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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

Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Author, Psychologist, Speaker - aka "Dr. Friendtastic"private practice

nationally recognized authority on children's social and emotional development ---- "inspiring audiences with wisdom, compassion, & humor"

Mia Moody, Ph.D.

Professor and Former Department ChairBaylor University

Nationally recognized expert on mass media representations of people of color., women & other underrepresented groups

Tim Baines

Professor of Operations StrategyAston University

Professor Baines specialises in the realisation of competitive manufacturing operations.

Brad Ives

Executive Director of the Institute for Energy InnovationLouisiana State University

Brad Ives is a leader in managing complex organizations in the renewable energy and university sectors.

Matthew Hiatt

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Hiatt’s research investigates hydrology and hydrodynamics in coastal systems using numerical modeling and field measurements.

Joseph E. Trainor

Interim Dean and Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Can discuss behavioral responses to disasters, including household risk management and decision making about warnings and evacuation orders.

Julie Lively

ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Lively's work centers around commercial fisheries in the Southeast region.

Jill Trepanier

Professor and Department ChairLouisiana State University

Dr. Trepanier is a hurricane climatologist and geographer focusing on the statistical estimation of extreme weather risk.

Evgeniya Pyatovskaya

Assistant Professor of Communication StudiesLoyola Marymount University