future Experts

Maryam “Shabnam” FakhrHosseini, PhD

Research Scientist, MIT AgeLabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. FakhrHosseini's research focuses on technology adoption models, social robots for aging and smart home.

Daniel Smith-Christopher

Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Dr Hayley James

Senior Research FellowAston University

Dr James is an expert on the lived experience of financial products, tools and services in everyday life.

Andrew Ellis

Professor of Optical Communications/Deputy Director of the Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)Aston University

Professor Ellis researches optical superchannels and advanced passive optical networks for the delivery of Tbit/s class broadband.

My (Myla) Bui, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Ashraf Badir, Ph.D., P.E.

Expert in concrete and steel structuresFlorida Gulf Coast University

Ashraf Badir's research focuses on structural engineering as well as engineering education.

Glenn Bracey, PhD

Associate Professor of Sociology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Glenn Bracey, PhD, is an expert on race and social movements, race and the law and religion in contemporary society.

Colin Lachance

Principal ConsultantPGYA Consulting

Whether you are changing the world or navigating the change, I'd like to help.

Mark Thompson, PhD

Professor, Hull College of Business, Professor of EconomicsAugusta University

Mark Thompson, PhD, professor in Hull College of Business, is an economist in business conditions, risk analysis, energy and health care.

Carmel Majidi

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Carmel Majidi’s mission is to discover materials and methods that allow robots and machines to behave like soft biological organisms.