Dr Claire Farrow

Professor and Director of Applied Health Research Group · Aston University

Dr Farrow's interests concern the factors influencing eating behaviour and weight gain or loss, particularly in children.

Observational Research Child Obesity Child Eating Behaviour Fussy Eating Digital Health Interventions

Paul Ellickson

Professor of Economics and Marketing at the Simon Business School · University of Rochester

Paul Ellickson researches quantitative marketing and industrial organization and has expertise in supermarkets, supercenters, and strategy

Supermarket Strategy Pricing Supermarkets Big Box Retailers Walmart and Big Box Retailers

Darcey Howard

Founder · Personal Branding Through Appearance

Inspiring and engaging speaker that creates a linear approach to creative concepts.

Personal Branding Through Appearance Executive Positioning for Women Solo-Preneur Success Personal Branding Branding

Ali Ghafour

Founder & CTO · Viafoura

Engaging speaker with a unique mix of backgrounds in tech, business, and competitive athletics

User Engagement as It Relates to Online Publishers The Relationship Between Sports and Business Startup Fundraising and Growth

Edward Harwood

CEO and Founder · Aero Farm Systems, LLC

Experienced speaker/panelist for farm to food issues especially using protected agriculture.

Aeroponics Led Lighting as It Relates to Plants

David Owens

Extension Specialist - Entomology · University of Delaware

Dr. Owens works with agricultural insect pest management

Entomology

April Lindgren

Associate Professor, School of Journalism · Ryerson University

Local News Research Project, Principal Researcher

Journalism Local news News Media Ethnic media

Linda Leon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Academic Co-Director, MSBA

Spreadsheet Operation Research Modelling Techniques Supply Chain Management Financial Modeling Business Analytics Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Cory Prust, Ph.D.

Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Cory Prust’s areas of expertise include statistical signal and image processing, adaptive array processing and radar systems.

Stastical Image Processing Adaptive Array Processing Statistical Signal Processing Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering

Paul Fischbeck

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Paul Fischbeck's research focuses on the quantification and communication of uncertainty.

Decision Analysis Industrial Engineering Energy Uncertainty Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

James Costa

Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological Station · Western Carolina University

Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.

Charles Darwin Conservation Ecology Insect Behavior Evolutionary Biology

Shuresh Ghimire, Ph.D.

Associate Cooperative Extension Educator · University of Connecticut

Shuresh Ghimire conducts an extension education and research program in vegetable crop production and practices.

Plastic Mulch Climate Adaptation Horticulture Agricultural Sciences Biodegradable Materials

Sherry Granader

Sports Nutritionist, National Speaker, Author and Writer · sgfit.com

Nutritionist, Writer and National Speaker

Throw Out the Diet Prepare to Live Longer Ad Do It Well

Kerrie Sendall

Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University

Professor Sendall focuses on the effects of global climate change on plant traits such as photosynthetic rates, growth, and survival

Invasive Species Biodiversity Climate Change Biology Biology of Plants

Saloni Firasta Vastani

Associate Professor in the Practice of Marketing · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Pricing Strategy, Marketing, and Analytics

Monetization Models International Marketing Customer Segmentation Predictive Analytics Market Research

Nils Vinje

Partner · Glide Consulting

Nils Vinje formed Glide Consulting to share his expertise and success with clients.

Product Management Business Development Leadership Team Building Start-Ups

Michael Prietula

Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Human decision making AI-Human Collaboration UX Design‎ AI Ethics Computational Modeling of Individuals and Groups

Anuradha Dugal

Director of Violence Prevention Programs · Canadian Women's Foundation

Anuradha Dugal is responsible for all national strategies related to violence against women and girls and teen violence prevention.

Grant Writing Public Speaking Philanthrophy Event Planning Community Development

Alison Cooley

Writer, Curator, Educator · Middlebrook Prize Winners

Alison Cooley is a joint winner of the 2014 Middlebrook Prize.

Art History Museum Education Contemporary Art Curatorial Projects

Russell Schwartz

Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University

Russell Schwartz works in computational biology and the use of algorithms, AI, machine learning, and simulation in biomedical science.

Cancer Biology Biophysics Population Genetics Computational Genomics Machine Learning