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Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Prof. Ruffin’s work focuses on contemporary Southern fiction, speculative storytelling, and explorations of race, identity, and inequality.

Creative WritingAmerican Literature

Partner & Co-FounderColorJar, LLC

Internationally recognized public speaker on the topics of innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship, and more.

EntrepreneurshipNew MediaLeadershipBrandingFuturist

Executive Director, Metro21Carnegie Mellon University

Karen is an internationally recognized leader in building and supporting communities based on emerging technologies.

LeadershipSemiconductorsEmerging TechnologiesSmart CitiesStrategic Planning

Sarah Beth Brown Professor of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Global expert on partnering relationships, B2B routes-to-market, omnichannel, franchise, and ecommerce management

B2B Routes to MarketStrategic PartnershipsOmnichannel StrategyB2B and Channel AnalyticsSocial Media Selling

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

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

Soft RoboticsMedical Device ManufacturingWearable RoboticsMedical DevicesAdvanced Manufacturing

Professor, CommunicationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Young's research interests include political media effects, media psychology, public opinion and the psychology of misinformation.

Psychology of Political BeliefsPublic OpinionPolitical Media EffectsMedia PsychologyIntersection of Entertainment and Information

Author and SpeakerArtichoke Press LLC

Enthusiastic keynote and conference speaker on RESILIENCE and being a Bounce-Back person. Brings scientific study and life examples of the p

Resiliency - Bounce Back PersonPower of Encouraging WordsMotivationalRespect Responsibility & ResiliencyBroke But Not Broken

Director, Government Relations, InsuranceCAA Club Group

Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.

Government Relations & Public AffairsIssues ManagementLegislationPolicy AnalysisStrategic Advocacy

Professor Emeritus in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Professor Noonan came to Goizueta in 1993 from the faculty of the Harvard Business School, where he earned his Ph.D. in Decision Sciences.

Decision & Risk AnalysisGame TheoryNegotiation & Strategic ThinkingData Analysis

Clinical Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

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