Marc Freedman

CEO and Founder · Encore.org

An award-winning social entrepreneur, frequent commentator in the national media, and the author of multiple books

Retirement Baby Boomers Aging Careers

Ekaterina Walter

Chief Marketing Officer · WOMMA - Word of Mouth Marketing Association

Social Innovator, Author, Speaker

Social Media Marketing Strategy Relationship Building Word of Mouth Marketing Facebook

Carmel Majidi

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Carmel Majidi’s mission is to discover materials and methods that allow robots and machines to behave like soft biological organisms.

Soft Robotics Medical Device Manufacturing Wearable Robotics Medical Devices Advanced Manufacturing

Lisa Taylor

Assistant Research Scientist · University of Florida

Lisa Taylor researches biodiversity and the extravagant and brilliantly colored displays that arthropods use to communicate.

Animal Behavior Animal Cognition Animal Coloration Animal Communication Spider Biology

Leo Martinez

Albert Abramson Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: martinez@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4683 / Office 360-200

Taxation Law Insurance Law and Regulations Contracts Communications Law Federal Taxation

Daniel B. Rosenbaum

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Daniel B. Rosenbaum's research explores how local institutions function, evolve, and interact with each other under state oversight.

Municipal Law State Law

Robbin Phillips

Courageous President

The Firestarter! Putting a match to word-of-mouth marketing campaigns that ignite a sustainable movement of brand identity & loyal support

Creating Movements Branding and Identity Content Development & Management Community Management and Word of Mouth Marketing Customer Engagement & Retention

Jonathon Colman

Senior Design Manager, Keynote Speaker · Intercom

I lead content design at Intercom. I'm a Webby Award winner and keynote speaker who’s appeared at over 80 design & tech events.

Content Content Strategy Writing Product Design User Experience

Michael Tarr

Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University

Michael Tarr is an expert in visual perception and how the brain transforms 2D images into high-level percepts.

Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Science Computational Perception

Emily Deering Crosby

Assistant Professor of Communication · University of Mary Washington

Emily Deering Crosby is a rhetorical critic of popular culture with research concentrations in feminist criticism.

Popular Culture Feminist Criticism Critical Sport Study Digital Rhetoric Women in Country Music

Arash Tavakoli, PhD

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering · Villanova University

Prof. Arash Tavakoli, Ph.D., leads the Human Centered Cities Lab, focusing on human factors, human-centered design, and transport safety.

Human Factors in Transportation Engineering Transportation Safety Human Centered Design Human Sensing Naturalistic Driving

Jeremy Everett, D.Min.

Founder and Executive Director, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty · Baylor University

National voice on scalable solutions to end hunger through partnerships, research, innovative models & collaboration

Poverty Hunger Policy National Hunger Issues Food Insecurity Food Policy

Susan Prentice

Professor · University of Manitoba

Professor Prentice's primary specialization is contemporary and historical childcare policy and advocacy

Social Inequality Social Change Systemic Discrimination Historical Sociology Childcare Policy

Jack Rochel

President · Epsilon Electronics Inc.

Jack Rochel has been the president of Epsilon Electronics for over a decade. His emphasis on innovation has helped Epsilon stay competitive.

Leadership Success Management Electronics Technology

Coach Culbertson

Chief Inspiration Officer · BASIS Publishing

Who Else Wants An Unforgettable Experience That Motivates, Inspires, and Equips Your Audience To Create More AWESOME In YOUR Organization?

Leadership Vision Inspiration Diversity Technology

Endia J. Lindo

Associate Professor of Special Education · Texas Christian University

Dr. Lindo’s expertise is in reading disabilities, comprehension instruction/intervention and the social-cultural factors of learning.

Cultural Competence Special Education Reading Intervention Dyslexia/Reading Disabilities Instructional Strategies

Rick Krug

Chief Creator · Team Dream worldwide

Pursuing The Means To Achieve Your Dreams

Motivational Systems Inspirational Leadership Team Building

Ganesh Sitaraman

New York Alumni Chancellor's Chair in Law · Vanderbilt University

Expert in constitutional law, the regulatory state, economic policy, democracy and foreign affairs.

Public Option Institutional design Regulation Foreign Relations Law Constitutional Law

Professor Susan Watkins

Professor · Leeds Beckett University

Professor Susan Watkins is an expert in contemporary women's fiction and feminist theory.

Contemporary Women's Dystopian and Apocalyptic Fiction Doris Lessing Gender Culture Ageing

Rod Brooks

Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer · WOMMA - Word of Mouth Marketing Association

Marketing Communications, Sales and Business Development

Vision Leadership Corporate Strategy Content Creation Marketing