Ali Ghafour

Founder & CTO · Viafoura

Engaging speaker with a unique mix of backgrounds in tech, business, and competitive athletics

User Engagement as It Relates to Online Publishers The Relationship Between Sports and Business Startup Fundraising and Growth

Joanne Hammond

Archaeologist · Pacific Heritage Research

Heritage expert connected to BC's archaeology and Indigenous heritage communities, dedicated to public outreach on BC's past.

Archaeology Archaeological Research Archaeological Survey land use studies Heritage

Kathryn Lennon-Johnson

Managing Director · Tangerine Trees

Tree-hugging, ethical holistic marketing made fun, profitable and effective

Ethical Marketing Behaviour Change Influence Health Marketing Sme Innovative Marketing

K. J. Peters

Professor and Chair of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Rhetoric American Literature Critical Theory

Daniel McCarthy

Assistant Professor of Marketing · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Marketing expert focused upon methodologies and frameworks for predicting customer behavior to better understand firm-level outcomes

Missing Data Customer relationship management (CRM) using Digital Marketing and Analytics Customer-Based Corporate Valuation Marketing-Finance Interface Customer Lifetime Value

William Smalley

President · Route Five International Inc.

Author, trainer, and keynote speaker integrating strategy, business development, and negotiating to improve organizational performance.

Marketing & Branding Business Development Leadership and Team Building Presentation and Public Speaking Negotiating

Chamille Weddington

Director of Marketing & Promotions · Out the Box Promotions

Educator, Marketing Strategist & Social Entrepreneur who enjoys analyzing and discussing unique and unexpected products and entities.

Product Positioning Small Business Growth New Product Promotion Special Events Effective Promotion Marketing

Steve Holt

Owner · Soaringseal.com

Owner, Stockpix.com and the Soaring Seal Gallery

Birds Birding Wildlife Photography Nature Photography

Carlos Keener

Managing Partner · Beyond the Deal

Helping businesses around the world improve acquisition value and performance through merger & acquisition integration

M&A Integration Mergers & Acquisitions

David Shirey

Owner · David Shirey - Passion & Process Meet Here

David Shirey, the new authority on confidence at work, teaches how to get it, grow it, & live it! Cut loose your people's belief in themselv

Sales and Confidence Leadership and Personal Development Choose to Succeed

Lisa Phillips

CEO & Founder · The Artistic Edge

Mistakes are practicing for your success!

Leadership & Creativity Arts Education Teaching & Parenting

Alexander Baumgardt

Adjunct Professor · California College of the Arts

Professor and Management Consultant

Customer Experience Service Design Design Strategy

Mary Beth Mathews

Professor of Religion · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Mathews is knowledgeable about American religious history, Protestant fundamentalism and evangelicalism.

American Religious History Protestant Fundamentalism African-American Religion Religion and Politics of the U.S.

Mario Lefebvre

Director, Centre for Municipal Studies · The Conference Board of Canada

City Hall 101: Find out what the latest research indicates as it relates to the economic and financial state of North American cities

The Economics of Cities Economic Analysis Centre for Municipal Studies

Mitch Lieberman

Vice President, Market Strategy · Comity Technology Advisors

A passionate speaker, focusing on the intersection of Customer Experience, Customer Service Experience and CRM (often called Social CRM)

Social Crm Customer Service Excellence Multi-Channel Customer Service

Hussain Changi

Co-Founder & Learning Consultant · Plug.

Trainer | Facilitator | Keynote Speaker

Persentation Skills Resume Writing Personal Development

Steve Cherches

Co-Founder, Leadership Development Consultant, Presentation Coach · BigBlueGumball

Co-Founder, Leadership Development Consultant, Trainer & Presentation Coach at BigBlueGumball

Visual Communication Presentation

Darnise Martin

Clinical Associate Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

womanist theology African Diaspora Religion Religious Studies Theology and Culture African American History

Stuart Taylor

Managing Director, Service Provider Transformation Group · Cisco

Stuart Taylor has expertise in executing pragmatic and winning technology-centric business strategies.

Civil and Environmental Engineering IT Communications Staffing Business Strategy

Edward Harwood

CEO and Founder · Aero Farm Systems, LLC

Experienced speaker/panelist for farm to food issues especially using protected agriculture.

Aeroponics Led Lighting as It Relates to Plants