Business Experts

Joshua Azran

Partner/OwnerAzran Financial APC

Founder, Origins Group | Certified Public Accountant (CPA) & Advisor to Entrepreneurs and Start-up Companies

Simon Anderson

Applied Foresight Keynote SpeakerVenture Foresight LLC

Keynote Speaker | Applied Foresight Consultant | Award-Winning Author

Eric Spangenberg

Professor of Marketing and Psychological Science; Academic director for the Center for Global LeadershipUC Irvine

Eric Spangenberg is an expert in consumer behavior, psychology, leadership and statistics.

Ariel Garten

Founder and Chief Evangelist OfficerMuse

Global speaker, female tech founder, and expert in brain, neuroscience, psychotherapy, entrepreneurship, innovation, and women in business.

Matthias Winkenbach, PhD

Director of Research, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics | Senior Research Scientist, MIT | Chair, MIT Transportation Education Committee | Director, MIT Intelligent Logistics Systems Lab & MIT CAVE LabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Winkenbach researches at the intersection of AI, operations research, and human decision-making — transforming global supply chains.

Vladlena Benson

Professor of Cybersecurity ManagementAston University

Professor Benson is an industry-recognised expert in cybersecurity management and governance.

Michelle McKinnon Miller

Associate Professor of EconomicsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Meredith Grelli

Director of Project Olympus and Assistant Dean of Entrepreneurship InitiativesCarnegie Mellon University

Meredith Grelli is dedicated to helping people navigate business development, no matter the stage.

Al Hartgraves

Professor Emeritus of Accountingpersonal card

Carla Bevins

Assistant Teaching ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Carla Bevins’ expertise includes business, executive, crisis and interpersonal communication, leadership, and business presentations.