Jesika Briones
Business Development Manager · MaRS Cleantech
Business Development Manager, Advanced Energy Centre
Entrepreneurship Industry Analysis Business Development Cleantech Business Planning
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
David Stewart-Patterson
Vice-President, Public Policy · The Conference Board of Canada
No dragon in this den! Combining policy analysis & advocacy, the CBoC's VP of Public Policy enthusiastically supports young entrepreneurs
Public Policy
Karen Giuliano
Professor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing and Institute for Applied Life Sciences and Co-Director, Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Karen Giuliano's research is focused on the intersection of clinical needs and medical technology use, development and innovation.
Hospital-acquired Pneumonia Medical Technology Medical Devices Critical Care Nursing Product Development
Kelly Herd, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Professor Herd focuses on creativity and product design as they relate to social cognition, identity, and emotions
Emotions Product Design Social Cognition Consumer Behavior Creativity
Randall Howard
General Partner · Verdexus
Senior serial technology executive working to build world leading, high growth technology organizations
Building Enterprise Software Venture Capital Investments Infrastructure Software High Growth Technology Enterprise 2.0
Michael E. Raynor
Director · Deloitte Services LLP
Acclaimed author, researcher and consultant who advises businesses on strategic initiatives designed to improve innovation and growth
Scott Ellis
Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
Scott Ellis’s research interests center on the study of purchasing and supply management processes and functions
Operations Management Automotive Industry Global Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management Manufacturing Management
David Wei
Associate Professor · University of Florida
David Wei's team works to discover novel electronic and optical properties of metallic and semiconductor nanomaterials.
Solar Energy Conversion Surface Chemistry
Mark Axelrod
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Mark Axelrod's teaching and research center around international and comparative environmental governance, with a focus on justice outcomes.
Environmental Policy Environmental Justice
Rachid Sefrioui
Managing Director · Finaventures
Anchor your Leadership. Motivate your Team. Boost your Entrepreneurship.
Venture Capital Growth Capital Fundraising Entrepreneurship Rollups
Wolfgang Banzhaf
Entomologist and Osteopathic Medical Specialist · Michigan State University
Expert in genetic programming and evolutionary computation
Computer Science Evolutionary Computation Machine Learning Algorithms Theoretical Physics
Cathy Cavanaugh
Research Scientist · University of Florida
Cathy Cavanaugh's researches development in virtual schools, online and blended professional learning, and education system transformation.
Digital Transformation in Education Online and Distance Learning Education Professional Learning Virtual School
Alison Barth
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Alison Barth's work focuses on understanding how experience transforms the properties of neurons to encode memory.
Research Design Neural Plasticity Biophysics Neuroscience
Lewis Franklin Bost, MBA, IDSA, FAIMBE
Professor Emeritus | Bachelor Product Design, NCSU l Masters of Business Administration, UNC · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Bost's research focuses on innovation, device design and development processes
Innovation Device Design Development Processes Entrepreneurial Business Strategy Commercialization
Gary Vaynerchuk
Co-Founder and Owner · VaynerMedia
Find your social media voice and build your digital brands with New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author
Social Media Brand Management Customer Engagement & Retention Word of Mouth Marketing Ecommerce
Michael C. Slattery
Professor, Department Chair and Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies · Texas Christian University
Mike has worked in diverse landscapes ranging from the Namib Desert in southern Africa to the cloud forests of Costa Rica.
Mercury Contamination from Coal-fired Power Plants Wind Research Rhino Conservation Human Impact to Coastal Plains, Rivers and Sediment Pathways
Amanda L. (Glaze) Townley
Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Amanda Townley's research centers on the intersections of science and society, specifically the acceptance and rejection of evolution.
Pre-Service Teacher Education Intersections of Science and Society Worldview Theory Evolution Education Conceptual Change
Alex Glosenberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Vocational Psychology Workforce and Economic Development Social Entrepreneurship International Entrepreneurship Career Development
Ken Ryalls
President · IDEA
Ken Ryalls is dedicated to the improvement of learning in higher education through research, assessment, and professional development
Higher Education Adult Education Public Speaking Distance Learning Program Development