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Allyson Hewitt

Director, SiG@MaRS and Director, Social EntrepreneurshipMaRS Discovery District

Creating the conditions that expand the realm of entrepreneurship so it incorporates a strong social component is what SiG@MaRS achieves

Georgene Troseth

Associate Professor of PsychologyVanderbilt University

An expert in how toddlers' brains process (and learn from) what they see on screens, TV and video chat.

Mitchell Hamilton, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Lynne Hartnett, PhD

Professor and Chair of History | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Lynne Hartnett, PhD, is an expert on Russian history, protest movements and refugees and political exile.

Laura Hernandez, J.D.

Professor of Law / Chair, Baylor Law School's Diversity CommitteeBaylor University

Expert litigator, focusing on immigration law, insurance law, Civil Rights actions & separation of Church & State

Patricia V Davis

author/radio show host/advice columnist/ HS Radio e-magazine and Harper Davis Publishing

Dynamic, warm, engaging speaker (and former teacher) whose seminars leave participants re-energized and motivated to achieve their goals.

James L. Fredericks

Emeritus Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Dexter Gabriel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

Dexter Gabriel's research interests include the history of slavery, resistance, and freedom in the Black Atlantic.

Thomas Kostigen

Bestselling authorThomas Kostigen

Celebrity Collaboration / Climate / Sustainable Food

Arindrajit Dube

Provost Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Arin Dube’s research focuses on labor economics, fiscal policy, minimum wage policies, income inequality and the economics of conflict.