Simon Anderson
Applied Foresight Keynote Speaker · Venture Foresight LLC
Keynote Speaker | Applied Foresight Consultant | Award-Winning Author
Keynote Speaking Future of Work Emerging Technology Future Trends Transportation
Hiba Baroud
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Vanderbilt University
Expert in risk, reliability and resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change and natural disasters, particularly flooding.
Climate Change Flood Mitigation Natural Disasters Resilience modeling Interdependent Systems Data Analytics
Fritz Roka, Ph.D.
Expert in agriculture economics · Florida Gulf Coast University
Fritz Roka specializes in the study and research of Florida agribusiness.
Farm Management Farm Labor Citrus Business Florida Agribusiness Agricultural Economic Impact
Laura Mauldin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Laura Mauldin is a sociologist focused on health and illness; caregiving; and disability, Deaf, and science and technology studies.
Sociology Human Development and Family Sciences Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Disability Studies Deaf Studies
Philip Gable
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences · University of Delaware
Prof. Gable has expertise in emotion and motivational science; our sense of time, and neuroscience
Emotional Theory Motivation Neuroscience Social Psychology Autism
Abigail Larson
Associate Professor of Kinesiology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in bioenergetics and sports nutrition, advanced exercise prescription, and cardiovascular disease
Sport Rock Climbing Bioactivity Bioenergetics and Sports Nutrition Advanced Exercise Prescription Sports Conditioning
Rebecca E. Wall
Assistant Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Climate History Digital Humanities Global History Environmental History Postcolonial, Colonial, & Precolonial African History
Julian Ford, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut
Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders
Psychiatry Treatment of Trauma Trauma Stress Trauma in Children
Stephen Ujlaki
Professor of Screenwriting · Loyola Marymount University
Professor of Film and Television of Loyola Marymount University
Made-For-Television Movies Feature Films Cinema
Leslie Martin
Associate Professor of Sociology · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Martin specializes in urban sociology, race/ethnic relations, welfare and poverty issues.
Urban Sociology Race / Ethnic Relations Welfare and Poverty Sociology of Education Public Housing
Xiajun Pan
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Xiajun Pan researches supply chain and retail operations management, business analytics and operations-marketing/information interface.
Business Analytics Operations-Marketing/Information Interface Retail Operations Management Supply Chain Management
Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Anthropology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.
Cognition and Culture Sports Ritual Cooperation
Nicholas Muller
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Nicholas Muller works at the intersection of environmental policy and economics.
Economics Air Pollution Environmental Policy Freight Transportation Market Inequality
DeAnna Leitzke, P.E., Ph.D.
Chair, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. DeAnna Leitzke is an expert in higher ed leadership and focuses her work on academic program partnerships and program innovations.
Higher Education Servant Leadership Construction Management Project-Based Experiential Learning
Martine Hackett
Associate Professor of Population Health · Hofstra University
Dr. Hackett's research focuses on public health and health inequities, particularly in the American suburbs and minority communities.
Public Health Health Communication Research Methods Maternal-Child Health Infant Injury
April Callahan, RDN, LDN
Registered Dietitian · ChristianaCare
April Callahan is a licensed registered dietitian at ChristianaCare.
Food and Nutrition
Mark Miller
Professor of History · Southern Utah University
Specializing in Native American identity and citizenship, wars of independence, and the economic history of the American midwest
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Twentieth Century U.S. History Environmental History American West U.S. Mexico Borderlands
Jeffrey Buler
Professor, Wildlife Ecology · University of Delaware
Prof. Buler's current research focuses on radar biology, avian ecology and migration, landscape ecology, and conservation biology.
Bird Migration Radar Aeroecology Landscape Ecology Species Distribution Modeling Stopover Ecology
Deborah Kurrasch
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Genetics · University of Calgary
Kurrasch’s research is focused on genetic programs that govern hypothalamic development using both mice and zebrafish as model organisms.
Molecular Biology Developmental Biology Pharmacology Neuroscience Genetics
Sheila Colla
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies · York University
Dr. Colla is an interdisciplinary Conservation Biologist interested in pollinator conservation and evidence-based policy.
Conservation Biology Pollination Ecology Environmental Policy Wildlife Management