Technology Experts

Laurie Orlov

Founder and Principal AnalystAging in Place Technology Watch

Industry Analyst and Thought Leader, Technology for Aging in Place

Tristan Sauer

New Media Artist and CuratorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Tristan Sauer is a new media artist and curator interested in physical computing, wearable technology, and sculpture.

Lance Laking

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Advisory ServicesMaRS Cleantech

Entrepreneur, Advisor, Angel Investor, Board Director in technology-based businesses

Rachel Bi, Ph.D.

Director, UVU FinTech CenterUtah Valley University

Bi is an expert in FinTech innovation and financial planning software

Lorrie Cranor

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Lorrie Cranor's research focusses on usability and policy issues related to security and privacy.

Lee McKnight

Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and InnovationSyracuse University

Visionary Inventor of Cloud to Edge Software Applications - Edgeware Wiglets and Gridlets

Lea Deesing

Assistant City Manager, former CIOCity of Riverside

Motivate staff and spark innovation. Encourage kids to pursue STEM fields. Increase government transparency and improve cyber security.

Glenn Daehn

Fontana Professor, Materials Science Engineering | College of EngineeringThe Ohio State University

Materials science engineering expert, revolutionizing impulse-based manufacturing

Mimi Ito

Professor in Residence InformaticsUC Irvine

Mizuko Ito is a cultural anthropologist of technology use, focusing on children and youth's changing relationships to media.

Andrea Hershatter

Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management; Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate EducationEmory University, Goizueta Business School