Angela Pool-Funai
Director of the Master of Public Administration Program · Southern Utah University
Specializing in experiential learning, fund-raising, and grant writing in higher education
Board Development Donor Relations Experiential Learning in Higher Education Fund-Raising for Higher Education Fund-Raising for Non Profit
Lee Fairbanks
Author · Pension Ponzi
Engaging, knowledgeable speaker on: government debt and pension reform; Creative writing; marketing & promotion; event management; diet
Public Sector Unions/Pensions Writing Non-Fiction Event Marketing Healthy Weight Loss Anti Smoking
Patrice Rosenthal, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Scholar-practitioner focused on organization behavior and change in nonprofit organizations
Gender Issues in Organizations Emotional Labor in Service Work The Client-Service Provider Interface Evaluation of Change Programs in Private and Nonprofit Organizations Customer Discourses in Public Sector Management
Umar Saeed
MAcc, CPA, CA, Partner · Welch LLP
An expert in Public-Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) as well as International Public-Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).
Public sector audits Financial management and control Accounting policy development International Public Sector Accounting Standards Public Sector Accounting Standards
Robert Novy-Marx
Lori and Alan S. Zekelman Distinguished Professor of Finance · University of Rochester
Robert Novy-Marx is an award-winning expert on empirical asset pricing, empirical methods, and public finance.
Public Finance Empirical Asset Pricing Empirical Methods
Jon Hyde
Director · Publicsectorpm.com
Enthusiastic speaker on the challenges associated with transforming the public sector
Business Transformation Project Programme and Portfolio Management Public Sector
Megha Kumar
Research Director, Software and Cloud Services · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Megha helps vendors and end-users navigate the cloud services and digital innovation landscape in Canada
Cloud Services Enterprise Applications PaaS (Platform as a Service) Saas (Software as A Service) Digital Transformation
Joseph Grodin
Emeritus Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: grodinj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4654 / Office 626-200
Constitutional Law Labor Law Employment Discrimination Law
Christine Saulnier
Nova Scotia Director · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Christine Saulnier serves as the Nova Scotia director for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Research Women and Politics Canadian Public Policy Social Policy Antipoverty
Ann E. Harrison
Bank of America Dean | Professor · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Renowned economist and dean of the Haas School of Business
India Emerging Markets Foreign Direct Investment Multinational Firms International Trade and Global Strategy
Kate McInturff
Director · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Kate McInturff is director of the CCPA's initiative on gender equality and public policy, Making Women Count.
Gender Equality Policy Analysis Family policy Labour Economics Budget and Tax Policy
Dale Belman
Professor · Michigan State University
Professor Belman conducts research on unions and labor market regulation
Labor Relations Minimum-wage and Low-wage Work Puiblic-sector Employment Truckers and Trucking Construction Industry
Sutirtha Bagchi, PhD
The Diana & James Yacobucci ’73 Assistant Professor, Economics | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University
Sutirtha Bagchi, PhD, is an expert in public finance.
Business Taxicab Medallions Cable Regulation Tax Compliance and Tax Evasion Public Pensions
Alizabeth Calder
Research Adjunct Advisor · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Alizabeth Calder is an adjunct analyst with IDC's IT Executive Programs
Change Management Logistics Transportation Healthcare Professional Services
Rob Lalka
Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Tulane University
Rob Lalka is an expert in entrepreneurship and innovation in business.
Innovation Venture Capital Nonprofits Public Policy Strategic Partnerships
Donald F. Kuratko (Dr. K)
Jack M. Gill Chair of Entrepreneurship · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Dr. Kuratko (Dr. K) is a prominent scholar and leader in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation authoring over 200 articles and 30 books.
Entrepreneurship Corporate Innovation
Monica Escaleras, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of the Business and Economics Polling Initiative · Florida Atlantic University
Monica Escaleras is an expert in natural disasters and political economy.
Decentralization Business Administration Business and Economics Polling Natural Disasters Political Economy
Joshua Cowen
Associate Professor of Teacher Education · Michigan State University
Joshua Cowen's current research focuses on teacher quality, student and teacher mobility, program evaluation and education policy.
Educational Policy K-12 Administration Statistics, Psychometrics, and Research Design Teacher Education, Learning, and Policy
Ravi Roy
Associate Professor of Political Science · Southern Utah University
Specializing in neoliberalism, political education programs, and the Deming system of profound knowledge
Political Associations Political Education Pograms Deming System of Profound Knowledge Leadership Public Policy
Steve Palmer
Chair · CATAAlliance Public Safety Advisory Board
Steve Palmer is a Life Member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.
Strategic Communications Public Safety Strategy Strategic Planning Security