Katrice Svanda

Director of Business Development · Digital Impact Agency

HubSpot Certified Inbound Marketing Professional | Technology Marketing Enthusiast

Entrepreneurship Strategic Partnerships Technology Marketing

Alex Settles

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Alex Settles focuses on research about the role that non-market forces shape the internationalization process of firms.

Innovation International Sanctions of Russian Firms and Individuals Russian Multinationals Entrepreneurship

Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD

University Provost; Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship · Villanova University

Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD, is a recognized scholar in the areas of entrepreneurship and strategic management.

Higher Education Market and Non-market Based Competition Decision Making Entrepreneurship Innovation

Nathaniel Whittemore

Principal · Learn Capital

Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur, and Writer focused on startups and social impact.

Social Entrepreneurship Venture Investing and Startups Education Technology

David Johnson

Visiting Professor · University of Newcastle

Business and entrepreneurial psychology

Corporate Entrepreneurship Business Psychology

Erin Weed

Founder · Girls Fight Back!

Women's Safety + Empowerment Speaker

Women Empowerment Personal Safety Social Entrepreneurship

Dr. Ilse Treurnicht

CEO · MaRS

This extraordinary CEO and Rhodes Scholar leads an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Canadian growth companies

Venture Capital Management Advanced Technologies Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship & Innovation Innovation & Economic Development

Kristin Joys

Director/Lecturer · University of Florida

Kristin Joys is an impact strategist who has spent 25 years educating and empowering changemakers.

Societal Impact Leaders Social Entrepreneurship Sustainability Strategic Impact Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Sonya Meloff

Co-Founder · Sales Talent Agency Inc - Canada's Leading Sales Recruitment Company

Co-Founder, Sales Talent Agency Inc. (Canada's Leading Sales Recruitment Company)

Sales Recruitment Sales Cold Calling Women in Business Female Entrepreneurs

Jodi Womack

Founder · No More Nylons

Building Your Professional Network

Networking in Person Mentors Community Women in Business Women Entrepreneurs

Steven W. McLaughlin

Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Dr. McLaughlin's research interests are in the general area of communications and information theory

Telecommunications Student Entrepreneurship Student Mental Health

Dominique Halaby

Director, Business Innovation Group · Georgia Southern University

Dr. Halaby oversees development of Georgia Southern University’s City Center.

Community Development Workforce and Economic Development Non-Profit Organizations Workplace Innovation Rural Entrepreneurship

Anatoly Zhuplev, Ph.D.

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

Russia International Business International Entrepreneurship International Development

David Blake Willis, Ph.D.

Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

Professor of anthropology and education

Transcultural Studies Ethnography and Narrative Research Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Educational Administration and Policy - Japan, USA Multicultural Education

Rita Men

Professor/Director · University of Florida

Rita Men's research focuses on how organizations and leaders can keep employees informed and engaged through strategic communication.

Entrepreneurial Communication Leadership Communication Internal / Employee Communication Emerging Technologies

Rob Lalka

Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Tulane University

Rob Lalka is an expert in entrepreneurship and innovation in business.

Innovation Venture Capital Nonprofits Public Policy Strategic Partnerships

Lionel Gadoury RGD

President · Association of Registered Graphic Designers

Principal, Context Creative / President, Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD)

Relationship Marketing Brand Design Creative Direction Graphic Design Accreditation / Certification Digital Entrepreneurship

Douglas Hanna

CEO · A Small Orange LLC

Engaging Customer Service and Technology Expert

Young Entrepreneurship Customer Service Telecommuting Web Hosting Customer Care

Byron Mouton

Director of URBANbuild, Lacey Senior Professor of Practice - Architecture · Tulane University

Byron Mouton is an expert in the areas of architecture, construction and collaborative planning approaches.

Social Innovation Collaborative Planning Architecture Construction Social Entrepreneurship

Eric Simanek

Robert A. Welch Chair of Chemistry · Texas Christian University

Dr. Simanek’s interests include whiskey, science education and basic scientific research aimed at the design of new medicines.

Medicinal Chemistry Whiskey Intellectual Property & Patent Management Expert Witness Interdisciplinary Education