Russ Roberts

Innovation Leadership Council, Innovation Policy and SR&ED · Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance)

29 years of experience with Canada’s SR&ED Tax Incentive Program, from the perspective of both the public and private sectors

Change Management Entrepreneurship SR&ED Tax Credits Management Consulting

Lindsay Tedds

Associate Professor · University of Victoria

Associate Professor of economics with expertise in the design and implementation of tax policy.

Underground Economy Tax Avoidance Tax and Budget Policy Tax Second-hand Economy

Rona Birenbaum

Founder and President · Caring for Clients

Personal Finance Expert, Entrepreneur, Working Mom

Financial Planning Personal Finance Personal Insurance Investment Advisor Best Practices Investment Advisory

Joshua Basseches

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science | The David and Jane Flowerree Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Environmental Studies · Tulane University

Joshua Basseches is an expert in energy and climate politics and policymaking, especially in the U.S. states.

Inflation Reduction Act Climate and Energy Policy Political Sociology State Politics Polical Science

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

Usha Rackliffe

Associate Professor in the Practice of Accounting; Associate Dean and Academic Director for Master in Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Sustainability Measurement and Reporting Personal Financial Planning Accounting Education Accounting Tax

Steven Sheffrin

Professor of Economics · Tulane University

Steven Sheffrin’s research is focused on property taxation, state corporate taxation, tax fairness and compliance.

Tax Compliance Economics Policy-Oriented ISsues Property Taxation Tax Fairness

Giorgio Rizzoni

Director, Center for Automotive Research| Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering · The Ohio State University

Professor Rizzoni is Director of the Center for Automotive Research and the Ford Motor Company Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

System dynamics, measurements, control, and fault diagnosis with application to automotive systems. Future ground vehicle propulsion systems, including advanced Diesel engines, electric and hybrid-electric drivetrains, and fuel cell systems. Sustainable mobility

Ganesh Sitaraman

New York Alumni Chancellor's Chair in Law · Vanderbilt University

Expert in constitutional law, the regulatory state, economic policy, democracy and foreign affairs.

Public Option Institutional design Regulation Foreign Relations Law Constitutional Law

Matthew Lackner

Director or Wind Energy Center and Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Matthew Lackner studies offshore wind energy with a focus on the aerodynamics and structural control of floating offshore wind turbines.

Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Renewable Energy Systems Wind Turbines Energy, Environment, and Water Offshore wind power

Bryan Watson

Partner · Flow Ventures

Accomplished Venture and Angel Capital Investment, Entrepreneurship and Funding Industry Professional

Angel Investing in Canada Venture Capital & Private Equity Investing Government Funding Tax Credits Commercialization of Innovation

Kevin Knauss

Independent Health Agent, Blogger, History Author · Insure Me Kevin

Health Insurance & Reform

Covered California Health Insurance Folsom Lake History

Santino Mariani

Partner, Tax · KPMG

Astute and strategically insightful tax advisor in the areas of cross-border structures, tax harmonization, and corporate compliance

Ontario Corporate Tax Harmonization Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credits Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Research and Development Tax Incentives

Fred Carstensen, Ph.D.

Professor · University of Connecticut

Professor Fred Carstensen is an expert in the areas of public policy, economic history and economics.

Finance Public Policy Economic History Economics

Lisa Philipps

Professor · Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

Professor of Law, specializing in taxation law and fiscal policy

Budget Laws Fiscal Policy Gender and Economic Equality Tax Policy Income Splitting

Wesley Longhofer

Goizueta Foundation Term Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Executive Academic Director, Business & Society Institute · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Organizational Sociology Business and Society Social Enterprise Philanthropy and Non-Profits Climate Change

Anna Terzyan

Senior Instructor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Global Economics Managerial Economics Financial Economics

Tom Deans

Full-time Professional Speaker · Detente Financial Press

Full-time Award-Winning Professional Speaker: 500+ Paid Speaking Engagements in 14 Countries. Family Business and Wealth Transfer Expert