Bill Reichenstein, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Investments · Baylor University

Dr. Reichenstein researches Social Security benefits, how retirees can lengthen the longevity of financial portfolios and other tax issues

Social Security Financial Planning Retirement Investing Tax-based Investment Strategies Finance

Stephane Hamel

Digital Analytics Thought Leader

"Data is the raw material of my craft" - Stephane Hamel

Digital Analytics Ebusiness Strategies Web Analytics Social Media Analytics Visual Analytics

Sarah Adamson

Director · The Happiness Experts

Director of The Happiness Experts

Coaching Leadership Development Personal Development

Manoj Viswanathan

Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: viswanathanm@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4694 / Office 314-200

Tax Policy Economic Development The Regulation of Tax Exempt Organizations Community Development

Lisa Briggs

Professor, Director of Emergency and Disaster Management · Western Carolina University

Lisa Briggs specializes in forensic based criminology with a focus on missing persons, as well as the use of scent detection K9s.

Crime and Deviance Forensic Based Criminology Criminology Missing Persons Scent Detection K9s

Lane Carasik, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Carasik researches computational and experimental thermal hydraulics and is the Director of the FAST Research Group.

Experimental Thermal-Fluids Thermal-Fluids Design Verification and Validation Computational Fluid Dynamics Additive Manufacturing

Máire B. Ford

Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Social isolation and exclusion Social Perception Processes in Interpersonal Interactions. Social Support Processes Influence of Relationship Processes On Health and Well-Being

Adrian Gardiner

Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University

Adrian Gardiner's research interests cover psychological issues in information systems

Data Analysis Decision Support Systems OLAP Data Management

Ken Catania

Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University

Expert on sensory systems' impact on animal behavior, particularly naked mole rats, star-nosed moles, cockroaches and eels.

spatial maps rodents Biological Sciences neural processing mammals

Ryan Hamilton

Associate Professor of Marketing · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Customer Psychology Customer Decision Making Branding Price and Price Image

Ian Philp

Director, Clean Energy Institute · MaRS Cleantech

Energy innovation leader; international lawyer & MBA

Clean Energy Technology Innovation Energy Security International Development International Trade Litigation

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

Dr. Marty Makary

Physician, Researcher, Author, Medical Commentator · Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health

This won't hurt a bit! In fact, your audience will say "Ahh" when a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine physician and author is at the podium

Minimally-Invasive Surgery Health Services Research Cancer Therapy Health Policy Access to Healthcare

Muqtedar Khan

Professor, Political Science and International Relations · University of Delaware

Prof. Khan researches and teaches Islam, governance and international relations.

Islamic Political Philosophy Global Islamic Movements Islam in America Jihadism Sufism

Cheryl Cran

Founder and CEO · NextMapping

Future of Work, Change Leadership Expert

Future of Work Business Generations Workplace Future

Ian Scarffe

Ian Scarffe is a serial entrepreneur, investor, key opinion leader and Blockchain consultant with business experience from around the world. · www.ianscarffe.com

Business Ambassador, Entrepreneur, Founder, Consultant, Business Analyst

Entrepreneur Start-Ups Strategic Consulting

Massimo Faggioli, PhD

Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Massimo Faggioli, PhD, is an expert on the history and administrative inner workings of the Catholic Church and of the papacy.

Pope Francis Religion Catholicism and World/European Politics Historical Theology and Ecclesiology American Catholicism

Mark Hanna

Professor · Georgia Southern University

Professor Hanna is a proponent of quality management, business excellence, six-sigma, and lean

Six Sigma Quality Management Operations Management Supply Chain Management

Jackie Eastman

Professor · Georgia Southern University

Jackie Eastman is an expert in marketing research and buyer behavior.

Online Pedagogy Status Consumption Strategic Planning for Making Marketing Plans Marketing Management Marketing Research

Keivan Stassun

Stevenson Professor of Physics · Vanderbilt University

Expert in the search for Earth-like planets across the galaxy and an advocate for diversity, including neurodiversity, in the academy.

Astronomical Phenomena