Jodi McDavid
Owner · McDavid Brodie Consulting
Public sector folklorist with experience in non-profits, higher education, museums and archives.
Folklore Cultural Practices University-Community Engagement Initiation Hazing
Jim Czegledi
Speaker, Consultant & Coach · People Care Skills
People Care Skills for Care-Based Businesses
Elder Care Best Practices Funeral Trends Care for Older Adults People Skills Management Skills
Suzanne Fanning
President · WOMMA - Word of Mouth Marketing Association
Unleashing the Power of Word of Mouth Marketing
Social Customer Care Social Media Word of Mouth Marketing Influencer Marketing Social Media Measurement
Beth Myers
Department Chair, Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising & Apparel Design · Georgia Southern University
Beth Myers works to find relationships between brands, consumers and the apparel they purchase.
Consumer Behavior Branding Textiles Apparel Merchandising Fashion Trends
William Doyle
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Higher Education · Vanderbilt University
An expert on how geography affects higher education attainment and the state of the financial aid system in America.
borrowing trends Undergraduate Education Borrowing for college College affordability Higher Education Access
Don Duke, Ph.D., P.E.
Expert in water resources and pollution control · Florida Gulf Coast University
Don Duke applies science and engineering analysis to policy and management decisions.
Municipal stormwater pollution reduction Industrial stormwater pollution reduction Flood mitigation policy Water Resources Policy Water quality assessment
Bryan R. Ide
Co Founder & Education Director · Key Education
Bryan transforms the KEY vision into student success.
Extracurricular Planning Higher Education Admissions Education Trends Admissions Private School and Selective University Admissions
Bonnie Knutson
Professor · Michigan State University
Bonnie Knutson often consults with business leaders who want to understand and take advantage of changing consumer demands.
Sales & Sales Management Service Leadership Innovation Hospitality Leadership Consumer Behavior
Russell Johnson
MSU Foundation Professorship · Michigan State University
Russell Johnson's research examines the roles of leadership-based processes that underlie work attitudes and behaviors.
Organizational Behavior Consumer Behavior Human Resource Management Attitudes, Emotions & Personality Leadership & Motivation
Stanley Lim
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Stanley Lim's research explores operational issues at downstream (or so called "last-mile") supply chains.
Logistics Retail Strategy Consumer Behavior Machine Learning Consumer Trends
Alex Frias
Co-Founder and President · Track Marketing Group
VP, Digital @ FILA North America // brand builder
Experiential Marketing Hispanic Marketing Influencer Brand Experience Nightlife Marketing
Rip Gerber
CMO, and Head of Alliances · Vlocity
Founder, CEO, and Chief Location Officer
Mobile Leadership Creativity
John Fuller
Creative Director / Design Strategy · Phoenixfire Solutions
Owner at Phoneixfire Solutions a Design and Consulting Agency.
Inbound Marketing Workshops & Coaching Graphic Design Non-Profits Social Media
Daniel Peppe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director Department of Geosciences · Baylor University
Daniel Peppe's research focuses on understanding how plant and animal communities respond to changes in climate through Earth history.
Paleobotany Paleoclimatology Paleomagnatism Ecosystems Paleoecology
Mia Moody-Ramirez, Ph.D.
Professor · Baylor University
Dr. Moody-Ramirez is a nationally known expert on mass media representations of minorities, women and other underrepresented groups
Race, Class, and Culture Pop Culture New Media Writing for Media Markets Historical Stereotypes in Social Media
Claire Smrekar
Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations · Vanderbilt University
An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.
Education Policy Desegregation Charter School Education Demographic trends in schools School Choice
Hala Beisha
Working with organizatons at the intersection of sound strategy, foresight and inspired leardership · Resilience Factor Inc.
Strategy Futures Leadership
leading in uncertain times work trends stategic communications futures thinking, branding, leadership thinking, design thinking Strategic & Business Planning
Don Duval
Chief Executive Officer · NORCAT
Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship
Turnaround Strategies Entrepreneurship Academic Research Commercialization
Bruce Hanington
Professor and Head of the School of Design · Carnegie Mellon University
Bruce Hanington's core teaching has included undergraduate courses in Human Centered Design and Industrial Design Studio.
Design Ethnography Human Centered Design Arts and Creative Expression Industrial Design Research Methods
Sandy Jap
Sarah Beth Brown Professor of Marketing · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
B2B partnering and channel strategy expert in consulting, litigation, and education.
B2B Routes to Market Strategic Partnerships Omnichannel Strategy B2B and Channel Analytics Social Media Selling