Maria Watson

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Maria Watson is an urban planner with expertise in disaster recovery.

Disaster Assistance Disaster Recovery Small Business Recovery

Erin Calipari

Associate Professor of Pharmacology · Vanderbilt University

Expert in the neuroscience of mental illness and addiction, including gender differences.

Opioids adaptive processes self-administered drugs Dopamine Addiction and Recovery

Joseph T. Liu, Ph.D.

Expert in human resources, management and organizational behavior · Florida Gulf Coast University

Joseph Liu studies the people-related issues in modern industry.

Minorities in the Workplace Leadership Global Human Resources Compensation Staffing

NK Shrivastava

Vice President · Farragut Systems

Experienced, entertraining speaker on Project Management topics who brings real life examples from his own projects into his presetations th

Project Risk Management Troubled Project Recovery Estimation & Planning

Lanny Rootenberg

Bipolar Resource Director · lannyrootenberg.com

Bipolar Resource Director

Mental Health Meaning /Performance Mental Health and Aging Productive Brainstorming Learning & Development

Deborah Fein, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences · University of Connecticut

Distinguished Professor focused on autism spectrum disorders and behavioral therapy for autism.

Clinical Research Neuropsychological Assessment Autism Autism Spectrum Disorders Parent Training

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

Lew Lim

Founder and CEO · VieLight

Dr. Lew Lim is the founder and CEO of VieLight

Light Therapy Medical Devices Phototherapy Start-Ups Corporate Planning

Shalini Kesar

Professor of Information Systems · Southern Utah University

Specializing in management of electronic commerce, gender equality in computing, and disaster recovery

Women in Computing & IT Technology Disaster Recovery Gender gap in STEM Fields Electronic Governance Network Administration

Michael J. McClure, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | BE, Vanderbilt University | Ph.D, Virginia Commonwealth University · VCU College of Engineering

Understanding the role of extracellular matrix and mechanical forces to regulate skeletal muscle structure, function, and innervation.

Muscle aging Cell-matrix interactions Integrin-mediated signaling Myoblast fusion Regenerative rehabilitation in skeletal muscle trauma

Steven Rodin

President and CEO · Storagepipe

Technology entrepreneur with extensive start-up experience. Learn from real-life trials and tribulations of a software exec.

Strategic Management for Startups Technology Solutions for Business Success Data Protection for Business Cloud Computing & Storage Archiving and Data Management

Nazanin Hosseinkhah, PhD

Director of Special Projects · VieLight

Dr. Hosseinkhah joined Vielight to discover how light energy could be used to positively impact the brain and the body.

Medical Device Development Healthcare System Start-Up Market Research Ultrasound Imaging

Shannon Moroney

Author & Public Speaker · National Speakers Bureau & Global Speakers Agency; Random House Canada, Simon & Schuster USA/UK/Australia

Shannon Moroney: Speaker, Author, Advocate

Forgiveness/Reconciliation Restorative Justice Violence Prison Reform Resilience

Bryan Strawser

Principal Consultant & CEO · Bryghtpath LLC

Experienced dynamic speaker & trainer. A leading expert on organizational resiliency, crisis management, & business continuity.

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Crisis & Emergency Management Enterprise Risk Management Crisis Communications Crisis and Issues Management

David Godwin

Director · University of Florida

David Godwin researches fire ecology, from remote sensing assessments of burn severity to prescribed fire and forest carbon dynamics.

Wildfire Fire Science Fire Ecology Prescribed Fire

Kimberly Young

Director, Masters in Strategic Leadership and Professor of Management · St. Bonaventure University

Founder and Director at Center for Internet Addiction Recovery

Teaching Higher Education Clinical Internet Addiction Internet Gaming Addiction

Dr. PANKAJ DHUSSA (- Ph.D. & Sc.D. -)

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · NASA

Research Scientist & iNaturalist

Astronomy iNaturalist Futuristic Thinking Research & Development Technology & Innovation

Ingrid Ozols

Managing Director · Mentalhealth at Work (mh@work)

Mental health advocate & workplace educator, Humanness@work

Recovery Resilience Depression Surviving Suicide Mental Illness

Tricia Wachtendorf

Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice · University of Delaware

Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.

evacuations Multi-organizational coordination and responses in disasters Transnational crises Improvisation and adaptation Community-based approaches to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation

Robin Cox

Research Director and Professor · ResilienceByDesign Research Lab and Royal Roads University

Robin Cox's expertise includes the psychosocial dimensions of disasters, disaster resilience, and traumatic stress and coping.

Resilience Higher Education Community Resilience Disaster Psychosocial Response Stress and Coping