Robin Cox

Research Director and Professor · ResilienceByDesign Research Lab and Royal Roads University

Robin Cox's expertise includes the psychosocial dimensions of disasters, disaster resilience, and traumatic stress and coping.

Resilience Higher Education Community Resilience Disaster Psychosocial Response Stress and Coping

Lisa Briggs

Professor, Director of Emergency and Disaster Management · Western Carolina University

Lisa Briggs specializes in forensic based criminology with a focus on missing persons, as well as the use of scent detection K9s.

Crime and Deviance Forensic Based Criminology Criminology Missing Persons Scent Detection K9s

Velitchka Kaltcheva, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Retail Environment Impact Marketer-Consumer Relationships Consumer Motivation Consumer Economics Business Administration

Kevin Sidebottom

President · Bottom To Top Consulting

Experienced dynamic speaker that engages the audience to reach higher and work harder to accomplish greatness

Inspirational Corporate Leadership The Selling Process Getting More From Your Customers Re-Energize Your Team Money-Smart Students

Sean Mulholland

Professor · Western Carolina University

Sean Mulholland research interests include human capital and economic growth, white supremacist groups and hate crimes.

Drunk Driving Hate Crimes Economic Growth White Supremacist Groups Student Performance

Peter Krapp

Professor, Film & Media Studies · UC Irvine

Expertise in: Secret communications & cryptologic history; cultural memory and media history; history of computing & simulations

Media History Cultural Memory Aesthetic Communication Cryptologic History Secret Communications

Electra Paskett

Professor of Cancer Research I Department of Internal Medicine · The Ohio State University

Electra Paskett is the Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control in the College of Medicine.

Cancer Prevention Cancer Research Health Disparities Public Health

William Luther, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · Florida Atlantic University

William Luther, Ph.D., is an expert in monetary economics and macroeconomics.

Economic Growth Unemployment Business Cycles Inflation Monetary Policy

Luke Dicken

Founder · Robot Overlord Games

Expert in Artificial Intelligence Applied to Games and Simulated Worlds

Artificial Intelligence Game Development Education

Leo Barbe

Founder · Think Don't Shoot

Award winning youth activist, published author, spoken word artist, National figure on youth vioelnce and founder of a youth empowerment org

Youth Assistance Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Emotional Intelligence Youth Violence Empowering Victims of Violence

Don Duval

Chief Executive Officer · NORCAT

Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship

Turnaround Strategies Entrepreneurship Academic Research Commercialization

Allan Besselink, PT, DPT, PhD, Dip.MDT

Founder · Besselink Project

Individual and community transformation via health mentoring, adaptive learning experiences, advocacy, and innovation.

Learning & Teaching Education Physiotherapy Health Care Cognitive Science

Alex (Alexander) Nizini

Technology Consultant in the digital and industrial domain / Creative Digital and Industrial Services · NAR / HAR

Product leader, user experience designer, strategist, friendly geek, entrepreneurial thinker, real estate investor

Research Business Development & Partnerships Economic Analysis and Forecasting Healthcare Education

Michael Manning, Ph.D.

Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

Management of change; Emotions and social contagion; Divergent thinking and brainstorming; Organizational culture.

Organization Studies Organization Development & Change Management & Leadership Management of Change Whole Systems Change Using Large Group Methods

Kurt Rohloff

Associate Professor, Computer Science · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Rohloff focuses on encrypted computing, homomorphic encryption, lattice-based and applied cryptography and cybersecurity

Contact Tracing Software Engineering Cryptography Computer Security and Privacy Cybersecurity Cryptography

Nils Vesk

Innovation Architect · Future Thread

Innovation Architecture: Nils Vesk

Innovation Creativity Stress Marketing Ideation

Lara McCulloch-Carter

Chief Brand Storyteller · READY2SPARK

Lara’s a secret you want to keep to yourself. Anti-PowerPoint, she’s innovative, a storyteller & meaningful. I’ve hired her time &...

Linda Godel

Partner, Business Law Group · Torkin Manes LLP

Extensive experience advising charities and not-for-profit organizations — Chair of the firm’s Not-for-Profit & Charities Law Practice Group

Directors' Duties of Not For Profits and Charities Mergers of Not For Profit and Charities Governance of Not for Profits and Charities Charities Not for Profits

Howard (Shih-Ming) Hu

Professor of Hotel, Resort, Hospitality Management · Southern Utah University

Specializing in international cuisine, hospitality management, and culinary science

Food Service Preparation Techniques International Cuisine Culinary Tourism Culinary Programs Hospitality Management

Ann Douglas

Author, Magazine Writer, On-Air Parenting Columnist, Speaker · Independent

A bestselling author and the weekend parenting columnist for CBC Radio, Ann has been called "Canada's most trusted parenting writer."

Parenting Pregnancy Children Babies Mental Health