Leslie Yerkes

President / Founder · Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc.

Thought Leader, Consultant, Author and Speaker on creating organizational cultures that fully engaged the best of the whole person.

Managing for Motivation - Beyond Kicks and Carrots Managing the Generations; the Ins and Outs of Intergenerational Motivation 10 Tips for Finding Your Balance When the World is Rocking and Rolling! Developing Advanced Workplace Culture Leadership Teamwork and Change

Sarah Teetzel

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management · University of Manitoba

Dr. Sarah Teetzel’s research focuses on applied ethical issues in sport with emphasis on the intersection of rules and values.

Gender in sport Doping and drug testing in sport Olympic studies Philosophy and ethics of sport

David Ortega

Professor and Noel W. Stuckman Chair in Food Economics and Policy · Michigan State University

David Ortega researches the decision making processes of consumers to better inform food policies and marketing strategies.

Experimental Economics Agricultural Development Economics Food Supply Inflation

Katie Whitefoot

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Katie Whitefoot’s research advances the theoretical foundations and computational modeling of engineering design and technology change.

Product Design Technical Innovation Environmental Engineering Additive Manufacturing Consumer Behavior

Tian Heong Chan

Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Chan's research focuses on the decisions and dynamics of how teams go from ideas to products.

Technology Management Service Innovation New Product Development Project Management

Greg Duerksen

President · Kincannon & Reed

Thought-provoking and riveting commentator on the global War for Talent and how to win it. Audiences find the stories highly entertaining.

Talent Modern Agriculture Turnarounds Leadership

Keith Even Schubert, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Director and Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering · Baylor University

Keith Even Schubert, Ph.D. is professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Baylor University.

Digital Logic Aerospace Engineering Optimization Imaging and 3d Reconstruction Numerical Linear Algebra

Stanley Griffis

Donald J. Bowersox and Robert W. Thull Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management · Michigan State University

Professor Griffis' primary teaching interests include logistics and supply chain management.

Risk and Resilience Sustainability Logistics

Beth Howells

Chair, Literature · Georgia Southern University

Beth chairs the Literature Department & her research areas are 19th century British Literature, women's literature, & rhetoric and writing

19th Century British Literature Gender and Women’s Studies Writing Rhetoric Composition Studies

Brian LaPointe, Ph.D.

Research Professor at FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute · Florida Atlantic University

Brian Lapointe’s research interests include algal physiology and biochemistry, marine bioinvasions and marine conservation.

Marine Bioinvasions Coral Reef Ecology Algal Physiology Biochemistry Seagrass Ecology

Jon Rogers

Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Jon Rogers has developed groundbreaking new technologies in the areas of rotorcraft, smart weapons and stochastic optimal control.

Robotics Flight Mechanics Systems Design and Optimization Flight Control

Noriko Sato Ward, MBA

Instructor, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Assistant Director, D.K. Kim Foundation Business for Good Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Marketing Business for Good

Grant Borbridge, Q.C.

Executive VP, Investments & Chief Counsel · MEG Energy

International expert with vast experience in global private equity, venture capital investment, corporate governance and legal compliance

Competitive Analysis Company Restructuring Divestitures Financial Analysis Financial Modeling

Phil Sampson

Partner · Sampson Hall Ltd

An experienced and dynamic speaker, I specialise in Business Strategy, Empowerment and Talent Management all of which are key in today's dy

Devising Strategy Ethical Business Leadership

Pete Krainik

Founder & CEO · The CMO CLUB

3 Words: Gimme Some More! The CMO Club's CEO engages considered opinion built on a foundation of marketing success & effective collaboration

Business Development Building Brand Equity Sales & Marketing Innovation in Marketing

Peter Campbell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science · Baylor University

Professor Campbell studies international security, civil-military relations, international relations and policy relevance

Just War Theory International Relations International Security Counterinsurgency

Amanda J. Crawford

Assistant Professor · University of Connecticut

Professor Crawford is a veteran political reporter, literary journalist, and expert in journalism ethics and misinformation.

Literary Journalism Media News Literacy Misinformation Journalism Ethics

James Walter

Professor Emeritus of Bioethics · Loyola Marymount University

James J. Walter is the Austin & Ann O'Malley Professor of Bioethics and chair of the Bioethics Institute of Loyola Marymount University.

Stephanie J. Silverman

Bora Laskin National Fellow in Human Rights Research

Professor Silverman is an international expert on immigration control, particularly immigrant detention and community monitoring programs.

Immigration Policy Immigration Detention Refugee Studies Alternatives to Detention Public Policy Analysis

Jeffrey Lefstin

Associate Academic Dean and Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: lefstinj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4682 / Office 355-200

Patent Law Patent Litigation Biotechnology Contract Law Intellectual Property Law