Joseph Carrabis

CRO & Founder · NextStage Evolution

"Kick-ass presentation" "Robin Williams as a professor" "Get there early and get a seat up front" "Very actionable & plenty of take-homes"

Neuro Social Brain-Based Marketing

Sam Angus

Partner, Corporate Group · Fenwick & West LLP

Entrepreneurship and venture financing for start-ups have been long-standing specialties for this lawyer and conference panel moderator

Start-Up/Venture-Backed Companies Equity and Debt Financings Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Matters Intellectual Property Licensing

Stephen G. Barr

Founder & Executive Director · SGB Media Group

CEO @ SGB Media Group™; CoFounder @ CrowdPad™; Founder @ Startup Hive™

Skiing Mentoring & Coaching Writer and Publisher Crowdfunding Digital Publishing

Thomas Ksiazek, PhD

Professor of Communication; Director of Graduate Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Thomas Ksiazek's, PhD, research is focused on the media industry's constant evolution to satisfy the needs of its audience.

Communication Media Industries Cross-Platform Audience Behavior Network Analysis of Digital Media Use News Audiences

Jeannie Walters

CEO, Speaker, Chief Customer Experience Investigator · 360Connext Customer Experience Investigation

Veteran Customer Experience Consultant, Speaker and Chief Customer Experience Investigator

Social Media Employee Engagement Customer Experience Company Culture Customer Service

Judith Hurwitz

President & CEO · Hurwitz & Associates

Experienced, dynamic speaking focused on impact of technology on to drive innovation and business success

The Future of Cloud Computing How to Be A Successful Technology Entrepreneur Big Data

Cynthia Martinez

Director, Global Corporate Communications · Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Director, Global Corporate Communications at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Corporate Communications Crisis Communications Crisis Management

Vincent Lloyd, PhD

Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Studies · Villanova University

Vincent Lloyd, PhD, researches issues and trends related to religion in politics and race, and how these areas affect social change.

Religion The Role of Religion in Racial Justice Organizing Religion in Politics and Race Religion in Mass Incarceration Religious Ideas of Crime and Punishment

Antonio Felix

Affiliate Faculty, Director, PLACE Corps and CAST · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Catholic School Leadership Formation Catechetical Leadership Catholic School Teacher Preparation Teacher Education Social Justice Leadership

Lauren Casella

Clinical Assistant Professor, Academic Program Director CSLA · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Curriculum Design Catholic School Leadership Formation Social and Emotional Learning Teacher Education Leadership Capacity Building

Kimberley Pickett

Principal and Creative Director · KIMBO Design

Creative Principal of award-winning design firm, KIMBO Design Inc., based in Vancouver, B.C.

Design Graphic Design Marketing & Advertising Marketing & Branding Online Advertising

Kevin Stein

Director MAPC Program/Professor of Communication · Southern Utah University

Specializing in the rhetoric of attack, apology, and responses to apology as well as political campaign communication.

Antapologia Strategies Political Campaign Messages Film Rhetoric of Defense Apologia

Steven E. Harris

Associate Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Harris is an expert on modern Russian and European history.

The Russian Novel Conspiracy Theories Socialism French History Russian History

Amber J. Lawson

Founder/ CEO · Comedy Gives Back

Chief Content Officer, Brand Partnership, Cross Platform Monetization, Multiplatform Storytelling, COMEDY

Entertainment New Media Alternative Distribution Strategic Sales New Content Strategies for Tech Co's

Dr William Martin Sloane FRSA

Arbitrator | Attorney | Clergyman | Counsellor | Educator · Maryland & Pennsylvania

Proferring provocative polymathic perspectives on Life in the Matrix

Medical Qigong Spirituality Counseling Forensic Science Integrative Healthcare

Kelly Welch, PhD

Professor of Sociology and Criminology; Program Director, Criminlogy | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Kelly Welch, PhD, is an expert on racial and ethnic profiling, racial disparities in school discipline and public punitiveness toward crime.

Criminology Racial Profiling School-to-Prison Pipeline Race and Justice Social Justice

Lina Srivastava

Principal · Lina Srivastava Consulting LLC

Narrative Design for Social Change

Charles Plant

Senior Fellow · The Impact Centre - University of Toronto

Provocative thought leader who challenges the status quo in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

Innovation Entrepreneurship Leadership

Gail E. Thomas, PhD

Professor of Sociology · Soka University

Professor Thomas is a sociology professor who specializes in the analysis of higher education.

Mentoring and Empowering Youth Race, Class and Gender Differences in Educational Access and Outcomes Education and Status Attainment Effective Education for Diverse Learners and At Risk Youth Race and Gender Relations

Andrew Posner

Co-Founder & Executive Director · The Capital Good Fund

Founder & CEO, Capital Good Fund

Renewable Energy Non-Profits Fundraising