International Experts

Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D.

Expert in political science, justice, law and public policyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Sandra Pavelka is an expert in American politics and elections, law and public policy, and juvenile and restorative justice.

Gene Park

Professor and Associate Chair of Political Science and International Relations and Director of the International Relations Program and the Global Policy InstituteLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux

Chair on Truth and ReconciliationLakehead University

Dr. Wesley-Esquimaux's research addresses unresolved intergenerational trauma and grief primarily within the Canadian Indigenous community.

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

Christian Vermast

Sales Representative, Senior Vice President, SalesSotheby's International Realty Canada

Christian, a consummate sales award winner, has consistently ranked among the top real estate agents in the city for well over a decade.

Valerie Karplus

Professor and Associate Director of the Scott InstituteCarnegie Mellon University

Valerie Karplus studies resource and environmental management in organizations operating in diverse national and industry contexts.

John T. Harvey

Hal Wright Professor of EconomicsTexas Christian University

Dr. Harvey's research focuses on exchange rates, business cycles, and contemporary economic schools of thought.

Ja-Naé Duane

Director of Social MediaOverdrive Interactive

Speaker; Educator; Strategist; Author: How to Start a Business w/$100 & How to Create a Revolution; Helping you change the world

Eric Burns

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Burns uses multidisciplinary research to understand how the universe works.

Thomas Smith

Professor in the Practice of Finance; Academic Director, Master of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School