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