future Experts

Dr Benz Kotzen

Associate Professor in Landscape DesignUniversity of Greenwich

Dr Kotzen is a chartered landscape architect with more than 30 years’ experience as a consultant and a researcher.

Jeffrey Morris, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Computer and Cyber SciencesAugusta University

Joshua Grill

Director of the Institute for Memory Impairments and Nerological Disorders at UCIUC Irvine

Joshua Grill directs a major Alzheimer's disease research institute helps lead the national strategy for AD clinical trial recruitment.

Peter Ormerod, JD

Associate Professor of LawVillanova University

Peter Ormerod researches how the law governs digital information, including information privacy law, competition law, and torts.

Reuben F. Burch V

Vice Provost of ResearchTexas Christian University

Dr. Burch has extensive experience in fostering collaborations, securing funding, and managing research priorities and infrastructure.

Timothy J. Shaffer

Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil DiscourseUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Shaffer studies the advancement of democratic practices by focusing on the role of civic professionals in institutional settings.

Lewis Franklin Bost, MBA, IDSA, FAIMBE

Professor Emeritus | Bachelor Product Design, NCSU l Masters of Business Administration, UNCVCU College of Engineering

Professor Bost's research focuses on innovation, device design and development processes

Gregory DeFreitas

Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for the Study of Labor and DemocracyHofstra University

Prof. DeFreitas is an expert on labor studies.

Leo Martinez

Albert Abramson Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: martinez@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4683 / Office 360-200

John Covach

Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Popular Music; Professor of Theory at Eastman School of MusicUniversity of Rochester

John Covach is an expert on the history of popular and rock music, 12-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music.