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Ace Vo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

James Kendra

Director, Disaster Research Center; Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Kendra researches emergency planning and crisis management.

Toni Powell

Keynote SpeakerToni Powell

Funny, raw TEDx & Keynote speaker,

Robert T. Fahey, Ph.D.

George F. Cloutier Professor in ForestryUniversity of Connecticut

Robert Fahey is interested in understanding linkages between the composition, structure, and functioning of forest ecosystems.

Simon Raybould

Speaker - emotional resilienceSimon Raybould Speaking

Speaker on emotional resilience and personal robustness... and stress, obviously!

LeConté Dill

Associate Professor of African American and African StudiesMichigan State University

LeConté Dill's work focuses on the safety, resilience, and wellness strategies of urban Black girls and other youth of color.

Jason Rowntree

C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable AgricultureMichigan State University

Jason Rowntree’s research focus is identifying the metrics and management that reflect ecological improvement in grazing land systems.

Michael Mattarock

Executive Director, National Security ResearchCarnegie Mellon University

Michael Mattarock develops and implements strategies to enhance the national security research portfolio.

Milos Manic, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer ScienceVCU College of Engineering

Milos Manic, Ph.D., FIEEE., is director of VCU's Cybersecurity Center and an expert in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection.

Benjamin Steere

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Ben Steere's primary areas of interest for research and teaching include Southeastern archaeology and Cherokee archaeology.