Polly Letofsky
Motivational Speaker · Elite Speakers
Mapping the Course Through Your Overwhelm: Lessons in resilience from one woman's walk around the world
Resilience Perseverance Attitude Goal Setting Fear
Larisa Cavallari
Professor · University of Florida
Larisa Cavallari's research involves discovery and clinical translation of genetic variants related to drug response.
Pharmacogenomics Precision Medicine
Evan Carroll
Author and Founder · The Digital Beyond
Author and National Speaker Helping You Understand All Things Digital
Digital Afterlife Digital Estate Planning Trusts and Estates Digital Marketing Digital Legacy
Tom Rand
Managing Director at MaRS Cleantech Fund I, L.P. · MaRS Cleantech
Experienced, bare-knucked approach to cleantech, finance, policy, climate science and associated global economic opportunities and risks.
Carbon and Climate Science: Industrial Endgame? Cleantech Climate Change Clean Energy Economics
Wolfgang Banzhaf
Entomologist and Osteopathic Medical Specialist · Michigan State University
Expert in genetic programming and evolutionary computation
Computer Science Evolutionary Computation Machine Learning Algorithms Theoretical Physics
Dr. Marc Tinsley
The People Repairman · Fitness for the Rest of Us™
Helping Ordinary People Attain Excellence By Increasing Vitality And Building Resilience
Health Productivity Leadership
Julie Downs
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Julie Downs studies social influences on decisions, particularly the impact of social norms.
Social Norms Decisions Processes Public Policy Social Psychology Judgement and Decision Making
Eric Perlman, Ph.D.
Professor | Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences · Florida Tech
Dr. Perlman is an observational astrophysicist whose research concentrates on the nuclei of galaxies.
James Webb Space Telescope Galactic Activity Galactic Nuclei Astrophysics Black Holes
Paul Kyriazi
Writer/Director · Ronin Audio Books
Feature film writer/director speaks on 'How to Live the James Bond Lifestyle'.
Self-Help Motivation and Relationships
Hal Gottfried
Founder · Level Up Labs
Strategic Coach, Mentor, Open Source Hardware Advocate, Educator and IT Ninja
Integration Telecommunications Encryption Startups Non Profit
Eric Decker
Professor of Food Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Eric Decker's work focuses on lipid oxidation and health implications of bioactive lipids and on preventing oxidation in our food supply.
Seed Oils Food Science Lipid Oxidation Oxidation in the Food Supply
Ruben Martinez
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Julian Samora Research Institute · Michigan State University
Ruben Martinez is an expert in race and ethnic relations, education of ethnic minorities, and environmental justice.
Race in America Institutional Change Ethnic Minorities Diversity Leadership Latinx Voting Habits
Alexis Black
Assistant Professor of Acting Movement · Michigan State University
Alexis Black is an educator, fight, movement and intimacy director, performer, and director.
Fight Choreography Intimacy Direction Theatre Performance Pedagogy Movement
David Yaron
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
David Yaron has been involved in development and assessment of new learning technologies for over two decades.
Materials Theory Electronic Structure Theory Theory Computational Machine Learning
Jeffrey Rosensweig
Associate Professor of Finance; Director, The Robson Program for Business, Public Policy, and Government · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Business Strategy in a Global Economy Global Economic Trends and Linkages International Finance
James Kendrick, Ph.D.
Professor, Film & Digital Media, Undergraduate Program Director · Baylor University
Expert on Spielberg films, cult & horror films, post-Classical Hollywood film history & new cinema technologies
Violence in films Cinema and new technologies Media censorship and regulation
David Takacs
Professor of Law, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: takacsd@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4845 / Office 329-200
Climate Change Law Environmental Law Earth Systems Science Biodiversity Law International Environmental Law
Aleecia M. McDonald
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
AleeciaMcDonald focuses on the public policy issues of Internet privacy, user expectations for privacy tools and behavioral economics.
Internet Law and Regulation Behavioral Economics Cybersecurity Privacy Tools Public Policy issues of Internet Privacy
David Webb
Chief Financial Officer · Deer Park ISD
Experienced, thought-provoking and dynamic speaker on the history and current status of Texas school finance
Legislation Public Funds Investment Public Education School Risk Management