Mark Jones
Master of Ceremonies / Awards Host / Compere / Presenter - UK & worldwide · Audio Productions Ltd.
Entertaining MC / Awards Host / Compere / Presenter / Voiceover / Auctioneer / VoG - UK & worldwide.
Presenter Awards Host Auctioneer Master of Ceremonies Compere
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
Chair on Truth and Reconciliation · Lakehead University
Dr. Wesley-Esquimaux's research addresses unresolved intergenerational trauma and grief primarily within the Canadian Indigenous community.
Community Development Government Community Outreach Leadership Teaching
Jay Zagorsky
Research Scientist | Center for Human Resource Research · The Ohio State University
Research and data collection expert, focusing on the wealth and income of Americans
National Longitudinal Surveys Data Collection Human Resources Economic Theory
Joshua W. Walker, PhD
President & CEO · Japan Society
Walker leads Japan Society to create deep bonds between the US & Japan through programs in culture, education, business, policy & technology
UN Conflict Diplomacy Asia Minor Japanese Language
Shobha Gurung
Professor of Sociology · Southern Utah University
Specializes in gender and labor, comparative family and community, migration, globalization, and transnationalism, and civic engagement.
Global Civic Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Gender and Labor Studies Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Community Gender and Society
Sona Gala, J.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Business Law, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Program Coordinator, Business Law Minor | Faculty Advisor, Business Law Society
Small Business Law Entrepreneurship Business Law
Melanie Szulczewski
Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Szulczewki's research focuses on soil science and environmental toxicology.
Earth and Environmental Studies Environmental Issues Climate Change Solar Cooking Soil Science
Arthur Gross-Schaefer, J.D.
Professor of Marketing and Business Law, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Business Law Ethics & Values Business Ethics Legal Ethics Medical Ethics
Erin Devlin
Associate Professor of History and American Studies · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Devlin focuses on race, public memory, and social justice
American Studies Social Justice Race Public Memory American History
Candi Cann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Baylor Interdiscipinary Core and Religion · Baylor University
Dr. Cann teaches World Cultures, Social World, World Religions, and Buddhism.
World Religions Buddhism Death and Dying Digital Afterlife Modern Mourning Practices
Mark D. Weinstein, M.S.
Executive Director of Public Relations · Cedarville University
Mark D. Weinstein has worked in higher education since 1988, the past 12 years as executive director of public relations at Cedarville.
Public Affairs and Communications Organizational Leadership Higher Education Public Relations Marketing
Robert Foster
Professor of Anthropology and Visual and Cultural Studies, Richard L. Turner Professor of Humanities · University of Rochester
Robert Foster is an expert on globalization and material culture. His focus has been on Papua New Guinea
Lewis Henry Morgan Melanesia Commercial Media Globalization Material Culture
Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Sociology · Baylor University
Dr. Dougherty focuses on the impact of religion on other realms of social life such as community involvement, politics, and work
Religious Education Religion Sociology of Religion Religion Politics & Culture Facebook in Education
Christopher Finlay
Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Communication Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Communication Studies
New Media Global Communications Journalism Qualitative Research Policy Analysis
Michael Neaylon
Accreditation, Sponsorship & Strategic Alliance Manager · MCME Pty Ltd
Brand Speaker, Author and Mentor
Master of Ceremonies Personal Brand Branding & Marketing
Jan McInnis
CEO · The Work Lady
unique keynotes on using humor in business
Master of Ceremonies Humor in the Workplace Keynotes Humor writing
John Taylor
Associate Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in bat research, collegiate program development, STEM education, and professional development
Herpetology Impact of Biological Problems on Human Affairs Collegiate Program Development STEM Education and Policy Biological Education
Marc Gallicchio, PhD
Professor and Chair of History | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Marc Gallicchio, PhD, is an expert on World War II, U.S. foreign relations, East Asia, modern military history and modern U.S. history.
History Modern Military History U.S. Foreign Policy Modern U.S. History World War II
Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Anthropology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.
Cognition and Culture Sports Ritual Cooperation
Rachel O'Neill, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics · University of Connecticut
Dr. O'Neill's research projects use molecular genetic approaches to study centromere function and evolution
Cancer Susceptibility Genomics Genome Stability