Shekhar Garde

Dean, School of Engineering & Elaine S. and Jack S. Parker Professor, Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leads the largest of the five schools at Rensselaer and conducts research in statistical mechanical theory and molecular modeling

Engineering Thermodynamics Simulations of Biological Systems Molecular Theory Hydration Phenomena at Interfaces and Nanosystems

Ahmet H. Kirca

Associate Professor of International Business and Marketing · Michigan State University

Kirca is an expert in international marketing and marketing strategy

International Marketing Marketing Strategy Organizational Culture Tourism Industry Applied Meta-Analysis

Robert Brathwaite

Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Robert Brathwaite's teaching and research interests include international security, terrorism and cyberwarfare.

Cyberwarfare International Security Terrorism Religioius Violence Civil Wars

Gary Troia

Associate Professor of Special Education · Michigan State University

Expert in education, specializing in teaching writing to students with and without disabilities, methods for evaluating writing performance

Learning Disabilities Elementary and Secondary Writing Instruction Writing Assessment and Measurement

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

Lillian Cassel, PhD

Professor of Computing Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Lillian N. Cassel, PhD, is an expert on information storage, classification, retrieval and networking.

Digital Libraries Web-based Information Retrieval Data Science Education Women in Computer Science

Matthew Daum

Director, School of Packaging; Interim CANR Dean · Michigan State University

Matthew Daum is the Interim Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR).

Sustainable Packaging Packaging

Lisa F. Clark

Research Associate · University of Saskatchewan

Political Scientist researching food politics and food policy

Food Agriculture & Environment Public Policy Analysis Governance & Regulation Innovation Food Safety and Security

Terrence Collins

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Terry Collins invented "TAML® Activators", the first small molecule mimics of any of the great families of oxidizing enzymes.

Chemistry and Sustainability Oxidation Catalysis Sustainability Green Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry

David Skok

General Partner · Matrix Partners

Serial technology entrepreneur (five startups, three IPOs), turned Venture Capitalist. Speaks on lessons learned, and other topics that are

Building A Sales & Marketing Machine Understanding the Saas Business Model Viral Marketing Business Model Innovation Marketing 2.0 - How the Web Has Changed Marketing

Ethan Zuckerman

Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication and Information · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Ethan Zuckerman's work focuses on building alternatives to the commercial internet.

Social Media Governance Technology and Social Change Digital Public Infrastructure Online Community Governance Social Media

Phil Taylor

SVP Architecture · Lillibridge Healthcare Services Inc.

This planning and architecture expert has completed over 150 healthcare projects and will wow your audience with his insight and experience.

Architecture Healthcare Planning Architecture for Health Healthcare Design Healthcare Construction

Joshua Zide

Professor and Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering · University of Delaware

Prof. Zide’s research interests focus on nanoscale engineering of novel semiconductor, composite electronic materials, quantum computing.

Nanoscale Engineering Semiconductors Optoelectronics Epitaxial Growth Nanocomposites, Surfaces

murad abusalim

Interim Coordinator of the Architecture Program · University of Texas at Brownsville

Interim Coordinator of the Architecture Program at University of Texas at Brownsville

Architectural Design Architecture Teaching Land Use Management and Planning Community Development

Jonathan Thon

Founder & CEO · STRM.BIO

Jonathan Thon is an accomplished serial biotech entrepreneur, a recognized leader in human cell culture, and the founder of STRM.BIO.

Clinical Research Life Sciences Education Stem Cell Biology Human Cell Culture

Kurt Rohloff

Associate Professor, Computer Science · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Rohloff focuses on encrypted computing, homomorphic encryption, lattice-based and applied cryptography and cybersecurity

Contact Tracing Software Engineering Cryptography Computer Security and Privacy Cybersecurity Cryptography

Blain Smith

Partner · MadGlory

MadGlory Interactive and Adjacent Concepts

Node.Js Web Applications Web Development

Emily Lund

Associate Professor of Speech-Langauge Pathology | Associate Dean for Research, Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences · Texas Christian University

Dr. Lund's research focuses on language and literacy in children with hearing aids and cochlear implants.

Aural Rehabilitation Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders Early Intervention with Children with Hearing Loss Spoken and Written Word Learning in Children with Hearing Loss from Monolingual and Bilingual Homes Emergent Literacy Skills of Children with Hearing Loss

Eric Nyberg

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Eric Nyberg builds software applications that can understand and process human language.

Automatic Text Translation Processing Human Language Automated Qustion Answering IBM Watson Information Retrieval

John Leonard, Ph.D.

Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Leonard teaches databases, user interfaces and video game design. Research interests cover modeling, analytics and visualization.

Modeling and simulation of traffic and transportation systems Traffic flow theory and traffic engineering Intelligent transportation systems Institutional Research Studies of higher education institutions