Alina Ball
Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: balla@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8852 / Office 300-100
Corporate Law Transactional Lawyering Community Lawyering Clinical Education Critical Race Theory
Kevin Newman
Digital News Evangelist & Anchor: CTV 'Question Period' · CTV News / Bell Media
Award-winning International Journalist, Producer & Digital 'Evangelist'
Digital Media Technologies Journalism Digital Technologies and Journalism
Ivan Hernandez
EMEIA Digital & Emerging Tech Community Leader · EY
Former Flying Trapeze Artist turned Change Catalyst. Speaker on IoT, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Business Development.
Digital Transformation Customer Experience Experience Design Internet of Things IoT & Mobility
David Y. Choi, Ph.D.
Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Director, Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship
Financing of Entrepreneurial Companies Entrepreneurship Business Management Job Creation Small Business
Gary M. Atkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Atkinson specializes in microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical Systems Biochip Smart materials Micro and Nanofabrication Energy Conversion Devices
Suresh Patel
Director · BATNA MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING
A global senior executive with a focus on the International markets
Market Analysis Business Plan Execution Sales Leadership Training Deal Structuring and Syndication Legal Term Sheet and Private Placement Agreements
Jon Christensen
CEO · Bidmii International
As CEO and co-founder of Bidmii International, Jon Christensen is helping lead the proptech revolution in the home improvement industry.
Proptech Contractors Construction Strategic Management Home Improvement
Mark Organ
CEO and Founder · Categorynauts
Serial creator of multi-billion dollar categories. Founder/CEO of Influitive and Eloqua.
Category Creation Demand Generation Neuromarketing Disruptive Marketing Disruptive Innovation
Mike Pascoe
President and CEO · Magor Communications Corporation
Experienced Telecommunications Professional
Technology Startups Entrepreneurship Telecommunications Industry Wireless Communications Technology for Business Communications
Erdem Topsakal, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Enrollment Management, College of Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Erdem Topsakal received multiple degrees in electronics and communication engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul
Microwave Early Cancer Detection and Monitoring Microwave Hyperthermia and Ablation Wireless Medical Telemetry (Implantable and Body-centric) and E-Health Medical Applications of Microfluidics (Microfluidic Antennas and Sensors) Novel Microwave Antennas and Arrays
Peter Roberts
Professor of Organization & Management; Academic Director of Specialty Coffee Programs, Business & Society Institute · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Micro-Business Development Specialty Coffee Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise
Alex Bratton
CEO & Chief Geek · Lextech Global Services
CEO & Chief Geek, Views Technology Through a Business-Focused Lens
5 Secrets to Successful Enterprise App Development The Consumerization of It Mobile Technology is Changing the World 20 Business Secrets Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Should Know Indicators of Mobile App Opportunities
Pulkit Grover
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Pulkit Grover is interested in interdisciplinary research directed towards developing a science of information for making computing systems.
Biomedical Systems Neuroengineering Computing Systems Neuroscience Information Theory
Ravi Hadimani
Associate Professor and Director of Biomagnetics Laboratory · Virginia Commonwealth University
Professor Hadimani specializes in non-invasive brain stimulation, biomagnetics, magnetocalorics and energy harvesting research.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Tms) Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Magnetic Nanoparticles Magnetocaloric Effect Rare-Earth Magnetic Materials
Karl Zelik
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering · Vanderbilt University
Expert on exoskeletons, human movement, biomechanics and prosthetic limbs
Assistive Devices Mechanical Engineering Biomechanics Exoskeletons Human movement
David Noble, Ph.D.
Director · University of Connecticut
Professor Noble focuses on digital entrepreneurship, higher education innovation, and futurist development
Name, Image, and Likeness Mobility Venture Capital Blockchain Digital Transformation
Kevin Riley
Experienced Healthcare & Technology Executive, President & CEO · Kevin Riley & Associates | Business Model Innovation for Healthcare
Kevin Riley is an entrepreneur, healthcare executive, and business model innovator.
Innovation Retail Health Consumerism
Peter G. Klein, Ph.D.
Professor of Entrepreneurship · Baylor University
Peter G. Klein is an economist who studies managerial and organizational issues, with a special interest in entrepreneurship and innovation
Entrepreneurship Innovation Diversification Vertical Coordination Public Policy
B. Frank Gupton, Ph.D.
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Chair in Pharmaceutical Engineering; Chair, Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Gupton's research is focused on the development of new technologies that will streamline organic synthesis
Cross-Coupling Catalysis Flow Chemistry / Continual Chemical Processing Organic Synthesis in Pharmaceutical Applications
Sandra Kauanui, Ph.D.
Expert in entrepreneurship and business management · Florida Gulf Coast University
Sandra Kauanui helps the entrepreneurial-minded build businesses, generate revenue and earn degrees.
Organizational Behavior & Culture Seed-stage investing Entrepreneurial Brand & Product Management Entrepreneurship & Community Innovation Venture Capital and Angel Capital