Gordon K. McIvor, Ph.D.
President · Empire Club Foundation
Distinguished leader in the Canadian public relations and communications industry with a wealth of first hand experience
Strategic Communications Planning Media Relations Government Relations Corporate Public Materials Corporate Social Responsibility
Aaron Shapland
Co-founder, Managing Director · Vordik
Managing Director, Vordik
Web Development Project Management Mobile App Design User Interface Design Web Applications
Yasmin Nurming-Por
Curator, Writer and Researcher · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Yasmin is the 2017 winner of the Middlebrook Prize
Public Programming Curating Education Project Management
Michael Knodler Jr.
William W. Boyer Endowed Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the UMass Transportation Center · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Michael Knodler's main areas of research and teaching are related to transportation safety, operations, design, and education.
Transportation Engineering Traffic Operations Driver Behavior (Older & Younger) Transportation Safety Pedestrian & Bicycles
Keith J. Hand
Associate Dean for Global Programs, Professor of Law, and Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Program · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: handk@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4803 / Office 378-200
Chinese Law East Asian Legal Systems Contract Law Chinese Culture Human Rights Law
Matthew Daum
Director, School of Packaging; Interim CANR Dean · Michigan State University
Matthew Daum is the Interim Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR).
Sustainable Packaging Packaging
Ken Lingad
CEO · The 1680 Group, LLC
Global Brands Strategist / Management Consultant to Native American Tribes and Enterprises, Entertainment, Oil and Gas, BioPharma, and More
Native American Tribal Enterprises and Gaming Private Business Development Management Consulting Small Business Issues Social Media
Anne Wilson
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Social Psychology · Wilfrid Laurier University
Expert in identity, time, memory, goals, inequality, and cultural norms
Social Psychology Self/Identity Well-Being Psychology of change and stability Psychology of time and space
Quinn Yeargain
1855 Professor of the Law of Democracy and Associate Professor of Law · Michigan State University
Professor Yeargain’s scholarship is organized around the relationship between democracy and legal developments.
State Constitutional and Criminal Law Democracy and Legal Developments
John Davies
Founder and CEO · Davies Public Affairs
One of the nation's most respected communication strategists & an expert on building grassroots public support for controversial issues.
Strategic Communications and Grassroots Programs Building Public Support for Controversial Projects and Issues Crisis Communications Perception Persuasion
Elaine Craig
Associate Professor, Schulich School of Law · Dalhousie University
Elaine Craig teaches and researches in the areas of constitutional law, law and sexuality, feminist legal theory and queer legal theory
Constitutional Law Law & Sexuality Feminist Legal Theory Criminal Law Ethics Sexual Assault Law
Michael Brodie
Visiting Scholar Harvard University · Harvard University
Michael Brodie is an expert in research and industrial practice in data science and databases.
Data Science Databases Multi-Disciplinary Problem Solving Industrial Practice Distributed Systems
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
Jula Hughes
Dean · Lakehead University
Professor Hughes researches in the areas of criminal law, comparative constitutional law and judicial ethics
Criminal Law Comparative Constitutional Law Judicial Ethics Labour Law Jurisprudence
Dr Oscar Rodriguez-Espindola
Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management · Aston University
Dr Rodriguez-Espindola researches supply chain management, operational research, humanitarian logistics and project management.
Supply Chain Management Humanitarian Logistics Operational Research Project Management Operations
Susan Low
Principal Consultant (President/Owner) · Directis Consulting Group Ltd.
Bringing an entrepreneurial mindset to non-profit strategic planning
Strategic Planning Facilitation Strategic Planning Business Process Marketing Strategy Non-Profits
Vinny Lingham
Co-founder & CEO · gyft
Silicon Valley based Technology Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship Small Business Startups Freemium Mobile
Nishtha Langer
Associate Professor of Business Analytics · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Authority in the field of business and societal value of IT and IT human capital
Social Media Analytics Human Capital Women in IT Business Analytics Information Technology and Business Analytics
Fiona A.E. McQuarrie
Professor Emeritus · School of Business, University of the Fraser Valley
Expertise in Canadian industrial relations, workplace issues, post-secondary education, and organizations.
Higher Education transfer credit Workplace Behavior Organizational Behaviour and Leadership Organizational Theory
Alexis Dudden, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of History · University of Connecticut
Professor of History specializing in modern Japan and Korea, and international history.
History/Memory Modern Korea Modern Japan Territorial Disputes Japan-Korea Relations