Shane Barter, PhD
Associate Professor of Comparative Politics · Soka University
Professor Barter focuses on Southeast Asian politics, Civilians in war, as well as autonomous areas and conflict resolution
Minorities Separatism Indonesia Conflict Resolution Southeast Asia
Jon Dogterom
Practice Lead, Cleantech, Advanced Materials and Engineering · MaRS Cleantech
Practice Lead, Cleantech, Physical Science and Advanced Materials, MaRS Discovery District
Cleantech Renewable Energy Energy Innovation Entreprenuership
Aaron Young
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Aaron Young is an expert in powered orthotic and prosthetic control systems for persons with stroke, neurological injury or amputation.
Robotic Mobility Enhancement Myoelectric Control Biological Signal Processing Machine Learning Assistive Devices
Evan Lee
Emeritus Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: leee@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4820 / Office 342-200
Criminal Law Federal Courts The Supreme Court (U.S.)
Anoop Rai
Professor of Finance · Hofstra University
Professor of Finance
Corporate Finance Financial Institutions International Finance Capstone Course Financial Regulations
Tim Draimin
Executive Director, Social Innovation Generation (SiG) National · Social Innovation Generation (SiG)
SiG tackles social & ecological challenges by creating a culture of social innovation that develops entrepreneurship for the common good
Social Innovation and Finance Social Enterprise Social Finance Cooperatives and Economic Development Social Entrepreneurship
Azadeh Sawyer
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Azadeh Omidfar Sawyer's interdisciplinary research focuses on quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate building envelopes.
Green Design Building Envelope Design Quality Virtual Reality Immersive Visualization Systems
Ameet Talwalkar
Associate Professor, Machine Learning · Carnegie Mellon University
Ameet Talwalkar's work is motivated by the goal of democratizing machine learning.
Machine Learning Algorithms Computational Biology Bioinformatics Data Mining
Greg Payne
Vice President, Portfolio Management · Investeco Capital Corp.
You thought only Kermit was green? Supporting investments in the environmental economy is a passion for Greenchip's Portfolio Manager
Cleantech Green Investing Socially Responsible Investing Green Economic Development Cities and Sustainable Development
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
Joris Claeys
Managing Director - Chief Engagement Officer - Principal Partner · ecoNVERGE – CAPix - ViVaTicA - ecoNOVATE - ARTconnectsLIFE - ARTronomy | PORT[expertise] | eco.AHCIL
Change Cultivator | Think, act & lead WITHOUT the box! Promoting 5P's of sustainable thrivability! Coaching OD-WST-AI-TEAL – ARTconnectsLIFE
Change Facilitation Organizational Development Whole Systems Transition Change Facilitation – Appreciative Inquiry Whole Systems Transformation Organizational development TEAL reorganization Corporate & public sustainability management resilience building to thrivability intellectual- social- & natural capital
Amanda Ravenhill
Founder · Syntropy International
Biochar and other Comprehensive Anticipatory Sustainable Solutions for a world in flux
Biochar Biochar Stoves Sustainable Business Buckminster Fuller Design Thinking
Jessica Vapnek
Lecturer, Global Programs Advisor, and Director of the M.S.L. Program · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: vapnekjessica@uchastings.edu
Agriculture and Natural Resource Law Legislative Drafting Rule of Law
Joseph M. Flynn
Senior Cost Estimator · Global Water Experts
Construction Cost Estimation & Supervision
Construction Cost Estimation and Cash Flow Planning Lifecycle / Operations Maintenance and Monitoring Costs and Reporting Agency Negotiations to Obtain Cost-Effective Design Approvals and Avoid Construction Impacts Pre-Construction Bid Process Contractor Selection and Pre-Mobilization Planning Health & Safety Planning Construction Oversight Quality Control / Quality Assurance
Joel Paul
Albert Abramson '54 Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: paulj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4638 / Office 312-200
International Economic Law and Policy Presidential Powers in Foreign Affairs International Business Transactions National Security Law Foreign Relations Law
Alina Fisher
Research Manager · University of Victoria, Environmental Studies
Communicating science for informed decision making
Population Ecology Science Communication science communication and outreach Ecology Wildlife Conservation
Alexei Khalizov
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Environmental Science · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Alexei Khalizov's research focuses on the chemical and physical processes that govern the transformations of atmospheric pollutants.
Air Quality Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Pollutants Aerosol Nanoparticles Mercury
Denise Amyot
President and CEO · Colleges and Institutes Canada
Denise Amyot is President and CEO of CICan, the national voice of Canada's public colleges, institutes, cegeps and polytechnics.
Postsecondary Education Non - Profit Organization Non Profit Advocacy Postsecondary Education Administration Public Administration
Abhisesh Silwal
Senior Project Scientist · Carnegie Mellon University
Abhisesh Silwal's research interest is in end-to-end robotic systems tailored for complex outdoor environments.
Field Robotics Robots for Education Reinforcement Learning Human Robot Collaboration 3-D Vision and Recognition
Dr. Marianne Mader
Managing Director, Earth & Space/Fossils & Evolution, Royal Ontario Museum · Co-Founder & Board Member, STEAMLabs Community Makerspace
Cultivating curiosity. Inspiring passion for exploration. Empowering people to engage with science & tech. www.mariannemader.com
Space Exploration Planetary Science Science Communication Maker Culture STEAM Education