Leslie Hancock
President and Founder · Crown Word Services
Experienced content strategist, speaker and trainer.
Communication Social Media Content
Alexis Dudden, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of History · University of Connecticut
Professor of History specializing in modern Japan and Korea, and international history.
History/Memory Modern Korea Modern Japan Territorial Disputes Japan-Korea Relations
William Hahn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · Florida Atlantic University
William Hahn researches neural networks and deep learning.
Neural Networks Deep Learning Medical Imaging
Ruogu Fang
Associate Professor | Associate Director · University of Florida
Ruogu Fang works on artificial intelligence-empowered precision brain health and brain/bio-inspired AI.
Brain Informatics Neuroimaging Precision Intervention Deep Learning Medical Image Analysis
Brett T. Wilmot, PhD
Associate Director, Ethics Program | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Brett T. Wilmot, PhD, is an expert in religion and politics, philosophical ethics, and theological ethics.
Ethics Religion and Politics Theological Ethics Philosophical Ethics
Gregory Heyworth
Associate Professor of English and Computer Science; Director, Lazarus Project · University of Rochester
Gregory Heyworth is a textual scientist who works on new ways to read ancient manuscripts and maps using spectral imaging technology.
spectral imaging Textual science Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Humanities Ancient Maps Ancient Manuscripts
Leo Barbe
Founder · Think Don't Shoot
Award winning youth activist, published author, spoken word artist, National figure on youth vioelnce and founder of a youth empowerment org
Youth Assistance Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Emotional Intelligence Youth Violence Empowering Victims of Violence
Rich Lenski
Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics · Michigan State University
“The Man Who Bottled Evolution”
Experimental Evolution Bacteria Digital Organisms Dynamics of Evolution Microbiology
Mark Caleb Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science · Cedarville University
Dr. Smith is an expert in American politics, campaigns & elections, and constitutional law.
Constitutional Law Presidential Politics Presidential Campaigns
Jonathan Trump, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics · University of Connecticut
Jonathan Trump is an observational astronomer who studies active galaxies
Physics and Astronomy Black Holes Supermassive Black Holes Active Galaxies
Massimo Faggioli, PhD
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Massimo Faggioli, PhD, is an expert on the history and administrative inner workings of the Catholic Church and of the papacy.
Pope Francis Religion Catholicism and World/European Politics Historical Theology and Ecclesiology American Catholicism
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D.
Professor · Florida Atlantic University
He studies the sensory biology and behavior of sharks and their relatives as well as their seasonal migrations in southeast Florida.
Telemetry Rays Shark Behavior Sensory Biology Elasmobranchs
Micah Solomon
Customer service bestselling author & strategist · Http://www.customerserviceguru.com
Customer Service Keynote Speaker
Hospitality Customer Service Customer Services Social Media High-Tech High-Touch Customer Service
Tomeka Robinson
Senior Associate Dean, Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric · Hofstra University
Dr. Robinson is an expert on effective public debate as well as health communication. She directs Hofstra's award-winning forensics team.
Public/Social Advocacy Rhetoric Health Communications Argumentation and Debate Intercultural Communication
Hal Herzog
Professor Emeritus · Western Carolina University
Hal Herzog has been investigating the complex psychology of our interactions with other species for more than two decades.
Animal Ethics Animal Welfare Human Sexuality Biological Psychology Animal Sciences
Brenda Elsey
Professor of History · Hofstra University
Specialist in Popular Culture and Politics, as well as Gender and Sports, in Twentieth Century Latin America.
Latin American Culture Latin American Politics Sports in Latin America Gender Studies
Antonis Rokas
Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University
Expert on patterns of evolution, with a focus on the earliest forms of life.
Tree of Life Mosquito Functional Genomics Evolution of Fungal Metabolism Molecular Evolution Evolutionary Development
Jill Scott
Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning) and Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures · Queen's University
Dr. Scott has worked as professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and as Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning).
German Literature Indigenous Cultural Revitalization Law & Literature Indigenous Storytelling Social Dynamics
Robert M. DeConto
Provost Professor of and Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and Sustainability · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.
Ice Sheets and Sea Level Antarctica Glaciology Climatology Earth System Modeling
Jack Schneider
Dwight W. Allen Distinguished Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Education Policy · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jack Schneider studies what is effective and important in education with a particular interest in looking beyond standardized test scores.
Educational Assessment Standardized Tests Standardized Testing Measuring School Quality