Work Experts

Richard Starnes

Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsWestern Carolina University

Jewel Daniels

CEODaniels Communications Group

Tenacious Entrepreneur: Brooklyn-born, Business Savvy, Engaging Speaker

Christianne Wilhelmson

Executive Director Georgia Strait Alliance

Non-profit leader in ocean conservation in urban British Columbia, where 75 per cent of the province's population lives, works and plays.

Courtney R. Davis, J.D., M.A., A.L.M.

Dean of the School of the ArtsUtah Valley University

Davis is an expert in art history and arts management

Bill Torgerson

Assistant ProfessorSt. John's University

Laughs and Lessons: Whether it's on Growing up in the 80s, Overcoming Divorce, or Learning to Write, Smiles are Guaranteed

Shimon Sheves

Co-Founder and ChairmanHolistiCyber

Chairman of RSLB Partners in Washington D.C. was a key political figure in Israel in 1990's, served in the government of Yitzhak Rabin.

Greg Trahan

Assistant Vice President for Economic DevelopmentLouisiana State University

Greg Trahan works to build partnerships by connecting business and industry to LSU’s expert research and faculty.

David Rose

CEOVitality, MIT MediaLab

Entrepreneur, product designer, MIT Media Lab researcher

Robert Mikos

Professor of LawVanderbilt University

Expert in federalism and drug law, including marijuana legalization.

Roslyn Bill

50th Anniversary Professor of Biotechnology and Director, AIMEAston University

Professor Bill's research on water flow in the body has revealed how to develop drugs that prevent brain swelling after injury or disease.