Greg Waite

Founder & CEO · VisiLeap

Greg Waite is an entrepreneur, inventor and investor who specializes in monetizing platform technologies.

Financial & Social Leverage Spin-out Breakthrough Technologies Breakthrough Invention Fund Technology Commercialization

Rachel Parker

Associate Professor of Arts Administration · Southern Utah University

Specializing in arts administration, grant writing, and leadership

Arts Administration Leadership Leadership in the Arts Grant Writing Marketing the Arts

Mark D. Morelli

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Lonergan Hegel Plato Philosophy's Cultural Role

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

Hayden Wimmer

Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology · Georgia Southern University

Hayden Wimmer is an expert in Information Systems based in data mining and artificial intelligence applied to financial data.

Financial Data Data Mining Information Systems Artificial Intelligence

Deva Ramanan

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Deva Ramanan's research interests span computer vision and machine learning, with a focus on visual recognition.

Human-Centered Robotics Human-Robot Collaboration Machine Learning Embedded in Systems Neurorobotics 3-D Vision and Recognition

Raghupathy Sivakumar

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Raghupathy Sivakumar and his students do research in the areas of wireless networking and mobile computing.

Network Quality of Service Wireless Networks Student Startups Student Entrepreneurship Computer Networks

William Hatcher, PhD, MPA

Chair of the Department of Social Sciences · Augusta University

Dr. William Hatcher focuses on public administration and social, economic and political institutions in local communities.

Public Administration Public Policy Community and Economic Development Health Policy Public Budgeting and Finance

Tim DeSchriver

Associate Professor of Sport Management; Area Head - Sport Management · University of Delaware

Prof. DeSchriver’s research is in sport finance, economics and marketing; specifically professional sport and collegiate athletics.

Sport Management Sports Finance Professional Sport Collegiate Athletics

Abraham Oshotse

Assistant Professor of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Michael W. Johnson, MA, CAP

Senior Managing Director of Behavioral Health · CARF International

A creative, solutions-oriented leader who is passionate about improving quality in behavioral healthcare through CARF accreditation.

ASAM Level of Care Certification Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Mental Health (Severe Mental Illness) Practice and Policy Suicide Prevention

Joyce Bono

Professor · University of Florida

Joyce Bono teaches managers how to create environments that achieve business objectives while supporting employee autonomy and well-being.

Attitudes and Motivation Quality of Work Life Gender at Work Management Leadership

Michelle L. Collins, DNP, APRN, CNS, ACNS-BC, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, LSSBB

Vice President, Nursing Professional Excellence · ChristianaCare

Michelle Collins is a national nursing expert on successful infrastructures related to governance, strategic planning, and innovation.

Clinical Nursing Advancement Magnet Designation Virtual Acute Care Nursing Professional Governance Nursing Innovation

Serdar Ozturk, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Ozturk’s interests include biotechnology, chemical engineering, surface and interfacial chemistry, microfluidics, and material science.

Characterization Biotechnology Microfluidics and Microfabrication Chemical Engineering Biomolecular Engineering

Mary Kelly, PhD

Associate Chair and Teaching Professor of Economics | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Mary Kelly, PhD, is an expert in economics, cable and the telecommunications industry

Comcast Job Satisfaction Public Policy Telecommunication Industrial Organization and Regulation

Allison Kays

Associate Professor in the Practice of Accounting · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Professor Kays’ loves to teach and discuss accounting, disclosure and tax policy

Financial Reporting Gaap Tax Disclosures Data Analytics Voluntary Disclosures

Angelia L. Seyfferth

Professor, Soil Biogeochemistry and Plant-Soil Interactions · University of Delaware

Prof. Seyfferth focuses on soil biogeochemical processes that dictate contaminant and nutrient cycling and uptake by plants.

Chemical Sciences Soil Science Soil Biogeochemical Processes Plant Science Ecosystems

Michael Brown

Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine · Michigan State University

Has expertise teaching evidence-based medicine concepts and engaged in knowledge translation at the national level.

Emergency Medicine Evidence Synthesis and Evaluation Knowledge Translation Epidemiology Meta-Analysis

Christopher Philips

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Christopher Phillips' research focuses on the history of science, particularly statistics and mathematics.

Historical Studies Research, Science and Technology Policy Applied Statistics Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy History and Philosophy of Specific Fields

Scott Imberman

Professor · Michigan State University

Education expert and economist, focusing on policy issues in K-12 and higher education

Autism Spectrum Disorder Teacher Incentives Education Policy Economics of Education School Choice