computer Science Interaction Design Computer Graphics
Dr Phil Porter
Reader in Geoscience and Geoscience Education · University Alliance
Phil studies the response of glaciers to a warming world. He’s led expeditions to some of the last true wilderness areas on our planet.
Meltwater Global Warming Geoscience Glaciers Ice Sheets
Vish Krishnan
Jacobs Family Chair in Management and Engineering Leadership & Professor of Innovation, Technology & Operations · UC San Diego
Vish Krishnan has developed unparalleled expertise in researching and teaching innovation, entrepreneurship, and product management.
Science and Technology New Product Development Innovation & Change Management Operations Management Commercialization
Rosemary Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Accounting, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Paul A. Grosch Professor of Accounting
Internal Controls in Systems Accounting Information Systems Auditing
Jed McCaleb
CTO and Cofounder · Stellar Develoment Foundation
Recognizing that the world’s financial infrastructure is broken and that too many people are left without resources, I cofounded Stellar.org
Entrepreneur Startup Nonprofit Tech Technology
Rommie Amaro
Professor and Shuler Scholar, Chemistry and Biochemistry · UC San Diego
Her research focuses on development of computational methods in biophysics for applications to drug discovery.
H1N1 Computational Methods in Drug Discovery COVID-19 Biochemistry Chemistry
Jay Goldman
Vice President, Innovation and Emerging Channels · Klick Health
Klick Health's VP spearheads improvements and innovations in user experience that are designed to expand the human side of technology
Digital Strategy and Insights Mobile and Mhealth Social and Online Media New Models of Web Application Development Intranets and Internal Collaboration
Michael Prietula
Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Public Health & Emergency Response Theatre, Performance & Leadership Decision Making & Expertise Public Health & Technology Semantic Web Ontologies
Seena Sharp
Principal · Sharp Market Intelligence
Custom in-depth intelligence to reduce risk, find opportunities, confirm assumptions, make better decisions based on today’s reality
Strategy Decision Making Marketing Today's Business Reality Competitive Intelligence
Petra Molnar
Associate Director · Refugee Law Lab, Osgoode Hall Law School
Refugee and migration issues; technology and human rights; immigration detention; and the relationship between law, society, and culture
Technology and human rights Anthropology of Migration Ethnography and Ethnographic Writing Women's Rights Refugee and Human Rights Issues
Bridget McInnes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. McInnes' research is in the area of Natural Language Processing (NLP) with a particular interest in semantics.
Natural Language Processing Biomedical Text Processing Information Retrieval Machine Learning
Dr. Ryan Stables
Senior Lecturer, Digital Audio Processing and Subject Leader, Sound Technology, School of Computing and Digital Technology · Birmingham City University
Ryan Stables is an expert in the areas of digital audio effects, digital signal processing and audio software development.
Music Informatics Digital Signal Processing Audio Engineering Maching Learning