innovation Experts

Aidin Namin, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Mo Wang

Professor | Chair | Associate DeanUniversity of Florida

Mo Wang studies retirement and the employment of older workers and occupational health psychology.

Simon Tam

Keynote Speaker | Author | Supreme Court Advocate | First Amendment & IP LawThe Slants

Central figure in Matal v. Tam — the unanimous Supreme Court decision that redefined First Amendment rights in trademark law.

Maurie Cohen

Professor, HumanitiesNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Maurie's research is centered in the field of environmental/sustainability social science

Thomas Pogge

Director, Global Justice Program ; Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International AffairsYale University

Examining solutions to issues of global inequality and justice in health care are long-standing concerns for this Yale professor & author

Joan C. Williams

Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Hastings Foundation Chair and Director of the Center for WorkLife LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: williams@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4706 / Office 402-100

Sunil Sharma

Managing Director and Chief ConnectorExtreme Startups

He always loved Lego! A natural fit for your event is Extreme Startups Chief Connector extraordinaire and mentor to budding entrepreneurs

Joseph Coughlin, PhD

Director, AgeLabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Coughlin's work explores how global demographics, technology and changing behaviors are transforming business & society.

Yue Hillon

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Yue Hillon's research interests include strategy, socio-economic performance management and action research.

Alice Armitage

Associate Professor of Practice | Director, Startup Legal GarageUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: armitagea@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4827 / Office 112-200