Lea Deesing

Assistant City Manager, former CIO · City of Riverside

Motivate staff and spark innovation. Encourage kids to pursue STEM fields. Increase government transparency and improve cyber security.

Information Technology Innovation Leadership STEM Education Government

Krista Jones

Managing Director, Work & Learning · MaRS Discovery District

Bridging the gaps between people, technology and automation.

Product Marketing Technology Commercialization Technology Strategy Development Enterprise Software Future of Work

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

Dustin J. Sleesman

Associate Professor, Management · University of Delaware

Dr. Sleesman studies the psychology of decision-making, negotiation and conflict resolution, as well as team effectiveness.

Motivation Teamwork Dynamics Negotiation Decision-Making Conflict Resolution

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

Howard E. Johnson

Managing Director · Veracap Corporate Finance

A leading expert in M&A and shareholder value, Howard is renowned for his lively presentations without a lot of technical jargon.

Mergers & Acquisitions Business Valuation Corporate Finance Building Value in Your Company Selling Your Company

Ayelet Baron

Futirist · Simplifying Work

Futurist. Keynote Speaker and Author.

How Collaboration Can Change the World Social Business: Hype or Leadership The Multi Generational Workplace The Future of Work Leading By Example

Orvel Ray Wilson, CSP

Guerrilla Sales and Marketing Speaker · The Guerrilla Group, inc

Award Winning International Speaker on Guerrilla Sales & Marketing

Guerrilla Selling Guerrilla Marketing Guerrilla Negotiating

Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

Professor · Georgia Southern University

Dr. Isaac Chun-Hai Fung is a digital health expert and an infectious disease epidemiologist.

Digital Health Outbreak Responses Epidemiology Infectious Disease Epidemiology Emergency Preparedness

Rebecca Natow

Assistant Professor of Specialized Programs in Education · Hofstra University

Dr. Natow teaches higher educational leadership and policy in the Department of Specialized Programs

Program Evaluation Qualitative Research Methods Higher Education Educational Policy Student Affairs

Monica Escaleras, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Director of the Business and Economics Polling Initiative · Florida Atlantic University

Monica Escaleras is an expert in natural disasters and political economy.

Decentralization Business Administration Business and Economics Polling Natural Disasters Political Economy

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

Antonio Ramos

CEO · leet security, SL

Owner | Information security Strategist, Speaker

Security Governance Agile Security Cloud Security

Kelly Shannon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Executive Director, Center for Peace, Justice, & Human Rights (PJHR) · Florida Atlantic University

Kelly Shannon, Ph.D., specializes in the history of U.S. foreign relations with the Islamic world and women's human rights.

Diplomatic History Women's Rights Modern Islamic World 20th Century U.S. U.S. Foreign Relations

Steven Rodin

President and CEO · Storagepipe

Technology entrepreneur with extensive start-up experience. Learn from real-life trials and tribulations of a software exec.

Strategic Management for Startups Technology Solutions for Business Success Data Protection for Business Cloud Computing & Storage Archiving and Data Management

Rochelle Webb, MBA

Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Entrepreneurship Marketing & Branding

Jayson Matlock

Deputy Chief Student Financial Aid Officer · Southern Utah University

Specializing in scholarships and financial aid, financial wellness and literacy, and college student support

FAFSA Financial Aid Administration Recruiting in Higher Education Scholarships and Financial Aid Higher Education Leadership

Derek Cummings

Professor · University of Florida

Derek Cummings’ research on emerging pathogens has included studies of MERS, Ebola and novel influenza.

Emerging Pathogens Immunology of Infectious Diseases Global Health Ebola Influenza

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

Professor; Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University

Dr. McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing

Lead Exposure Climate Change Fracking and Health Immigrant Health Public Health

David Grossman

Founder and CEO · The Grossman Group

David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, CSP, is one of America’s foremost authorities on communication inside organizations

Leadership Communications Communications Strategies and Best Practices Effective Management Communications Employee Engagement Internal Branding