Ivan Hernandez
EMEIA Digital & Emerging Tech Community Leader · EY
Former Flying Trapeze Artist turned Change Catalyst. Speaker on IoT, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Business Development.
Digital Transformation Customer Experience Experience Design Internet of Things IoT & Mobility
Nigel Wallis
Research Vice President, IoT & Industries · International Data Corporation (IDC)
IDC Canada's Research Vice President for Internet of Things and Industries
Internet of Things Vertical Markets Software Markets Economic Analysis
Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of I-SENSE · Florida Atlantic University
Jason Hallstrom is director of FAU's I-SENSE program.
Data Analytics Communication The Internet of Things Embedded Network Systems Internet-scale Sensing Infrastructure
Tony Ulwick
Founder & CEO · Strategyn
Tony is the pioneer of Jobs-to-be-Done Theory and the inventor of Outcome-Driven Innovation® (ODI).
Outcome-Driven Innovation Marketing Strategy Innovation Management Strategy Innovation Consulting
Brian O'Keefe
Assistant Professor, Visual Communications · Farmingdale State College
Dr. O'Keefe leads the Interaction Design program at Farmingdale State College
Entrepreneurial Skills Graphic & Interaction Design User Experience Design Human Factors & Usability Testing
Mark Schrutt
Strategic Advisor, Public Sector & Innovation Research · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Mark has recently changed roles at IDC Canada and is now a Strategic Advisor for Public Sector & Innovation Research
Outsourcing Enterprise Applications Cloud Services Data centres ICT Trends & analysis
Jason Bremner
Research Vice President, Industry and Business Solutions · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Jason Bremner leads team of experts helping clients succeed in the software and services markets in Canada.
Precision Agriculture Outsourcing Enterprise Applications Cloud Services Digital Transformation
Ali Bigdeli
Associate Professor (Reader) in Industrial Service Innovation · Aston University
Dr Ali Z. Bigdeli is an expert in servitization and advanced services in manufacturing.
Manufacturing Strategy Business Model Innovation Servitization Service Innovation Organisational Change
Mehrdad Sharbaf, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Part-time Faculty
Management Information Systems Information Systems Security Information Security Technology Business Intelligence Systems Quantum Cryptography
Derek Dunham
Vice-President, Client Services · Varsity Branding
Derek Dunham brings over 20 years of experience in branding, marketing and communication.
Direct Advertising Social Media Marketing Integrated Marketing Brand Development Creative Direction
Miriam Capretz
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Western University
Professor of Software Engineering at Western University who conducts research in energy management, smart buildings and online advertising.
Software Engineering – Architecture & Design Methodologies. Software Development Lifecycle. Software Research Graduate Education Teaching in Software Engineering Software Development
Veerabhadran Ramanathan
Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences · UC San Diego
Veerabhadran Ramathan discovered the greenhouse effect of CFCs
Lightweight Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles as Research Platforms Clouds, aerosols, greenhouse gases, and climate Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Air-sea interactions Climate Change Mitigation
James MacLennan
Chief Information Officer · IDEX Corporation
Chief Information Officer at IDEX Corporation
Interaction Design Digital Strategy System Architecture
Tim Baines
Professor of Operations Strategy · Aston University
Professor Tim Baines specialises in the realisation of competitive manufacturing operations.
Business Models Advanced Services Servitization Manufacturing Operations Strategy
Ramnath K Chellappa
Associate Dean & Academic Director of Master of Science in Business Analytics; Goizueta Foundation Term Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Goizueta Business School
Pricing Digital Product Pricing and Piracy Economics of Privacy Electronic Markets and US Airline Pricing Management of Information Security and Privacy
Manish Nargas
Research Manager, Consumer and Mobile Research · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Manish provides a unique lens on the Canadian consumer mobility and wearable market.
Wearable Technology Consumer Mobility Usage Trends & Adoption Additive Manufacturing/3d Printing
Johannes M. Bauer
Quello Chair in Media and Information Policy and Director, James H. and Mary B. Quello Center · Michigan State University
Expert in the digital economy, including digital innovation, information and media policy, Internet governance including net neutrality
Media Economics Media Policy Net Neutrality Information Policy Digital Economy
Michael Lynch, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy · University of Connecticut
Dr. Lynch's research focuses on truth and fake news.
Truth Fake News Democracy and Public Discourse Information Technology and Knowledge
Tony Olvet
Group Vice President, Research · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Group Vice President of the research domains team at IDC Canada
Canadian ICT Market Trends Digital Transformation IoT & Mobility Top Executive Priorities
Jason Ohler, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - Media Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Leading integration of technology effectively, creatively, wisely, with a sense of fun and purpose
Distance Education Learning Theory and Application Communications Theory Media Psychology Assessment of Technological Impact