Opportunities Experts

Dennis Whyte

Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Head, Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Director, Plasma Science and Fusion CenterMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Dennis Whyte is an expert in fusion research using the magnetic confinement of plasmas for energy production.

R. Gregory Cochran

Associate Director, UCSF / UC Hastings Health Policy and Law Degree Program and LecturerUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: cochrang@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8884 / Office 622-200

Don Duval

Chief Executive OfficerNORCAT

Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship

Charles Burke

President & CEOFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Charles Burke champions the intersection of art, culture and nature to build healthy communities—a philosophy he embodies at Meijer Gardens.

Diane Finegood

ProfessorSimon Fraser University

Expert in systems thinking & cross sector partnerships as approaches to solving complex problems including obesity and chronic disease

Thomas Eskridge, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Computer Engineering and SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Eskridge works to develop tools and techniques to support the capture, organization and retrieval of knowledge.

Jeffrey Gale, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Ben Chang

Director, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) & Professor, ArtsRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Explores the intersections of virtual environments and experimental gaming with contemporary media art

Ian O. Williamson

Dean of the Paul Merage School of BusinessUC Irvine

Ian O. Williamson is a globally recognized expert in the area of human resource management.

Curtis Carlson Nelson

Travel & Hospitality ExecutiveCurtis Carlson Nelson

Curtis Carlson Nelson has 20 years of management experience with a focus on the travel and hospitality industries.