Business Experts

Allan Colman

CEO and Managing DirectorThe Closers Group

Mentor/Tormentor specializing in marketing business development strategies and improving long-term client engagement

Li Dai, Ph.D.

Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Lawrence Levy

Associate Vice President and Executive Dean of the National Center for SurburbanHofstra University

Dean Levy works close with Hofstra’s academic community to shape an innovative agenda for suburban study

Weisong Shi

Alumni Distinguished Professor and Chair of Computer and Information SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Shi is an internationally renowned expert in edge computing, autonomous driving, and connected health.

Rayid Ghani

Distinguished Career ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Rayid Ghani designs and deploys AI systems with governments for health, housing and justice and advises them on AI governance & evaluation.

James Plečnik, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Accounting, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Academic Director, MSA/MST

Sandi Coryell, MS

Leadership Consultant, Leadership Speaker, CEO The Coryell GroupThe Coryell Group

CEO, Leadership Development, Leadership Speaker, Leadership Consultant,Author

Aronté Bennett, PhD

Professor of Marketing & Business Law; Associate Dean, UNITAS: Office of Community Engagement | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Aronté Bennett, PhD, specializes in consumer behavior, information processing and brand relationships.

Grant Walsh

Director, KPMG Enterprise: Centre for Family BusinessKPMG

An international expert on family business succession planning. A pioneer in this field, Grant never fails to captivate his audience.

Micah Berman

Assistant Professor I Moritz College of Law & College of Public HealthThe Ohio State University

Micah Berman is assistant professor of public heath and law at Ohio State University and a member of the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center.