Claire Smrekar

Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations · Vanderbilt University

An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.

Education Policy Desegregation Charter School Education Demographic trends in schools School Choice

Dr. Rick Kirschner

Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Bestselling Author · The Art of Change LLC

Change is inevitable, but progress is not. We help YOU make the difference!

Communication Persuasion Leadership Conflict Resolution Communication With Difficult People

Jonathan M. Metzl

Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society · Vanderbilt University

World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.

Mass shootings Mental Health Guns in America Guns and Mental Illness Race, Gender and Social Justice in Healthcare

Susan Finerty

President · Finerty Consulting

Author of Master the Matrix: 7 Essentials for Getting Things Done in Complex Organizations

Matrix Management Influence Without Authority Change Management Being Strategic Building Partnerships

Dr Andrew Manley

Senior Lecturer · Leeds Beckett

Andrew Manley lectures on sport & exercise psychology, as well as supporting athletes and coaches from a range of sports and backgrounds.

Psychology Sport Psychology Sport

Emile Lester

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Lester is an expert in church and state issues, especially controversies surrounding teaching religion in schools.

American Constitutional Law Church and State Issues Teaching Religion in Schools Minority Religious Groups Political Philosophy

Robert Darden, M.A.

Professor, Journalism, Public Relations and New Media · Baylor University

Darden is a professor in the department of journalism, PR & new media. He directs Baylor's Black Gospel Music Restoration Project.

Gospel Music Restoration African-American Gospel Music Media and Music

Basim Mirza

Founder · TOP Academy Training

Speaker and Trainer on Social Networking, Best Selling Author of Your Naked Brand

Networking Networks Personal Brand Social Networks Social Networking

John Singleton

James P. Wilmot Assistant Professor of Economics · University of Rochester

Singleton is an expert in public economics and the economics of education, particularly as it relates to school choice.

School Boards School Finance History of Applied Economics Economics of Education Public Economics

Anita Williams Woolley

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Anita Williams Woolley is an organizational psychologist who studies team collaboration in the workplace and collective intelligence.

Remote Work Team Collaboration Collective Intelligence Organizational Psychology Cognitive Style

Peter Roberts

Professor of Organization & Management; Academic Director of Specialty Coffee Programs, Business & Society Institute · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Micro-Business Development Specialty Coffee Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise

Giacomo Negro

Professor of Organization & Management and Professor of Sociology (by courtesy); Associate Dean for Culture and Inclusion · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Organization Theory Economic Sociology Cultural and Creative Industries

Suzanne Fanning

President · WOMMA - Word of Mouth Marketing Association

Unleashing the Power of Word of Mouth Marketing

Social Customer Care Social Media Word of Mouth Marketing Influencer Marketing Social Media Measurement

Dustin Carnahan

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Dustin Carnahan's research focuses on how citizens engage with the political information environment.

Political Communications Political Science Political Information

Chris Slobogin

Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law · Vanderbilt University

Expert in criminal law and procedure, mental health law and evidence law.

Juvenile Crime Insanity Defense Criminal Procedure Evidence Law Criminal Law

Carly Alyssa Thorne

CEO - Collaborative Empowerment Implementer & Muse · Linked Local Network

Multi-Sensory, Multi-Media Conscious Business Transformations - Link Locally - Connect Globally

We Leadership Social We Media Paying It Forward the Ripple Effect Conscious Business Collaborations Compassionate Passionate Communications

Philip Podsakoff

Chair | Clinical Professor · University of Florida

Philip Podsakoff is an expert in leadership and organizational behavior.

Antecedents and Consequences of Organizational Citizenship Behavior Relationships between Employee Attitudes and Behaviors Leadership Behavior and Effectiveness Social Power and Influence Processes Organizational Research Methods

Hugh Gyton

Certified Speaking Professional · Future Thread

Certified Speaking Professional, sales trainer, coach and behavioural change agent, Hugh Gyton passionately promotes his ethos that "people

High Stake Conversations The Art of Conversation Conversations That Matter Sales Relationships

Keith J. Hand

Associate Dean for Global Programs, Professor of Law, and Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Program · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: handk@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4803 / Office 378-200

Chinese Law East Asian Legal Systems Contract Law Chinese Culture Human Rights Law

Stephen Dyson, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science · University of Connecticut

Stephen Dyson's research is focused upon the psychology of elite decision making in foreign policy.

Elite Decision Making Foreign Policy World Leaders International Relations