Andy Yang

Chief Innovation Hunter · Extreme Startups

Wheel, printing press, light bulb, Gummi Bears: Bring leading edge ideas to the foreground with Extreme Startups Chief Innovation Hunter

Startups Venture Capital Mobile Technologies Entrepreneurship Business Model Validation

Marcello Canuto

Professor and Director of the Middle American Research Institute · Tulane University

Marcello Canuto researches integrative mechanisms that the ancient Maya used to build and maintain a socio-politically complex society.

Ancient Maya Anthropology Mesoamerica Archaeological Remote Sensing Socio-Political Complexity

Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Assistant Professor in faith and peaceful relations · Coventry University

Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor specialises in how people engage with religion and with religious beliefs.

Diversity Muslim Women Inter-faith relations Religion Islam

Hui Liu

Assistant Professor of Sociology · Michigan State University

Hui Liu is an expert in the relationship between health and relationships, including marriage, divorce, and ethnic minorities.

Aging Marriage Health Family Medicine

Gary Wagenheim, Ph.D.

Board Vice Chair and Treasurer · Fielding Graduate University

Prominent educator in training and development for organizational and individual change

Organizational Behavior Executive Development Programs Leadership Coaching Interpersonal Skills

Rekha Basu

Columnist · The Des Moines Register

Opinion Columnist, The Des Moines Register & Tribune Content Agency

Human Rights Political Affairs International Affairs

Jaydev Desai

Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Jaydev Desai is an expert in the areas of medical robotics, image guided surgical robotics, and surgical simulation.

Surgical Simulation Medical robotics Human Augmentation Image Guided Surgical Robotics

Andrea Lekushoff

President and Founder · Broad Reach Communications

Award-winning PR agency leader with a track record of building strong reputations and delivering business results

How to Use Pr to Drive Business Results Lifestyle-Driven Teams: A New Paradigm for Professional Services Firms

Mark Holder

Associate Professor · University of British Columbia

I am a passionate, energetic person who recognizes that life is short, but wide

Science of Happiness Happiness and Health Children and Happiness

Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp

Knox Massey Distinguished Professor, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School · UNC-Chapel Hill

J.B. Steenkamp is a world-renowned scholar on global branding and marketing.

Private Label Brands Marketing Strategy Emerging Markets Marketing Branding

Mark Hanna

Professor · Georgia Southern University

Professor Hanna is a proponent of quality management, business excellence, six-sigma, and lean

Six Sigma Quality Management Operations Management Supply Chain Management

Lynda Arsenault, BA, MEC, CITP

International Trade & Foreign Direct Investment Consultant · The Varanda Network

Lynda is an expert in attracting, maintaining and accelerating Foreign Direct Investment opportunities.

International Trade & Investment Foreign Direct Investment Outsourcing Services and Technology

Ravi Hadimani

Associate Professor and Director of Biomagnetics Laboratory · Virginia Commonwealth University

Professor Hadimani specializes in non-invasive brain stimulation, biomagnetics, magnetocalorics and energy harvesting research.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Tms) Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Magnetic Nanoparticles Magnetocaloric Effect Rare-Earth Magnetic Materials

Anoop Rai

Professor of Finance · Hofstra University

Hofstra University Director of the Center for International Financial Services and Markets

Corporate Finance Financial Institutions International Finance Capstone Course Financial Regulations

Victor Bassey

The Highly Paid Expert's Strategist · Primedia Communications Ltd

Business Growth Strategist For Entrepreneurial Experts, Small and Medium Scale Business Owners.

Communication Personal Effectiveness Thought Leadership

Swati Gupta

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering · Georgia Tech - College of Engineering

Gupta's research focuses on optimization, machine learning, and bias and fairness within the AI sphere.

Data-driven Decision-making Under Partial Information Online and Machine Learning Combinatorial, Convex and Robust Optimization Fairness and Bias in Decisions

Mitchell Schare

Professor of Psychology · Hofstra University

Professor of Psychology and Director of the Phobia & Trauma Clinic

Virtual Reality Exposure to treat PTSD, Fear of Flying, Public Speaking, and Other Phobias Substance Abuse Disorders Psychology Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Anxiety Disorders

Kiran Tota-Maharaj

Reader in Civil and Environmental Engineering · Aston University

Dr Tota-Maharaj’s areas of expertise include wastewater treatment using microbial fuel cells with bioelectricity production.

Wastewater Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Environmental Engineering

Valerie Malhotra Bentz, Ph.D., MSSW

Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

Somatics and Phenomenology Professor

Human Development and Consciousness Society, Culture and Systems Social Psychology Research Methods Phenomenology

Regula (Reggie) Modlich

Urban Planner · Toronto Women's City Alliance

Urban planner, focusing on gender issues, active in the Toronto Women's City Alliance

Community Outreach Women's Rights Equality Rights Sociology Institutional Development