International Experts

Theresa Lindberg, MSC, LPC

Managing Director of Child and Youth ServicesCARF International

A leader for children, youth, young adults, and families with emphasis in child welfare, behavioral health, and healthy development.

CARF AccreditationWorkshop FacilitationTrainingQualified Residential Treatment ProgramsProcess Improvement

Dr Joseph Downing

Senior Lecturer, Politics, History and International RelationsAston University

Professor Downing teaches courses on researching politics, security and technology in politics.

Qualitative MethodsSociologyGlobal SecurityPoliticsPolicy Analysis

Arvind Agarwal, Ph.D., FASME, FAAAS, FNAI, FACerS, FASM

Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical & Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Chair and Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering.

Nano-scale Properties of Biological MaterialsUltrahigh Temperature CeramicsAerospace Materials and Radiation Shielding CoatingsAdditive Manufacturing (AM) of Metals via Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), Cold Spray, Thermal Spray, and Friction Stir Surface EngineeringGraphene and Boron Nitride Nanotube Composites

David Ulrich

PartnerThe RBL Group

Professor, researcher, consultant, human resources guru, and bestselling author who advises organizations and leaders on delivering value

Results Based LeadershipOrganizational CapabilityHuman Resources ManagementThe Future of Human Resource ManagementLeadership and Management

Norman Sadeh

Co-Director, Privacy Engineering Program, professor of Computer ScienceCarnegie Mellon University

MobileInternet of ThingsEntrepreneurshipAgentic AIPrivacy

Jason Popp

Executive Vice President, InternationalGlobal Experience Specialists (GES)

Global Business Professional

Michael W. Johnson, MA, CAP

Senior Managing Director of Behavioral HealthCARF International

A creative, solutions-oriented leader who is passionate about improving quality in behavioral healthcare through CARF accreditation.

ASAM Level of Care CertificationOffice Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT)Certified Community Behavioral Health ClinicsMental Health (Severe Mental Illness) Practice and PolicySuicide Prevention