Greg Garrett

Professor of English · Baylor University

Writing and speaking about race, religion, and culture; Canon Theologian at The American Cathedral, Paris, France

Race and Culture Religion and Culture Screenwriting Fiction Writing

Melissa Williams

Associate Professor of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Expert on social identities (gender, race, culture, stigma) and workplace hierarchies.

Gender Wage Gap‎ Women in the Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Evidence-Based Management Social Psychology

Daniel A. Smith

Professor · University of Florida

Daniel A. Smith examines how political institutions affect political behavior across and within the American states.

Election Administration Voting Ballot Measures Florida Politics State Politics and Elections

Sina Zare, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Decision-Making Models and Methods Supply Chain Strategy Behavioral Operations Management Service Operations Management

Wei Jiang

Vice Dean for Faculty and Research and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

A leading finance scholar with extensive leadership roles.

Law and Finance Corporate Governance Corporate Finance Technology and Financial Markets

Eric Jeng

Associate Professor/Director/M.D. · University of Florida

Dr. Eric Jeng is a cardiovascular surgeon with expertise in cardiovascular surgery, aortic surgery, and mechanical circulatory support.

Complex Cardiovascular Surgery TAVR Durable Circulatory Support Aortic Surgery Heart Failure

Jeff Cohen, Ph.D.

Professor of Real Estate and Finance · University of Connecticut

Jeffrey Cohen is an expert on how airport noise, transit and highway infrastructure improvements impact real estate.

Residential Real Estate Applied Spatial Econometrics Real Estate Economics and Finance Transportation and Real Estate

Kate Pickert

Associate Professor of Journalism · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Journalism Media New Media Journalism Ethics

Joseph F. Coughlin

Director, MIT AgeLab · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

You're not getting older, you're getting better! MIT's AgeLab Director explains how changing demographics will impact business & government

Aging Social Innovation Gerontology New Technology Understanding the Impact of Place On Well-Being

Bruce Armitage

Professor and Co-Director · Carnegie Mellon University

Bruce Armitage’s current research interests include the use of PNA for sequence-specific recognition of DNA and RNA.

Peptide Nucleic Acids DNA Nanotechnology Bioorganic Chemistry Fluorescent Dyes Molecular Evolution

Laura Dickson

Executive Director · Women in Need Society

Non-profit leader, Social Entrepreneur and Social Justice Advocate

Social Enterprise Women & Nonprofit Retail - Thrift Poverty Alleviation Social Services

Sandra M. Chafouleas

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology · University of Connecticut

Professor Chafouleas is an expert on whole child, school mental health, behavioral assessment, and K12 tiered systems of support.

Multi-Tiered Frameworks Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model Social-Emotional-Behavioral Assessment School Mental Health Trauma-Informed Schools

Anthony D. Cortese

President · Second Nature

Dynamic, thought-provoking speaker that addresses the need for a healthy, just sustainable world and the role of higher education

Sustainability Higher Education Change

Binyamin Blum

Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contact Information: blumb@uchastings.edu / Office 342-200

Azim Eskandarian, D.Sc.

Alice T. and William H. Goodwin Jr. Dean · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Eskandarian serves as the Alice T. and William H. Goodwin Jr. Dean of the VCU College of Engineering.

Young Anna Argyris

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Young Anna Argyris’s research centers on the design, development, and use of Information Technology to aid users’ decision-making.

Social Media Health Misinformation Media and Information Decision-Making Social Media Influencers

Carson Meredith

Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Carson Meredith is an expert in researching the surfaces and interfaces of advanced materials.

Biotechnology Energy and Sustainability Materials and Nanotechnology

Lawrence Husick

Sr. Fellow · Foreign Policy Research Institute

Experience, dynamic, humorous and knowledgable on a stunningly wide range of topics.

Cyberwar Cyberterrorism Cybercrime. Innovation History and Practice.

Marti Spiegelman

Founder & President, Awakening Value™ · Technologies of Consciousness

Marti Spiegelman a leadership advisor, executive mentor, and business consultant

Conscious Business Consciousness Executive Coaching Organizational Intelligence Corporate Culture

Kristin Baird

CEO · Baird Group

Healthcare's customer service guru who ignites passion for the patient experience.

Patient Experience Customer Service in Healthcare Leadership and the Patient Experience Hcahps