the future Experts

John Ligon

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. John Ligon is a translational researcher committed to advancing novel cellular therapies and immunotherapies.

Marta Baltodano

Professor EmeritusLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Kalim Shah

Associate Professor, Energy and Environmental PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Expert in public policy, governance and institutional analysis for sustainable development in small peripheral economies and jurisdictions.

Eric Feron

Professor, Aerospace EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Eric Feron uses fundamental concepts of control systems, optimization and computer science to address problems in aerospace engineering.

John Kenagy

Author / Keynote SpeakerKenagy & Associates

Creating Adaptive Capacity

Adilifu Nama

Professor of African American StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Selmer Bringsjord

Director, Rensselaer AI & Reasoning Lab; Professor, Cognitive Science and Computer ScienceRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Expert in logic and philosophy, specializing in AI and reasoning

Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.

Commonwealth Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Bandyopadhyay has authored and co-authored over 400 research publications

Aidin Namin, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Zico Kolter

Associate Professor and Director of Machine LearningCarnegie Mellon University

Zico Kolter researches how to make deep learning algorithms more robust, safer, and understand how data impacts how models function.