consumer Experts

Yang Feng

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Yang Feng's research focuses on the role of AI as an information delivery agent as well as a powerful research tool.

Christopher Mejía Argueta, PhD

Director, MIT SCALE Network for Latin America and the Caribbean | Director, MIT Graduate Certificate in Logistics and SCM (GCLOG) program | Founder & Director, MIT Emerging Market Economies Logistics Lab (EMeL) | Research ScientistMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Mejía-Argueta optimizes last-mile, retail, agri-food supply chains, global transportation and policymaking for emerging market economies

Avi Savar

Founding PartnerBig Fuel

Founder and Chairman of Big Fuel. Inaugural Cannes Lions Branded Content Jury President. Sought-after industry spokesperson and author.

Rigoberto A. Lopez, Ph.D.

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Lopez is an expert in food systems, marketing, and industrial organization.

Jean-Pierre Lacroix RGD

PresidentAssociation of Registered Graphic Designers

President and Owner of Shikatani Lacroix

Ivan Hernandez

EMEIA Digital & Emerging Tech Community LeaderEY

Former Flying Trapeze Artist turned Change Catalyst. Speaker on IoT, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Business Development.

Alissa Nolden

Assistant Professor of Food ScienceUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Alissa Nolden is a sensory scientist whose research focuses on chemosensory perception in humans.

Moira Vetter

Founder & CEOModo Modo Agency

Founder & CEO of Modo Modo Agency; Inc. 5000 founder; former Forbes Contributor; B2B Branding & Value Creation for Fortune500 & Mid-Market

Bryan Reimer, PhD

Research Scientist / Engineer, AgeLabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Reimer is a researcher, advisor, author, and speaker on technology, human behavior, and policy shaping the future of mobility and AI.

Kara Bentley, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University