Jim Fruchterman

CEO · Benetech

Top social entrepreneur and exciting, experienced keynoter

Socially Beneficial Applications of Technology Technology for People With Disabilities Geeks Serving Human Rights Activists Rocket Scientist to Entrepreneur to Social Entrepreneur

Fredric Mitchell

Web Development Manager · Orbit Media Studios, Inc.

Web Development Manager at Orbit Media Studios, Inc.

Drupal PHP Web Development

Desere Cardona

Chief Executive Officer · CARMA

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning Professional

Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Emergency Planning

Robyn Schwarz

PhD Candidate in History · Western University

Providing historical context for issues relating to Canadian women, marriage/divorce law, welfare programs, motherhood and post-1945 Canada.

Canadian History Women's History Reproductive Rights Abortion Welfare Policies

Micki McElya, Ph.D.

Professor of History · University of Connecticut

Professor McElya is an expert in the histories of women, gender, sexuality, and race in the U.S., with a focus on politics and memory.

U.S. Cultural and Political History Women & Gender Sexuality & LGBTQ History Feminist Theory Queer Theory

Dr Alison Taft

Course Director · Leeds Beckett

Alison Taft is a crime writer and the author of The Disappeared and The Runaway which are published under her pen name Ali Harper.

Mental Health Film Crime Feminism Literature

Mike Whitmore

President · Fresh Consulting

Professional & motivational speaker, Never Eat Alone Affiliate bringing together enhancing offline relationships with online & social media

Business Strategy Digital Marketing Social Media Meaningful Networking Top Web-Tools for Entrepreneurs

David Levin, MD

Chief Medical Information Officer · Cleveland Clinic

Challenging audiences to discover how analysis of “big data” can be used to transform healthcare, from practice redesign to new markets

Healthcare Information Technology Clinical Decision Support: From Alerts to Watson Emr and Related Clinical Systems-Strategy Selection and Physician Adoption Analytics: Data Strategies

Kristin Eilenberg

CEO · Lodestone Logic

Provocative and informative; Connects with pharma and healthcare audiences to drive for innovation and better patient results/outcomes

Building Actionable Strategies Patient-Centric Product Development

Patricia Huddleston

Professor and Director of Information and Media PhD program · Michigan State University

Expert in Consumer decision making at Point of Purchase, Retail Strategy

Point of Purchase Marketing Consomer Loyalty Retail Strategy Eye-Tracking

Judith G. Foy

Professor Emeritus of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Language and Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience Research Methodology Research Methodology

Christopher Long

Potato Specialist · Michigan State University

The main objective of the Potato Specialist is to apply research to real world agriculture.

Plant Physiology Post Harvest Plant Production Potato Variety Commercialization

Efrem "Van" Partible

Lecturer, Animation · Loyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

Andrea Schlaerth, Ph.D., PMP, sHRBP

Clinical Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Sylvia Zamora

Associate Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

African American and Latino Relations Latino Immigration Race and Ethnicity Transnational Migration Qualitative Research Methods

Shauna Marshall

The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: marshall@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8922 / Office 603A-200

Race, Racism and American Law Public Interest Lawyering Rebellious Lawyering

Deane Evans

Executive Director, Center for Building Knowledge, Center for Resilient Design · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Deane Evans focuses on creating innovative ways to improve the built environment through better design, better technology and new insights.

LEED AP Building Science Infrastructure Resilient Design and Construction Microgrids Planning, Protection and Control

Amber Fox

National Director of Sales - Hospitality · Signature Worldwide

Keep 'em coming back for more with Signature Worldwide's hospitality industry consultant and business solutions expert

Customer Experience Reputation Management Sales Strategy Customer Service Best Practices Social Media

Edward Mondor

Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University

Ed Mondor specializes in Insect Ecology and Forensic Entomology.

Environmental Science Insect Ecology Forensic Entomology

Heidi Jo Newberg

Professor, Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Studies the formation and structure of the Milky Way and other galaxies

Physics Color Selection of QSOs Supernova Phenomenology Astronomy Galaxy Photometry