Rachel Parker

Associate Professor of Arts Administration · Southern Utah University

Specializing in arts administration, grant writing, and leadership

Arts Administration Leadership Leadership in the Arts Grant Writing Marketing the Arts

Kenneth Hovis

Associate Teaching Professor, Mellon College of Science; Assistant Dean for Educational Initiatives · Carnegie Mellon University

As Mellon College of Science Assistant Dean for Educational Initiatives, Kenneth Hovis oversees the MCS core education.

Higher Education Biochemistry Science Education Biological Sciences Neuroscience

Ernest Adams

Game Design Consultant and Trainer · Adams Consulting Services UK

Frequent keynote speaker on video games and new media.

Game Design Philosophy Futures

Deborah L. Parker

Motivational Speaker, Training Professional, Author, Coach, Army Veteran · The DPJ Training Group

Leadership/Diversity/Career/Inspiration/Action "Never Count Yourself Out" "Be in Charge" "Use Your Gifts and Wits to Succeed"

Leadership Development Motivation and Personal Growth Diversity and Respect Career Success

Bree Akesson

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work · Wilfrid Laurier University

Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work

Refugee and Human Rights Issues War and Violence Children and Families Social Work Social Work Education

David Takacs

Professor of Law, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: takacsd@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4845 / Office 329-200

Climate Change Law Environmental Law Earth Systems Science Biodiversity Law International Environmental Law

Kevin Newman

Digital News Evangelist & Anchor: CTV 'Question Period' · CTV News / Bell Media

Award-winning International Journalist, Producer & Digital 'Evangelist'

Digital Media Technologies Journalism Digital Technologies and Journalism

John Chandy, Ph.D.

Professor, School of Engineering · University of Connecticut

Professor focused on cybersecurity, computer hacking, Internet of Things, systems engineering, and computer hardware security.

Hardware Security Distributed System Architectures Distributed File Systems Network Storage Parallel Algorithms

Preston Green, J.D., Ed.D.

John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education · University of Connecticut

Professor focused on charter school regulation and industry oversight.

School Choice Educational Equity Industry Oversight Charter School Regulation Educational Leadership

Meredith Grelli

Assistant Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship · Carnegie Mellon University

Meredith Grelli is dedicated to helping people navigate business development, no matter the stage.

Venture Capital Entrepreneurship Artificial Intelligence Family Business Succession Non-Profit Organizations

James Bullock

Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor Physical Sciences, Physics & Astronomy · UC Irvine

James Bullock studies how galaxies and their constituent dark matter halos have formed and evolved over billions of years of cosmic time.

Dark Matter Star Formation Astronomy Galaxy Dynamics Physics

Richard Aronson, Ph.D.

Department Head | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences · Florida Tech

Dr. Aronson's research combines paleontology and ecology to reconstruct the response of marine communities to environmental changes.

Marine Biology Coral-Reef Ecology Ecology Paleobiology Antarctica

Bijan Zakeri

Global Technical Marketing Manager · BASF

Bijan Zakeri is a pharmaceutical industry professional with a strong business acumen, scientific expertise and technical marketing.

Drug Discovery Pharmaceutical Industry Biochemistry Protein Chemistry Biotechnology

Frank Ravitch

Professor of law and the Walter H. Stowers Chair of Law and Religion · Michigan State University

An expert in law and religion, including the U.S. Supreme Court and religion, U.S. constitutional law, and Japanese constitutional law

First Amendment Religious Freedom Constitutional Law Law and Religion Religion and Law

Stephane Hamel

Digital Analytics Thought Leader

"Data is the raw material of my craft" - Stephane Hamel

Digital Analytics Ebusiness Strategies Web Analytics Social Media Analytics Visual Analytics

Narasimhan Jegadeesh

Dean's Distinguished Chair of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Market Analysis Stock Market and Investments Market Momentum

Stuart Jones

Vice President for Advancement and Enrollment Management · Southern Utah University

An administrator who specializes in donor relations, fundraising and student enrollment

Legal Services Higher Education Advancement Enrollment Management Public Administration and Management

Douglas Schmidt

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Computer Science · Vanderbilt University

Expert in mobile cloud computing, cyber-physical systems, information technology and data privacy.

Computer Science Risk and Reliability Big Data Digital Learning Cyber-Physical Systems

David Rose

CEO · Vitality, MIT MediaLab

Entrepreneur, product designer, MIT Media Lab researcher

Product Innovation Entrepreneurship Internet of Things Glanceable Technology Ambient Design

Jeffrey Morris, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Computer and Cyber Sciences · Augusta University

Quantum Cryptography Quantum Computing Defense and Security Systems Engineering National Security