Amy Cortese
Journalist & Author of Locavesting
Locavesting Expert
Community Revitalization Crowdfunding Economic Development
Tim Draimin
Executive Director, Social Innovation Generation (SiG) National · Social Innovation Generation (SiG)
SiG tackles social & ecological challenges by creating a culture of social innovation that develops entrepreneurship for the common good
Social Innovation and Finance Social Enterprise Social Finance Cooperatives and Economic Development Social Entrepreneurship
Kelly Salchow MacArthur
Professor of Graphic Design · Michigan State University
Kelly Salchow MacArthur explores environmental issues through integration of materiality, production technology, format and volume.
Graphic Design Environmental Issues Typography Design
Gisli Olafsson
Emergency Response Director · NetHope
Leading expert in the use of technology in disaster response. Expert and author in the area of crisis leadership.
Technology Use in Disasters Digital Volunteers Crisis Leadership
Ellen Woodsworth
Chairperson · Women Transforming Cities International Society
Ellen Woodsworth is an international speaker and urban consultant on gender and intersectional planning
Women Public Speaking Gender Intersectional Planning Cities
Kate Murzin
Health Programs Specialist · Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation
Kate's aims to build and nurture collaborative working relationships between the HIV, aging and/or chronic illness sectors.
Hiv / Aids Aging Chronic Illness Sectors Aging with HIV Health Promotion Program Planning
Brad Gosse
Founder · Yourbrain Media Inc.
Articulate and charismatic speaker with a keen inside knowledge of online business and marketing.
Entrepreneurship Video Marketing Social Media
Martha Heller
President · Heller Search Associates
Expert in IT Leadership and Author, "The CIO Paradox"
The Cio Paradox Your Cio Career Cio Hiring
Thara Pillai
Director - Alumni Programs and Engagement · Harvard Innovation Labs
Thara Pillai is a marketing and business development professional who mentors and advises companies and entrepreneurs.
Brand Management Start-Ups Entrepreneurship Strategy Social Media
Jessica Warren
Professor, Earth Science · University of Delaware
Dr. Warren's research focuses on plate tectonics and mantle dynamics.
Plate Tectonics Rheology Mantle Geochemistry Peridotites
Ryan Cohn
Partner, Executive Vice President · Sachs Media Group
Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Media and Communications
Social Media Social Media Marketing Facebook Digital Marketing Public Affairs
Jessalynn Keller
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Media and Film · University of Calgary
Expert in girls'/youth media, digital cultures, contemporary feminisms, & celebrity
Girls' media cultures Celebrity Culture Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods and Analysis Digital Media Feminisms and Gender Studies
Martha Buell
Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences · University of Delaware
Research focuses on policies related to early childhood care and education.
Teacher Education Teacher Development Literacy Development Early Childhood Education Childcare
Laura Reese
Director and Professor · Michigan State University
Laura Reese is an expert in animal welfare policy, animals in the city, animal sheltering, local economic development
Local Economic Development Animals in the City Animal Welfare Policy Animal Sheltering
James Young, MD
Executive Dean, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University; Chairman, Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute · Cleveland Clinic
Expert in Cleveland Clinic institute structure, model of care and medical student education
Institutes and the Model of Organizational Care The Evolution of Academic Medical Centers Modern American Medical School
Jon Gould
Dean · UC Irvine
Jon Gould is a distinguished scholar in justice policy, social change and government reform.
International Human Rights Hate Speech Indigent Defense Government Reform Justice Policy
Paige Merring, MSN, RN, CCRN
Nursing Excellence Manager · ChristianaCare
Paige Merring, MSN, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC, is the Nursing Excellence Manager at ChristianaCare.
Nursing Leadership Professional Governance Magnet
Lisa Lefler
Associate Professor · Western Carolina University
Lisa Lefler’s Research Focuses on Native Health and Indigenous Knowledge in American Indian Communities
Native Health American Indian Fatherhood Native American Studies Appalachian Studies Cherokee Studies
Attorney Nicholas Ellis
Social Security Attorney · Attorney Nicholas Ellis
Attorney Nicholas Ellis specializes in workers comp and social security disability law at his practice in Worcester, MA.
Volunteering Community Leadership Social Security Disability
Professor Persephone S. Sextou
Professor · Leeds Beckett
Persephone Sextou is a leading expert in applied theatre for health and wellbeing.
Wellbeing Performing Arts NHS Community Digital Arts