Jerusha Conner, PhD

Professor of Education; Program Coordinator, Graduate Education | Department of Education and Counseling · Villanova University

Jerusha Conner, PhD, is an expert on student engagement, student voice, youth activism and education policy.

Student Engagement Student Voice Youth Activism Urban Education Education Policy

Robert Smith RGD

Owner/Creative Director · Association of Registered Graphic Designers

Creative Catalyst • Brand Builder • Speaker • Teacher

Product Design Interior Design Creativity Package Design Branding

John Hall

Chief Executive Officer · Influence and Co.

Passionate and thought-provoking experienced speaker on entrepreneurship, thought leadership, content marketing, and team building.

Paul Langridge, PhD

Assistant Professor · Augusta University

An acclaimed scientist specializing in morphogenesis, CRISPR, synthetic biology, signal transduction, and cell and molecular biology.

Molecular Mechanisms of Notch Activation‎ Signal Transduction Endocytosis Synthetic Biology Cellular Biology

Casey McArdle

Assistant Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures · Michigan State University

Casey McArdle examines online interaction via academic, professional, and social spaces.

Rhetorical Theory User Experience Research Leadership Generative Artificial Intelligence Architecture

Kaylee Hackney, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management · Baylor University

Expert on employee stress & well-being with a focus on pregnancy in the workplace

Work-family balance Workplace Discrimination Pregnancy and Work

Jason England

Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Jason England has written extensively on race, sports and societal issues.

Sports Creative Writing Arts and Creative Expression Civil Rights Race

Jayasimha Atulasimha, Ph.D.

Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Atulasimha researches nanomagnetic/spintronic memory and neuromorphic computing devices.

Spintronics and Nanomagnetism Exploratory neuromorphic devices Straintronics: Strian mediated electric field control of magnetism Electric field (VCMA) control of skyrmions Magnetic and multiferroic materials

Sam Curry

Chief Product and Security Officer · Cybereason

Sam Curry is an expert in cyber conflict and security, information security management and enabling a safe, reliable and connected world.

Computer Security Identity Management Information Serucity Management Network Security Product Marketing

Mark Schrad, PhD

Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Mark Schrad, PhD, is an expert on Russian/Ukrainian relations, the Cold War and prohibition history.

International Organizations Communism International Law Ukraine Russia

Zach Kelehear, EdD

Vice Provost, Instruction & Innovation · Augusta University

An educator with more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Zach Kelehear is a thought-leader on organizational change.

Instructional Leadership Organizational Change Personnel

Brenda Sims Blackwell

Department Chair, Criminal Justice & Criminology · Georgia Southern University

Brenda Sims Blackwells' work focuses on how gender can influence crimes and the legal and social issues that arise from it.

Law and Society Sentencing Gender, Crime, and Justice Criminal Behavior Corrections

Todd Collins

Steed Distinguished Professor · Western Carolina University

Todd Collins is a licensed attorney and legal/political scholar with extensive experience in the courtroom and the classroom.

Public Law Judicial Politics Political Science Public Affairs Constitutional Law

Bruno Basso

John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor · Michigan State University

Bruno Basso's research deals mainly with water, carbon, nitrogen cycling & modeling in agro-ecosystems.

Sustainabile Intensification Nitrogren Water Carbon Agro-Ecosystems

Ricardo Arturo Machón, PhD

Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University

Co-director & Project Director Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program

Higher Education Psychology Neurodevelopmental Basis of Schizophrenia Psychiatric Epidemiology Clinical Psycchology

H. Kenny Cheng

Chair · University of Florida

H. Kenny Cheng’s research is focused on big data, business analytics, and the economic and policy issues of artificial intelligence.

Blockchain Big Data and Business Analytics Internet commerce Artificial Intelligence

Alexandra Samuel

Technology writer and strategist · Social Signal

Technology speaker; Wall Street Journal contributor; Author of the Harvard Business Review's "Work Smarter with Social Media"

Data Analysis and Interpretation Internet and Society Digital Parenting Data Analysis Social Media

Paul Clifford

Owner/Chief Creative Officer · TrinityDigitalMedia.com, llc

The Why Behind the What

Leading Artists Social Media New Media Volunteerism Creativity

Bernard Kippelen

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Bernard Kippelen is an expert in polymer optics and plastic electronics.

Organic Photodetectors and Sensors Optics and Photonics Nanotechnology Printed Electronics

Daniel Silke

Director · Political Futures Consultancy

Acclaimed presenter of outstanding keynotes on Global Future Trends for corporates, conferences & conventions around the world.

Global Future Trends Consumer of the Future Emerging Brics Economies Africa South Africa