International Experts

Dr Joseph Downing

Senior Lecturer, Politics, History and International RelationsAston University

Professor Downing teaches courses on researching politics, security and technology in politics.

Theresa Lindberg, MSC, LPC

Managing Director of Child and Youth ServicesCARF International

A leader for children, youth, young adults, and families with emphasis in child welfare, behavioral health, and healthy development.

Arvind Agarwal, Ph.D., FASME, FAAAS, FNAI, FACerS, FASM

Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical & Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Chair and Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering.

David Ulrich

PartnerThe RBL Group

Professor, researcher, consultant, human resources guru, and bestselling author who advises organizations and leaders on delivering value

Norman Sadeh

Co-Director, Privacy Engineering Program, professor of Computer ScienceCarnegie Mellon University

Jason Popp

Executive Vice President, InternationalGlobal Experience Specialists (GES)

Global Business Professional

Edik Rafailov

Professor (Research), AIPTAston University

Professor Rafailov's research interests include CW and ultrashort-pulse lasers; generation of light from UV to THz and biomedical photonics.

Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa-Baker

Senior Instructor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Michael W. Johnson, MA, CAP

Senior Managing Director of Behavioral HealthCARF International

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

Heather Bastedo

PrincipalPublic Square Research

Heather Bastedo has more than ten years of experience in persuasion and motivation research