Pankaj Patel, PhD

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

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

Automation Innovation & Creativity New Ventures Technology Management

Michael Wirvin

Partner · Robinson & Cole

Michael Wirvin represents clients in transactions involving mergers, asset and stock acquisitions, and public offerings.

Cross-Border Transactions Initial Public Offerings Mergers &Acquisitions Clean Tech Private Equity

Janet Austin

Chief Executive Officer · YWCA Metro Vancouver

Janet Austin is responsible for one of BC’s largest and most diversified non-profits

Non-Profit Leadership Social Housing Transition Housing Homeless Shelters Group Homes

Alaia Williams

Business Systems Strategist · One Organized Business

President at One Organized Business

Professional Networking Social Media Small Business Operations

Tom Treanor

President / Founder · Right Mix Marketing Inc.

San Francisco Bay Area Social Media Marketing Consultant & Speaker | Content Marketer & SEO

Blogging Social Media SEO

Narda Quigley, PhD

Mahoney Family Endowed Professorship in Business; Professor of Management | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Narda Quigley, PhD, is an expert in leadership, organizational behavior and teams.

Business Team Leadership Organizational Behavior Leadership Teams

Sarah Neville

Director · Open Line Communications

A speaker, educator and diversity & inclusion specialist. Sarah helps people bridge difference through powerful, authentic communication.

Diversity and Inclusion Intercultural Communication Presentation Skills Training Leadership Training Communication

Nefertiti Walker

Professor of Sport Management and Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Nefertiti Walker's research centers on sports culture and developing diverse and inclusive cultures in sports and other organizations.

Gender in organizations Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Intercollegiate Sports Sports Culture Organizational Diversity and inclusion Women & Leadership in Sport Organizations

Paul Philp

Co-Founder & CEO · Amity

Paul Philp is a Co-Founder and CEO of Amity

SaaS Start-Ups Product Management Strategy Cloud Computing

John Leonard, Ph.D.

Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Leonard teaches databases, user interfaces and video game design. Research interests cover modeling, analytics and visualization.

Modeling and simulation of traffic and transportation systems Traffic flow theory and traffic engineering Intelligent transportation systems Institutional Research Studies of higher education institutions

Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology, Graduate Program Director · Baylor University

Dr. Dougherty focuses on the impact of religion on other realms of social life such as community involvement, politics, and work

Religious Education Religion Sociology of Religion Religion Politics & Culture Facebook in Education

Jeannie Walters

CEO, Speaker, Chief Customer Experience Investigator · 360Connext Customer Experience Investigation

Veteran Customer Experience Consultant, Speaker and Chief Customer Experience Investigator

Social Media Employee Engagement Customer Experience Company Culture Customer Service

Fritz Roka, Ph.D.

Expert in agriculture economics · Florida Gulf Coast University

Fritz Roka specializes in the study and research of Florida agribusiness.

Farm Management Farm Labor Citrus Business Florida Agribusiness Agricultural Economic Impact

Brad Gosse

Founder · Yourbrain Media Inc.

Articulate and charismatic speaker with a keen inside knowledge of online business and marketing.

Entrepreneurship Video Marketing Social Media

Allison Burdette

Professor in the Practice of Business Law · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Burdette strives to give the students powerful knowledge about our legal system

Business and Environmental Law

Tom Reaoch

Podcast Producer and Host · Talk 2 Brazil Podcast - The Business Connection

Podcast Host, Talk 2 Brazil and BBN Brasil Podcasts. Brazil Business Connector, Cross-cultural Trainer.

Cross-Cultural Trainer Brazil Business Culture Networking for Business Development

Daniel Reboussin

Curator · University of Florida

Daniel Reboussin’s primary resource acquisitions have created a cluster of manuscripts on 20th century African wildlife conservation.

Rare Cultural Heritage Materials Relating to the African Continent Manuscripts Centered on 20th Century African Wildlife Conservation Curating Smathers Libraries’ Circulating Research Original Artwork of Papa Mfumu’eto

Ariel Zetlin-Jones

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Ariel Zetlin-Jones' research focuses on macroeconomics, business cycles, financial frictions and banking.

Banking Business Cycles Macroeconomics Financial Frictions Blockchain

Oliver Hahl

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Oliver Hahl's research interests revolve around how audience perceptions of organizations and individuals influence behavior in markets.

Authenticity Economic Sociology Business and Economics Organization Theory Entrepreneurship

David Todd

Speaker, Trainer , Coach · Toddy Talks

Entertaining and inspiring speaker drawing on two decades of experience across a range of business involvement.

The Characteristics of Successful People Attitude -It's Only Everything The Balloon and the Cactus Attitude Balance and Commitment