Dave Van de Walle

CEO · Area 224

Objective-Oriented Marketing, Holistic Social Media, and How To Use Both for Business Success

Holistic Social Media Objective-Oriented Marketing Startup Marketing and Startup Survival

Ravi Hadimani

Associate Professor and Director of Biomagnetics Laboratory · Virginia Commonwealth University

Professor Hadimani specializes in non-invasive brain stimulation, biomagnetics, magnetocalorics and energy harvesting research.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Tms) Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Magnetic Nanoparticles Magnetocaloric Effect Rare-Earth Magnetic Materials

Karl Zelik

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering · Vanderbilt University

Expert on exoskeletons, human movement, biomechanics and prosthetic limbs

Assistive Devices Mechanical Engineering Biomechanics Exoskeletons Human movement

Cliff Schecter

Principal & President · Libertas, LLC

Enter Stage Left: Liberate your perspective with Libertas's progressive PR guy, columnist, We Act Radio co-founder, and bestselling author

Progressive Journalism Public Relations & Earned Media Strategy New Media Strategy & Execution Polling & Message Development Media Training

Kevin Riley

Experienced Healthcare & Technology Executive, President & CEO · Kevin Riley & Associates | Business Model Innovation for Healthcare

Kevin Riley is an entrepreneur, healthcare executive, and business model innovator.

Innovation Retail Health Consumerism

Claire Topalian

Director, PR and Communications · Transpose

Startup PR, Strategic Communications, Community Building.

Public Relations Startups Diversity Initiatives Non-Profit Communications Strategic Messaging

Pierre Villeneuve

Founder & General Partner · Equity Management Partners, LLC

Pierre Villeneuve is an expert in the startup world, bringing technology and entrepreneurial leadership to investing and advisory roles.

Telecommunications Semiconductors Industrial Process Analysis Venture Capitalism Startups

Dave Knox

Chief Marketing Officer · Rockfish

Dynamic speaker who provides an insider's view on the intersection of brand marketing, startups, and digital technology

Brand Management Digital Marketing Startups Brand Manager 2.0

Joaquin Roca

Principal · JoaquinRoca.com

Principal at Joaquin Roca

Startup Scaling Culture

Scott Annan

Founder · Accel.io

Founder at Accel.io

Startups Self-Promotion Self-Publishing

Brian Dodo RGD

Design Consultant · Association of Registered Graphic Designers

Making the case for design.

Graphic Design Web Design User Interface Design Brand Identity Branding

Paul Hanson

Founder and CEO, bbotx Inc.

Founder and CEO, bbotx Inc.

Applied Technology Startups International Business and Sales Large Scale System Design and Sales Deal Making

Mark Maalouf

VP, Digital Health · Teva Pharmaceuticals

Mark Maalouf is an expert in digital health, product management, start-ups, software development, and software engineering.

Product Management Software Development Integrated Analytics Startups Pharma

B. Frank Gupton, Ph.D.

Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Chair in Pharmaceutical Engineering; Chair, Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Gupton's research is focused on the development of new technologies that will streamline organic synthesis

Cross-Coupling Catalysis Flow Chemistry / Continual Chemical Processing Organic Synthesis in Pharmaceutical Applications

John Colley

Consultant, Mentor and Speaker at The Six Minute Strategist Consulting · Partner, IAF Capital

Engaging and Energetic Speaker on the subjects of Business Strategy, Online Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Business Strategy Online Marketing Entrepreneurship

Alexandra Greenhill

CEO · myBestHelper

Award-winning physician innovator, tech CEO, community leader, change agent. TEDx. Top 100 WXN most powerful women Canada, Top 40 under 40.

Innovation Health Health & Healing Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tech Companies and Venture Capital

Michael Burcham

Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Faculty Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship · Vanderbilt University

Expert in the business of healthcare and entrepreneurial development.

Business Economics Startup Incubators Healthcare business strategy Entrepreneurship Venture Capital

Abram Walton, Ph.D.

Professor | Nathan M. Bisk College of Business · Florida Tech

Director of the Center of Innovation Management & Business Analytics, and Professor of Management, specializing in Technology and Innovation

Project Management Organizational Development Blockchain / Internet of Things (IoT) Human Centered Design Technology Commercialization

Julia Fedorenko

VP Marketing/ Product Marketing and Strategy

Product Marketing & Strategy Professional

Product Marketing Agile Marketing Integrated Marketing Startup Marketing

Harsh Bais

Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences · University of Delaware

Prof. Bais conducts research in plant signaling – how plants recognize and communicate with one another.

Plant-Microbe Interactions Plant Biology Plant Signaling Root Exudation Plant and Soil Sciences and Horticulture