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Melissa Agnes

Crisis Management StrategistAgnes + Day Inc.

Crisis Management Strategist and Keynote Speaker

Kenneth A. Frank

Professor of Measurement and Quantitative MethodsMichigan State University

Kenneth A. Frank studies how roles and relationships among teachers affect classroom practices and school decision-making.

Janice Beecher

Director of the Institute of Public UtilitiesMichigan State University

Expert in economic regulation and pricing of public utilities.

Hoda Heidari

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Hoda Heidari is broadly interested in the Ethical and Societal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D.

Expert in political science and justiceFlorida Gulf Coast University

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

Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.

Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, and Professor, Social Work & Human RightsUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.

Melissa Martinez

Assistant Professor of Political Science and International AffairsUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Martinez is an expert on human rights, criminal organizations and post-conflict societies in Latin America.

Meagan Baskin, Ph.D.

Director, Southwest Florida Leadership InstituteFlorida Gulf Coast University

Billie Murray, PhD

Associate Professor of Communication; Assistant Director for Academics, Center for Peace and Justice Education | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Billie Murray, PhD, explores the timely territory of community responses to hate speech and on issues of rhetoric and social justice.

Gretchen Helmke

The Thomas H. Jackson Distinguished University Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Rochester

Professor Helmke's research focuses on democratic political institutions, rule of law, and Latin American politics.