conversation Experts

Denise Amyot

President and CEOColleges and Institutes Canada

Denise Amyot is President and CEO of CICan, the national voice of Canada's public colleges, institutes, cegeps and polytechnics.

Brian Gleason, CTP

Senior Managing DirectorJ.S. Held LLC

Corporate Turnaround Leader | Restructuring Advisor | Crisis Management Expert | Corporate Operations Strategist

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Prof. Ruffin’s work focuses on contemporary Southern fiction, speculative storytelling, and explorations of race, identity, and inequality.

Sheema Khan

Patent AgentShapiro Cohen LLP

Patent Agent. Writer. Speaker (Tedx)

Martin Gold

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Martin Gold researches the interrelationships among architecture, ecology, culture and resource stewardship at urban and residential scales.

Kevin Hughes, PhD

Professor of Historical Theology; Chairperson, Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Kevin Hughes, PhD, is a frequent commentator on Catholicism and contemporary culture.

Zach Kelehear, EdD

Professor of Research, Counseling, CurriculumAugusta University

Dr. Kelehear is thought-leader on organizational change and educator with more than 40 years of experience.

Erik W. Carter, Ph.D., FAIDD

Luther Sweet Endowed Chair in Disabilities | Executive Director, Baylor Center for Disability and FlourishingBaylor University

Passion for helping schools, churches and communities become places of belonging for people with disabilities and their families.

Dan Peppe, Ph.D.

Professor of GeosciencesBaylor University

Bio-geoscientist with expertise in plant & animals' response to climate change using the study of sedimentary systems & paleoecology

Wesley Longhofer

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Senior Director, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence; Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty AffairsEmory University, Goizueta Business School