David E. White
Consultant · Synergy Solutions
Business Development Strategist
Resilience Managing Change Conflict Resolution Corporate Financial Mangement Corporate Sustainability
Robin Cox
Research Director and Professor · ResilienceByDesign Research Lab and Royal Roads University
Robin Cox's expertise includes the psychosocial dimensions of disasters, disaster resilience, and traumatic stress and coping.
Resilience Higher Education Community Resilience Disaster Psychosocial Response Stress and Coping
Tim Brodhead
Senior Fellow (SiG National) · Social Innovation Generation (SiG)
A non-profit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation
Philanthropy Non-Profit Management Social Innovation Social Finance Sustainability
Bryan Strawser
Principal Consultant & CEO · Bryghtpath LLC
Experienced dynamic speaker & trainer. A leading expert on organizational resiliency, crisis management, & business continuity.
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Crisis & Emergency Management Enterprise Risk Management Crisis Communications Crisis and Issues Management
Paddy McGuinness
Senior Advisor, London · Brunswick Group
Paddy McGuinness advises on crisis and resilience issues, providing senior counsel to clients on ever-evolving business and political risk.
Crisis Management Cyber Security National Secuirty UK Politics UK Business Trends
Hiba Baroud
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Vanderbilt University
Expert in risk, reliability and resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change and natural disasters, particularly flooding.
Climate Change Flood Mitigation Natural Disasters Resilience modeling Interdependent Systems Data Analytics
Regardt Ferreira
Director of the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy and Assistant Professor, Editor Traumatology Journal · Tulane University
His main research focus is on disasters, focusing on disaster resilience and complex systems
Coronavirus COVID-19
Einat Metzl
Associate Professor, Marital & Family Therapy/Art Therapy · Loyola Marymount University
Associate Professor of Marital & Family Therapy
Marital and Family Therapy Art Therapy Resilience Creativity
Dr. Frances Westley
JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation, University of Waterloo · Social Innovation Generation
Putting the SOCIAL in change is the JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation at SiG@Waterloo, which builds capacity for social innovation
Sustainable Development Social Innovation Social Finance Engagement and Social Change Social Innovation and Resilience
Dr. Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS
Professor · Duke University School of Medicine
She has particular interest and expertise related to the interface between age-related changes in sensory and cognitive health.
Population Health Alzheimers Ageing Age-Related Changes in the Eye Cognitive Health
Leia Saltzman
Assistant professor of social work · Tulane University
Leia Saltzman is an expert on trauma associated with community violence and mass disaster.
Trauma Posttraumatic growth Mass disaster COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Community Resilience
Helen Fitzhugh
Senior Research Associate · University of East Anglia
She explores how good intentions are translated within organisations into action & if it is successful in creating positive change.
Policing Good Intentions Translated in Organisations Social Researcher Organisations and Social Value Creative Positive Change in Organisations
Professor Simon Tormey
Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law · University of Bristol
Exploring political theory, European politics, social critique and continental thought
EU Politics Politics of the Asia-Pacific Region Australian Politics Scottish Independence European Politics
Steven Melnyk
Professor of Supply Chain Management · Michigan State University
Expert on supply chain implementation and impact, risk and resilience, strategic supply chain management and behavioral research.
Supply Chain Management Metrics Process Management and Improvement Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Certified Management Standards
Paul Clifford
Organisational Psychologist · FBG Group
Experienced, informative and engaging speaker who is an expert in helping organisations create solutions to improve performance
Building Employee and Organisational Resilience Strategic Employee Wellbeing Being A Leader With A Difference Recruiting With the End in Mind How to Influence Successfully
James Ellor, Ph.D.
Professor of Social Work · Baylor University
Dr. Ellor works with older adults around issues of mental and spiritual health
Meaning Oriented (Logo) therapy The Role of the Church as Service Provider Training Needs for Paraprofessionals and Professionals Hunger among Older Adults Spiritual Assessment Among the Elderly
Keith Sanford, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · Baylor University
Dr. Sanford studies interpersonal relationships, married couples and the development of assessment instruments.
Psychometrics Firefighters Parents who have Children with Medical Conditions Couples and Power Couples and Conflict
Naomi Ekas
Associate Professor · Texas Christian University
Naomi Ekas's research program utilizes a developmental psychology approach to understanding children’s social and emotional development.
Marital Conflict Emerging Adulthood Parenting Emotion Regulation Caregiver Care for Families with Autism
Jonathan Copulsky
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP · Deloitte Services LLP
Author and consultant whose career has been dedicated to developing and growing profitable customer relationships
Brand Resilience Brand Management
Alicia Partnoy
Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Writing and Political Repression Testimonio Women Writers Social Semiotics Contemporary Latin American Literature