Rosemary Coates

President · Blue Silk Consulting

Reshoring: It's Time to Bring Manufacturing Back from China

Reshoring: How and Why to Bring Manufacturing Back to the Us Building High Performance Teams High Performance Field Service The Art and Science of Business Negotaitions Expert Witnessing

Scott Watson

Founder & Managing Director · Summit Consulting & Training Limited

Leadership Enabler, Emotional Intelligence Expert & Keynote Speaker

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Management Teamwork Motivation

Susan Prentice

Professor · University of Manitoba

Professor Prentice's primary specialization is contemporary and historical childcare policy and advocacy

Social Inequality Social Change Systemic Discrimination Historical Sociology Childcare Policy

Shirlee Sharkey

CEO · Saint Elizabeth

Health executive and social innovator

Home Care Home and Community Care Home Care Public Policy Healthcare and Seniors Healthcare Transformation

Consuelo Kreider

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Consuelo Kreider develops evidence-based strategies to improve access, participation, and inclusion for rural veterans & neurodiverse.

Mixed-methods Disability Research Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Equitable Access to Rehabilitation Rural Health Veteran Rehabilitation

Elizabeth Dorrance Hall

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Elizabeth Dorrance Hall has applied and extended interpersonal and family communication theories to explore difficult conversations.

Interpersonal Communication Family Communication Organizational Communication

Karen Melton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Child and Family Studies · Baylor University

Applied researcher specializing in the healthy development of adolescents through the maintenance of healthy families

Program Effectiveness Intentional Family Family Finances Decison-making Family Time

Serge Thomas, Ph.D.

Expert in the ecology of aquatic environments · Florida Gulf Coast University

Serge Thomas specializes in the consequences of natural and human stresses in aquatic ecosystems.

Ecological Engineering Hydrosystems Technologies to Clean Water Microplastics Algal Blooms

Kyriaki Kaplanidou

Professor · University of Florida

Kyriaki Kaplanidou's research explores the impacts and legacies of sport events on communities.

Olympic Games Sport Consumer Perceptions About Event Experiences Impacts and Legacies of Sport Events on Community Development Sport Event Tourism

Sara Jansen Perry, Ph.D.

The Ben Williams Professor in Management; Professor of Management · Baylor University

Nationally recognized expert on employee stress & well-being, including the role of remote/hybrid work & leadership

Work Life Balance Hybrid Work Remote Work Employee Stress and Health Data Analytics

Ann Douglas

Author, Magazine Writer, On-Air Parenting Columnist, Speaker · Independent

A bestselling author and the weekend parenting columnist for CBC Radio, Ann has been called "Canada's most trusted parenting writer."

Parenting Pregnancy Children Babies Mental Health

Sascha Usenko B.S., Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Science. Director, Environmental Science Graduate Program · Baylor University

Environmental chemist focused on transport, transformation & forensic fingerprinting of anthropogenic contaminants in aquatic ecosystems

Anthropogenic Contaminants Spatial and Temporal Scales The Transformation and Bioavailability of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals in the Environment Environmental Forensic Chemistry Identifying Unique Chemical Fingerprints

Paul Licato

Adjunct Associate Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Paul Licato is an expert in the physics and clinical applications of medical imaging.

Medical Device Clinical Research X-Ray Imaging Computed Tomography Medical Imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging

David Kaufman

Professor and Chair · Michigan State University

David Kaufman, D.O. Professor and Chair Dept of Neurology and Ophthalmology

Marlo Vernon, PhD

Associate Professor · Augusta University

Skilled in Program Evaluation, Grant Writing, Program Development, Public Health Research and Data Analysis.

Physical Activity Childhood Obesity Program Development Program Evaluation Public Health Research

Eric Decker

Professor of Food Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Eric Decker's work focuses on lipid oxidation and health implications of bioactive lipids and on preventing oxidation in our food supply.

Seed Oils Food Science Lipid Oxidation Oxidation in the Food Supply

T. Clifton Green

John W. McIntyre Professor of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Investments Behavioral Finance Market Microstructure

Youyou Tao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Healthcare Analytics and Informatics Econometrics Latent Growth Modeling Bayesian Modeling

Jason Rowntree

C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture · Michigan State University

Jason Rowntree’s research focus is identifying the metrics and management that reflect ecological improvement in grazing land systems.

Sustainable Agriculture Regenerative Agriculture Beef Animal Science

Shayne Piasta

Associate Professor | Teaching and Learning · The Ohio State University

Expert in reading and literacy in early and middle childhood education.

Child Development Early Childhood Education Childhood Literacy Literacy Reading and Literacy