Steven Gold

Professor · Michigan State University

An expert on immigrants and migration.

Ethnic Entrepreneurs Ethnic Economies Immigration International Migration

Allyson Hewitt

Director, SiG@MaRS and Director, Social Entrepreneurship · MaRS Discovery District

Creating the conditions that expand the realm of entrepreneurship so it incorporates a strong social component is what SiG@MaRS achieves

Social Innovation Social Finance Nonprofit Management Fundraising Social Enterprise

Atul Singh

Founder & Editor-in-Chief · Fair Observer

Trying to make sense of it all? Fair Observer's Editor-in-Chief can provide your audience with insights on issues of global significance

World Economy & International Business News & Digital Media Entrepreneurship & Leadership U.S. European & Indian Politics and Foreign Policy

Kathryn Rudloff

Executive Director | weVENTURE Women's Business Center · Florida Tech

Kathryn Rudloff is an experienced operations professional skilled in coalition building and advocacy with a focus on women-owned businesses.

Gender Economics Female Entrepreneurship Small Business Advocacy Workplace Equality Gender Dynamics in the Workplace

Marcela Mandeville

CEO · Alberta Women Entrepreneurs

Advocate for women entrepreneurs and female business leaders

Entrepreneur Business Start Up Women Business & Leadership

Paul Slaby

President · Yariba Tech

Conquistador CEO - Tales of boldness, courage and adventure

Leadership Entreprenership Startups

Nathaniel Whittemore

Principal · Learn Capital

Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur, and Writer focused on startups and social impact.

Social Entrepreneurship Venture Investing and Startups Education Technology

David Johnson

Visiting Professor · University of Newcastle

Business and entrepreneurial psychology

Corporate Entrepreneurship Business Psychology

Erin Weed

Founder · Girls Fight Back!

Women's Safety + Empowerment Speaker

Women Empowerment Personal Safety Social Entrepreneurship

Dr. Ilse Treurnicht

CEO · MaRS

This extraordinary CEO and Rhodes Scholar leads an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Canadian growth companies

Venture Capital Management Advanced Technologies Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship & Innovation Innovation & Economic Development

Kristin Joys

Director/Lecturer · University of Florida

Kristin Joys is an impact strategist who has spent 25 years educating and empowering changemakers.

Societal Impact Leaders Social Entrepreneurship Sustainability Strategic Impact Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Sonya Meloff

Co-Founder · Sales Talent Agency Inc - Canada's Leading Sales Recruitment Company

Co-Founder, Sales Talent Agency Inc. (Canada's Leading Sales Recruitment Company)

Sales Recruitment Sales Cold Calling Women in Business Female Entrepreneurs

Jodi Womack

Founder · No More Nylons

Building Your Professional Network

Networking in Person Mentors Community Women in Business Women Entrepreneurs

Steven W. McLaughlin

Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Dr. McLaughlin's research interests are in the general area of communications and information theory

Telecommunications Student Entrepreneurship Student Mental Health

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

Anatoly Zhuplev, Ph.D.

Professor of Management, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Russia International Business International Entrepreneurship International Development

David Blake Willis, Ph.D.

Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

Professor of anthropology and education

Transcultural Studies Ethnography and Narrative Research Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Educational Administration and Policy - Japan, USA Multicultural Education

Rita Men

Professor/Director · University of Florida

Rita Men's research focuses on how organizations and leaders can keep employees informed and engaged through strategic communication.

Entrepreneurial Communication Leadership Communication Internal / Employee Communication Emerging Technologies

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

Dr Muntasir Shami

Research Associate · Aston University

Dr Shami joined the Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship (EFE) department at Aston Business School in September 2018.

Business Improvement Institutions Entrepreneurship Development Economics Gender and Entrepreneurship