excellence Experts

Brittany Glidden

Associate Clinical Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Brittany Glidden is an Associate Clinical Professor of Law at UC Hastings

Amir Neto, Ph.D.

Expert in economicsFlorida Gulf Coast University

Amir Neto is an expert in the ways urban amenities, cultural activities, labor markets, and local policies interact with our communities.

Naomi Ekas

Department Chair & Professor of PsychologyTexas Christian University

Naomi Ekas is an expert in autistic and non-autistic children's emotional development.

Thomas Schwartz

Distinguished Professor of HistoryVanderbilt University

Historian of U.S. foreign policy, international relations and U.S. presidencies.

Howie Choset

Kavcic-Moura Professor of Computer Science in RoboticsCarnegie Mellon University

Howie Choset's groups builds & deploys robots where they matter: from operating rooms and factories to disaster zones & space.

Ian Philp

Director, Clean Energy InstituteMaRS Cleantech

Energy innovation leader; international lawyer & MBA

Andrea Hershatter

Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management; Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate EducationEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Dr. Marty Makary

Physician, Researcher, Author, Medical CommentatorJohns Hopkins School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health

This won't hurt a bit! In fact, your audience will say "Ahh" when a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine physician and author is at the podium

Mark Hanna

ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Professor Hanna is a proponent of quality management, business excellence, six-sigma, and lean

Muqtedar Khan

Professor, Political Science and International RelationsUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Khan researches and teaches Islam, governance and international relations.