Sensei Gilliland

CEO · Black Belt Investors

Honored As The Nations Leading Real Estate Expert & Mogul by Real Estate Wealth Magazine

Business Building Entrepreneurship Auction/Trustee Sales Purchase Options Pre-Foreclosures

Narayana Kocherlakota

Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics · University of Rochester

Professor Kocherlakota's research includes theoretical and empirical contributions to many fields in economics

Central Banks U.S. Federal Reserve Dynamic Games/Contracts Financial Economics Economics of Money and Payments

Dr Elisabeth Schimpfössl

Senior Lecturer · Aston University

Dr Schimpfössl's research interests are the sociology of elites as well as power and social inequality.

Philanthropy Social Inequality Sociology Elites Russia

Hannes Baumann, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor · University of Connecticut

Hannes Baumann is an expert in coastal fish ecology and effects of marine climate change

Evolution Oceanography Marine Science Fish Populations Marine Climate Change

Elizabeth McRae

Associate Professor · Western Carolina University

Elizabeth McRae’s teaching and research interests include the intersection of race, gender and politics in America and in the modern South.

American History American South Race and Politics Gender and Politics Modern South

Claude Diderich

Managing Director and Owner · innovate.d llc

Dynamic, engaging speaker, with proven didactical capabilitie

Innovating in Wealth Management Investment Process Design Wealth Management Business Strategy

Greg Waymire

Professor Emeritus of Accounting · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Waymire’s research has examined the effects of disclosure and the emergence of accounting institutions

Corporate Reporting and Disclosure Accounting History

Justin Taillon

Assistant Professor · Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship

Prior to returning joining academia Justin worked for six years in the hotels, two years in F&B, and one year in event management.

Community Branding Market-Based Conservation Socio-Cultural Sustainability Sustainable Tourism Volunteer Tourism

James G. Devine

Professor Emeritus of Economics · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Macroeconomics Money and Banking U.S. Economic History Political Economics Labor Economics

Melanie Wilcox, PhD

Assistant Professor and Researcher · Department of Psychological Sciences, the Institute of Public and Preventive Health, and the Department of Psychiatry

Dr. Wilcox's research covers multicultural counseling and competencies, as well as issues of race, sexual orientation, gender, social class.

Racism and Whiteism Mental Health & Wellness Sexism LGBTQIA+ Equality

Tao Li

Professor · University of Florida

Tao Li researches FinTech, hedge funds and other financial tools, including cryptocurrency.

Fintech Financial Institutions Corporate Governance Hedge Funds

Jay Zagorsky

Research Scientist | Center for Human Resource Research · The Ohio State University

Research and data collection expert, focusing on the wealth and income of Americans

National Longitudinal Surveys Data Collection Human Resources Economic Theory

Jean (John) Pfeifer

Director · UBS

World class energetic speaker on Wealth Management &Talent Management, who can combine strategy with very hands-on practical best practices.

Private Banking Wealth Management Customer Experience Talent Management Blue Ocean Strategy

Lana Gilbertson

Senior Vice-President · MNP Ltd.

Licensed Insolvency Trustee with experience in speaking & media on consumer bankruptcy and insolvency, and personal finance.

Insolvency & Restructuring Bankruptcy Consumer Proposals Personal Finance Financial Literacy

Ali Bigdeli

Associate Professor (Reader) in Industrial Service Innovation · Aston University

Dr Bigdeli is an expert in servitization and advanced services in manufacturing.

Manufacturing Strategy Business Model Innovation Servitization Service Innovation Organisational Change

David Lewis

William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Political Science · Vanderbilt University

Expert in federal bureaucracy, including agency performance, agency oversight and the political appointment process.

Congressional oversight Presidential appointments Public Administration American Politics Government Agencies

Brendan Cantwell

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Brendan Cantwell's research interests include the study of higher education organization, governance, & finance in the US & internationally.

Educational Administration Higher Education Comparative Education

Wang Feng

Professor of Sociology · UC Irvine

Wang Feng is a leading expert on demography, aging, and inequality - particularly in China.

China Post-Communist Societies Social Inequality Social Demography Contemporary Chinese Society

Julia Chung, CFP, CLU, FEA

Senior Financial Planner, Entrepreneur · Spring Financial Planning & Admin Slayer Services

Personal Finance & Family Enterprise professional leading Spring Financial Planning & Admin Slayer Services

Personal Finance Financial Planning Entrepreneur Family Business Planning Estate Planning

Goeun Choi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Long-term Returns Corporate Finance Political Economy