Kathleen Greenler Sexton

Vice President and General Manager, Content Division · Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)

Entrepreneurial executive helping companies navigate the dramatic changes in digital publishing & technology impacting the content industry

Brand and Market Strategy Demand Generation Revenue Generation Ecommerce Content Marketing

Mark Zimmerman

Advisor: IT, Communications and Entertainment · MaRS Discovery District

The Entrepreneurs Lifeguard! Experienced advisor who has successfully steered many start-ups through the rough seas of business development

Start-Ups Product Strategy Software as A Service Entrepreneurship Product Management

Robin Coulter, Ph.D.

Department Head, Professor of Marketing · University of Connecticut

Professor Robin Coulter is an expert in consumer behavior issues with strategic marketing implications.

Visualization Consumer Research Numerical Cognition Branding Cross-Cultural Consumer Behavior

Karin Bunnell, Ph.D.

Board Vice Chair · Fielding Graduate University

Dr. Bunnell has ten years of prior experience in sales and technical managerial positions for small start-up and large organizations

Organizational Development Change Management Consultation Cross-Functional Team Building Conflict Resolution Customer Satisfaction

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

Philip La Duke

Safety Iconoclast & Culture Transformation Architect · ERM

One of the most informative, entertaining, and engaging speakers you're likely to ever find

Talent & Gamification Talent Management Cross generational training and management Planning Corporate Culture

Shubo Rakhit

Partner, Advisory Services, KPMG Corporate Finance · KPMG

Well-versed in corporate finance with proven track record of guiding media, telecom and technology companies to successful restructuring

Corporate Finance Business Valuation Project Finance Financial Restructuring M&a and Capital Raising for Public Companies

Marta Sanchez

Professor & Department Chair · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Cultural Diversity Teacher Education Confluent Education Bilingual Cross-Cultural Education Language Acquisition

Yini Wang, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Cross-border audit regulation enforcement Cross-Border Listings International Audit Markets Corporate Governance PCAOB Foreign Inspections

Sylvain Gauthier

Leader project office creative content · Cirque Du Soleil

Leader project office Creative Content Cirque Du Soleil

Project Management Creative Content Projects Managing Creative Content Software Project Management Project Implementation

Ted Curtin

Chief Brand Strategist and Social Media Medic · I-Marketing Services, Inc

Entertaining and engaging, Ted Curtin speaks to organizations looking to connect with their customers more deeply, tell their brand story mo

Cross-Channel Brand Engagement Social Media Integration Organizational Alignment Creating Great Customer Experiences

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

George Szekely

Founder and Principal · Evinco Consulting, LLC

George Szekely has run businesses world-wide and worked with people from over 30 nations and lived on three continents.

Transformational Consulting and Coaching Organizational Development in Cross-Cultural Setting Team Building in Cross-Cultural Setting Strategic Thinking and Business Development Employment Networks

Arjun Krishnan

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Arjun Krishnan develops and applies computational data-driven approaches to unravel how our genome relates to health and disease.

Precision Medicine Big Data Genome-wide molecular networks Computational Biology Machine Learning

Kelly Ottman, Ph.D.

Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Kelly Ottman is an expert in facilitation of boards, strategic planning, and leadership development and coaching.

Global Mindset Organizational Culture Mission, Values and Culture Alignment China/Asia and Cross-Cultural Understanding Adult Education

Mark DeBeliso

Professor of Kinesiology · Southern Utah University

Focuses on sports medicine and athletic performance and the physiological effects of exercise

Sport Science Research Common Injuries in Athletics Stress Reduction for University Students College Sports Medicine Human Performance

Bridget Ross

CEO · ChroniSense Medical

Bridget Ross is a medical devices and pharmaceutical industry expert offering strategic advice and cross-functional team leadership.

Business Strategy Commercialization General Surgery Urology Digital Health

Lynda Gratton

Founder & CEO · Hot Spots Movement

One of 2011's top 50 business thinkers and internationally recognized global authority on the people implications of human resource strategy

Human Resources High-Performing Virtual Teams Flexible Working Valuable Cross-Business Networks and Relationships Corporate Culture

Mevan Jayasinghe

Associate Professor; Associate Director of Outreach, Director of Professional Development and Labor Education Programs in the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations · Michigan State University

Mevan Jayasinghe conducts international research on the effectiveness of human resource mgmt & corporate social responsibility strategies.

Strategic Human Resource Management Human Resources in the Apparel Manufacturing Industry Corporate Social Responsibility and Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains Social Compliance in Global Supply Chains Job Quality

Seiji Takaku, PhD

Professor of Psychology · Soka University

Professor Takaku's research interests focus on cross-cultural examinations of people's apology (and excuse)-giving behavior

Cross-Cultural Research on Apology and forgiveness Social Psychology Motivation Theories in Psychology Sport Psychology