Deborah Cullinan
Chief Executive Officer · YBCA
Deborah is a leading advocate on the pivotal role artists & cultural organizations play in shaping our social & political landscape.
Nonprofit Management Civic Engagement COVID Recovery Unemployment Philanthropy
Andrea Benoit
Assistant Professor (Adjunct) · Western University
Dr. Benoit's research interests include advertising, branding, consumer culture, and the commodification of social causes
Branding Commodification of Social Causes HIV/AIDS Awareness Advertising Theory and History Promotional Culture
Clifford J Ferguson
Managing Partner · Rainmakers UK
Experienced, dynamic speaker with a unique combination of academic and practical viewpoints
Business Development Differentiation Leadership The Benefits of Sector Focus Street Children in Mombasa
Lawrence Cunningham
Director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance · University of Delaware
Expert on corporate governance, as well as corporate culture and law.
Capital Allocation Accounting Business Advising Capital Markets Corporate Governance
Allyson Hewitt
Director, SiG@MaRS and Director, Social Entrepreneurship · MaRS Discovery District
Creating the conditions that expand the realm of entrepreneurship so it incorporates a strong social component is what SiG@MaRS achieves
Social Innovation Social Finance Nonprofit Management Fundraising Social Enterprise
Jeremy Everett, D.Min.
Founder and Executive Director, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty · Baylor University
National voice on scalable solutions to end hunger through partnerships, research, innovative models and collaboration
Poverty Hunger Policy National Hunger Issues Food Insecurity Food Policy
Nicholas J. Petrelli, M.D.
Bank of America Endowed Medical Director, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute · ChristianaCare
Nicholas J. Petrelli is a nationally recognized expert on cancer.
Colorectal Cancer Cancer Care Management Cancer Detection Cancer clinical trials Surgical Oncology
Andrea Hlady
President · Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition
Andrea Hlady is the president of a grassroots conservation group that advocates for protection of the Castle Wildland area (SW Alberta).
Philanthropic Investments Fundraising Leadership
Paul Labarge
Board Chair, CATAAlliance // Founding Partner · LaBarge Weinstein LLP
Paul C. LaBarge, C.M. is a founding partner of LaBarge Weinstein LLP, a corporate law boutique nestled in the nation’s capital since 1997.
IPOs Trade Mergers and Acquisitions Taxation Financing
Luis Ricardo Fraga
Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political Science · University of Notre Dame
Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.
Latino Politics Politics of Race Politics of Ethnicity Urban Politics Educational Policy
James Hudnut-Beumler
Anne Potter Wilson Distinguished Professor of American Religious History · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the history of religion in the American South.
Religion and philanthropy History of religion in the U.S. Religion in the American South Religious symbolism in the U.S.
Mitch Shapiro
Founder, President and CEO · Foundation for Sight & Sound
It's not only through determination that I have overcome challenges, but a vision of who I can become and how I can help others achieve!
Disability Means Ability Volunteerism Non-Profits and Community Development Entrepreneurship
Sarah Reckhow
Assistant Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University
Sarah Reckhow is an expert on education policy, urban and state politics, and philanthropy and nonprofits in public policy.
Philanthropy Racial Politics State Politics Education Policy Every Student Suceeds Act
Mark Deppe
UCI Esports Director · UC Irvine
Mark Deppe's expertise is at the intersection of video games, esports, education, and industry
Public Relations Psychobiology eSports Video Games Operations Management
Nadia Cavner
Philanthropist | Activist · Advocate
Working hard to bring peace and improve lives of people in the Middle East, the United States, and around the world.
Philanthropy Community
Bryan de Lottinville
Specialized Advisor & Founder · InventionShare
Bryan de Lottinville is an expert in corporate affairs and law
Corporate Affairs Commerce Law Philanthropy Strategic Partnerships
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D.
Professor & Associate Dean for Research and External Relations at FAU Business · Florida Atlantic University
Siri Terjesen is an expert in entrepreneurship, corporate governance, and strategy.
Strategic Management Entrepreneurship Corporate Governance Higher Education Philanthropy
Kristin Joys
Director/Lecturer · University of Florida
Kristin Joys is an impact strategist who has spent 25 years educating and empowering changemakers.
Societal Impact Leaders Social Entrepreneurship Sustainability Strategic Impact Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Suzanne Grant
CEO · Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance)
Suzanne Grant draws upon 30 years leadership experience, including a background in traversing emerging medical technology
Canadian Military Engineering International Entrepreneurship Corporate Leadership Emerging Medical Technology Philanthropy Leadership
Clare Beer
Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Green Infrastructure Environmental Justice Politics of Environmental Philanthropy Conservation & Development Capitalist State Theory