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Tom Rand

Managing Director at MaRS Cleantech Fund I, L.P.MaRS Cleantech

Experienced, bare-knucked approach to cleantech, finance, policy, climate science and associated global economic opportunities and risks.

Carbon and Climate Science: Industrial Endgame?CleantechClimate ChangeClean EnergyEconomics
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Ellen Brown

Founder and chairmanPublic Banking Institute

Author, Attorney, Public Speaker

Public SpeakingMonetary ReformPublic Banking
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Tracie O. Afifi

Associate Professor, Community Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.

Problem GamblingDomestic ViolencePhysical PunishmentChild MaltreatmentSociology
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Frances Fleming-Milici, PhD

Director of Marketing Initiatives, Rudd Center for Food Policy and HealthUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Fleming-Milici's work focuses on analyzing the impact of marketing practices on exposure and consumption of unhealthy food and beverages

Food marketing and childhood obesityFood Marketing and PolicySocial Media MarketingSocial MediaMarketing Strategy
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Russell Burke

Professor of BiologyHofstra University

Dr. Burke's current research involves diamondback terrapins at Jamaica Bay, wood turtles in northern NJ and the coyote invasion of LI

Urban EcosystemsUrban EnvironmentsSuburban Spaces and DevelopmentEcologyEvolution
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Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology and Master TeacherBaylor University

Top educator/researcher who explores religious organizations and religion's impact on social life, community involvement, politics & work.

CongregationsReligious ParticipationRacial DiversityPedagogy
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Kabindra Shakya, PhD

Associate Professor of Environmental ScienceVillanova University

Kabindra Shakya, PhD, conducts research on air pollution, heavy metal pollution in urban soils and environmental justice issues.

Air PollutionParticulate MatterEnvironmental JusticeLead Contamination in Soil
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Marlene Matarese, Ph.D.

Research ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Marlene Matarese works to improve access to and the quality of systems and services for children and youth with public system involvement.

Child WelfareJuvenile Justice and Behavioral Health SystemsFamily Reunification in Child WelfareImplementation ScienceIntervention Design and Evidence Based Practices
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Jeff Hoffman

Partner & Co-FounderColorJar, LLC

Internationally recognized public speaker on the topics of innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship, and more.

EntrepreneurshipNew MediaLeadershipBrandingFuturist
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Adam Frank

Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular authorUniversity of Rochester

Adam Frank is a self-described “evangelist of science,” who writes about intelligent life forms, space exploration, climate change and more.

Star FormationUniverseAtmosphereAsteroidsPluto