Leni Schwendinger
Owner/Principal · Leni Schwendinger Light Projects, NightSeeing™
"Fun, moving, exciting! Is how I would describe Leni's Talk and LightWalk."
Urban Nights Lighting Nighttime Environment Cities Design
Allison Sekuler
Associate Vice President and Dean, Graduate Studies · McMaster University
Dr. Sekuler is a Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour with expertise is in vision, aging, higher education, & diversity issues.
Aging Face and Object Recognition Perceptual Organization Pattern Vision Motion Perception
Lynda Gratton
Founder & CEO · Hot Spots Movement
One of 2011's top 50 business thinkers and internationally recognized global authority on the people implications of human resource strategy
Human Resources High-Performing Virtual Teams Flexible Working Valuable Cross-Business Networks and Relationships Corporate Culture
Richie Hecker
Chief Catalyst · Traction + Scale
Entrepreneur and company turnaround magician with particular competence in digital media and direct marketing business investment strategies
E-Commerce Business Development Direct Marketing Investment Management Brand Management
Mark Claypool
President and Chief Executive Officer · Educational Service of America
Mark Claypool, President and CEO of Educational Services of America
Alternative Education Special Education Social Entrepreneurism Corporate Leadership Dropout Prevention
Vitaliy Avrutin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Avrutin specializes in the growth and characterization of oxide materials (ZnO, perovskite oxides)
III-Nitride expitaxial structures for light emitters and high-power devices including semipolar and nonpolar material on silicon and sapphire substrates
Jeannie Walters
CEO, Speaker, Chief Customer Experience Investigator · 360Connext Customer Experience Investigation
Veteran Customer Experience Consultant, Speaker and Chief Customer Experience Investigator
Social Media Employee Engagement Customer Experience Company Culture Customer Service
Jacob Tsimerman
Assistant Professor · University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics
Jacob Tsimerman is a Canadian mathematician at University of Toronto specialising in number theory and related areas.
Number Theory Arithmetic Geometry
Vanessa Libertad Garcia
Author, Filmmaker & Consultant / Speaker · The Fiat Libertad Co.
Expertise: Filmmaking, Self-Publishing, and Communities -- Gay & Lesbian, Latinos in the U.S., & Alcoholism
Latinos Within the Glbtq Community Gay / Lesbians & Latinos Within the Alcoholic Community Indie Filmmaking & Self-Publishing On Queer Latina/O Perspectives The Glbtq Community & Alcoholism Independent Filmmaking & Self-Publishing
Harvey Simmons
Dean of Marketing Affairs · EverTrue
Haven't we met? Turn any audience into loyal alumni of your events when EverTrue's Dean of Marketing Affairs graduates them with honors!
Advertising Branding and Marketing Strategies Customer Engagement
Dr Muntasir Shami
Research Associate · Aston University
Dr Shami joined the Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship (EFE) department at Aston Business School in September 2018.
Business Improvement Institutions Entrepreneurship Development Economics Gender and Entrepreneurship
Fredric Govedich
Professor of Biology / Department Chair · Southern Utah University
Specializing in predator prey interactions, evolution of reproductive strategies, and leech systematics
Evolutionary Biology Population Biology Predator Prey Interactions Leech Systematics Animal Behavior
Jill Miller Zimon
Project Director · The Civic Commons
Walking the talk! Blogger and award-winning Elected Council Member who speaks regularly on the intersection of women, politics & journalism
Journalism & Blogging New Media Politics and Political Analysis Women in Politics Politics and Social Media
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
Dave Kusek
Senior Partner · Digital Cowboys
Ed Tech and Business Consultant - Future of Education and Digital Media
Future of Media Future of Education Digital Music
Caroline Kealey
Founder and Principal · Ingenium Communications
An internationally-recognized expert speaker and trainer in strategic communications and evaluation. Fluently bilingual in English & French
Communications Strategy Strategic Planning Change Management Internal Communications Training Social Media Communications
Joelle Pineau
Associate Professor, School of Computer Science; Co-director, Reasoning and Learning Lab · McGill University
Machine Learning Researcher; Professor of Computer Science and William Dawson Scholar at McGill University; Senior Fellow at CIFAR
Reinforcement learning and probabilistic inference Deep Learning Natural Language Processing Robotics Adaptive treatment design
Bernardo Javalquinto
Economist · Humanizing the Economy
Humanizing The Economy, The new global industrial revolution and the role of social business
Bioceanic Corridors Asia-Eu Latin America Integration Latin America Business Economic Polititics Social Business
Andrew (Drew) Marshall
CEO/Principal · Primed Associates LLC
Innovation-capable culture creation and performance
Business Strategy Organizational Development Change Management Innovation Performance Innovation Culture