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