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Nicholas Leadbeater, Ph.D.

Nicholas Leadbeater, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Leadbeater specializes in cleaner, greener ways to make molecules.

Organic ChemistryGreen ChemistryMetals in Preparative ChemistryPreparing BiofuelsPublic Communication of Science
Alessandro Acquisti

Alessandro Acquisti

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Alessandro Acquisti’s research investigates the economics and behavioral economics of privacy, and privacy in online social networks.

AI EthicsTransition EconomicsHuman-Agent InteractionEconomics of PrivacyInformation Security
Thomas Pogge

Thomas Pogge

Director, Global Justice Program ; Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International AffairsYale University

Examining solutions to issues of global inequality and justice in health care are long-standing concerns for this Yale professor & author

Justice in Health CareSocial and Political PhilosophyEthics and Moral PhilosophyGlobalization and Inequality
Sean Valles

Sean Valles

Associate ProfessorMichigan State University

I study the interplay of ethics and scientific evidence in population health, including race and migration issues and climate change issues.

Philosophy of Population HealthRace in ScienceHealth JusticeClimate Change PhilosophyPopulation Health Ethics
Timothy B. Folta, Ph.D.

Timothy B. Folta, Ph.D.

Professor of Management; Thomas John and Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship; Academic Director, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and InnovationUniversity of Connecticut

Prof Folta is an expert in entrepreneurship and corporate strategy, analyzing decisions around entry, exit, and diversification.

Strategic ManagementMarket Entry and ExitCorporate Strategy and DiversificationInnovation PolicyManaging Uncertainty
Michael Yassa

Michael Yassa

Professor and Chancellor’s FellowUC Irvine

Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.

Neurobiology and BehaviorAging and Alzheimer's DiseaseMemory and DiseaseMemoryNeuropsychiatric Disorders
Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D.

Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Bioengineer who modifies micro-organisms to produce chemicals (e.g. from beer to fuel).

Systems BiologySynthetic BiologyEvolutionary BiologyMetabolic EngineeringMolecular engineering
Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.

Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Convergence InstituteUConn Health

Dr. Laurencin is a world renowned engineer, physician and scientist who is known for pioneering the field of Regenerative Engineering.

Stem Cell Science and TechnologyNanotechnologyPolymeric Materials ScienceTissue EngineeringRegenerative Engineering
Stuart Candy

Stuart Candy

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Stuart Candy is an advisor, facilitator, educator, artist and designer with more than twenty years of experience in the futures field.

Speculative DesignFuture of WorkDesign FictionForesightTransmedia Storytelling
Jennifer Gardy

Jennifer Gardy

Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics | Science Television HostUniversity of British Columbia | BC Centre for Disease Control | CBC Television

Sequencing DNA to track infectious diseases, and occasionally appearing on your favourite science TV shows

GenomicsBioinformaticsPublic HealthTuberculosisScience Communication