risk Experts

Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.

Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Connecticut

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

Karin Gravare Silbernagel

Professor, Physical TherapyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Silbernagel's research aims to advance the understanding of tendon and ligament injuries and repair.

Jill Perry-Smith

Professor of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Philippe Borremans

Crisis, Risk and Emergency Communiation Consultant & SpeakerRiskComms

Independent adviser in crisis, risk and emergency communication. Professional speaker, certified trainer and author.

Julian Ford, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Connecticut

Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders

Mariann Piano

Nancy and Hilliard Travis Professor of NursingVanderbilt University

Expert in substance abuse and cardiac disease, particularly binge drinking by young adults.

Anil Kapur

Managing DirectorGlobal Infrastructure Advisory Services

Experienced, informative, and dynamic speaker who has extensive experience speaking at various multinational and US organizations worldwide

Sheri Atwater

ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Sreedevi Rajagopalan, PhD

Director, MIT Sustainable Supply Chain Lab | Research Scientist / EngineerMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Rajagopalan studies supply chain sustainability in large firms and AI-enabled transformation of micro firms in emerging markets.

Karla Zadnik

Dean I College of OptometryThe Ohio State University

Dean Karla Zadnik is also executive Dean of Health Sciences and Chair of the Biomedical Sciences Institutional Review Board.