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

Herman Berliner

Provost Emeritus and Distinguished Service Professor of Economics · Hofstra University

Dr. Berliner is focused on increasing and promoting global business programs, student entrepreneurship, and other experiential learning.

Economics Economics and Public Policy Finance Financial Policy Economics of Higher Education

Kalim Shah

Associate Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy · University of Delaware

Dr. Shah studies public policy, governance and institutional analysis for sustainable development in small islands and economies.

Public Policy Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Institutional Transformation Small Island Developing States Energy Security and Transition

Andrew Samrick

Principal · Simplicity Partners

High energy industry veteran educates, motivates, and informs audiences from the C-Suite to the production floor!

Sales Management Marketing Economics Planning Manufacturing

Mark Carlson

Managing Partner · Verdex Capital, AVAC Ltd.

Managing Partner

Venture Capital Agricultural Technology Investments Finance

Nick Drydakis

Director of the Centre for Pluralist Economics (CPE) · Anglia Ruskin University

Nick is spokesperson at the IZA World of Labor for areas such as inequality, poverty & discrimination.

Labour Markets Economics of Inequality Labour Economics Population Economics Economic Crises

Hilary Black

Chief Advocacy Officer · Canopy Growth

Hilary has been serving patients for over 20 years and is committed to breaking down barriers to access medical cannabis for all.

Corporate Social Responsbility Social Justice Patient Advocacy Diversity and Inclusion Medical Cannabis

Nicholas Mangee

Associate Professor of Finance · Georgia Southern University

Nicholas Mangee is an associate professor of finance in the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University.

History of Thought Textual Analysis Behavioral Finance Financial Time Series Knightian Uncertainty

Mi (Meg) Luo, PhD

Associate Professor of Finance and Real Estate | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Mi (Meg) Luo, PhD, specializes in empirical corporate finance, investments, equity valuation and corporate decision making.

Business Leveraged Buyouts Executive Compensation Merger and Acquisition Managerial Decision Making

John F. Eckert

Managing Partner · McLean Watson Capital

John is focused on management strategy and achieving liquidity for portfolio companies.

Corporate Finance Entrepreneurship

Sean Gomes

Mentor | CBASE · Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Partner at Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Mergers & Acquisitions It Law Corporate Law Corporate Finance Software Licensing

Fabian Nuen

Founder and Chief Operating Officer · Fair Observer

The Gardner of News: Fair Observer's CEO cuts through the global media landscape to ensure that a broad range of narratives are represented

New Venture Development Global Partnerships Global Business Development Global Finance Policy Analysis

Gaurav Jain

Assistant Professor · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Behavioral economist focused on studying how individuals make judgments and decisions in the absence of complete information.

Marketing Promotions Marketing Communication Judgment and Decision Making Consumer Choices and Behavior Behavioral Economics in Business

Malik Magdon-Ismail

Professor, Computer Science · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Learning from data and decision-making in complex data systems

Probability and Stochastic Processes Pattern Recognition Machine Learning Big Data Algorithms

Mary McCullough

Professor and Department Chair · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Organizational Theory & Change School Finance Generations

Sam Silvers

Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP · Deloitte Services LLP

It's not magic, just good sense! Deloitte LLP's wizard of finance transformation has the insight and experience your organization requires

Finance Transformation Role of the Cfo

Wen Mao, PhD

The Helen and William O’Toole Dean, Villanova School of Business | Professor of Economics | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Wen Mao, PhD, is an expert in public finance, game theory, and microeconomic theory.

Business Industrial Organization Bargaining Theory Microeconomic Theory Public Finance

H. Shelton Weeks, Ph.D.

Expert in real estate and financial markets · Florida Gulf Coast University

H. Shelton Weeks has extensive industry experience in valuation of real property with an emphasis on senior living projects.

Economics Corporate Finance Real Estate Financial Markets Investments

Ted McLyman

CEO/Owner · Apexx Behavioral Solutions Group

The rules of money have changed. The common wisdom of money management is wrong. First manage your behavior, and then manage your money.

Money Behavioral Finance Investing

Cheryl Rose

Director, Partnerships and Projects for SiG@Waterloo · Social Innovation Generation

SiG@Waterloo's Director of Partnerships is enthusiastic about civic engagement and developing community-based social innovation initiatives

Social Innovation Social Finance Entrepreneurship and Community Development Leadership for Social Innovation Enhancing Individual and Organizational Resilience