Edward Timke
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Edward (Ed) Timke is a disabled scholar and activist focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in advertising.
Communication Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Cultural Anthropology
Giacomo Negro
Professor of Organization & Management and Professor of Sociology (by courtesy); Associate Dean for Culture and Inclusion · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Organization Theory Economic Sociology Cultural and Creative Industries
Isabella Velicogna
Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion · UC Irvine
Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Physical Climate Sea Level Rise GRACE Satellite Climate Change
Hal Herzog
Professor Emeritus · Western Carolina University
Hal Herzog has been investigating the complex psychology of our interactions with other species for more than two decades.
Animal Ethics Animal Welfare Human Sexuality Biological Psychology Animal Sciences
Jennifer Dolman
Partner, Litigation · Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Commercial litigator with deep expertise in advising Canadian and international franchisors with all manner of business disputes.
Class Actions Defamation Law Franchise Law Employment & Labour Law Hospitality and Leisure
Olivier Walther
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Olivier Walther focuses on cross-border trade and transnational political violence in North and West Africa.
Africa Borders Cities Conflict Regional Integration
Bruce Hanington
Professor and Head of the School of Design · Carnegie Mellon University
Bruce Hanington's core teaching has included undergraduate courses in Human Centered Design and Industrial Design Studio.
Design Ethnography Human Centered Design Arts and Creative Expression Industrial Design Research Methods
Michael Lauzardo
Chief/Associate Professor · University of Florida
Dr. Michael Lauzardo's clinical practice and research centers around tuberculosis among at-risk populations.
Public Health Pulmonary Tuberculosis Pulmonary Disease Tuberculosis
Katherine Whitaker
Associate Professor of Astronomy · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kate Whitaker is an observational extragalactic astronomer who studies galaxy formation and evolution at the very edges of the universe.
Detection of Dead Galaxies Galaxy formation and evolution Astronomy
Dr Breno Nunes
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Operations Management · Aston University
Dr Nunes investigates sustainability strategies, environmental decision making processes, and green technology management.
Sustainable Development Policies Green Technology Management Green Operations Sustainability Strategies Sustainable Production Systems and Supply Chains
Cary Krosinsky
Senior Vice President, North America · Trucost
The ROI? Saving the planet! Your event will take on a wonderful shade of green with author, professor and expert on sustainable investing
Sustainability & Investing Institutional Ownership Analysis Clean Energy Greening the Supply Chain
Lee Branstetter
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Lee Branstetter's research interests include the economics of technological innovation, and economic growth in East Asia.
East Asia and the Global Economy International Economics Business and Economics Economics Technological Innovation
Benn R. Konsynski
George S. Craft Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Electronic data interchange (EDI) Channel systems Electronic integration Information partnerships Digital Commerce
Gokila Dorai, PhD
Assistant Professor · Augusta University
Dr. Dorai’s area of expertise is mobile/IoT forensics research and developing a targeted data extraction system for digital forensics.
System Security Artifical Intelligence Digital Crimes Software Development Mobile Computing
Sivaramakrishnan Balachandar
Distinguished Professor · University of Florida
Balachandar studies data-driven solutions of industrial and environmental multiphase flow processes from volcanic eruptions to fuel spray.
Space Petascale and Exascale Computing High-Speed Multiphase Flows Environmental Flows Turbulent Flow
Jim Roddy
Keynote Speaker & Author · Jim Roddy CBA (Coach & Business Advisor)
Author of "Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer" and "The Walk-On Method to Career & Business Success"
Team Building Business Culture Hiring Best Practices Job Interviews
Molly Jacobs
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Molly Jacobs conducts research on health equity, health disparities and multilevel analysis of the social determinants of health.
Multilevel Analysis Health Equity Health Disparities Social Determinants of Health
Varun Makhija
Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington
Varun Makhija's research focuses on the interaction of light with matter, and the ensuing motion of molecular atoms and electrons.
Chemical Physics Molecular and Optical Physics Chemistry and Physics Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
History & Philosophy of Science Philosophy & Film
Rachel O'Neill, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics · University of Connecticut
Dr. O'Neill's research projects use molecular genetic approaches to study centromere function and evolution
Cancer Susceptibility Genomics Genome Stability