Jeff Hoffman

Partner & Co-Founder · ColorJar, LLC

Internationally recognized public speaker on the topics of innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship, and more.

Entrepreneurship New Media Leadership Branding Futurist

Thang Dinh, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Computer scientist focusing on security and optimization challenges in complex systems including social networks.

Network vulnerability assessment Security and privacy in social networks and wireless networks Combinatorial Optimization Approximation algorithm

Michael C. Slattery

Professor, Department Chair and Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies · Texas Christian University

Mike has worked in diverse landscapes ranging from the Namib Desert in southern Africa to the cloud forests of Costa Rica.

Mercury Contamination from Coal-fired Power Plants Wind Research Rhino Conservation Human Impact to Coastal Plains, Rivers and Sediment Pathways

Ketan Bulsara, M.D., M.B.A.

Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at UConn Health · University of Connecticut

Dr. Ketan R. Bulsara is a world-renowned neurosurgeon with an unparalleled range of expertise in treating neurological disorders.

Brain Surgery Spine Surgery Brain Aneurysms Endovascular Surgery Ischemic Stroke

Okokon Udo, Ph.D., PCC, CPCC

Program Director – Evidence Based Coaching · Fielding Graduate University

Expert in international change management, leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Organizational Effectiveness Management Development Workshop Facilitation Leadership Development Executive Coaching

Sara Mednick

Professor of Cognitive Sciences · UC Irvine

Sara Mednick is an expert in memory consolidation, sleep, aging and brain stimulation and author of “The Power of the Downstate.”

Memory Consolidation Aging Sleep Pharmacology Cognitive Science

Eyuphan Bulut, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Bulut's research interests include wireless networks and mobile computing, cyber-physical systems, and social networks

Applied Machine Learning with Sensor Data and Wireless Signals Mobile Computing: Wireless Networks Cyber-physical Systems Mobile Social Networks Wireless Charging Security: Cyber Security Network Security Privacy and Trust Mobile (3G/4G) Systems: Mobile Packet Core Cloud Mobile Data Offloading Internet of Things (IoT), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Wireless Sensing

Gordon Coonfield, PhD

Associate Professor of Communication | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Gordon Coonfield, PhD, has expertise in visual communication, popular culture, philosophy of technology, and new media.

Popular Culture and Cultural Studies New Media Race and media Gender and Media Visual Communication

Boniface Mbouzao

Visiting Assistant Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Automatous systems Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Data Mining

Richard J. Radke

Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Studies computer vision problems related to human-scale, occupant-aware environments

Radiotherapy Smart Lighting Social Signal Processing Video Processing Computer Vision

Ron Broussard

Stretch Yourself · Entheos Consulting Group

Prepare for a STRETCH YOURSELF Experience!

Effective Networking Stretch Your Leadership Capital

Robert McCann

Professor · University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics

Professor McCann's research focuses on optimal transportation and its applications within and outside mathematics.

Mathematical Physics Mathematical Economics Convex Analysis Geometry Optimization

Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D.

Associate Faculty - School of Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

A student and close associate of the great neuropsychologist, Alexander Luria

Neuropsychology Cognitive Neuroscience Adult, Forensic, Pediatric and Geriatric Neuropsychology

Evelyn McDonnell

Acting Chair and Professor of Journalism and New Media · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Journalism New Media Popular Culture and Society Women's Studies

Josh Zak

Design Director, Partner · Turtle Inc.

Interactive Digital Designer | JoshZak.com

Strategic Thinking Ideation Art Direction

Sam Miller

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs · Western Carolina University

Sam Miller is an experienced Chief Student Affairs Officer with a successful record working with students and campus communities.

Higher Education Administration Student Development Higher Education Student Affairs Student Engagement

Francis Beckwith, Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy & Church-State Studies, Affiliate Professor of Political Science · Baylor University

Nationally recognized philosopher and legal expert in the areas of religion, jurisprudence, politics and ethics.

Faith Law Church and State Issues Philosophical and Theological Ethics Ethics & Values

Michael Mower

Executive Director of SUU Aviation / Chief Flight Instructor / FAA Designated Pilot Examiner · Southern Utah University

Specializes in pilot training, FAA regulations, advanced/aerobatic helicopter flight, aviation safety, search and rescue, and lobbying

Aviation Education Helicopter Flight Helicopter Aerobatic Flight FAA Regulations Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IIMC)

Hiromi Kinjo

Instructor of Modern Languages and Literature - Japanese · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Japanese Literature Japanese Language Instruction

Emily O'Loughlin

Comedic Public Speaking / Inspirational - "I lost 187lbs" · Self-Employed Freelance Writer and Public Speaker

Inspirational Comic Speaker who lost 187bs!!!!

Body Image Women's Issues Obesity Surgery