Peter Adams

Vice President · VieLight

Innovation commercialization, Innovation acquisition, innovation community creation

Neurological Technology Mobile Health Technologies Healthcare Efficiency and Technology Healthcare 2.0 Life Sciences

Ben Fitzpatrick

Professor of Mathematics · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Mathematics Biomathematics Dynamics and Control Image Processing Environmental Modeling

Fumiko Hoeft

Professor and Campus Director, UConn Waterbury · University of Connecticut

Dr. Hoeft is a neurophysiologist, as well as a systems and developmental cognitive neuroscientist.

Neuroimaging Scientific Writing Neuroscience Science Life Sciences

Mary Brownell

Distinguished Professor/Director · University of Florida

Mary Brownell focuses her scholarship on issues of teaching quality for students with disabilities.

Literacy and Teaching Quality Professional Development of Teachers Teacher Education Policy Teacher Education Practice Teaching Quality and Assessment

Robert Haslhofer

Assistant Professor · University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics

Robert Haslhofer's research focuses on geometric analysis

Geometric Analysis Geometric Flows Differential Geometry Partial Differential Equations Calculus of Variations

Laila Hlass

Professor of Practice · Tulane University

Professor Hlass focuses on law, policy and practices that affect access to justice within the immigration law regime.

Experiential Learning Asylum Law Children Access to Justice Immigration Law

Brooke Flammang

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Flammang specializes in functional morphology, biomechanics, and bioinspired technology of fishes, including sharks and remora.

Marine Biology Physiology Biomechanics Biology Biomechanics of Animal Locomotion

Dr Caroline Gray

Lecturer in Politics and Spanish · Aston University

Dr Gray specialises in the politics of Spain and wider Europe, focusing on territorial politics and party systems.

Basque Country Catalonia Spanish Culture Spanish Politics European Politics

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

Peter Adams

Technology Commercialization and Strategy · Consultant

Senior executive manager with consistent track record of high achievement in Europe, USA and Canada.

Neurological Technology Healthcare Efficiency and Technology Life Sciences Healthcare Funding International Market Development Strategy

Özgecan Koçak

Associate Professor of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Organization Design Organizational Identity

Dr Maria Chli

Reader, Computer Science · Aston University

Dr Chli's work is in the area of artificial intelligence, particularly in applying machine learning techniques.

Agent-Based Computing Deep Learning Architectures Machine Learning Techniques Probabilistic Modeling Smart Cities

Wendy Smith

Professor, Management · University of Delaware

Prof. Smith's research focuses on strategic paradoxes – how leaders and senior teams effectively respond to contradictory agendas.

Organizational Behavior Interpersonal Dynamics Women in the Workplace Leadership Emotional Intelligence

Marc Smith

Chief Social Scientist · Connected Action

Internet sociologist, using social network analysis and visualization to map and understand social media

Social Media Social Networks Business Collaboration Information Visualization

Shana Poplack

Distinguished University Professor and Canada Research Chair (I) in Linguistics · University of Ottawa

Sociolinguist specializing in vernacular speech, with a focus on bilingual and minority contexts

Language Ideology Language Prescription African American Vernacular English French in Canada Language Contact

Eric Durant, Ph.D., MBA, P.E.

Professor, Program Director · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Eric Durant's research focuses on real-time audio processing with a focus on hearing aids and artificial intelligence/deep learning.

Deep Learning Audio Processing Beamforming Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering

James Hendler

Director, Future of Computing Institute · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leading researcher in the Semantic Web and artificial intelligence

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Semantic Web Computer Science

Bomani Jones

CEO · Old Soul Productions

CEO at Old Soul Productions

New Media Sports Race

Steffanie Scott

Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Management · University of Waterloo

Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.

Food Agriculture & Environment COVID-19 (Coronavirus) China Food Policy Local Food Systems

Allyson Hewitt

Director, SiG@MaRS and Director, Social Entrepreneurship · MaRS Discovery District

Creating the conditions that expand the realm of entrepreneurship so it incorporates a strong social component is what SiG@MaRS achieves

Social Innovation Social Finance Nonprofit Management Fundraising Social Enterprise