Jim Hayhurst

CEO · Pretio Interactive

Jim Hayhurst has been active in the Victoria technology sector as an investor, advisor and entrepreneur since 2005.

Blaine Penny

CEO · Lumiio

Blaine Penny has over 20 years of experience in the health, technology, and engineering sectors.

Go-To-Market Strategies Capital Investments Rare Diseases Product Management Mitochondrial Diseases‎

Oscar (Hengxuan) Chi

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Oscar (Hengxuan) Chi studies the impact of technology, especially AI, on the delivery of services in hospitality and tourism.

Well-being and Sustainability AI in event services AI in hospitality Artificial Intelligence AI in tourism

Barry Elkind

Manager, Technology & Venture Development (Head, Molecular Diagnostics) · MaRS Innovation

Commercializing life science technologies in the areas of molecular diagnostics, medical devices and therapeutics

Molecular Cell Biology Molecular Diagnostics Life Sciences Commercialization Project and Program Management

Katie Whitefoot

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Katie Whitefoot’s research advances the theoretical foundations and computational modeling of engineering design and technology change.

Product Design Technical Innovation Environmental Engineering Additive Manufacturing Consumer Behavior

Andrea C. Johnson

Partner · Dentons Canada LLP

Lead counsel on many of the largest VC financings in Canada. Invaluable insight for startups, IPOs, technology & emerging growth companies.

Private Equity & Venture Capital Securities & Corporate Finance Tech Companies and Venture Capital Mergers & Acquisitions

Kevin Grubb

Executive Director, Career Center; Associate Vice Provost, Career & Professional Development · Villanova University

Nationally recognized expert on career services, professional development and the impact of new technology on the job search.

Graduate School Internships Job Search Career Development Career Counseling

Dr Joseph Downing

Senior Lecturer, Politics, History and International Relations · Aston University

Professor Downing teaches courses on researching politics, security and technology in politics.

Qualitative Methods Sociology Global Security Politics Policy Analysis

Kevin Mullett

Director Of Product Development and Social Media · Cirrus ABS

I discover, test, and disseminate trends in the convergance of technology and marketing.

Social Media Search Engine Optimization Online Reputation Management Marketing Measurment

Dennis Yu

Chief Technology Officer · BlitzMetrics

Facebook marketing and analytics leader

Facebook Advertising Pay-Per-Click Advertising Ad Optimization Game Theory

Kristen Hayer

Founder & CEO · The Success League

Kristen's areas of customer success expertise include building teams, selecting and implementing technology, and customer engagement.

Leadership Business Developement Management Sales Process CRM

Gordon Coonfield, PhD

Associate Professor of Communication | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Gordon Coonfield, PhD, has expertise in visual communication, popular culture, philosophy of technology and new media.

Race and Media‎ Visual Communication Gender and Media New Media Popular Culture and Cultural Studies

Jacqueline Thong

Partnership Success · Docent Health

Jacqueline Thong is an entrepreneur and healthcare technology innovator with experience in software and health IT.

Mobile Devices Health IT Product Management Client Management Software IT

Johnny Nhan

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor · Texas Christian University

Nhan's research focuses primarily on technology and policing - cyber security, police culture and collaborative security networks.

Police Culture Policing Race and Crime Cybercrime White Collar Crime

Scott Rader

Associate Professor · Western Carolina University

Charles “Scott” Rader has entrepreneurial work experience in the areas of information technology product development and management.

Literary Deconstruction in Consumption Meanings Ethnographic Exploration of Experiential Consumption Postmodern Consumer Culture Postmodern Consumption Social Media Marketing

Brendan Metcalfe

Senior Developer · Divurgent

Brendan Metcalfe is an expert in front-end and back-end development, advanced technology solutions and full-stack JavaScript and Python.

Javascript Fundraising Venture Capital Business Development

Brian Lewis

Adjunct Assistant Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Brian Lewis is an accomplished Senior Technology Cloud Solutions Architect experienced with global Fortune 500 corporations.

Cyber Security Penetration Testing Cloud Security Intrusion Detection and Prevention Virtualization Technologies

Sean Burton

Founder and lead consultant · Analyt Data and Technology Solutions Ltd.

Founder & CEO @ Analyt

MVT SQL Interactive Design Web Analytics Survey

Boris Mann

Managing Partner · Full Stack

Boris Mann is founder and managing partner of Full Stack, an angel investment firm that works with early stage technology companies.

Shubo Rakhit

Partner, Advisory Services, KPMG Corporate Finance · KPMG

Well-versed in corporate finance with proven track record of guiding media, telecom and technology companies to successful restructuring

Corporate Finance Business Valuation Project Finance Financial Restructuring M&a and Capital Raising for Public Companies