Jed McCaleb
CTO and Cofounder · Stellar Develoment Foundation
Recognizing that the world’s financial infrastructure is broken and that too many people are left without resources, I cofounded Stellar.org
Entrepreneur Startup Nonprofit Tech Technology
Ken Altenbach
Owner · Kenny A. Enterprises
Unusual style of speaking. Movtivational speaker that uses stories to captivate audiences of all ages.
Leadership Development Team Building Training Effective Communications
David Creswell
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
David Creswell’s research focuses broadly on understanding what makes people resilient under stress.
Social Psychology Health Neuroscience Neuroscience Health Psychology Psychoneuroimmunology
Michael Spencer
Associate Professor and Director · University of Mary Washington
Michael Spencer is the chair of the Historic Preservation department at the University of Mary Washington.
Preservationism Historic Preservation Building Forensics
Stephen Hanna
Professor of Geography · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Hanna's research in cultural geography explores how our pasts are represented in monuments and museums.
Cartography and GIS Southern plantation museums Confederate memorials Cartography Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
Andrew Deener, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology · University of Connecticut
Andrew Deener is a professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut.
Food Systems Gentrification Economic Sociology Culture City Development
Marie Wiese
President · Marketing CoPilot
Marie Wiese is a senior marketing executive with 20+ years’ experience in strategic marketing
Online Marketing Marketing Strategy Lead Generation Social Media Marketing Digital Marketing
Bjoern Hamberger
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry · Michigan State University
Hamberger's research focuses on the discovery of plant pathways for bioactive diterpenoids found in medicinal plant species.
Synthetic Biology Plant Specialized Metabolites Terpenes
Brenda Spotton Visano
University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies · York University
Spotton Visano engages a variety of research methods to examine ways to improve access to basic financial services for low income Canadians.
Financial Literacy Economic Literacy Social Justice Financial Education Community Outreach
David Ciccarelli
Chief Executive Officer · Voices
David Ciccarelli is the CEO and founder of Lake
Corporate Culture Start Up Start Up Business Start Up Companies Product
Professor Ed Galea
Director of the Fire Safety Engineering Group · University of Greenwich
His research and software tools inform disaster management and crowd safety, and the design of safe buildings, aircraft and ships, globally
Fire and Evacuation Evacuation Computational Fire Engineering Fire Safety Civil Defence
Colin Rafferty
Associate Professor · University of Mary Washington
His research has taken him to the mountains of central Vietnam, the concentration camps of WWII, and the house of Rutherford B. Hayes.
History Rutherford B. Hayes Creative Writing World War 2 Monuments and Memorials
Claire Smrekar
Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations · Vanderbilt University
An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.
Education Policy Desegregation Charter School Education Demographic trends in schools School Choice
Jennifer M. Ramos
Professor of Political Science and International Relations · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
International Relations International Norms Us Foreign Policy International Security Preventive Use of Force
Dennis Shelden
Director, Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Co-Director of the Institute for Energy, the Built Environment, and Smart Systems (EBESS) and leading expert on dynamic building systems.
Cloud Based Building Systems Generative Modelling Built Environments Smart Systems Open Data Over the Web
Andrea Dittmann
Assistant Professor of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Dittmann studies diversity and inequality, particularly employees' social class backgrounds, aiming to promote equity and inclusion at work.
Law Enforcement Social Psychology Interventions Intergroup and Interpersonal processes Diversity and Inequality
Ascanio Piomelli
Associate Dean for Experiential Learning and Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: piomelli@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8925 / Office: 100 McAllister Street, Suite 350
Social-Change Lawyering Clinical Legal Education Community Legal Services Wage & Hour Law Community Group Advocacy
Huajin Wang
Senior Librarian · Carnegie Mellon University
Huajin Wang leads innovative initiatives that help to create a culture change towards a more open and reproducible research landscape.
Data Collaboration Open Science Biomedical Data AI-Readiness of Research Data
Michael Carriere, Ph.D.
Professor, Director, Honors Program · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Michael Carriere is an urban historian, with expertise in American history, urban studies and sustainability.
Sustainability American History General Social Science Honors Program History
Dr. PANKAJ DHUSSA Ph.D. & Sc.D.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · NASA
Research Scientist & iNaturalist
Astronomy iNaturalist Futuristic Thinking Research & Development Technology & Innovation