John Hooker

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

John Hooker is a pioneer in the integration of optimization and constraint programming technologies.

Operations Research Constraint Programming Ethics Cross-Cultural Management Music Theory

Kara Dixon Vuic

LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Professor of War, Conflict, and Society in 20th-Century America · Texas Christian University

Prof. Vuic writes about women, gender, and the US military.

War, Gender and the U.S. Military 20th Century United States Social, Cultural, and Gender History World Wars Women and the Military War and Society

Christopher Kaczor

Professor of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Bioethics Ethics Positive Psychology & Spirituality Catholic Church

Joseph Carrabis

CRO & Founder · NextStage Evolution

"Kick-ass presentation" "Robin Williams as a professor" "Get there early and get a seat up front" "Very actionable & plenty of take-homes"

Neuro Social Brain-Based Marketing

Jason Kaiser

Department Chair Geosciences/Associate Professor of Geology · Southern Utah University

Specializing in volcanoes and understanding how and why magma accumulates in the Earth’s crust

Structural Geology Chemistry of Minerals Potential Natural Disasters in Southern Utah Potential Geological Hazards in Southern Utah Volcanology

Rayid Ghani

Distinguished Career Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Rayid Ghani is a reformed computer scientist who wants to increase the use of large-scale Machine Learning in solving large public policy.

Predictive Analytics Machine Learning Ethics Public Policy Information Systems

John Covach

Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Popular Music; Professor of Theory at Eastman School of Music · University of Rochester

John Covach is an expert on the history of popular and rock music, 12-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music.

Rock 'n' Roll Music and Culture Progressive Rock in the 1970s The Beatles Popular Music

Joaquín Noguera

Assistant Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Critical pedagogy Urban Education K-12 Teaching and Learning Healing-Centered Engagement Trauma-Informed Practice

M.J. D'Elia

Learning & Curriculum Support Team Librarian · Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship

A librarian with a significant amount of teaching experience.

Information Literacy Collection Development Library Science Virtual Reference Services Curriculum Design

Celeste Campos-Castillo

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Celeste Campos-Castillo discovers ways technologies can be designed and implemented so that they mitigate inequalities.

Privacy Social Psychology Demographic Patterns Digital Inclusion

Jared Ellias

Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Email: elliasjared@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8815 / Office 344-200

Bankruptcy Law Corporate Law Corporate Governance

Robert Alexander

Vice Provost & University Dean for Enrollment Management · University of Rochester

Alexander is an expert in undergraduate admissions, enrollment management, and curricular design.

Undergraduate Admissions Test optional admissions College Admissions Admissions Higher Education Affordability

Selmer Bringsjord

Director, Rensselaer AI & Reasoning Lab; Professor, Cognitive Science and Computer Science · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Expert in logic and philosophy, specializing in AI and reasoning

Artifical Intelligence Philosophical Foundations of AI Computational Economics AI Systems Formal Logic

Joan Moran

Keynote Speaker · eSpeakers, Women Speakers Association, Toastmasters

Joan offers an innovative platform that builds healthy mental habits by stretching the mind at any age.

Work/Life Balance Power of Mental Stretching Decision Making/Leadersnip

Paul Kyriazi

Writer/Director · Ronin Audio Books

Feature film writer/director speaks on 'How to Live the James Bond Lifestyle'.

Self-Help Motivation and Relationships

Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Assistant Professor in faith and peaceful relations · Coventry University

Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor specialises in how people engage with religion and with religious beliefs.

Diversity Muslim Women Inter-faith relations Religion Islam

Layla Karst

Assistant Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Theological Studies | Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

John R. Cooley, MBA, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in Residence · University of Connecticut

John R. Cooley studies speciation and species distributions, using cicada species as model organisms.

Cicadas Speciation Species Distribution Modeling Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Scott Roniger

Associate Professor of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Metaphysics and Husserlian Phenomenology Natural Law and Catholic social teaching Catholic Philosophy Philosophy of Religion Ethics and Political Philosophy

David Rettinger

Professor and Director of Academic Integrity Programs · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Rettinger is an internationally recognized expert on academic integrity.

Institutional Assessment of Academic Integrity Teaching and Learning for Academic Integrity Psychology of Student Cheating Academic Integrity Policy Faculty Development