Pankaj Karande
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on engineering peptides as novel drugs, drug carriers, affinity agents, and biomaterials for medical applications
Diagnostics Vaccine Design Drug Delivery Drug Discovery Peptide Engineering
Michelle L. Collins, DNP, APRN, CNS, ACNS-BC, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, LSSBB
Vice President, Nursing Professional Excellence · ChristianaCare
Michelle Collins is a national nursing expert on successful infrastructures related to governance, strategic planning, and innovation.
Clinical Nursing Advancement Magnet Designation Virtual Acute Care Nursing Professional Governance Nursing Innovation
Jennifer Abe
Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Cultural competence/cultural humility in mental health service delivery Help-seeking for mental health services among Asian Americans Asian American mental health
Connie Mulligan
Professor · University of Florida
Connie Mulligan is interested in understanding patterns of human genetic variation with implications for human health and evolution.
Syrian Refugees Impact of Stress Complex Phenotypes Influence of Genetics on Response to Trauma and Stress Epigenetic Analysis
Courage Igene
Author, Founder · All Nations Church
Courage Igene is an author and passionate community leader as well as a father, son, teacher, speaker, actor, and producer.
Writing Public Speaking Teaching Author
Sandro R. P. da Rocha, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Sciences Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. da Rocha specializes in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and nanotechnology.
Nanomedicine Nonivasive Drug & Gene Delivery Biomaterials Cancer nanotechnology Aerosol formulation
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
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 Big Data: Internet of Things (IoT) Crowd-sensing Mobile Data Mining and Supervised Learning
C. Martin Harris, MD, MBA
Chief Information Officer · Cleveland Clinic
Using IT strategically and effectively is the prescription for improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs
Healthcare Management Healthcare Technology Medical Informatics Healthcare Information and Management Systems Ehealth Trends and Innovations
Sherry Hatcher, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor Emerit · Fielding Graduate University
Professor Emerit, School of Psychology
Psychotherapy Research Supervision of Psychotherapy Clinical Interviewing Thematic Apperception Techniques Ethics
Emily Day
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering · University of Delaware
Prof. Day engineers drug & biomolecule nanocarriers for targeted treatment of cancers, blood disorders, and reproductive health conditions.
Precision Medicine Drug Delivery Translational Research Gene Regulation Phototherapy
David Paul, M.D.
Chair of Pediatrics · ChristianaCare
Dr. David Paul is one of the nation's leading neonatologists who's been recognized for his excellence in teaching, research and care.
Clinical Research Infant Mortality Neonatology Pediatrics Premature Births
Heather Farley, M.D., MHCDS, FACEP
Chief Wellness Officer · ChristianaCare
Dr. Farley, an emergency physician by training, is one of the nation's foremost experts on healthcare worker wellbeing
Change Management Wellbeing at Work Culture of Wellbeing Flourishing Burnout
Martin Kang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Econometrics Empirical Analysis Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Data Science
Thanh Nguyen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Professor Nguyen focuses on biointegrated materials and devices at nano- and micro-scales for applications in biomedicine
Vaccinations Drug Delivery Nano
Rose Kakoza, M.D., MPH
Senior Clinical Network Director, Population Health · ChristianaCare
Dr. Rose Kakoza specializes in using primary care to improve health equity and the effectiveness of accountable care.
Primary Care Primary Care Delivery Reform Population Health High Risk Population Management
Katherine "Kat" Collard, MS, RN-BC, NP
Chief Nursing Information Officer · ChristianaCare
Katherine Collard is the chief nursing informatics officer at ChristianaCare, responsible for systems that directly impact nurses.
Nursing Informatics Technology implementor
Philip La Duke
Safety Iconoclast & Culture Transformation Architect · ERM
One of the most informative, entertaining, and engaging speakers you're likely to ever find
Talent & Gamification Talent Management Cross generational training and management Planning Corporate Culture
Eric Simanek
Robert A. Welch Chair of Chemistry · Texas Christian University
Dr. Simanek’s interests include whiskey, science education and basic scientific research aimed at the design of new medicines.
Medicinal Chemistry Whiskey Intellectual Property & Patent Management Expert Witness Interdisciplinary Education
Sambeeta Das
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering · University of Delaware
Prof. Das’s research spans robotics, autonomous systems, physics, organic chemistry and materials engineering.
Biomechanical Engineering Clean Energy & Environment Materials Engineering Biomechanics Fluid Mechanics
Stacy Overstreet
Associate Professor · Tulane University
Professor Overstreet focuses on children at risk for maladjustment due to the presence of chronic stressors in their lives.
Coping Strategies Violence Adolescents Resilience Children