Jennifer Cobbina

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Expertise is in topics on race, crime, and policing; protest movements; and prisoner reentry

Race, Crime, and Policing Gender and Crime Race and Crime Prisoner Re-entry

Nedra Cossa

Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University

Nedra Cossa researches children’s writing practices, teacher preparation, and professional development schools

Professional Development Schools Family contribution to children's writing process Young children's writing practices Instructional writing practices for pre-service teachers Teacher Preparation

Ryan Sullivan

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Ryan Sullivan's research includes developing aircraft-deployable analytical instrumentation to characterize particles in the atmosphere.

Water Treatment Phase Transitions Environmental Systems Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Air Quality

Stéfan Danis

CEO & Chief Talent Officer · Mandrake

25 years of experience in executive recruiting & has led 100's of executive engagements in Finance, Sales, HR, Marketing, & Strategy.

Career Transitions Leadership Development Succession Planning Organizational Development and Change Management Overcoming Adversity

Andres Jordan

Founder and Managing Partner · Arcus Advisors

Dynamic, passionate speaker with expertise at the intersections of innovation, technology and culture.

Innovation Management Technology and Culture Marketing and Communications Digital Disruption

Patrick Button

Assistant Professor · Tulane University

Patrick Button's research is focused on quantifying discrimination, primarily in labor markets.

LGBT Discrimination Film Tax Incentives Retirement Age Discrimination Hiring Discrimination

Whitney Vosburgh

Interim CMO · McKesson

BRAND NEW PURPOSE | Strategy | Branding | Marketing | Community | Social Enterprises | Value Co-Creation | Collaboration | Sustainability

Branding Purpose Community Middle Age Collaboration

Kalim Shah

Associate Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy · University of Delaware

Dr. Shah studies public policy, governance and institutional analysis for sustainable development in small islands and economies.

Public Policy Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Institutional Transformation Small Island Developing States Energy Security and Transition

Destenie Nock

Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Destenie Nock uses mathematical modeling tools to address societal problems related to sustainability planning, energy policy and equity.

Electricity and Food Systems Decision Analysis Energy Transitions Electrical Infrastructure Engineering for Social Good

Karen Hamberg

Vice President, Strategy · Westport Fuel Systems

Clean-technology and clean transportation executive

Clean Tech Alternative Fuels for Transportation Clean Fuels Policy Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector Heavy-Duty Transportation

Daniel Peppe, Ph.D.

Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director Department of Geosciences · Baylor University

Daniel Peppe's research focuses on understanding how plant and animal communities respond to changes in climate through Earth history.

Paleobotany Paleoclimatology Paleomagnatism Ecosystems Paleoecology

Dennis Whyte

Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Head, Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Director, Plasma Science and Fusion Center · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dennis Whyte is an expert in fusion research using the magnetic confinement of plasmas for energy production.

Physics Boundary Plasma Physics Magnetic Fustion Energy Engineering

Melissa O'Connor, PhD

The M. Louise Fitzpatrick Endowed Professor in Community and Home Health Nursing | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University

Melissa O'Connor, PhD, MBA, RN, FGSA, FAAN, is an expert in home health care, geriatric nursing and transitions in care.

Geriatrics and Gerontology Applied Health Informatics Geriatric Nursing Geriatric Home Health Transitions in Care

Rachel Gouin

Director, Research and Public Policy / Directrice, Recherche et politique publique · Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada / Repaires jeunesse du Canada

Non-profit leader with expertise on children & youth

Youth Youth Activism Youth and School-To-Work Transitions youth mental health Youth Engagement

Irene Fonseca

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Irene Fonseca's research focus is on training in applied mathematics at the broad interface between the physical sciences and engineering.

Ferroelectric Engineering Business and Economics Applied Mathematics Shape Memory Alloys

Gian Fiero

Career & Life Coach · Fiero Flair

Mr. Fiero is dedicated to helping people remove barriers to growth that limit success at work, in careers, and in life.

Career Development Career Counseling Life Coaching

John Schenk

Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University

Professor Schenk specializes in plant systems in order to understand the evolutionary processes of how and why species diversify

Plants Biology Systematic Biology

Ernest Rose

Professor Emeritus · Loyola Marymount University

Departments of Educational Leadership & Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Academic Leadership Life Transitions of Individuals With Disabilities Disability Studies

Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D.

Robert J. Mattauch Endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Data scientist specializing in high-throughput structural bioinformatics of proteins & small RNAs.

Structural Bioinformatics Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Protein-ligand(drug) interactions Computer-aided molecular modeling Big Data Analysis

Lissa Leege

Professor & Center for Sustainability Director · Georgia Southern University

Lissa Leege's research focuses on plant conservation ecology, plant population and community ecology and threats to biodiversity.

Biology of Plants Principles of Biology Environmental Biology Issues in Sustainability