Ira Kalb
CEO + Professor of Marketing · Kalb & Associates + University of Southern California
Entertaining and educational speaker that can speak to branding, crisis management, and all things marketing so the audience will leave with
Building Better Brands Zero-Budget Marketing Using Social Media for Greater Success Creating Advertising That Sells Selling for Greater Profitability
Caroline Kealey
Founder and Principal · Ingenium Communications
An internationally-recognized expert speaker and trainer in strategic communications and evaluation. Fluently bilingual in English & French
Communications Strategy Strategic Planning Change Management Internal Communications Training Social Media Communications
Leo Hong
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
STEM Education High Performance Computing Computational Materials Science Virtual Reality (VR) Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Dr. Zabian Crosby, D.H.Ed.
Member · California Office Of Federal Insurance Advocacy
Disability Advocate
Disability Advocacy Civil Rights
Abe Usher
Chief Innovation Officer · HumanGeo Group
Chief Technology Officer at HumanGeo Group
Hadoop Social Network Analysis Big Data Data Science Data Analysis
Owen Matthews
General Partner · Wesley Clover International
Owen Matthews is a General Partner at Wesley Clover International, responsible for managing their technology portfolio
John Dorgan
Inaugural David L. and Denise M. Lamp Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University · Michigan State University
Expert in polymeric materials and composites (emphasis on wind turbine composite materials)
Fiber Reinforced Plastics Polymers from Renewable Resources Soft Materials
Michele Hammers
Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Studies, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Studies
Feminist Media Studies Qualitative Research Methods Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Social Movements Rhetorical Criticism
Dennis Shelden
Director, Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Co-Director of the Institute for Energy, the Built Environment, and Smart Systems (EBESS) and leading expert on dynamic building systems.
Cloud Based Building Systems Generative Modelling Built Environments Smart Systems Open Data Over the Web
Joseph Carrabis
CRO & Founder · NextStage Evolution
"Kick-ass presentation" "Robin Williams as a professor" "Get there early and get a seat up front" "Very actionable & plenty of take-homes"
Neuro Social Brain-Based Marketing
Tucker Balch
Professor in the Practice and Research of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
James Bullock
Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor Physical Sciences, Physics & Astronomy · UC Irvine
James Bullock studies how galaxies and their constituent dark matter halos have formed and evolved over billions of years of cosmic time.
Dark Matter Star Formation Astronomy Galaxy Dynamics Physics
Ben Chang
Director, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) & Professor, Arts · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Explores the intersections of virtual environments and experimental gaming with contemporary media art
Digital Games Immersive Visualization Systems Experimental Gaming Electronic Art Virtual Environments
Jeffrey Selman
Public Speaker on Separation of Church and State · Independent
Speaker and legal plaintiff in defense of American Freedom, specifically the Separation of Church and State.
Public Speaking Interviewing Technical Recruiting
Wendy Taylor
Professor of Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy · York University
I search for exotic particles with the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider.
Particle Physics Physics Magnetic monopoles Stable massive particles Antimatter
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
Allen C. Amason
Dean of the Parker College of Business · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Amason’s research focuses on strategic decision-making and the role of top management in the strategy process.
Strategic Decision Making Strategic Management
Celeste Campos-Castillo
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Celeste Campos-Castillo discovers ways technologies can be designed and implemented so that they mitigate inequalities.
Privacy Social Psychology Demographic Patterns Digital Inclusion
Bill Maurer
Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professor, Anthropology and Law · UC Irvine
Bill Maurer is an anthropologist and expert on money’s artifacts and technologies, from cowries to credit cards and cryptocurrencies.
Payments Industry Law Anthropology Cryptocurrencies Money and Finance
Connie Piggott
Facilitation · C.Piggott
Intercultural Specialist - Social Media - Employment Branding