Richard Barker
Director · 2030healthfutures
Challenging and entertaining speaker on the future of healthcare and life sciences
Future of Medicine and Healthcare Implications for Life Sciences Businesses Personalised Medicine
Kabindra Shakya, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Science · Villanova University
Professor Kabindra Shakya, Ph.D. research on air pollution, heavy metal pollution in urban soils, and environmental justice issues.
Air Pollution Particulate Matter Environmental Justice Lead Contamination in Soil
Peihua Qiu
Professor/Chair · University of Florida
Peihua Qui studies design and data analysis, including decision-making problems like disease surveillance and environment monitoring.
Biostatistics Image Processing Disease Screening Disease Surveillance Statistics
Joan B. Rose
Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, Dept of Fisheries and Wildlife · Michigan State University
International expert in water and public health microbiology, studies viruses, source tracking and protozoa in water with new tools.
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Microbial Source Tracking Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Public Health Microbiology Environmental Virology
Dr Ahmad Beltagui
Senior Lecturer · Aston University
Dr Beltagui is an experienced researcher with expertise in Advanced Services, Innovation & Design Management and 3D Printing.
Manufacturing Management Innovation 3d Printing Services
Lisa Faigman
Lecturer · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contact: faigmanl@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4622 / Office 627-200
Wrongful Convictions Forensic Evidence Women's Health and Aging Criminal Procedure Neuroscience and Law
Carolyn Thomas
Speaker, Blogger · Heart Sisters
Carolyn Thomas is an expert on women, heart disease, and the patient experience.
Women's Health Public Speaking Media Relations Patient Advocacy Patient Safety
David Rettinger
Professor and Director of Academic Integrity Programs · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Rettinger is an internationally recognized expert on academic integrity.
Institutional Assessment of Academic Integrity Teaching and Learning for Academic Integrity Psychology of Student Cheating Academic Integrity Policy Faculty Development
Dr. Ilse Treurnicht
CEO · MaRS
This extraordinary CEO and Rhodes Scholar leads an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Canadian growth companies
Venture Capital Management Advanced Technologies Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship & Innovation Innovation & Economic Development
Colin Brenan
CEO and Founder · 1CellBiO Inc.
Colin Brenan is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in research, project management, and financing of early-stage life science companies.
Business Development Commercialization of Life Science Technologies Product Development Lifesciences Start-Ups
Miriam Ezenwa
Professor · University of Florida
Miriam Ezenwa’s research explores health disparities in pain management, pain and symptom management for people with sickle cell disease.
Symptom Management Sickle Cell Disease Pain Management
Keith Gary
Director of Program Development · Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute
Trained neuroscientist that moved from academia to leveraging regional life sciences assets for economic development.
Biotechnology and Economic Development Science Education and Workforce Development Neuropeptides
Deepak Vashishth
Director, Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies & Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Working to redefine the role of a top tier research university
Extracellular Matrix Science and Engineering Osteocalcin Glycation Tissue Engineering Bone
E. Alison Holman
Professor of Nursing · UC Irvine
E. Alison Holman studies the early post-event predictors of co-morbid trauma-related mental and physical health problems.
Physical health Acute Stress Acute Stress & Cardiovascular Disease Psychological Trauma Media Exposure
Barbara Frei
Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Natural Resource Sciences · McGill University
Conservation biologist, scientific communicator & collaborative researcher. Champion for conservation in a rapidly changing world.
Conservation Biology Ecosystem services Biodiversity Agroecosystems Birds Birding
Edie Dullaghan
Head, Target Validation · Centre for Drug Research and Development
Striving for excellence through mentoring people and by fostering creative/critical thinking,
Drug Development Infectious Disease Biology Molecular Genetics of Gene Expression Immunohistochemistry Antibiotic development
Professor Sue Backhouse
Professor of Sport Psychology and Behavioural Nutrition · Leeds Beckett University
Her particular expertise is in athlete welfare, drug use in sport, why athletes dope, what makes athletes vulnerable to doping and more.
Doping Drug Use in Sport Sports Integrity Athlete Welfare Clean Sport
Reid Simmons
Research Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Reid Simmons has been developing robot systems that can work reliably in unstructured, unknown environments.
Robotics Robot Navigation Artificial Intelligence Multi-Robot Systems Human-Robot Interaction
Olivia Bullock
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Olivia Bullock studies how gaps between experts' beliefs and the public's beliefs can be closed with effective messaging interventions.
Risk Communication (Science, Health, and Technology) Persuasion Message Processing Risk Communication
Ray Simonson
CEO · Coreworx Inc.
CEO experienced in raising capital, building high performing teams and selling enterprise software internationally
Mission Critical Enterprise Software. Software Development Cost Control Solutions