Dr. Ilse Treurnicht

CEO · MaRS

This extraordinary CEO and Rhodes Scholar leads an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Canadian growth companies

Venture Capital Management Advanced Technologies Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship & Innovation Innovation & Economic Development

Jean-Pierre Isbouts, D.Litt.

Faculty Emerit - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

Humanities scholar, award-winning filmmaker and best-selling National Geographic author

Music Theory Comparative Religious Studies Disruptive Technology Organizational Innovation Academic Writing

Allison Kays

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

Professor Kays’ loves to debate accounting, disclosure and tax policy

Financial Reporting Gaap Tax Disclosures Data Analytics Voluntary Disclosures

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

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 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

Paul Boothe

Professor · Ivey Business School

Experienced professor with a background in macroeconomics, international finance, debt management and public finance

Federal Strategy for Fiscal Arrangements Reform Accrual Accounting in the Public Sector Energy Security Business Sector Productivity in Canada International Finance

Wolfgang Banzhaf

Entomologist and Osteopathic Medical Specialist · Michigan State University

Expert in genetic programming and evolutionary computation

Computer Science Evolutionary Computation Machine Learning Algorithms Theoretical Physics

Sheri Carey

RN-BSN Program Director and Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University

Sheri Carey is an expert in health care, nursing, hospitals, paediatrics, and clinical research.

Quality Improvement Evidence Based Practice Quality of Life Clinical Research Hospitals

Mary Brownell

Distinguished Professor/Director · University of Florida

Mary Brownell focuses her scholarship on issues of teaching quality for students with disabilities.

Literacy and Teaching Quality Professional Development of Teachers Teacher Education Policy Teacher Education Practice Teaching Quality and Assessment

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

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

Harry Groenevelt

Associate Professor of Operations Management · University of Rochester

Harry Groenevelt uses his expertise in operations management to solve problems for manufacturing and service organizations.

Quality Management and Analytics Logistic and Supply Chain Management Health Care Operations Service System Management and Design

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

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

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

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

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

Martha Jackman

Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section · University of Ottawa

Martha Jackman specializes in constitutional law, with a particular focus on issues relating to women and other marginalized groups

Constitutional Law Charter of Rights Women Marginalized Groups Access to Health Care