Tim DeSchriver

Associate Professor of Sport Management; Area Head - Sport Management · University of Delaware

Prof. DeSchriver’s research is in sport finance, economics and marketing; specifically professional sport and collegiate athletics.

Sport Management Sports Finance Professional Sport Collegiate Athletics

Laura Reese

Director and Professor · Michigan State University

Laura Reese is an expert in animal welfare policy, animals in the city, animal sheltering, local economic development

Local Economic Development Animals in the City Animal Welfare Policy Animal Sheltering

Jennifer Reynolds

President & CEO · Women in Capital Markets

Advocate for the advancement of women in the capital markets and for increasing the representation of women in leadership in Canada.

Women in Capital Markets Capital Markets Venture Capital Investment Banking Private Equity

Ralph Carter

Piper Professor, Political Science · Texas Christian University

Professor Carter focuses on U.S. foreign, trade, and defense policy, with a particular emphasis on the roles played by members of Congress.

International Relations U. S. Foreign Policy in Film Middle East Russia North Korea

Ken Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Dean · Florida Atlantic University

Ken Johnson's research covers housing, housing cycles, and mortgage markets.

Rental Housing Real Estate Markets Homeownership Real Estate Real Estate Economics

Arthur Gross-Schaefer, J.D.

Professor of Marketing and Business Law, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Business Law Ethics & Values Business Ethics Legal Ethics Medical Ethics

Joy Lu

Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Joy Lu's research utilizes mathematical models to examine consumer behavior and psychology.

Media Consumption ‎ Consumer Behavior Consumer Psychology Information Processing Bounded Rationality

Rob McDougall

President · Upstream Works Software Ltd.

Keep your conference content flowing in the right direction with the President of award-winning technology solution provider Upstream Works

Contact Center Technology Improving the Customer Experience Effective Contact Center Management Multi-Channel Strategy and the Contact Center Multi-Channel Technology

Rachel Cummings

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Rachel Cummings is an expert in data privacy, algorithmic economics, optimization, statistics, and information theory.

Medical Instrumentation Home Monitoring of Chronic Disease Data Generation Machine Learning Data Privacy

William Doyle

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Higher Education · Vanderbilt University

An expert on how geography affects higher education attainment and the state of the financial aid system in America.

borrowing trends Undergraduate Education Borrowing for college College affordability Higher Education Access

Jay Shanken

Professor Emeritus in Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Asset Pricing Tests Portfolio Efficiency Return Predictability Factor Models

Tom Flick

President · Tom Flick Communications

Authority on Leadership, Leading Change and Increasing Performance

Leadership Development Change Teams Values Inspiration

Hilary Black

Chief Advocacy Officer · Canopy Growth

Hilary has been serving patients for over 20 years and is committed to breaking down barriers to access medical cannabis for all.

Corporate Social Responsbility Social Justice Patient Advocacy Diversity and Inclusion Medical Cannabis

Sam Silvers

Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP · Deloitte Services LLP

It's not magic, just good sense! Deloitte LLP's wizard of finance transformation has the insight and experience your organization requires

Finance Transformation Role of the Cfo

William Perez

Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Immigration Status & Nationality Race and Ethnicity Diversity Social Identity Motivation

Jason Mudd

Professional Public Speaker | Thought Leader · Public Relations

Trusted adviser to America’s most admired and fastest-growing companies

Crisis Communications Executive Leadership Integrated Marketing Digital Marketing Business Srategy

Matthew Robinson

Professor, Sport Management · University of Delaware

Prof. Robinson is an expert on international sport development.

Coaching Sports as a Diplomatic Tool International Sports Governance U.S. Sports Model Olympics

Craig M. Wheeland, PhD

Senior Vice Provost for Academics; Professor of Public Administration · Villanova University

Craig M. Wheeland , PhD, is an expert in urban politics, local government, and public administration.

Public Administration Urban Politics Local Government Higher Education Academic Integrity

Al Etmanski

President and Co-Founder – Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) · Social Innovation Generation

No money will change hands, but you are sure to profit from the social innovation wisdom of Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network's Co-Founder

Social Finance Social Entrepreneurship Human Rights

Lisa Fontes

Senior Lecturer II, UWW Interdisciplinary Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Lisa Fontes is an international leader in the understanding of intimate partner violence, or coercive control.

Intimate Partner Violence Coercive Control Child Sexual Abuse Domestic Violence (Partner and Victim) Child Abuse