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Mia Moody, Ph.D.

Professor & Past Department ChairBaylor University

Nationally recognized expert on mass media representations of people of color, women & other underrepresented groups

Stephen M. Strader, PhD

Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Stephen Strader, PhD, is an expert on the interaction of climate change, natural hazards, and society.

Michelle Zabel, MSS

Executive Director of Innovations InstituteUniversity of Connecticut

Michelle Zabel and her team advance research-based, culturally responsive solutions for child, youth, and family-serving public systems.

Andrew Pearson

PresidentIntelligencia Limited

President at Intelligencia Limited

Karen Lightman

Executive Director, Metro21Carnegie Mellon University

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

Wesley Longhofer

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Senior Director, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence; Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty AffairsEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Jim Fruchterman

CEOBenetech

Top social entrepreneur and exciting, experienced keynoter

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

Richard Fox

Dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Political Science (On Leave)Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Greg Tolley, Ph.D.

Expert in marine ecologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Greg Tolley studies estuaries, including the ecology of oyster reefs and the impact of freshwater inflow on estuarine ecosystems.