Josh Sookman

CEO · Guardly

CEO at Guardly. VC experience. Mentor at JOLT Accelerator and INcubes. Toronto StartupDigest co-curator.

Raising Seed Financing (For Startups) Employee Safety Campus Safety Workplace Violence Working Alone

Ed Alfke

Founder and CEO · Mentor Inc.

Guardian Angel of Investment! Set off in the right direction with Mentor Inc.'s entrepreneurial startup & early-stage company growth expert

Business Franchising Business Planning Strategic Planning for Business Business Financing Business Management

Brian Ardinger

Co-founder · Econic

Forward Thoughts: Software, Technology, Marketing, & Startups. Founder @NMotionStartup, @econicco, & @theiopodcast, former CMO @Nanonation

Customer Experience Motivation Tedx Startup Acceleration Innovation & Creativity

William Mougayar

Founder & CEO · Engagio

"They said what about me?" Manage your social network conversations and startup your entrepreneurial spirit with the Founder of Engagio

Entrepreneurship Startups Social Engagement Social Commenting Future of Social Web

Steve Munton

Director of Sales, Warehouse & Systems Group · Equipment Depot, a Pon Company

Sustainability & Business Development at Equipment Depot, a Pon Company

Energy Sustainability Energy Management & Efficiency Green Technology Utilities / Power Companies

Mohan Nadarajah

Founder & CEO · PlayLab Inc.

This start-up really starts them up! PlayLab's CEO delivers educational workshops that nurture young innovators to develop essential skills

Start-Ups Entrepreneurship Business Planning Business Modeling

Tong (Tony) Wang

Managing Partner · River Capital

River Capital

Angel Investing Angel Investing in China Mobile Technology Trends Venture Capital Startups

David Skok

General Partner · Matrix Partners

Serial technology entrepreneur (five startups, three IPOs), turned Venture Capitalist. Speaks on lessons learned, and other topics that are

Building A Sales & Marketing Machine Understanding the Saas Business Model Viral Marketing Business Model Innovation Marketing 2.0 - How the Web Has Changed Marketing

Paul Slaby

President · Yariba Tech

Conquistador CEO - Tales of boldness, courage and adventure

Leadership Entreprenership Startups

Douglas Johnson

Managing Director · Cranganore Inc

Investment Banker and Portfolio Strategist

Emerging Markets Islamic Finance Behavioral Finance Venture Capital Cryptocurrencies

Kuldeep Neote

Senior Director · Consulate General of Canada (CTA Boston)

Kuldeep focuses primarily on the areas of Oncology and Immunology.

Drug Discovery Immunology Oncology Molecular Biology

Catherine Warren

President · FanTrust

Veteran media, technology & entertainment strategist. C-level public company leadership. Board directorships & international publications.

Entertainment Leadership Media & Technology Strategy Board Governance Publicly-traded Company Management Fan Culture

Marlene Matarese, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor · University of Connecticut

Marlene Matarese works to improve access to and the quality of systems and services for children and youth with public system involvement.

Child Welfare Juvenile Justice and Behavioral Health Systems Family Reunification in Child Welfare Implementation Science Intervention Design and Evidence Based Practices

Alan J. Singer

Professor of Teaching, Learning and Technology · Hofstra University

Alan Singer specializes in social studies education and United States history.

Social Studies Education United States History History of Slavery Teaching race. ethnicity and class

Leslie E. Papke

Professor of Economics · Michigan State University

Leslie Papke is an expert on public retirement systems, savings behavior, and school finance in Michigan.

Teacher Retirement Systems School Finance Public Retirement Systems

Claudia Rankins

Marie Fielder Fellow · Fielding Graduate University

Champion for inclusion, diversity and broadening participation and works tirelessly on behalf of students and faculty.

Science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate education Gender equity for STEM faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) History and relevance of HBCUs History of African American Physicists Elementary particle physics

Mimi Ito

Professor in Residence Informatics · UC Irvine

Mizuko Ito is a cultural anthropologist of technology use, focusing on children and youth's changing relationships to media.

Media and Communications Anthropology Children/Video Games Technology

Isabella Velicogna

Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion · UC Irvine

Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Physical Climate Sea Level Rise GRACE Satellite Climate Change

Aaron Kupchik

Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice · University of Delaware

Prof. Kupchik focuses on juvenile justice and the punishment and policing of youth in schools, courts, and correctional facilities.

Crime and Inequality in Schools Crime and Incarceration Crime Rates Juvenile Justice Correctional Facilities

Kartik Ariyur

Assistant Professor · Purdue University

Assistant Professor at Purdue University

Matlab Algorithms Simulations Controller Design Health Monitoring