Peter Coclanis, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.A.
Distinguished Professor; Director, Global Research Institute, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D · UNC-Chapel Hill
Albert R. Newsome Professor Professor and Director of the Global Research Institute
Southern Economy Asian Studies Globalization Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods Economic Development
Shawn Basler
Principal · Perkins Eastman
Internationally recognized design authority, speaker whose unique vision translates business objectives into luxurious guest experiences
Hospitality Design Guest Experience Hotels and Resorts
Guy Pearce
Independent Director · Independent Consultant
Award-Winning IT Governance Professional. Published Author. Data Governance. Digital Transformation
It Governance Risk Digital Transformation Governance and Boards Data Governance
Kim Anderson
Associate Professor, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition · University of Guelph
Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies
Oral history and Indigenous knowledge translation Community-based Indigenous research Indigenous Masculinities Indigenous feminism Gender and Indigenous peoples
Prof. Michael Scott
Professor, Classics & Ancient History · University of Warwick
Michael Scott's research and teaching focuses on ancient Greek and Roman society, and ancient global history.
Classics Ancient Global History Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Higher Education
Jonathan Wilson
CEO · Soul Systems
Inspiring & leading edge content how to lead large-scale transformation, drawn from life and work among tribes, warlords and executives.
Leadership Organizational Soul Collaboration Team Purpose
Griffin Boyce
Tech Committee · AIDS Policy Project
Tech Committee at AIDS Policy Project
Censorship Arab Spring Computer Security
Richard A. Wilson, Ph.D.
Gladstein Chair and Professor of Anthropology and Law · University of Connecticut
Dr. Wilson is an expert on hate speech and incitement on social media.
International Criminal Tribunals International Human Rights Human rights trials Anthropology Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Steven King, M.S.
Associate Professor of Emerging Technologies, Hussman School of Journalism and Media · UNC-Chapel Hill
As a computer scientist and journalist, King experiments with emerging technologies to present news and information in new ways.
Drones Innovation & Creativity Robotics Virtual Reality VR
Lori Spies, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Missions Coordinator · Baylor University
Expert in global health and health care providers
Capacity Building Hypertension Advanced Practice Nursing Global Health Non-Communicable Diseases
Martin Mostert
Missions Activist, Lecturer & Practitioner · Serving Strangers
Eccentric, funny speaker who helps people cross church thresholds the other way!
Evangelism - Non-Cringe Missions - From Genesis to Revelation Missions - From Acts to Now
Gary Dauphin
Lecturer of Journalism · Loyola Marymount University
Gary Dauphin is an award-winning writer, digital content producer, product manager and journalism lecturer at Loyola Marymount University.
Creative Direction Film Social Media Digital Media Blogging
Kathleen DuVal, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Kathleen DuVal’s research focuses on early America, particularly cross-cultural relations on North American borderlands.
American History Cross Cultural Relations in American History Native North America American Women's History Colonial America
Preetesh Kantak
Assistant Professor of Finance · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Preetesh Kantak is an expert in the areas of macrofinance, investments and alternative assets.
Alternative Assets Macrofinance Investments
Janine Certo
Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy · Michigan State University
Janine Certo is a poet and associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University.
Italian American Studies Poetry Arts-Based Educational Research
Mr. Diego Rodriquez-Pinzon
Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law · American University
Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón is Co-Director of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law
Human Rights Public Policy Law
Brian Edwards
Dean & Professor of English School of Liberal Arts · Tulane University
Brian Edwards examines U.S. literature and culture in a global context, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.
Middle East Studies Higher Education Administration
Alfonso J. Pedraza-Martinez
Associate Professor of Decision and Information Technologies · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Alfonso is the current president of the College of Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management at POMS.
Global Supply Chains Sustainability Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management Operations Management in Emerging Markets
Ralph Carter
Piper Professor, Political Science · Texas Christian University
Professor Carter focuses on U.S. foreign, trade, and defense policy, with a particular emphasis on the roles played by members of Congress.
International Relations U. S. Foreign Policy in Film Middle East Russia North Korea
Ruth Panofsky
Professor of English / Graduate Program in Communication & Culture · Ryerson University
Dr. Panofsky specializes in Canadian women in publishing and Canadian Jewish women writers
English Research Higher Education Literature Media & Culture