Joseph Wilson
Senior Strategist, Education · MaRS Discovery District
Senior Strategist, Eduction, MaRS Discovery District
Education Innovation Technology
Dr Joanna Sparks
Fellow, Biomass Policy · Aston University
Dr Sparks is passionate about the sustainable production of energy, chemicals, and materials.
Biomass and Bioenergy Industrial Biotechnology Sustainable Energy Carbon Recycling Biorenewables
Ruth Barratt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department Chair · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Ruth Barratt's areas of expertise include online learning and development, building high performance teams and business ethics.
Online Learning and Development High Performance Team Management Human Capital Organizational Culture Ethical Leadership
Dr. Jackie Eldridge
Co-Founder Hearts and Minds Matter and Teacher Educator · Hearts and Minds Matter and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Expertise in building safe, nurturing inclusive classrooms for all children through trauma-informed teaching and effective pedagogy.
Trauma-Informed Schools Presonality Dimensions Emotional Intelligence in School Leadership Teaching & Parenting
Brenda Sims Blackwell
Department Chair, Criminal Justice & Criminology · Georgia Southern University
Brenda Sims Blackwells' work focuses on how gender can influence crimes and the legal and social issues that arise from it.
Law and Society Sentencing Gender, Crime, and Justice Criminal Behavior Corrections
Robin Coulter, Ph.D.
Department Head, Professor of Marketing · University of Connecticut
Professor Robin Coulter is an expert in consumer behavior issues with strategic marketing implications.
Visualization Consumer Research Numerical Cognition Branding Cross-Cultural Consumer Behavior
Lynn Gehl
Indigenous/Indigenist Cultural Critic, Writer, Author · Independent
Indigenist Cultural Critic
Sex-Discrimination in the Indian Act Treaty and Land Claims Process Indigenous Knowledge Algonquin Anishinaabeg Indigenous Affairs
Dino Ferrare, MS MA SHRM-SCP
Vice President of Human Resources and Information Technology · Fielding Graduate University
Legal and Regulatory Compliance Performance Management and Innovation HRIS Implementation Management Coaching Leader Development
Michael Bryant
Owner & Operator · Humilitus Group Ltd.
Former Cabinet Minister, Harvard-educated lawyer, best-selling author.
Addiction Alcoholism Justice Reform
Michael Wosnick
Principal · Michael Wosnick Consulting
Dynamic and engaging speaker with an unparalled abilty to engage non-scientists by making complex cancer research topics easily accessible.
Vinit Nijhawan
Executive Director · Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center
Vinit Nijhawan is an expert in conceiving and building technology organizations.
Venture Capital Technology Transfer Entrepreneurship Technology Mergers & Acquisitions
Aaron Rappaport
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: rappapor@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4697 / Office 370-200
Criminal Law Sentencing Law Jurisprudence Moral Theory Telecommunications Law
Veena Dubal
Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contact: dubalv@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4860 / Office 364-200
Critical Race Theory Sociology of Social Movements Legal Anthropology Work Law Law and Social Change
Todd Gongwer
Author/Speaker · Kardia House Media, LLC
Author and Communicator on the subject of leadership and purpose
Leadership
Micki McElya, Ph.D.
Professor of History · University of Connecticut
Professor McElya is an expert in the histories of women, gender, sexuality, and race in the U.S., with a focus on politics and memory.
U.S. Cultural and Political History Women & Gender Sexuality & LGBTQ History Feminist Theory Queer Theory
Dr. Marianne Mader
Managing Director, Earth & Space/Fossils & Evolution, Royal Ontario Museum · Co-Founder & Board Member, STEAMLabs Community Makerspace
Cultivating curiosity. Inspiring passion for exploration. Empowering people to engage with science & tech. www.mariannemader.com
Space Exploration Planetary Science Science Communication Maker Culture STEAM Education
Leela Viswanathan
Associate Professor, Department of Planning and Geography · Queen's University
Leela Viswanathan teaches topics about social planning, planning history, qualitative research methods, and urban geography.
Urban Geography Qualitative Research Methods Indigenous-Municipal Relations in Planning Social Planning University-Community Engagement
Jane Landers
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History · Vanderbilt University
Expert on digital archives and the history of Colonial Latin America, slavery, early American black history.
Africa Colonial Latin America Caribbean History Comparative Slave Systems The Atlantic World