Jeff Gibbard

Superhero · The Superhero Institute

Rethinking business from the inside out. Leadership drives culture. Culture gives way to strategy. A well executed strategy brings results.

Integrated Marketing Sales Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Strategy Company Culture

Alice Armitage

Associate Professor of Practice | Director, Startup Legal Garage · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: armitagea@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4827 / Office 112-200

Legal Innovation Corporate Law Intellectual Property Law Legal Issues Facing Early-Stage Startup Companies Regulation Theory

Gaurav Jain

Assistant Professor · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Behavioral economist focused on studying how individuals make judgments and decisions in the absence of complete information.

Marketing Promotions Marketing Communication Judgment and Decision Making Consumer Choices and Behavior Behavioral Economics in Business

Javier Bernad

Professor, Public Speaking Skills · IE Business School

Change the way you present. Public Speaking turbo-charges your career

Teaching Public Speaking

Beth Myers

Department Chair, Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising & Apparel Design · Georgia Southern University

Beth Myers works to find relationships between brands, consumers and the apparel they purchase.

Consumer Behavior Branding Textiles Apparel Merchandising Fashion Trends

Michael Miller

President and CEO, Professional Speaker, Consultant, Trainer, and Author · Primo Solutions, LLC

Motivational Speaker, Business Trainer and Coach, Author

Sales Presentations Leadership Development Motivational Speaking Business Skills Inspirational Speaking

Christina L. Christian

Senior Community Marketing Manager · Yelp.com

Will Somebody Yelp Me? Freshen up the podium and give your event creative & engaging content that will have your audience Yelping for more!

Media Relations Event Planning Corporate Communications Social Media Marketing Digital Marketing

Steve Savage

Assistant Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Internal Communications Crisis Communications Management Leadership Presentation skills and business writing

Usha Rackliffe

Associate Professor in the Practice of Accounting; Associate Dean and Academic Director for Master in Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Sustainability Measurement and Reporting Personal Financial Planning Accounting Education Accounting Tax

Simone Peinkofer

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Simone Peinkofer is an assistant professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University.

Logistics Retail Systems Retail Strategy

Philippe Borremans

Public Relations Consultant & Certified Trainer · The PR Training Company OÜ

Multi-lingual Public Relations professional with more than 25 years experience, specialising in Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication.

Emergency Risk Communication Social Media Communications Crisis Communications Public Relations Internal Communications

Stephanie Sipe

Professor · Georgia Southern University

Professor Sipe researches university students’ perceptions of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace

Fraud Corporate Fraud and Whistleblowers Employment Law Sexual Harassment Business and Employment Law

Bernardo Tirado, PMP

Chief Executive Officer · The Project Box, LLC

Industrial Psychologist, Six Sigma Blackbelt, PMP

Leadership Human Performance Process Improvement Business Process Reengineering Social Media

Gary Brose

President · Small Biz Sherpa.com

Story telling and inspiring business owner discusses Corporate Culture and Motivating Employees.

Motivating Employees for Higher Productivity Designing Incentive Based Compensation Programs Changing Your Corporate Culture

Nicholas de Wolff

President · de Wolff Advisors

Internationally recognized Social Business Strategist and Brand Builder

Business Building Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainability Social Media Internet

Mark Organ

CEO and Founder · Categorynauts

Serial creator of multi-billion dollar categories. Founder/CEO of Influitive and Eloqua.

Category Creation Demand Generation Neuromarketing Disruptive Marketing Disruptive Innovation

Daniel Berkal

Partner; SVP Innovation · The Palmerston Group

Award winning Ethnographer. Global Speaker. Enveloped in the Cultural Zeitgeist.

Social Media Ethnography Popular Culture Trends Market Research

Linda Sharkey

Executive Director · Executive Networks, Inc.

HR specialist who develops high potential leaders through proven talent processes that yield improved capabilities and business results

Executive Development and Staffing Six Sigma Leadership Strategies Leadership Development Performance Management Innovative Approaches to Resource Constraints

Dave Mawhinney

Associate Teaching Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Dave Mawhinney is the executive director of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship and the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurship Advertising Startup Businesses Healthcare Information Technology Startups

Sara Smith

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Sara Smith is an expert on emerging technologies for language learning, including digital environments and immersive virtual environments.

Virtual Reality (VR) Augmented Reality Learning Differences Language EMI