Antonio Barrenechea
Professor · University of Mary Washington
Antonio Barrenechea is a scholar and teacher of literature of the Americas and cinema.
Comparative Literature Cinema Studies Literature of the Americas
Amir Erez
Professor · University of Florida
Amir Erez studies the effects of how positive moods and personality influence individuals through processes, motivation and work behaviors.
Negative Work Behaviors Positive Work Behaviors Business Management Positive Moods Negotiation
Al Etmanski
President and Co-Founder – Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) · Social Innovation Generation
No money will change hands, but you are sure to profit from the social innovation wisdom of Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network's Co-Founder
Social Finance Social Entrepreneurship Human Rights
Amy J. Williams
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Amy J. Williams is searching for habitable environments and microbial life on Mars and outer world moons.
Space Persverance Rover NASA Mars Missions Mars Missions Mars
Philip Santangelo
Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Philip J. Santangelo researches optical microscopy and in vivo imaging, RNA virus pathogenesis, HIV/SIV.
Therapeutics and Vaccines RNA Regulation RNA Virus Pathogenesis Optical Microscopy and In Vivo Imaging HIV/SIV and hRSV
Erin Calipari
Associate Professor of Pharmacology · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the neuroscience of mental illness and addiction, including gender differences.
Opioids adaptive processes self-administered drugs Dopamine Addiction and Recovery
Tristan Sauer
New Media Artist and Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Tristan Sauer is a new media artist and curator interested in physical computing, wearable technology, and sculpture.
Electronic Sculpture Physical Computing Wearable Technology Afro-Futurism Technology and Capitalism
Dennis D’Amico, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Animal Science Food Safety · University of Connecticut
Dennis D'Amico's research and outreach efforts focus on improving the safety and quality of milk and value-added dairy products.
Dairy Science Dairy Industry Food Microbiology Food Safety Standards Food Science
Peter Platzer
CEO · Nanosatisfi
CEO at Nanosatisfi, a visionary space exploration company
The Coming Revolution in the Satellite Industry Entrepreneurship in Europe and the Us Disruptive Innovation On the Example of the Space Industry
G Philip (Phil) Robertson
University Distinguished Professor · Michigan State University
Agriculture and climate change (particularly mitigation strategies), bioenergy sustainability, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Soil Carbon Dynamics Climate Change Mitigation Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Agriculture Climate change and agriculture Bioenergy Sustainability
Ram B. Gupta, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research | Professor of Chemical & Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Research interest: batteries, electrochemistry, sustainable energy, biofuel, biomaterials, supercritical extraction, and nanomedicine.
Batteries Electrochemical engineering Bio-carbon Supercritical carbon dioxide technology Nanotechnology
LeaAnne DeRigne, MSW, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Florida Atlantic University
LeaAnne DeRigne's area of research expertise is in paid sick leave, flexible work, vacation time, and pensions.
vacation time Pensions Health Care Policy Labor Market Participation Sick Leave
Michael Sacks
Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management, Goizueta Business School; Professor of Sociology (by courtesy), Emory College of Arts & Sciences; Faculty Director, Woodruff Leadership Academy, Woodruff Health Sciences Center · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Leadership Development Organizational Culture and Firm Performance Organizational Change Strategic Alignment Strategic Planning
Kelly Petrock
Change Facilitator, Teambuilder & Leadership Coach · The LEAD Institute
Interactive, thought provoking and dynamic speaker that helps individuals, teams and organization achieve peak potential.
Strategy & Execution: Six Key Disciplines Transformational Leadership Change Management Leadership Organizational Culture & Culture Change
Jan Kostner
Marketing Consultant
Keeping Focus = Success
Marketing Networking for Success Site Selection for Events Using Story Telling for Successful Familiarization Tours
Andrew Deener, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology · University of Connecticut
Andrew Deener is a professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut.
Food Systems Gentrification Economic Sociology Culture City Development
Kyle Berner
Founder · Feelgoodz
Kyle Berner is the founder of Feelgoodz, a travel-inspired lifestyle brand that produces casual footwear and accessories.
Travel Entrepreneurship Collegiate Motivation
Richard Hayes
Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Executive Director, Institute Innovation & Entrepreneurship · Hofstra University
Entrepreneurship and management, particularly in emerging economies; the sharing economy.
Entrepreneurship Strategic Management Management of Innovation Entrepreneurship in Developed and Developing Economies Family Enterprises
Candice Odgers
Professor Psychological Science · UC Irvine
Candice Odgers is a developmental psychologist who studies adolescents’ mental health and development.
Early Adversity Quantitative Psychology Social Inequality Technology and Young People Digital Inequality
Laura Mauldin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Laura Mauldin is a sociologist focused on health and illness; caregiving; and disability, Deaf, and science and technology studies.
Sociology Human Development and Family Sciences Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Disability Studies Deaf Studies