community Experts

Gary Vaynerchuk

Co-Founder and OwnerVaynerMedia

Find your social media voice and build your digital brands with New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author

Howie Choset

Kavcic-Moura Professor of Computer Science in RoboticsCarnegie Mellon University

Howie Choset's groups builds & deploys robots where they matter: from operating rooms and factories to disaster zones & space.

Dustin Haisler

Presidente.Republic

President of e.Republic | GovTech GTM & PE-Backed Executive | GovTech M&A Advisor | Former Government CIO/ACM | TEDx Speaker (2x)

Kirsten Martin

Dean of the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public PolicyCarnegie Mellon University

Andrena Sawyer

CEO/FounderP.E.R.K. Consulting

Nonprofit professional, program development consultant, personal development trainer, and author. Passionate about people and progress.

Amir AghaKouchak

Professor of Civil & Environmental EngineeringUC Irvine

Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.

Leslie A. Hahner, Ph.D.

Professor of CommunicationBaylor University

Expert scholar and speaker with a wealth of knowledge on the role of images in public culture

John Lednicky

Research ProfessorUniversity of Florida

John Lednicky focuses on microbiology and molecular biology, various bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza and coronaviruses.

Wendy Overbeck Dunham

Director of HorticultureFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Wendy oversees care and presentation of Meijer Gardens’ living collections—connecting guests to art, design, and the natural environment.

Marc Smith

Chief Social ScientistConnected Action

Internet sociologist, using social network analysis and visualization to map and understand social media