Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia

President & CEO · Digital Nova Scotia

Multilingual senior level ICT executive with over 20 years in the private, public and academic sectors, spanning five geographic regions.

ICT/Digtal Startups, SMEs & Multinational Corporations Diversity, Inclusion, Immigration & Global Talent Public Speaking & Presentation STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) Education Stakeholder & Government Relations

LaTashia Satterfield Ogunlana

Founder · Gye Nyame Consulting

Entrepreneur who is analytical, logical and objectively critical

Financial Grant Management (International) Motivational Work Place Environment (Cultural Responsibility)

Tyler Langdon

Counsel, Global Legal Operations · McCain Foods Limited

An advocate for optimization and efficiency, this expert in global legal operations is sure to impress the most discerning audience.

Legal Lawyer Operations Innovation Alternative Billing Arrangements

J. Tony Oliver

Dean of College of Health Sciences · Southern Utah University

Specializing in higher education administration, sport administration and physical education.

Study Abroad Higher Education Administration High School Athletics Sport Law Sports Marketing

Swati Agrawal

Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Agrawal's research focuses on protozoan pathogens that cause serious diseases like African sleeping sickness and Toxoplasmosis.

Molecular Biology (CRISPR-cas9 gene editing) Microscopy (Fluorescence, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy) Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biomolecular Visualization (PyMOL, MolStar, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality)

Kate McInturff

Director · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Kate McInturff is director of the CCPA's initiative on gender equality and public policy, Making Women Count.

Gender Equality Policy Analysis Family policy Labour Economics Budget and Tax Policy

Ruth Nicole Brown

Professor and the Inaugural Chairperson · Michigan State University

Ruth Nicole Brown is an expert in African American, African studies and Black girlhood, who is focused on community-engaged scholarship.

Political Science African Studies African American Studies Black Girlhood

Steven Haider

Professor of Economics · Michigan State University

An expert in the economics of labor supply and income equality.

Labor supply economics Poverty data

Professor Ralph Tench

Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University

Ralph Tench's research focuses on two communications strands, for social impact and in organisational strategy, behaviour and performance.

Corporate Social Responsibility Public Relations Communications Health

Justin Taillon

Assistant Professor · Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship

Prior to returning joining academia Justin worked for six years in the hotels, two years in F&B, and one year in event management.

Community Branding Market-Based Conservation Socio-Cultural Sustainability Sustainable Tourism Volunteer Tourism

Michael Ehrlich

Associate Professor of Finance and Co-Director of NJ Innovation Acceleration Center · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Ehrlich's research focuses on financial markets and institutions, with an emphasis on market failures

Innovation Commercialization of Innovation Market Failures Financial Crises Financial Markets

Eric Gable

Professor of Sociology and Anthropology · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Gable is an expert on museum studies, heritage, and the religion and politics of West Africa and of Outer Island Indonesia.

Anthropology Museum Studies Heritage Religion and Politics of West Africa and Outer Island Indonesia

Linda Honold, Ph.D.

Public Trustee · Fielding Graduate University

Dr. Honold has over 25 years experience developing systems, networks, and organizations for higher impact

Nonprofit Leadership Politics Corporate Development System Development Organizational Change

Landon Frim, Ph.D.

Expert in politics, philosophy, ethics, and religion · Florida Gulf Coast University

Antisemitism Catholicism Islam Middle East Philosophy

Julie Niehoff

Speaker, Author, Marketing Leader, Educator, Small Business & Nonprofit Advocate · Distance Learning Media, LLC

Speaker, writer and marketing strategist with more than 20 years in small business & nonprofit education

Online Marketing Community Outreach Marketing for Non-Profits Social Media Marketing Marketing Strategy

Reshma Shah

Professor in the Practice of Marketing · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Relationship Marketing Customer and Partner Retention Integrated Marketing Communications Brand and Category Management Marketing Processes and Performance

Lisa de Wilde

CEO · TVO

CEO of Ontario's public educational media organization believes in the power of media to engage, to inform and to serve the public good

Telecommunications in Canada Public Broadcasting Education and the Media Mulit-Platform Educational Content Public Television and the Media Landscape

Karen Huchting

Professor & Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Statistics/SPSS Grant Writing Higher Education Assessment Survey Development

David Rettinger

Professor and Director of Academic Integrity Programs · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Rettinger is an internationally recognized expert on academic integrity.

Institutional Assessment of Academic Integrity Teaching and Learning for Academic Integrity Psychology of Student Cheating Academic Integrity Policy Faculty Development

Kae Livsey

Associate Professor · Western Carolina University

Kae Livsey's research includes applied learning techniques as well as community needs assessment in local and international settings.