Technology Experts

Lea Deesing

Assistant City Manager, former CIOCity of Riverside

Motivate staff and spark innovation. Encourage kids to pursue STEM fields. Increase government transparency and improve cyber security.

Mimi Ito

Professor in Residence InformaticsUC Irvine

Mizuko Ito is a cultural anthropologist of technology use, focusing on children and youth's changing relationships to media.

Andrew Ledbetter

Professor & Chair of Communication StudiesTexas Christian University

Andrew Ledbetter investigates how people use communication technology to maintain close ties with friends, family, and romantic partners.

Marie Shanahan

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Shanahan is an expert in the intersection of journalism and digital communication technology, online news and digital discourse.

Glenn Daehn

Fontana Professor, Materials Science Engineering | College of EngineeringThe Ohio State University

Materials science engineering expert, revolutionizing impulse-based manufacturing

Sue McGill

Executive Director & Co-founderJOLT Accelerator at MaRS Discovery District

The Kickstarter! Moving from idea through to planning and then on to successful implementation, Jolt's Executive Director makes it happen

Jay Goldman

Vice President, Innovation and Emerging ChannelsKlick Health

Klick Health's VP spearheads improvements and innovations in user experience that are designed to expand the human side of technology

Andrea Hershatter

Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management; Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate EducationEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Joshua W. Walker, PhD

President & CEOJapan Society

Walker leads Japan Society to create deep bonds between the US & Japan through programs in culture, education, business, policy & technology

William B. (Trey) Cade III, Ph. D.

Director, Institute for Aviation SciencesBaylor University

Nationally recognized expert in meteorology & space weather, specializing in geomagnetic storms & their impact on Earth