Lindsay Collier
President · Creative Edge Associates
Highly experienced, unique, and entertaining speaker on topics related to creativity, innovation, and humor in organizations.
Humor in the Workplace Creativity and Innovation in Your Work and Life Dealing With Loss in Your Life
Jeffrey Baumgartner
Founder/Managing Director · Jpb.com
Hyperactive, thought provoking speaker on creative thinking
Keith Sawyer, M.A, Ph.D.
Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations · UNC at Chapel Hill
Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations, with focus on creativity, innovation, and learning.
Anthropology Sociology Psychology Pedagogy Ethnography and Participant Action Research
AKEEM ABUJADE
Innovation Idea Officer · SetForth Innovations LLC
Innovation Kick Starter, Organizational Alignment, Strategy, Futurist, AI Researcher, Speaker, and Author
Mobile Shopping Alignment Discovering Jobs Strategic Thinking Perceived Employee Performance
Jill Perry-Smith
Senior Associate Dean For Strategic Initiatives; Goizueta Foundation Term Professor of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Creativity and Innovation Informal Social Networks Work-Life Initiatives
Nora Madjar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management · University of Connecticut
Social and contextual factors for creativity at work, role of interruptions, work-family interface and negotiations.
Organizational Behavior and Leadership Work-Family Interface Interruptions at Work Creativity and Innovation Negotiations
H. Daniel Stage Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
H. Daniel Stage's areas of expertise included management and organizational behavior.
Creativity and Innovation Management Organizational Behavior
Linda Naiman
Founder & President · Creativity at Work
Design Thinking, Arts in Business, Leadership Development, Creativity and Innovation skills development, Coaching, Training, Facilitating
Creativity Innovation Design Thinking arts based learning Leadership Development
Sanjay Gupta
Dean of the Eli Broad College of Business · Michigan State University
Gupta's areas of expertise include corporate and individual tax policy issues.
Political Economy Effects of Taxation State and Local Taxation International Business Business Analytics Accounting
Lucy Gilson
Associate Dean · University of Connecticut
Gilson studies how creativity, employee empowerment, diversity, leadership, & virtual communication influence team effectiveness.
Organizational Psychology Virtual Teams Leadership Women and Leadership Team Effectiveness
Dr. Ilse Treurnicht
CEO · MaRS
This extraordinary CEO and Rhodes Scholar leads an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Canadian growth companies
Venture Capital Management Advanced Technologies Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship & Innovation Innovation & Economic Development
Charles Vance, Ph.D.
Professor of Management, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
International Human Resource Management Training Design & Development Creativity and Innovation Management & Leadership Development Performance Management
Victor V. Claar, Ph.D.
Expert in economics and ethics · Florida Gulf Coast University
Victor Claar is a serious economist who thinks about the individual human beings behind market transactions.
Financial Literacy Tariffs Free Enterprise Business Cycles Inflation
Janet de Merode, PhD
Adjunct Faculty - Media Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
International Psychology, Media and Social Advocacy expert
Global Media Social Advocacy Media Psychology International Psychology Psychological Well Being of Refugees
Rakesh Seth
Senior Vice President - Corporate HR · Fedders Lloyd Corporation Ltd.
Seasoned Business HR Professional and conference speaker with sound blend of theory and practice in Human Resource Management.
Motivation and Self Development/Improvement Human Resource Management and Rewards Management Business Communication - All Areas Talent Management Building Leadership Pipeline
Helen Boswell
Associate Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in sharing the complexities of biology and how all living forms are connected
Natural Selection Theory Evolutionary History Biochemistry Writing & Editing Biology
Sue McGill
Executive Director & Co-founder · JOLT Accelerator at MaRS Discovery District
The Kickstarter! Moving from idea through to planning and then on to successful implementation, Jolt's Executive Director makes it happen
Digital Media Mobile Technology Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship
Ginger Grant
Professor (Marketing and Innovation) · Sheridan College
Innovation Management, Leadership Development, Strategy, Corporate Anthropology, Organizational Design, Scenario Planning, Storytelling
Experiential and Archetypal Marketing Scenario Planning Revisioning Retirement Innovation Culture Design Thinking
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