Simon Anderson
Applied Foresight Keynote Speaker · Venture Foresight LLC
Keynote Speaker | Applied Foresight Consultant | Award-Winning Author
Keynote Speaking Future of Work Emerging Technology Future Trends Transportation
John Powell, M.D., FACEP, MHCDS
Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine · ChristianaCare
Dr. Powell is an expert in ED operations, risk management, and emergency bedside ultrasound. He has prior experience with undersea medicine.
Risk Management Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Emergency and Disaster Medicine Medicine Radiation Health
Lissa Leege
Professor & Center for Sustainability Director · Georgia Southern University
Lissa Leege's research focuses on plant conservation ecology, plant population and community ecology and threats to biodiversity.
Biology of Plants Principles of Biology Environmental Biology Issues in Sustainability
Charles Cartin, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Director of Makerspaces & Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University
Additive Manufacturing Advanced Engineering Mathematics Computer Aided Design (CAD) Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Design Engineering
Peter Moore
President · Wild Oak Enterprises, LLC
President at Wild Oak Enterprises, LLC
Business Growth Strategies Enterprise It Organizational Design & Development
Karin Pfeiffer
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in exercise physiology, with an interest in population-based research
Obesity Physical Activity Childhood Health
Dave Kusek
Senior Partner · Digital Cowboys
Ed Tech and Business Consultant - Future of Education and Digital Media
Future of Media Future of Education Digital Music
Matt Weeg
Associate Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in neuroethology, brain behavior, and neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience Human Pathophysiology Fish Audiology Communication & Behaviour Audition
Lynn Lewis
Professor, Biology · University of Mary Washington
Lynn Lewis is a professor of biology at the University of Mary Washington.
Biology Microbiology Virology University Teaching Academic Advising
Deborah Francis
CoFounder, COO · Built To Prosper Companies
Business & Financial Expert
Leadership Development Business Growth Successful Financial Habits
David Weintraub
Professor of Astronomy; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Director of Program in Communication of Science & Technology · Vanderbilt University
Expert in astrophysics who also writes about extraterrestrial life, human space travel and space colonization.
Space colonization Extraterrestrial life Mars colonization Mars Space travel
Dr William Martin Sloane FRSA
Arbitrator | Attorney | Clergyman | Counsellor | Educator · Maryland & Pennsylvania
Proferring provocative polymathic perspectives on Life in the Matrix
Medical Qigong Spirituality Counseling Forensic Science Integrative Healthcare
Satish Udpa
University Distinguished Professor · Michigan State University
Satish Udpa's research interests span the broad area of materials characterization and nondestructive evaluation (NDE).
Non-destructive Testing Materials
Aman Yadav
Lappan-Phillips Professor of Computing Education · Michigan State University
An expert in STEM education, with a specific focus on computer science and engineering education
Teacher Professional Development Case-based Instruction Computer Science Education STEM Education Engineering Education
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
Chris Saffron
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Christopher Saffron’s research investigates the use of thermochemical technologies for converting plant biomass into fuel.
Biofuels
Venkatesh Kodur
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Michigan State University
An internationally renowned expert in the evaluation of fire resistance of structural systems through large-scale fire experiments
Building Collapse Investigation Fire Resistance of Structural Systems Concrete and Steel Structural Systems
Harshila Kakkilaya, M.D.
Primary Care Pediatrician at ChristianaCare Primary Care at Woodstown, NJ · ChristianaCare
Dr. Harshila Kakkilaya is a family medicine physician at ChristianaCare Primary Care at Woodstown.
Pediatric Obesity General Pediatrics
Naoko Wake
Professor · Michigan State University
Naoko Wake is a historian of gender, sexuality, and medicine in the Pacific region.
Gender, Sexuality, and Medicine in the Pacific Region Scientific Approaches to Sexual Diversity
Peter G. Klein, Ph.D.
Professor of Entrepreneurship · Baylor University
Peter G. Klein is an economist who studies managerial and organizational issues, with a special interest in entrepreneurship and innovation
Entrepreneurship Innovation Diversification Vertical Coordination Public Policy