Doug Williamson

President and Chief Executive Officer · The Beacon Group

A bold thinker and dynamic speaker, with extensive global experience, who can provide unique insights into today's business challenges.

Megatrends & Seismic Shifts - Coping With the New Reality Leading Through Chaos & Disruption Innovation & Design Thinking Global Leadership in A Modern World Science of Strategic Thinking

Ray Toal

Professor of Computer Science · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Computer Science Programming Languages Compilers and Interpreters Software Architecture Database Systems

Michael Krondl

food writer, author, culinary historian · Michael Krondl

Experienced speaker and presenter to both a general more specialized public about food and culture.

The Uses of Dessert How Spices Transformed the World The Invention of Italian Cuisine Italian Cooking in the Renaissance How the French Invented Cuisine

David Feldman

Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCI · UC Irvine

David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.

Drought Sustainable Development Ethics and Environmental Decisions Water Resources Management Global climate change policy

Jeff Haymond, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Business Administration/Associate Professor · Cedarville University

Research interests include economics and religion, as well as monetary theory

Financial Markets (General) Federal Trade Reserve Policy Free Trade Minimum Wage / Unemployment Government Regulation

Brett Grainger, ThD

Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Brett Grainger, ThD, researches the changing face of modern spirituality in America and how various religions view the natural world.

Religion and Nature Modern Spirituality American Religious History History of Christianity Evangelicalism

Dave Lunt

Department Chair, Associate Professor of History · Southern Utah University

History expert, specializing in ancient Greece, ancient Greek athletics, and the history of the olympic games

Sociology American History Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Athletes Classical Studies

George Sarraf

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Experimental Finance Investments and Corporate Finance Intermediate Microeconomics International Finance Principles of Microeconomics & Macroeconomics

Zaki Eusufzai

Associate Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

International Economics Data Analysis Economic Growth and Development Econometric Simulation

Erin Baker

Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Faculty Director of the Energy Transition Institute · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Erin Baker informs policymakers on energy technology in the face of climate change.

Sustainability equity Energy equity Environmental equity Energy Economics and Policy Wind Energy

Umesh Ketkar

Clinical Assistant Professor in Systems Engineering · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Lean Management & Enterprise Electro-Optical Imaging Spacecraft Design Systems Engineering Aerospace Engineering

Lance Hunter, PhD

Professor of Political Science · Augusta University

Dr. Lance Hunter studies the connection between terrorism and political stability in democracies.

Politics Terrorism International Relations Voting Civil Liberties

Mark Hart

Professor, Small Business & Entrepreneurship · Aston University

Professor Hart has worked and published extensively in the areas of entrepreneurship, enterprise and small business development and policy.

Economic Performance Business Policy SMEs Small Business Entrepreneurship

Robert Novy-Marx

Lori and Alan S. Zekelman Distinguished Professor of Finance · University of Rochester

Robert Novy-Marx is an award-winning expert on empirical asset pricing, empirical methods, and public finance.

Public Finance Empirical Asset Pricing Empirical Methods

John Singleton

James P. Wilmot Assistant Professor of Economics · University of Rochester

Singleton is an expert in public economics and the economics of education, particularly as it relates to school choice.

School Boards School Finance History of Applied Economics Economics of Education Public Economics

Morris Ratner

Academic Dean and Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: ratnerm@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8853 / Office 354-200

Higher Education Administration Civil Procedure Legal Ethics Law Practice Management Complex Litigation

Dr Luciano Batista

Senior Lecturer in Operations Management, Aston Business School · Aston University

Dr Batista's main research interest is sustainable operations and supply chains in the circular economy and digital economy contexts.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management Circular Supply Chains Circular Economy Sustainable Operations Management

Chester Spatt

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Chester Spatt has been a leader in financial economics for more than four decades.

Banking, Finance and Investment Finance Economic Theory Applied Economics Econometrics

David Offenberg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

(310) 338-2903 | doffenberg@lmu.edu

Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Pensions Entertainment Finance Executive Compensation

Lynsey Steinberg

Director of Innovation at the Georgia Cyber Center · Augusta University

Lynsey Steinberg is one of the 300 board-certified medical illustrators and also an expert on virtual reality.

Community and Economic Virtual Reality Medical Illustration Gamification Innovation