nature Experts

Bridge Zhao

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringLoyola Marymount University

Develops human-centered AI for safer, more sustainable mobility—from human behavior to intelligent vehicles and transportation networks.

Martin Nemoianu

Associate Professor of PhilosophyLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Ariana Smies, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Ariana Smies is a Sr. Project Engineer in the Wellness Products group at Kohler Co.

Pankaj Patel, PhD

Frank J. and Jane E. Ryan Endowed Chair in Strategy and Innovation; Professor of Management & Operations | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Pankaj Patel, PhD, is a leading expert on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Kathryn Alexander

Speaker, Coach, AuthorThe Art of Leadership - Impact!

A Futurist for Life - Transforming Leaders

Zining Li, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Accounting, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Yong Chen

Professor, HistoryUC Irvine

Yong Chen is Professor of Hist. He also served as the Associate Dean of Curricular and Student Services in the School of Humanities.

Ugo Mattei

Distinguished Professor of Law and Alfred and Hanna Fromm Chair in International and Comparative LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: matteiu@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4646 / Office 623-200

David W. Stewart, Ph.D.

Emeritus President's Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Katherine Dennis

Public Program CoordinatorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Katherine Dennis is the recipient of the 2013 Middlebrook Prize.