growth Experts

Dr Luciano Batista

Reader (Associate Professor), Sustainable Operations & Supply Chain ManagementAston Business School

Dr Batista specializes in circular economy approaches, technologies and business innovations across industrial sectors, regions and nations.

Tom Seng

Assistant Professor of Professional PracticeTexas Christian University

Professor Seng, whose focus is on energy finance, has more than 30 years of experience in the natural gas industry.

Nora Egan Demers, Ph.D.

Expert in health and pollutionFlorida Gulf Coast University

Nora Demers researches the effects of stressors on biological systems.

Fred Pries

Associate ProfessorCentre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship

Assoc. Professor with expertise in Accounting, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Sangeeta Khorana

Professor of International Trade Policy and Associate Dean InternationalAston University

Professor Khorana is policy expert in FTAs, regulation & global value chains, provides evidence-based insights for business & government..

Yanyan Luo

Instructor of EconomicsLoyola Marymount University

Deb Kalmbach

PresidentReal Hope for Real Life Ministries

Engaging, vibrant speaker who gives hope and practical solutions for difficult relationships.

Josh Shipp

Owner and FounderJosh Shipp Productions

Helping Adults Understand Teens and Teens Understand Themselves

Shane Barter, PhD

Associate Professor of Comparative PoliticsSoka University

Professor Barter focuses on Southeast Asian politics, Civilians in war, as well as autonomous areas and conflict resolution

Aidin Namin, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University