Andrei Simonov

Professor · Michigan State University

An expert in US and international stock markets, institutional and individual investors, investment banking and behavioral finance.

International Finance Behavioral Finance Financial Services Asset Management

Bikash Sahay

Research Associate Professor · University of Florida

Bikash Sahay works on the interaction of Borreliella burgdorferi with its host and the beneficial use of gut microbes-derived products.

Gut-Microbiota Lyme Disease Probiotic-Engineering and Application

Aashish Kumar

Professor of Radio, Television, Film · Hofstra University

Prof. Kumar is a social action scholar and a documentary filmmaker.

Filmmaking democratic discourse Civic Engagement grassroots advocacy

George Szekely

Founder and Principal · Evinco Consulting, LLC

George Szekely has run businesses world-wide and worked with people from over 30 nations and lived on three continents.

Transformational Consulting and Coaching Organizational Development in Cross-Cultural Setting Team Building in Cross-Cultural Setting Strategic Thinking and Business Development Employment Networks

Michael Savarese, Ph.D.

Expert in sea-level rise and environmental change · Florida Gulf Coast University

Michael Savarese studies the history of environmental change in coastal areas and how this can inform the future.

Conservation Paleobiology Geologic History of Southwest Florida Climate Change Coastal Geology Sea Level Rise

Edd Wilder-James

VP Strategy · Silicon Valley Data Science

Expert in emerging technologies and how they change the world, specializing in big data & data science

Emerging Technologies Future of It Data Science Big Data Open Source

Keith Even Schubert, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Director and Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering · Baylor University

Keith Even Schubert, Ph.D. is professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Baylor University.

Digital Logic Aerospace Engineering Optimization Imaging and 3d Reconstruction Numerical Linear Algebra

Zhen Bai

Assistant Professor of Computer Science · University of Rochester

Bai is an expert in human-computer interaction, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence (AI)

Artifical Intelligence Human-Computer Interaction AR / VR Computer-Supported Collaborative Work AI

Ayesha Khalid

Chief of Otolaryngology Division · Cambridge Health Alliance

Ayesha Khalid is a practicing clinician who pioneered groundbreaking research in sinus inflammation and clinical outcomes in sinus disease.

Digital Health Clinical Trials System Analysis Clinician Surgery

Angela Lamont

Tech & Science MC, speaker & host · Angela Lamont

Making sense of science & technology

Technology AI STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Disciplines Big Science (Fusion, Space, Neutrons, Spallation, etc) Fintech

Stuart Taylor

Managing Director, Service Provider Transformation Group · Cisco

Stuart Taylor has expertise in executing pragmatic and winning technology-centric business strategies.

Civil and Environmental Engineering IT Communications Staffing Business Strategy

Dr. TR Hudrlik

CSO · Sensory Seed

Dr. TR Hudrlik has been a Biomedical/Biophysics Research Scientist and Inventor for over 35 years.

Electrode Electrolyte Interface Advanced Mathematics Biochemistry Cardiac Pacemakers Cardiac Sensing

Allison Sekuler

Associate Vice President and Dean, Graduate Studies · McMaster University

Dr. Sekuler is a Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour with expertise is in vision, aging, higher education, & diversity issues.

Aging Face and Object Recognition Perceptual Organization Pattern Vision Motion Perception

James K. Ferri, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Ferri is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering at VCU

Advanced Manufacturing Stability in disperse systems Interfacial Phenomena Process intensification

Maria Watson

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Maria Watson is an urban planner with expertise in disaster recovery.

Disaster Assistance Disaster Recovery Small Business Recovery

Curt Breneman

Dean of the School of Science; Professor; Director, Rensselaer Exploratory Center for Cheminformatics Research (RECCR) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Specializes in the development of new molecular property descriptors and machine learning methods for physical and biochemical problems

Science Machine Learning Methods Chemical Biology Physical Organic and Computational Chemistry Chemistry

Juliet Daniel

Professor of Biology · McMaster University

Dr. Daniel is a Cancer Biologist with expertise in breast cancer, racial disparities in cancer, and diversity issues in higher education.

Cadherin-mediated cell adhesion Cell & Molecular Biology Developmental Biology Kaiso and transcription factors Women in Science and Engineering

David Owens

Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University

David Owens' research is on motivating learning contexts that promote functional STEM literacy.

Science Education Gameful Learning STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Disciplines Active Learning Socio-Scientific Issues

Henry A. McGee Jr., Ph.D.

Founding Dean, Dean Emeritus and Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. McGee led the joint VCU/VA Tech project to bring quality engineering education to the metro Richmond area.

Norman Beatty

M.D./Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Dr. Norman Beatty studies neglected tropical diseases, such as Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, cysticercosis and snake envenomation.

Borreliosis Ehrlichiosis Tick-borne Diseases Snake Envenomation Leishmaniasis