Don Duval

Chief Executive Officer · NORCAT

Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship

Turnaround Strategies Entrepreneurship Academic Research Commercialization

Jackie Bailey

Practice Development Specialist · Emerald City Consulting

Energetic and informative speaker that defines and develops the leadership characteristics of business teams

Leadership/Communication Team Collaboration Conflict Resolution

Dayle M. Smith, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Contact Dean Smith at dayle.smith@lmu.edu.

Leadership and Team Development Organizational Behavior Design Thinking and Innovation Culture Executive Coaching Organizational Communication

Jennifer M. Ramos

Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Director of Global Learning, Office of International Programs and Partnerships · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

International Relations International Norms Us Foreign Policy International Security Preventive Use of Force

Thomas Greaney

Visiting Professor · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: greaney@uchastings.edu

Health Policy Antitrust Law Health Law Affordable Care Act (Aca)

Sherif Abdelwahed, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Abdelwahed is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Autonomic Computing Model based Design and Analysis of Cyber-phyiscal Systems Formal Verification System Diagnosis and Fault Analysis Model-integrated Computing

Carlos Moffat

Associate Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy · University of Delaware

Prof. Moffat specializes in the dynamics of the coastal ocean in Antarctica, and how this region responds and contributes to climate change.

ocean circulation Polar Oceanography Ice-Ocean Interactions

Jane Kearns

Senior Advisor · MaRS Cleantech

Successful entrepreneur with extensive experience in sustainable innovation

Sustainability Renewable Energy Energy and Resource Efficiency Relationship Management Strategy Development

Rachel Gouin

Director, Research and Public Policy / Directrice, Recherche et politique publique · Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada / Repaires jeunesse du Canada

Non-profit leader with expertise on children & youth

Youth Youth Activism Youth and School-To-Work Transitions youth mental health Youth Engagement

Heidi Tworek

Assistant Professor of History · University of British Columbia

Professor Tworek's current research focuses on communications, international organizations, history, and transatlantic relations.

News and Media International Relations International Organizations Legal History Germany and Europe

Kaylee Hackney, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management · Baylor University

Expert on employee stress & well-being with a focus on pregnancy in the workplace

pregnancy descrimination Work-Life Balance Work-family balance pregnancy at work working during pregnancy

Michele Baggio, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor · University of Connecticut

Michele Baggio is an expert in environmental and resource economics, ecological economics, and health economics.

Ecological Economics Health Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Applied Microeconomics

Carolyn Haines

Director, Nurse Managed Primary Care Center · University of Delaware

Haines’ interest areas include chronic care management of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and women’s health

Chronic Care Management Acute Care Management Women’s Health Hypertension Hyperlipidemia

Helen Wood

Professor in Media and Cultural Studies · Aston University

Helen Wood is the author of numerous books and articles on media, gender and class formation.

Media Gender Class Television Cultural Studies

Josh Siegel

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Josh Siegel works across disciplines to develop “deep technologies” within the mobility sector.

Vehicle Diagnostics Cybersecurity Autonomous Vehicles Sensor Fusion Pervasive Sensing

Simon Garnier

Assistant Professor, College of Science and Liberal Arts · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Garnier focuses on the study of collective behaviors and swarm intelligence in natural and artificial systems

Biological Sciences Swarm Robotics Interdisciplinary Education Collective Behavior Swarm Intelligence

Dana Beldiman

Professor in Residence/Visiting Professor · UC Hastings College of the Law

Email: beldiman@uchastings.edu

Intellectual Property Law International Transactions Intellectual Property Licensing International and Comparative Intellectual Property Trademark and Unfair Competition

Jean Boreen

Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences · Southern Utah University

Dr. Boreen is a strong advocate for the humanities and social sciences with two decades of higher education service.

Methods of Teaching Literature in Secondary Schools Young Adult Literature Mentoring Historical Fiction Fiction with Strong Female Protagonists

James Young, MD

Executive Dean, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University; Chairman, Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute · Cleveland Clinic

Expert in Cleveland Clinic institute structure, model of care and medical student education

Institutes and the Model of Organizational Care The Evolution of Academic Medical Centers Modern American Medical School

John Kenagy

Author / Keynote Speaker · Kenagy & Associates

Creating Adaptive Capacity

Leadership: Leaving A Legacy in Uncertain Times 21st Century Health Care Quality-Centered Health Care Developing People as the Number One Resource Patient-Centered Point-Of-Care