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Dannagal Young

Professor, CommunicationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Young's research interests include political media effects, media psychology, public opinion and the psychology of misinformation.

Bryan Koenig

Associate Professor of PsychologySouthern Utah University

Specializing in social and evolutionary psychology

Elliott Silverstein

Director, Government Relations, InsuranceCAA Club Group

Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.

Andrea Schlaerth, Ph.D., PMP, sHRBP

Clinical Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Judy Helm Wright

Author and SpeakerArtichoke Press LLC

Enthusiastic keynote and conference speaker on RESILIENCE and being a Bounce-Back person. Brings scientific study and life examples of the p

Jeff Hoffman

Partner & Co-FounderColorJar, LLC

Internationally recognized public speaker on the topics of innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship, and more.

Karen Lightman

Executive Director, Metro21Carnegie Mellon University

Karen is an internationally recognized leader in building and supporting communities based on emerging technologies.

Carmel Majidi

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Carmel Majidi’s mission is to discover materials and methods that allow robots and machines to behave like soft biological organisms.

Sandy Jap

Sarah Beth Brown Professor of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Global expert on partnering relationships, B2B routes-to-market, omnichannel, franchise, and ecommerce management

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Prof. Ruffin’s work focuses on contemporary Southern fiction, speculative storytelling, and explorations of race, identity, and inequality.