David R. Moore, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Corporate Finance Payout Policy Compensation

Chris Edgelow

Founder and President · Sundance Consulting Inc.

Dynamic, engaging and predominately practical speaker on leading change in complex systems.

Leading Complex Change Communicating Change

Michael Tarr

Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University

Michael Tarr is an expert in visual perception and how the brain transforms 2D images into high-level percepts.

Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Science Computational Perception

Junyuan Lin

Assistant Professor of Mathematics · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Scientific Computing Graph Algorithms Network Analysis Machine Learning Data Mining

Lynne McLandsborough

Professor of Food Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Lynne McLandsborough's research focuses on food safety including biofilm formation of pathogenic and spoilage organisms in food processing.

Food Safety Biofilm Formation and Removal Cleaning and Safety in the Food Industry

Thomas Voice

Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Director, Midwest Hazardous Substance Research Center · Michigan State University

An expert in environmental contamination, water treatment, and industrial waste.

Industrial Waste‎ Water Treatment Environmental Contamination

Diya Soubra

Managing Partner · SCH Consulting

A speaker that is able to communicate the connection between the underlying technology and the business case

Cloud Based Services Business Model Design Broadband Technology

Rich Lenski

Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics · Michigan State University

“The Man Who Bottled Evolution”

Experimental Evolution Bacteria Digital Organisms Dynamics of Evolution Microbiology

Thang Dinh, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Computer scientist focusing on security and optimization challenges in complex systems including social networks.

Network vulnerability assessment Security and privacy in social networks and wireless networks Combinatorial Optimization Approximation algorithm

Ben Thomas

Senior Cloud Engineer

Virtualization Evangelist and Technologist

Vmware Virtualization Performance

Krishnamurthy Narayanaswamy

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Systems Engineering · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Sonya Atalay

Provost Professor of Anthropology and Director of Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS) · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Sonya Atalay explores ways that repatriation and reclaiming of heritage provides lessons for decolonizing and Indigenizing institutions

Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Studies Native American Studies Cultural Anthropology Critical Heritage Studies

Patrick Traynor

Professor · University of Florida

Patrick Traynor is an expert in cybersecurity.

Deepfakes Cellular Networks Cybersecurity Computer Networks Mobile Payments

Mukesh Srivastava

Professor of Business · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Srivastava focuses on strategic management.

Technology Adoption Global Outsourcing Strategic Management and Innovation

E. Alison Holman

Professor of Nursing · UC Irvine

E. Alison Holman studies the early post-event predictors of co-morbid trauma-related mental and physical health problems.

Physical health Acute Stress Acute Stress & Cardiovascular Disease Psychological Trauma Media Exposure

Patti Jones

General Manager · Lillibridge Healthcare Services Inc.

Patti shares her "real world" experience and insights working with hospitals, health systems, physicians and brokers.

Contract and Lease Negotiation Construction Management Real Estate Tax Appeals Staff Development Financial Budgeting and Reporting

Salvatore Iaconesi

President · AOS

Founder at AOS

Augmented Reality Ubiquitous Publishing Citizen Science

Dr Jim Parker

Reader · Leeds Beckett

Jim Parker specialises in building energy modelling and the urban environment.

Sustainable Architecture Urban Heat Islands Urban Green Space Air Quality Urban Environments

Steven Rodin

President and CEO · Storagepipe

Technology entrepreneur with extensive start-up experience. Learn from real-life trials and tribulations of a software exec.

Strategic Management for Startups Technology Solutions for Business Success Data Protection for Business Cloud Computing & Storage Archiving and Data Management

Cang Ye, Ph.D.

Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Ye's research interests include Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, 3D Computer Vision, Robotics, and Intelligent Systems.