Ian Philp

Director, Clean Energy Institute · MaRS Cleantech

Energy innovation leader; international lawyer & MBA

Clean Energy Technology Innovation Energy Security International Development International Trade Litigation

Anna McAlister

Assistant Professor of Advertising and Public Relations · Michigan State University

Anna McAlister is a consumer behavior expert.

Developmental Psychology Consumer Behavior advertising to children Food and Nutrition

Katharine Strunk

Clifford E. Erickson Distinguished Chair in Education and Professor of Education Policy and, by courtesy, Economics · Michigan State University

Education policy expert focusing on the impacts and implementation of state and district policy.

School Turnaround Teacher Evaluation Teacher unions and collective bargaining agreements Teacher Labor Markets Compensation and Accountability

John Geer

Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Dean of the College of Arts and Science · Vanderbilt University

National expert in political campaigns, political advertising and public opinion. Co-directs the Vanderbilt Poll.

Opinion Poll Campaign Advertising Polls Tennessee Politics Polling

Robert M. DeConto

Professor of and Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and Sustainability · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.

Ice Sheets and Sea Level Antarctica Glaciology Climatology Earth System Modeling

Kelly Haws

Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker, Jr. Professor of Marketing · Vanderbilt University

Expert in food consumption choices, dieting, financial decision making, and self-control in consumption.

Diet Food decision making Financial decision making Self-Control

David Lewis

William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Political Science · Vanderbilt University

Expert in federal bureaucracy, including agency performance, agency oversight and the political appointment process.

Congressional oversight Presidential appointments Public Administration American Politics Government Agencies

Jennifer Polk

Coach & Entrepreneur · From PhD to Life / Beyond the Professoriate / Self-Employed PhD

Life and Career Coaching for Graduate Students and PhDs / Professional Development for Nonfaculty Careers / Online Community Builder

Phd Careers Graduate Education Career Transition Self-Employment Life Coaching

Igor Vojnovic

Professor · Michigan State University

Expert on urban development, infrastructure investment, urban design, regional governance, taxation, and municipal issues

Municipal Issues Regional Governance Infrastructure Investment Urban Development Urban Design

Jonathan Hiskey

Associate Chair of Political Science · Vanderbilt University

Expert on Latin American politics and Latin American migration.

Honduras Guatemala Migration Crime in Latin America Immigration

Peter Berg

Professor · Michigan State University

International expert on Collective Bargaining and the Aging Workforce

Work-Family Flexibility Policy Domestic and International Labor Policy Collective Bargaining Aging Workforce

Robert Mikos

Professor of Law · Vanderbilt University

Expert in federalism and drug law, including marijuana legalization.

Hemp Law Sanctuary Cities Opioid Abuse Marijuana legalization Marijuana Law and Policy

Jonathan M. Metzl

Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society · Vanderbilt University

World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.

Mass shootings Mental Health Guns in America Guns and Mental Illness Race, Gender and Social Justice in Healthcare

Erin Palinski

Nutrition & Fitness Expert · Erin Palinski, RD, CDE, LDN, CPT

Nationally recognized Nutrition & Fitness Expert- Engaging & Motivating Speaker-Practical & Real-World Advice for Every Life!

Fire Up Your Metabolism Food & Mood Nutrition 101: Everything You Always Wanted to Know and Never Asked Eating for Peak Performance

Per Håkansson

Early-Stage Advisor · Håkansson & Co, Inc.

Hacking The Future of Business

Start-Ups Product Management Social Media

Kristen Harper

Founder, Speaker, and Health & Wellness Expert · Perfect Health Consulting Services, LLC

Kristen Harper inspires audiences to Keep Healthy, Happy, and Motivated!

Alternative Health Holistic Health Health and Wellness

Marc Kleinmaier

Head of Operator Ecosystem, North America · Nokia

Head of Operator Ecosystem, North America at Nokia

Mobile Industry Media Trained Public Speaking Wireless LBS

Sean Ahrens

Co-founder, Designer, Developer · Crohnology

Patient, Entrepreneur, Software Designer & Developer

Patient-Centered Health Quantied Self Self Tracking Entrepreneurship Patient Communities

Matt Stefl

Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Co-Director, M-School

Advertising Brand & Communications Strategy Personal Branding Creativity Talent Development

Fan Liang

Assistant Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Macroeconomics Monetary Economics Search Theory