Pete Krainik
Founder & CEO · The CMO CLUB
3 Words: Gimme Some More! The CMO Club's CEO engages considered opinion built on a foundation of marketing success & effective collaboration
Business Development Building Brand Equity Sales & Marketing Innovation in Marketing
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
Narayana Kocherlakota
Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics · University of Rochester
Professor Kocherlakota's research includes theoretical and empirical contributions to many fields in economics
Central Banks U.S. Federal Reserve Dynamic Games/Contracts Financial Economics Economics of Money and Payments
Kabindra Shakya, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Science · Villanova University
Professor Kabindra Shakya, Ph.D. research on air pollution, heavy metal pollution in urban soils, and environmental justice issues.
Air Pollution Particulate Matter Environmental Justice Lead Contamination in Soil
Jun Yao
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jun Yao has made international news for his discovery of how to create power from the humidity in air.
Synthesis of Nanomaterials Green Electronics Nanoelectronic Devices and Sensors Bioelectronic Interfaces and Wearable Devices Electricity from Air
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
Margarita R. Ochoa
Associate Professor and Associate Chair of History · Loyola Marymount University
Department of History, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Colonial Latin American History Women, Family, and the Law in Colonial Latin America Race, racial mixture, racial classifications in colonial Latin America Aztec Empire (aka Mexicas; aka Triple Alliance) Law and Legal Culture
Treena Wynes
Wellness Warrior · Food4Thought
Wellness Warrior, Counsellor & Author
Eating Disorders Self-Esteem Stress Management Mental Health Health and Wellness
Ken Prouty
Associate Professor of Musicology and Jazz Studies · Michigan State University
Expert in jazz history, American music and popular music, and the nature of jazz community
Ethnomusicology Contemporary Music American Music Jazz Popular Music
Dustin Carnahan
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Dustin Carnahan's research focuses on how citizens engage with the political information environment.
Political Communications Political Science Political Information
Bryan Strawser
Principal Consultant & CEO · Bryghtpath LLC
Experienced dynamic speaker & trainer. A leading expert on organizational resiliency, crisis management, & business continuity.
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Crisis & Emergency Management Enterprise Risk Management Crisis Communications Crisis and Issues Management
Bart Windrum
author / change agent / patient-family advocate · Axiom Action
Overcoming the Seven Deadly Obstacles to Dying in Peace — a unique lay perspective
End of Life Advocate Hospital Estate
Robert Lindeman
Sleep Consultant · Robert Lindeman Sleep Consultant
Robert Lindeman is a Lay Leader at his Synagogue, Congregation Kehillath Israel.
Community Religion Volunteering Sailing Acapella
Dr. Jackie Eldridge
Co-Founder Hearts and Minds Matter and Teacher Educator · Hearts and Minds Matter and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Expertise in building safe, nurturing inclusive classrooms for all children through trauma-informed teaching and effective pedagogy.
Trauma-Informed Schools Presonality Dimensions Emotional Intelligence in School Leadership Teaching & Parenting
Cedric de Leon
Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Cedric de Leon's research focuses on labor, race, and party politics in the United States, India and Turkey.
Race and Ethnicity Political Sociology Comparative Historical Sociology Race and Race Relations Labor Unions
Karen Billings
Vice President, Education Division · Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
Enabling the Wired Teacher! SIIA's industry thought leader helps educators utilize 21st Century tools for teaching tech-savvy students
Techtools for the Classroom Emerging Tech for School Librarians Mobile Learning Technology and Schools Technology-Based Assessment Tools
Biswanath Samantha
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Southern University
Biswanath Samanta is an expert in Mechatronics, Control Systems, Swarm Robotics, and Advanced Signal processing.
Diagnostics and prognostics Swarm Robotics Mechatronics Control Systems Machine condition monitoring
Lou Russell
CEO / Queen / Learning Facilitator · Russell Martin & Associates
As a sought-after international speaker to leaders, Lou blends her humorous stories with her engaging on-the-ground experience to customize
Project Management for Scalability Eq for Project Decision Making Success Leading Unruly Project Teams Focused Performance
Lillian Cassel, PhD
Professor of Computing Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Lillian N. Cassel, PhD, is an expert on information storage, classification, retrieval and networking.
Digital Libraries Web-based Information Retrieval Data Science Education Women in Computer Science
Li Dai, Ph.D.
Professor of Management, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Political Violence Emerging Markets Multinational Corporations Institutional Theory Firm Strategy in Hostile Contexts