Brian Treanor
Professor of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
20th Century Continental Philosophy Hermeneutics Ethics Environmental Philosophy Virtue Ethics
Deena Weisberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences · Villanova University
Deena Weisberg, Ph.D., studies imaginative cognition and scientific thinking in young children and adults.
Child Development Imagination Public Understanding of Science Galapagos Islands Pretend Play
Holli Levitsky
Professor of English and Director of Jewish Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Jewish Studies American Culture and the Holocaust Holocaust Studies Holocaust Pedagogy Southern American Literature
Ginger Grant
Professor (Marketing and Innovation) · Sheridan College
Innovation Management, Leadership Development, Strategy, Corporate Anthropology, Organizational Design, Scenario Planning, Storytelling
Experiential and Archetypal Marketing Scenario Planning Revisioning Retirement Innovation Culture Design Thinking
John Taylor
Associate Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in bat research, collegiate program development, STEM education, and professional development
Herpetology Impact of Biological Problems on Human Affairs Collegiate Program Development STEM Education and Policy Biological Education
Jim Stikeleather
Chief Innovation Officer · Dell
Rev up the engines of your event and glimpse the future with Dell's Chief Innovation Officer, who explains & evaluates emerging technologies
Software Development Environments and Methods Software as A Service Product Management Process Engineering Cloud Computing
David Godwin
Director · University of Florida
David Godwin researches fire ecology, from remote sensing assessments of burn severity to prescribed fire and forest carbon dynamics.
Wildfire Fire Science Fire Ecology Prescribed Fire
Adam Frank
Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular author · University of Rochester
Frank is a leading expert on how stars form and how they die, as well as civilizations before humans
Extraterrestrial Life Space Discoveries Life on Other Planets Civilizations and climate change Theoretical Astrophysics
Shalini Kesar
Professor of Information Systems · Southern Utah University
Specializing in management of electronic commerce, gender equality in computing, and disaster recovery
Women in Computing & IT Technology Disaster Recovery Gender gap in STEM Fields Electronic Governance Network Administration
David Carter
Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University
David L. Carter is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Director of the Intelligence Program at Michigan State University.
Counterterrorism Policing Homicide Investigations Law Enforcement Criminal Justice
M. Francyne Huckaby
Interim Associate Dean · Texas Christian University
M. Francyne Huckaby works to create experiences that engage students with the world and introduce them to the depth and breadth of pedagogy.
Feminism and Research Philosophy & Education Film as Research Education and Equity Women and Gender Studies
Vincent Lloyd, PhD
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Studies · Villanova University
Vincent Lloyd, PhD, researches issues and trends related to religion in politics and race, and how these areas affect social change.
Religion The Role of Religion in Racial Justice Organizing Religion in Politics and Race Religion in Mass Incarceration Religious Ideas of Crime and Punishment
Steve Metraux
Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration; Director Center for Community Research & Service · University of Delaware
Prof. Metraux has over two decades of experience with research and policy work on homelessness, affordable housing and eviction.
Homelessness Housing Affordabiilty Veteran Homelessness Affordable Housing Eviction
Cecilia González-Andrieu
Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Women in the Church Immigrant Rights Christian Theology Political Theology Theological Aesthetics
Ming Hsu
William Halford Professor | Haas School of Business & Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute · University of California, Berkeley
Leading expert in neuromarketing and the application of biological methods to understand consumer behavior
Consumer Neuroscience Neuroeconomics Behavioral Economics Neuromarketing
Isaac L. Moss, M.D., C.M., M.A.Sc., FRCSC
Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery · University of Connecticut
Dr. Moss’ clinical focus is on the treatment of all disorders of the neck and back.
Minimally Invasive Surgery Spine Surgery Scoliosis Surgery Advanced Spinal Surgery Back Disorders
Kevin Asbjornson
Managing Director & Global Executive Coach · Inspire Imagine Innovate, Pte. Ltd.
Master Facilitator and Global Executive Coach who inspires personal transformation, engages the imagination and evokes engaging leadership.
Leadership is A Performing Art Global Leadership; Global Mindset Creativity & Innovation in the Workplace Personal Centeredness & Well-Being Coaching for Performance and Potential
Veronika Sonsev
CEO & Founder · inSparq
An inspirational personality in the mobile and digital technology field who is pioneering new business opportunities for women entrepreneurs
Startups and Investment Management Entrepreneurship Mobile Technology and Wireless Financial Forecasting and Planning Operations Management
Julian Chambliss
Professor of English · Michigan State University
Julian Chambliss' research interests focus on race, culture, and power in real and imagined spaces.
Afrofuturism Black Digital Humanities Comics and Culture Comic Book Adaptations Space, Place, and Identity
Andres Roberts
Partner, Entrepreneur and Consultant · Kessels & Smit
Inspiring and sharing stories of 'Beautiful Business': conscious leadership, inspiring change and better ways of living and working.
Beautiful Business: Helping Organisations Be Good and Win Creative Change: Inspiring Human Ways of Leading Change