Jay Ritter
Eminent Scholar · University of Florida
Jay Ritter studies IPOs, asset pricing, valuation, investment banking and capital structure.
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Initial Public Offerings Investment Banking Capital Structure Asset Pricing
Spike Jones
General Manager, Strategic Services · Khoros
Word of Mouth Marketing & Brand Ambassador Expert, Social Media Curmudgeon and Published Author
Word of Mouth Marketing Branding and Identity Social Media Building Brand Ambassador Programs Engaging Brand Advocates
Debbie Weil
Founder / CEO · Voxie Media
The new rules of publishing, the future of books and the intersection of business, marketing and communications, women entrepreneurs
Social Mission Social Media Self-Publishing E-Books
Richard A. Wilson, Ph.D.
Gladstein Distinguished Chair of Human Rights and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor · University of Connecticut
Dr. Wilson is an expert on hate speech and incitement on social media.
Human Rights Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Anthropology Human rights trials International Human Rights
Jim Roddy
Keynote Speaker & Author · Jim Roddy CBA (Coach & Business Advisor)
Author of "Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer" and "The Walk-On Method to Career & Business Success"
Team Building Business Culture Hiring Best Practices Job Interviews
Fabrizio Poli
Founder · Orville Aviation
Aviation Entrepreneur, Jet Captain, Author & Keynote Speaker
Social Media Marketing private jet fractional ownership Pilot Training private Jet Sales Private Jets
Carly Alyssa Thorne
CEO - Collaborative Empowerment Implementer & Muse · Linked Local Network
Multi-Sensory, Multi-Media Conscious Business Transformations - Link Locally - Connect Globally
We Leadership Social We Media Paying It Forward the Ripple Effect Conscious Business Collaborations Compassionate Passionate Communications
Ayelet Baron
Futirist · Simplifying Work
Futurist. Keynote Speaker and Author.
How Collaboration Can Change the World Social Business: Hype or Leadership The Multi Generational Workplace The Future of Work Leading By Example
Simon Medcalfe, PhD
Professor · Augusta University
Dr. Simon Medcalfe is an economist with an emphasis on sports economics, social determinants of health, and the local economy.
Community and Economic Development Sports Economics Social Determinants of Health
Vinny Lingham
Co-founder & CEO · gyft
Silicon Valley based Technology Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship Small Business Startups Freemium Mobile
Leslie Yerkes
President / Founder · Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc.
Thought Leader, Consultant, Author and Speaker on creating organizational cultures that fully engaged the best of the whole person.
Managing for Motivation - Beyond Kicks and Carrots Managing the Generations; the Ins and Outs of Intergenerational Motivation 10 Tips for Finding Your Balance When the World is Rocking and Rolling! Developing Advanced Workplace Culture Leadership Teamwork and Change
Gary Richards
Professor of English · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Richards' research focuses on Southern literature.
Southern Literature and Culture American Fiction Contemporary Drama English Harper Lee
Kyle Berner
Founder · Feelgoodz
Kyle Berner is the founder of Feelgoodz, a travel-inspired lifestyle brand that produces casual footwear and accessories.
Travel Entrepreneurship Collegiate Motivation
Ronald Rash
Professor · Western Carolina University
Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall.
Southern Writing Poetry English Appalachia Novelist
Nicholas Shaheen, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology · UNC at Chapel Hill
Dr. Shaheen's research interest is in the epidemiology and management of esophageal diseases
Epidemiology Esophageal Diseases Reflux Disease Mobility Disorders Barrett's Esophagus
Rich Martini
Senior Lecturer of Production · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Documentary Writing Short Films Feature Films Directing
Steven Shugan
Chair · University of Florida
Steven Shugan is an expert in health care and market research.
Advance-Selling and other Creating Pricing Practices Normative Methods for Modeling Competition Competition in Health-Care Markets Markets for Evaluative Information Growth in Competitive Markets
John Covach
Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Popular Music; Professor of Theory at Eastman School of Music · University of Rochester
John Covach is an expert on the history of popular and rock music, 12-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music.
Rock 'n' Roll Music and Culture Progressive Rock in the 1970s The Beatles Popular Music
Bryan Eisenberg
Partner · Eisenberg Holdings, LLc
New York Times Bestselling author on Marketing Optimization and Online Marketing
Web Analytics Online Marketing A/B Testing Multivariate Testing Persuasion
Bland Simpson
Kenan Distinguished Professor, Department of English & Comparative Literature, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Bland Simpson is an award-winning author, musician, playwright and songwriter and an expert on N.C.'s coast and waterways.
Creative Writing North Carolina's coast and waterways Writing on the Natural World Coastal Studies Playwriting