Gene Hoyt, M.S.

Expert in mobile applications and information systems · Florida Gulf Coast University

Gene Hoyt has managed organizational technology domestically and internationally.

Veteran Entrepreneurs Software and Development Computer / Network Security Database Management Passenger Analysis

Victor V. Claar, Ph.D.

Expert in economics and ethics · Florida Gulf Coast University

Victor Claar is a serious economist who thinks about the individual human beings behind market transactions.

Financial Literacy Tariffs Free Enterprise Business Cycles Inflation

Thomas Pogge

Director, Global Justice Program ; Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs · Yale University

Examining solutions to issues of global inequality and justice in health care are long-standing concerns for this Yale professor & author

Justice in Health Care Social and Political Philosophy Ethics and Moral Philosophy Globalization and Inequality

Fred Carstensen, Ph.D.

Professor · University of Connecticut

Professor Fred Carstensen is an expert in the areas of public policy, economic history and economics.

Finance Public Policy Economic History Economics

Wesley Longhofer

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Executive Academic Director, Business & Society Institute · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Organizational Sociology Business and Society Social Enterprise Philanthropy and Non-Profits Climate Change

Timothy D. Golden

Professor, Lally School of Management; Area Head of Enterprise Management and Organization · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leading researcher on remote work, telecommuting, telework, and the relationship between technology and managerial behaviors.

Work-At-Home Virtual Teams Virtual Work Telework Telecommuting

Francis Galgano, PhD

Associate Professor, Geography and the Environment | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Francis A. Galgano, PhD, specializes in coastal geography and military geography.

Piracy Environmental security Environmental Change Geophysical Processes Military Geography

Molly Land, J.D.

Catherine Roraback Professor of Law and Human Rights; Associate Director, Human Rights Institute · University of Connecticut

Molly Land specializes in human rights and technology.

Digital Rights Intellectual Property Law Technology and the Law Human Rights International Law

Tyler Stillman

Professor of Marketing / Director of Entrepreneurship · Southern Utah University

Specializing in judgment and decision making, social psychology, buyer behavior, and entrepreneurship

Decision and Risk Analysis Psychological Consequences of Social Exclusion Gender Differences in Consumer Behaviors Behavioral Psychology Buyer Behaviour

Mari Anne Vanella

CEO · The Vanella Group, Inc.

Leading expert on lead generation for high tech using effective teleprospecting techniques.

Telemarketing Lead Generation Lead Nurturing Marketing Cold Calling

Shea Rhodes, JD

Director, Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation | Charles Widger School of Law · Villanova University

Shea Rhodes' expertise involves supporting survivors of human trafficking by fighting for prosecution of the purchaser of sex.

Prostitution Criminal Law Human Trafficking Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Dominique Halaby

Director, Business Innovation Group · Georgia Southern University

Dr. Halaby oversees development of Georgia Southern University’s City Center.

Community Development Workforce and Economic Development Non-Profit Organizations Workplace Innovation Rural Entrepreneurship

Josh Sookman

CEO · Guardly

CEO at Guardly. VC experience. Mentor at JOLT Accelerator and INcubes. Toronto StartupDigest co-curator.

Raising Seed Financing (For Startups) Employee Safety Campus Safety Workplace Violence Working Alone

Ben Foster

Adjunct Faculty - College of Communication · Ketchum, DePaul University

SVP Digital Strategy at Ketchum and Adjunct Faculty at DePaul University

Social Media Integrated Marketing and Social Media Online Reputation and Crisis Management Content and Media - the Future of Personalization

Guy Martin

Managing Principal Architect & Open Source Consultant · Red Hat

Experienced speaker bringing a mix of Open Source, Community, Government 2.0 & Social Media to the table.

Open Source Software Strategy Government 2.0/Community Management Social Media

Monder Ram

Director, Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship & Professor of Small Business · Aston University

Professor Ram is an authority on small business & ethnic minority entrepreneurship research & has appeared frequently in the media.

Industrial Sociology Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship SMEs in the West Midlands Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship SMEs

Sherif Abdelwahed, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Abdelwahed is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Autonomic Computing Model based Design and Analysis of Cyber-phyiscal Systems Formal Verification System Diagnosis and Fault Analysis Model-integrated Computing

Jorge M. Torres

Vice President · Silas Capital

VC at Silas Capital & Intellectual Property Attorney in New York

Venture Capital Investing Intellectual Property & Venture Capital Patent Infringement Law Technology and Healthcare Startup Investing Trademark Law

Rubsun Ho

Co-Founder · Cognition LLP

Highly regarded corporate lawyer specializing in providing quality legal services forf startups.

Entrepreneurship Commercial Agreements Employment Law Financial Management for Business Start-Ups Mobile Technology

Grant Walsh

Director, KPMG Enterprise: Centre for Family Business · KPMG

An international expert on family business succession planning. A pioneer in this field, Grant never fails to captivate his audience.

How to Ensure A Successful Intergenerational Transition Developing A Family Business Governance Structure Along With A Family Governance Structure The Roles of A Family Business Practitioner The Evolution of A Family Business How to Manage Family