Jane Landers
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History · Vanderbilt University
Expert on digital archives and the history of Colonial Latin America, slavery, early American black history.
Africa Colonial Latin America Caribbean History Comparative Slave Systems The Atlantic World
Sara Mednick
Professor of Cognitive Sciences · UC Irvine
Sara Mednick is an expert in memory consolidation, sleep, aging and brain stimulation and author of “The Power of the Downstate.”
Memory Consolidation Aging Sleep Pharmacology Cognitive Science
Robert J. Sawyer
Science Fiction Writer · SFWRITER.COM Inc.
"Canada's foremost futurist" -- CBC Radio
Janine Davis
Assistant Professor of Education · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Davis' research focuses on teacher persona development.
Educational and Research Policy Curriculum Development Instructional Design Student Development
B. Frank Gupton, Ph.D.
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Chair in Pharmaceutical Engineering; Chair, Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Gupton's research is focused on the development of new technologies that will streamline organic synthesis
Cross-Coupling Catalysis Flow Chemistry / Continual Chemical Processing Organic Synthesis in Pharmaceutical Applications
Duane Hamacher
Associate Professor of Cultural Astronomy · University of Melbourne
Academic, Astronomer, Science Communicator
Geomythology History of Meteoritics Ethnoastronomy Archaeoastronomy Astrophysics
Dr Edina Harbinja
Reader in Media/Privacy Law · Aston University
Dr Harbinja's principal areas of research are related to the legal issues surrounding the Internet and emerging technologies.
Digital Resurrection AI and Law Online Harms Online Safety
James Hendler
Director, Future of Computing Institute · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Leading researcher in the Semantic Web and artificial intelligence
Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Semantic Web Computer Science
Alessandro Acquisti
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Alessandro Acquisti’s research investigates the economics and behavioral economics of privacy, and privacy in online social networks.
AI Ethics Transition Economics Human-Agent Interaction Economics of Privacy Information Security
Dr Lucy Bastin
Reader, Computer Science · Aston University
Dr. Bastin specializes in spatio-temporal environmental analysis and semantic interoperability for data, models & metadata
Data Analytics Software Engineering Engineering Applied Sciences
Jim Fruchterman
CEO · Benetech
Top social entrepreneur and exciting, experienced keynoter
Socially Beneficial Applications of Technology Technology for People With Disabilities Geeks Serving Human Rights Activists Rocket Scientist to Entrepreneur to Social Entrepreneur
Nicholas Leadbeater, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry · University of Connecticut
Dr. Leadbeater specializes in cleaner, greener ways to make molecules.
Organic Chemistry Green Chemistry Metals in Preparative Chemistry Preparing Biofuels Public Communication of Science
Sean Valles
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
I study the interplay of ethics and scientific evidence in population health, including race and migration issues and climate change issues.
Philosophy of Population Health Race in Science Health Justice Climate Change Philosophy Population Health Ethics
Thomas Pogge
Director, Global Justice Program ; Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs · Yale University
Examining solutions to issues of global inequality and justice in health care are long-standing concerns for this Yale professor & author
Justice in Health Care Social and Political Philosophy Ethics and Moral Philosophy Globalization and Inequality
Michael Yassa
Professor and Chancellor’s Fellow · UC Irvine
Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.
Neurobiology and Behavior Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Memory and Disease Memory Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Convergence Institute · UConn Health
Dr. Laurencin is a world renowned engineer, physician and scientist who is known for pioneering the field of Regenerative Engineering.
Stem Cell Science and Technology Nanotechnology Polymeric Materials Science Tissue Engineering Regenerative Engineering
Stuart Candy
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Stuart Candy is an advisor, facilitator, educator, artist and designer with more than twenty years of experience in the futures field.
Speculative Design Future of Work Design Fiction Foresight Transmedia Storytelling
Jennifer Gardy
Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics | Science Television Host · University of British Columbia | BC Centre for Disease Control | CBC Television
Sequencing DNA to track infectious diseases, and occasionally appearing on your favourite science TV shows
Genomics Bioinformatics Public Health Tuberculosis Science Communication
Thomas Powers
Associate Professor, Philosophy · University of Delaware
Prof. Powers specializes in ethics in information technology (including AI), ethics in science and engineering and research ethics.
Scientific Ethics Biomedical Ethics Environmental Ethics Research Ethics Computer Ethics
Wendy Smith
Professor, Management · University of Delaware
Prof. Smith's research focuses on strategic paradoxes – how leaders and senior teams effectively respond to contradictory agendas.
Organizational Behavior Interpersonal Dynamics Women in the Workplace Leadership Emotional Intelligence