operations Experts

Ilia Dichev

Goizueta Foundation Chair in Financial Reporting; Professor of AccountingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Steve Gahler

President & PartnerPortent, Inc.

President & Partner at Portent, Inc.

Christine Bird

Co-FounderCream HR

Master the art of recruiting and choosing the best employees without painting yourself into a corner with outdated hiring practices

Daniel (Dan) Melanson

PresidentTrend Tec Canada

Over the years Dan has earned a reputation as a leader with a make it happen attitude.

Mark Deppe

UCI Esports DirectorUC Irvine

Mark Deppe's expertise is at the intersection of video games, esports, education, and industry

Samar Ali

Research Professor of Political Science and LawVanderbilt University

Expert in the intersection of conflict mediation, national security, economic development and human rights.

Jay Heslen, PhD

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Cyber Institute facultyAugusta University

Dr. John “Jay” Heslen is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and serves on faculty at Augusta University’s Cyber Institute

Evelyn Xiao-Yue Gong

Assistant Professor of Operations ManagementCarnegie Mellon University

Erin Baker

Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Faculty Director of the Energy Transition InstituteUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Erin Baker informs policymakers on energy technology in the face of climate change.

Anahi Santiago, EMBA, CISM

Chief Information Security OfficerChristianaCare

Anahi Santiago is one of the nation's foremost cybersecurity experts and is interviewed by dozens of national media outlets each year.