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Adam Frank

Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular authorUniversity of Rochester

Adam Frank is a self-described “evangelist of science,” who writes about intelligent life forms, space exploration, climate change and more.

Randall Stone

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Skalny Center for Polish & Central European StudiesUniversity of Rochester

Stone is known for his studies on international political economy, international relations, and Russian and European politics.

Lydia Di Francesco

Owner and FounderFit & Healthy 365

Fitness Expert, Certified Personal Trainer, Health Coach

Michael S. Rogers

Senior Advisor, Washington, D.C.Brunswick Group

Michael Rogers advises in the areas of cyber security, privacy, geopolitics, technology and intelligence as well as crisis management.

Dr Joseph Downing

Senior Lecturer, Politics, History and International RelationsAston University

Professor Downing teaches courses on researching politics, security and technology in politics.

Haleigh Bartos

Associate Professor of the PracticeCarnegie Mellon University

Haleigh Bartos’s area of research is Africa and the Middle East.

Christopher Mejía Argueta, PhD

Director of International Academic Partnerships for the MIT Global SCALE Network | Director, MIT Graduate Certificate in Logistics and SCM (GCLOG) program | Founder & Director, MIT Emerging Market Economies Logistics Lab | Research ScientistMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Mejía-Argueta optimizes last-mile, retail, agri-food supply chains, global transportation and policymaking for emerging market economies

Peter Zaleski, PhD

Professor of Economics | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Peter Zaleski, PhD, specializes in markets, pricing and economic strategy.

Tetyana Balyuk

Assistant Professor of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Hein Goemans

Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Rochester

Goemans is an expert on international conflict and war termination