acceptance Experts

David Levin, MD

Chief Medical Information OfficerCleveland Clinic

Challenging audiences to discover how analysis of “big data” can be used to transform healthcare, from practice redesign to new markets

Amy Woodson-Boulton

Professor of HistoryLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Jessie Thomson

Senior Director, Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency TeamCARE Canada

Leading expert in humanitarian assistance and refugee protection

Tammy Clifford

Chief Scientist and Vice President, Evidence StandardsCanadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)

Supporting evidence-informed decisions in Canadian health care as CADTH's Chief Scientist and Vice President, Evidence Standards.

Teal Benevides, PhD, OTR/L

Professor & Director of Faculty Development, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Teal Benevides has a passion for addressing disparities among those on the autism spectrum, including racial and ethnic minorities.

Joseph E. Trainor

Interim Dean and Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Can discuss behavioral responses to disasters, including household risk management and decision making about warnings and evacuation orders.

Warren Schirtzinger

Chief Strategy OfficerHigh Tech Strategies, Inc.

A highly regarded market- and product-strategy consultant to emerging high-technology businesses.

Özgecan Koçak

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Director, PhD ProgramEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Victoria Lorient-Faibish MEd, RP, CCC, RPP

Registered Psychotherapist/Author/Keynote Speaker/Relationship Expert/Life and Wellness CoachMassEnergy

Registered Psychotherapist/Keynote Speaker/Holistic Psychotherapist//Relationship Expert/Life and Wellness Coach

A.R. Siders

Director, Climate Change Science & Policy Hub | Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center | Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration & Department of Geography & Spatial SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Siders' research focuses on climate change adaptation policies with an emphasis on relocation and fairness in adaptation.