Bernard Moon
Co-founder · SparkLabs
Co-founder of SparkLabs Global (global seed fund) & Co-founder SparkLabs (startup accelerator in Korea)
Strategic Planning Fundraising Business Planning Internet Wireless
Ryan Unger
Co-Founder & CTO · Punchkick Interactive
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Punchkick Interactive
Mobile Marketing Mobile Strategy Recruiting Mobile Social Media
Warren Schirtzinger
Chief Strategy Officer · High Tech Strategies, Inc.
A highly regarded market- and product-strategy consultant to emerging high-technology businesses.
Product Strategy Diffusion of Innovation Technology Adoption Start Ups Strategic Marketing
Rachel C. Boyle
Dean of School · Leeds Beckett University
Rachel C. Boyle is the Head of Interdisciplinary Studies in the Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University.
Critical Race Theory Inequality Education Ethnicity Race
David Barrett, PhD
Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
David Barrett, PhD, is a presidential historian and leading expert on the CIA's relationship with presidents and Congress.
National Security & Intelligence Issues Politics The Vietnam War United States Congress United States Presidents
Jean Polfus
Postdoctoral Fellow · University of Manitoba
Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow working on caribou conservation in the NWT using non-invasive methods, traditional knowledge & sciart.
Ecology Ecology - Animal Movement and Space Use Conservation Biology Conservation Genetics Environmental Science
Shahryar Minhas
Assistant Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University
Shahryar Minhas is an expert in international political economy and conflict studies.
Forecasting & Modeling Conflict Studies Network Analysis International Relations
Xiaoming Liu
MSU Foundation Professor · Michigan State University
Xiaoming Liu works on computer vision, machine learning, and biometrics, especially on face related analysis.
Deepfake Detection Biometrics Computer Vision Machine Learning Pattern Recognition
Bree Akesson
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work · Wilfrid Laurier University
Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work
Refugee and Human Rights Issues War and Violence Children and Families Social Work Social Work Education
Tanya Woods
Vice-President, Policy and Legal Affairs · Entertainment Software Association of Canada
Tanya is a dedicated and passionate specialist in both Technology Law and International and Comparative Protection of Intellectual Property.
Intellectual Property Licensing Legal Writing Policy International Law
George (Buzz) Kenney
President · Entratympanic
George Kenney is an expert in building technology development teams in advanced materials and devices.
Biomedical Engineering Entrepreneurship Materials Science Product Development
Bryan Riemann
Professor · Georgia Southern University
Bryan Riemann is an expert in functional joint stability, postural control, and the biomechanics of exercise and therapeutic exercise.
Biomechanics of Exercise Functional Joint Stability Postural Control
Allyson Hewitt
Director, SiG@MaRS and Director, Social Entrepreneurship · MaRS Discovery District
Creating the conditions that expand the realm of entrepreneurship so it incorporates a strong social component is what SiG@MaRS achieves
Social Innovation Social Finance Nonprofit Management Fundraising Social Enterprise
Pamela Grothe
Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Grothe's research focuses on climate change, specializing in past climates.
Oceanography Global Warming Climate Change Science Atmospheric Science Geology
Angela Lamont
Tech & Science MC, speaker & host · Angela Lamont
Making sense of science & technology
Technology AI STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Disciplines Big Science (Fusion, Space, Neutrons, Spallation, etc) Fintech
Professor Simon McKeown
Professor in the Institute of Modern Art in the School of Arts and Design · Teesside University
He is a specialist in the creative and digital arts and in animation.
Film Production Digital Arts Gaming Animation Arts
Phillip Warsaw
Assistant Professor of Ecological Economics and Environmental Justice · Michigan State University
Phillip Warsaw's research takes an interdisciplinary approach to environmental justice, economic development, and sustainability.
Racial Capitalism Economic Development Environmental Justice Sustainability
Amilcar Shabazz
Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amilcar Shabazz has been a prominent voice in the movement to make reparations to descendants of former enslaved Americans.
Reparations for Slavery Juneteenth African American Educational History and Public Policy Afro-Americans in the Caribbean, Central and South America African American Biography
Ugo Mattei
Distinguished Professor of Law and Alfred and Hanna Fromm Chair in International and Comparative Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: matteiu@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4646 / Office 623-200
Comparative Law Economics and the Law European Community Law African Law Anthropological and Ecological Approaches to Law
Jessica Millward
Associate Professor of History and African American Studies · UC Irvine
Her research focuses on comparative slavery and emancipation, African American history, gender and the law.
Anti-Black violence African American History Humanities U.S. History Juneteenth