community Experts

Karen Lightman

Executive Director, Metro21Carnegie Mellon University

Karen is an internationally recognized leader in building and supporting communities based on emerging technologies.

Michael Prietula

Professor Emeritus in Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

John Fuller

Creative Director / Design StrategyPhoenixfire Solutions

Owner at Phoneixfire Solutions a Design and Consulting Agency.

James Hendler

Director, Future of Computing InstituteRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leading researcher in the Semantic Web and artificial intelligence

Cameron Ward

Innovation Leadership Council, CATAAlliance // Senior Vice President, Global ElectronicsAllied Electronics and lead executive for RS Components North America

Passionate about the unique opportunity global distributors and the supply chain have to enable innovation

Amit Kumar

Assistant Professor of MarketingUniversity of Delaware

Professor Kumar’s research focuses on the scientific study of happiness.

Jacqueline Kennelly

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and AnthropologyCarleton University

Professor Kennelly's work encompasses youth cultural studies, critical educational studies, urban sociology, and social movements

Jeremy Waisome

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jeremy Waisome uses qualitative and quantitative methods to explore mentorship, self-efficacy and career interest in engineering/computing.

Professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

Professor of Intellectual Disability and Palliative CareKingston University

Professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne's research explores end of life care for people with learning disabilities and how to manage their conditions.

Ganesh Sitaraman

New York Alumni Chancellor's Chair in LawVanderbilt University

Expert in constitutional law, the regulatory state, economic policy, democracy and foreign affairs.