Clem Clay
Director of Extension Agriculture Program · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Clem Clay oversees professionals serving the agriculture, forestry, fruit-growing and commercial horticulture industries in Massachusetts.
Agriculture Extension Farming Sustainability Environmental Policy Public Policy
Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D.
Expert in political science and justice · Florida Gulf Coast University
Sandra Pavelka is an expert in elections, law and public policy, and juvenile and restorative justice.
Campaigns Elections Public Policy Restorative Justice Voting
Melanee Thomas
Professor, Department of Political Science · University of Calgary
Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science
Research Methodology Public Opinion and Policy Gender and Politics Political Psychology and Behaviour Comparative and Canadian Politics
Elaine Hyshka
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health · University of Alberta
Professor Hyshka is a health services and policy researcher focused on reducing the health, social, and economic costs of substance misuse.
Harm Reduction Opioids Cannabis Drug Policy Substance misuse
Amira Elghawaby
Communications Director · The National Council of Canadian Muslims
Amira Elghawaby leads the NCCM’s media relations, public engagement and strategic communications.
Ethnic Media & Diversity Anti-discrimination Civic Engagement Human Rights Civil Rights
Theo Liebmann
Clinical Professor of Law · Hofstra University
Professor Liebmann has directed the interdisciplinary Hofstra Youth Advocacy Clinic since its inception
Trial Advocacy Child Welfare Youth Advocacy Immigration Juvenile Delinquency
Mariann Piano
Nancy and Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing · Vanderbilt University
Expert in substance abuse and cardiac disease, particularly binge drinking by young adults.
Unhealthy Alcohol Consumption Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease Alcohol and Young Adults Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease Cardiac Risk Factors
Tammy Clifford
Chief Scientist and Vice President, Evidence Standards · Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
Supporting evidence-informed decisions in Canadian health care as CADTH's Chief Scientist and Vice President, Evidence Standards.
Epidemiology Evidence-Based Medicine Health Health & Healthcare Law and Policy health technology assessment
Emily Day
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering · University of Delaware
Prof. Day engineers drug & biomolecule nanocarriers for targeted treatment of cancers, blood disorders, and reproductive health conditions.
Precision Medicine Drug Delivery Translational Research Gene Regulation Phototherapy
Omar A. Khan, M.D., MHS, FAAFP
Enterprise Chief Scientific Officer · ChristianaCare
Dr. Omar Khan is the enterprise chief scientific officer and vice president of research administration and scientific affairs.
Global Health Medical Education Public Health Medical Writing Healthcare Leadership
Kerstin Fisk
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Conflict Processes Refugees Civil Conflict and Violence Preventive Force and Drones International Relations
Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health; Professor, Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization
Weight Discrimination Weight Stigma Weight-based bullying
Jase Bernhardt
Associate Professor of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability · Hofstra University
Dr. Bernhardt has had a lifelong passion for studying weather and climate. His current research focuses hurricane preparedness.
Rip Tide safety Hurricanes Climatology Climate Change Weather
Tyler Stillman
Professor of Marketing / Director of Entrepreneurship · Southern Utah University
Specializing in judgment and decision making, social psychology, buyer behavior, and entrepreneurship
Decision and Risk Analysis Psychological Consequences of Social Exclusion Gender Differences in Consumer Behaviors Behavioral Psychology Buyer Behaviour
Stephen Pearlman, M.D., MSHQS
Clinical Effectiveness Officer · ChristianaCare
Dr. Stephen Pearlman a neonatologist and safety expert is the Clinical Effectiveness Officer Acute Care at ChristianaCare.
Healthcare Quality and Safety Communication and Resolution Programs Neonatal Intensive Care
Dionne Nickerson
Assistant Professor of Marketing · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Nickerson's expertise merges marketing with societal concerns, emphasizing environmental + social sustainability in the marketplace.
Sustainability Corporate Social Responsibility Marketing Strategy Brand Strategy Social Sustainability
Tianxin Zou
Assistant Professor of Marketing · University of Florida
Tianxin Zou's research focuses on platform designs, uprising business models and technologies and platform regulations.
New technologies in marketing Platform design Platform regulation
Julie Ancis
Professor, Informatics · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Dr. Julie Ancis explores cyberpsychology, the relationship between technology and human behavior, diversity and gender.
Technology and Human Behavior Counseling Psychology Cyberpsychology Multicultural Competence Mental Health of Women
Junghoon Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Public Health International Business Business Sustainability Strategic Management Climate Change
Byron T. Embry
Leadership and Personal Development Consultant/Motivator · Closing Remarks
"..as dynamic as they come" President Barack Obama
Leadership Assasination Emotional Identity Theft Teamwork