conversation Experts

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.

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

Seyedahmad Rahimi

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

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

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.

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.

Paul Froese, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology, Director of Baylor Religion SurveysBaylor University

Expert on the sociology of religion and its relation to politics, mental health & cultural change

Edda L. Fields-Black

Professor of History and Director of The Humanities CenterCarnegie Mellon University

Dr. Fields-Black is a specialist in the trans-national of West African farmers and enslaved laborers on rice plantations.

Karin Gravare Silbernagel

Professor, Physical TherapyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Silbernagel's research aims to advance the understanding of tendon and ligament injuries and repair.