Bern Grush

Strategy | Vice President Innovation · Grush Niles Strategic | PayBySky

Transportation innovator, writer, speaker. Deployment and social policy: automated vehicles, parking, mobility as a service, & road tolling.

Autonomous Vehicles Self-driving cars Driverless cars Parking Reform Road Tolling

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

Michael Volk

Research Associate Professor · University of Florida

Michael Volk’s work is focused on a variety of topics related to climate change and resilient design.

Regional Conservation Planning Adaptive Planning and Design Landscape Architecture Adaptive Conservation Cultural Landscapes

Preetam Ghosh, Ph.D.

Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Ghosh researches complex networks and systems biology, using modeling and simulation, applied-AI and network science.

AI Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing Systems Biology Stochastic modeling and discrete event simulation Mobile ubiquitous and grid computing

Andrew Forney

Associate Professor of Computer Science · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Reinforcement Learning Experimental Design Decision Theory Causal Inference Artifical Intelligence

Victoria Graf

Professor Emeritus · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Teacher Education Catholic Inclusion Bilingual/Multicultural Special Education School Reform

Stephen Taylor

Senior Associate · National Citizens Coalition

Director at National Citizens Coalition

Public Relations Strategic Communications Media Relations

Richard J. Radke

Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Studies computer vision problems related to human-scale, occupant-aware environments

Radiotherapy Smart Lighting Social Signal Processing Video Processing Computer Vision

Ed Alfke

Founder and CEO · Mentor Inc.

Guardian Angel of Investment! Set off in the right direction with Mentor Inc.'s entrepreneurial startup & early-stage company growth expert

Business Franchising Business Planning Strategic Planning for Business Business Financing Business Management

Henry J. Donahue, Ph.D.

Alice T. and William H. Goodwin, Jr. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; BS, San Diego State University; Ph.D. UC Santa Barbara · VCU College of Engineering

Bone, mechanobiology, regenerative medicine, effects of space travel on bone and muscle, gap junctions, osteoblast, osteocyte, osteoclast

Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering Musculoskeletal Mechanobiology Space Biology and Bioengineering

Gregory Brock

Professor · Georgia Southern University

Gregory Brock is a professor of economics specializing in economic development, transition economies, and regional economics.

Macroeconomics Regional Economics Economic Development Transition Economies Microeconomics

Walter Hawthorne

Professor and chairperson of MSU’s Department of History · Michigan State University

Expert in African history, history of slavery and slave trade

The Slave Trade Brazil Upper Guinea Atlantic The History of Slavery

Andrew Goss, PhD

Professor of History · Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy

An expert in Southeast Asian history and politics, including Myanmar and Burma.

History of science and technology Asian History History of the Islamic World

Norman Garrick, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department · University of Connecticut

Professor with a focus on civil engineering, transportation behaviors, parking, public transit, and bicycle lanes.

Shared Spaces Transit Planning Urban Planning Civil Engineering Urban Street Networks

Brian Mittendorf

Chair | Department of Accounting and MIS · The Ohio State University

Expert in nonprofit accounting and financial management

Accounting in supply chain management Incentive contracting Nonprofit Organizations Competitive Strategy Accounting

Elliott Silverstein

Director, Government Relations, Insurance · CAA Club Group

Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.

Government Relations & Public Affairs Issues Management Legislation Policy Analysis Strategic Advocacy

Melanie Szulczewski

Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Szulczewki's research focuses on soil science and environmental toxicology.

Earth and Environmental Studies Environmental Issues Climate Change Solar Cooking Soil Science

Karen Horwood

Senior Lecturer · Leeds Beckett

Karen Horwood's research focuses on women and planning.

Urban Governance Feminism Diversity Town Planning

Dr Domenico Vicinanza

Senior Lecturer in Electronics · Anglia Ruskin University

He combines expertise in music and science - and is one of the pioneers of ‘data sonification’ for scientific and artistic purposes.

Mathematical Music Theory South Synthesis Public Engagement in Science Music and Science Data Sonification

Arthur Trembanis

Professor, Marine Science and Policy · University of Delaware

Prof. Trembanis research focuses on understanding beaches for resilience and mapping the seafloor using robots to develop the Blue Economy.

Seafloor Mapping Coastal Erosion and Morphodynamics Hurricanes and Nor'easters Underwater Robots Shipwrecks