conversation Experts

Kim Anderson

Associate Professor, Department of Family Relations and Applied NutritionUniversity of Guelph

Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies

Mike Byers

Vice Chancellor of Administration and FinanceWestern Carolina University

Barbara Shinn-Cunningham

Dean, Mellon College of ScienceCarnegie Mellon University

Barb Shinn-Cunningham studies auditory neuroscience and hearing loss; as dean, she speaks on how AI and collaboration advance science today.

Lisa Fazio

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human DevelopmentVanderbilt University

Expert on how people process true and false information, and how to mitigate the effects of reading and sharing false information.

James Gardner

Healthcare Marketing Strategist, Startup Advisor & Angel Investor | Topline PartnersOHO Interactive

James Gardner is a digital sales and marketing leader with 20 years of B2C and B2B experience.

Tim Russell

Research Scientist / EngineerMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Tim Russell develops interactive applications to support supply chain decision-making and leads humanitarian supply chain research.

Seyedahmad Rahimi

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Seyedahmad Rahimi specializes in assessing and fostering students’ 21st-century skills and STEM-related knowledge acquisition.

Parshati Patel

Science CommunicationStellar Dreams

An astrophysicist turned science communicator, space educator, author and space artist with a passion to bring space to the public!

Tom Seng

Assistant Professor of Professional PracticeTexas Christian University

Professor Seng, whose focus is on energy finance, has more than 30 years of experience in the natural gas industry.

Jodi Forlizzi

Professor and Associate DeanCarnegie Mellon University

Jodi Forlizzi studies impacts of human interaction with AI systems in front-line service industries including healthcare and hospitality.