Toufiq Reza, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences · Florida Tech
Dr. Reza's research interests involve converting wastes to biofuels.
Biomass Conversion Waste Valorization Waste to Energy Biomaterials Biofuels
Solomon Darwin
Director, Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation | Executive Director, Center for Growth Markets · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Hailed as the “Father of the Smart Village Movement”
Open Innovation Smart Villages / Smart Cities Business Models Innovation Strategies for Emerging Economies Business Ecosystems
Nancy D. Campbell
Professor and Department Head, Science and Technology Studies (STS) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on the history of science, technology, and medicine as it relates to drug policy and the social significance of drugs
Opioid Crisis Harm Reduction Opioid Overdose History of Science & Medicine Gender & Addiction
LeaAnne DeRigne, MSW, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Florida Atlantic University
LeaAnne DeRigne's area of research expertise is in paid sick leave, flexible work, vacation time, and pensions.
vacation time Pensions Health Care Policy Labor Market Participation Sick Leave
Liz Ahmed
Executive Vice President, People & Communications · Unum
Liz Ahmed is EVP, People and Communications for Unum, a leading provider of workplace financial protection benefits
Inclusion HR Best Practices People Management Human Resources HR Leadership
Dr Alexis Paton
Director, Centre for Health and Society · Aston University
Dr Paton examines the impact that society has on health. Her research focuses on how ethics and the social sciences can improve healthcare.
Health Inequalities Health Improvement Sociology of Health Bioethics Medical Ethics
John Covach
Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Popular Music; Professor of Theory at Eastman School of Music · University of Rochester
John Covach is an expert on the history of popular and rock music, 12-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music.
Rock 'n' Roll Music and Culture Progressive Rock in the 1970s The Beatles Popular Music
Nancy Pire-Smerkanich, DRSc, MS
Assistant Professor of Regulatory and Quality Sciences · USC School of Pharmacy
Nancy Pire-Smerkanich brings over 30 years of industry experience in drug development to academia
Regulatory Filing Strategy Clinical Regulatory Guidance Drug Development
Anna Steffeney
President · LeaveLogic
Anna Steffeney is founder and president of leave management platform, LeaveLogic
CEO Perspectives Entrepreneur Technology Startups Leave Laws Paid Parental Leave
David Walton
Assistant Professor of History and Director of the Global Black Studies Program · Western Carolina University
David Walton's current research projects focus on the Black Power Movement of Detroit and Detroit's underground economy of the 1980s-1990s.
African Studies Black Radical THought History of Hip-Hop Black Power Movement African American Studies
Avi Savar
Founding Partner · Big Fuel
Founder and Chairman of Big Fuel. Inaugural Cannes Lions Branded Content Jury President. Sought-after industry spokesperson and author.
Branded Content Original Programming for Broadcast & Web Brand Strategy Marketing and Content Creation Social Media & Branding
Mark Hart
Professor, Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship Deputy Director, Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) Associate Director, Aston Centre for Growth · Aston University
Mark Hart has worked and published extensively in the areas of entrepreneurship, enterprise and small business development and policy.
Economic Performance Business Policy SMEs Small Business Entrepreneurship
Prof. Sarah Harper
Director and Professor of Gerontology · Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, Oxford University
Sarah trained as an ethnographer and her early research focused on migration and the social implications of demographic change
Addressing Inequalities Global Migration Public Policy Longevity Global Population Ageing
Gerald Gamm
Professor of Political Science and History · University of Rochester
Gamm is an expert in U.S and urban politics
Congress State Politics U.S. Politics Urban Politics State Legislatures
Alexandra Shakespeare
Senior Lecturer in Publishing · University Alliance
Alexandra Shakespeare is Senior Lecturer in Publishing and Journalism for the Oxford International Centre for Publishing.
Lifestyle Media Consumer Media Digital Transformation of Media Journalism Media
Stacey Steinberg
Director/Professor · University of Florida
Stacey Steinberg's research explores the intersection of a parent's right to share online and a child's interest in privacy.
Family Law Child Welfare Online Safety Sharenting Children's Privacy
Michael Roizen, MD
Chief Wellness Officer; Chair, Wellness Institute · Cleveland Clinic
Reveals how to stay fit, the right way to diet, and how to control your genes, choose the right supplements and keep the brain healthy
The Cleveland Clinic Experience in Bending the Cost Curve: How Social Media Has Buttressed Other Technologies Changing Health Caregiver Stress Top 12 Things You Can Do for Your Health Economics of Prevention
Lisa F. Clark
Research Associate · University of Saskatchewan
Political Scientist researching food politics and food policy
Food Agriculture & Environment Public Policy Analysis Governance & Regulation Innovation Food Safety and Security
Walter Isaacson
University Professor · Tulane University
Walter Isaacson is the chair emeritus of Teach for America and has been the chairman and CEO of CNN and the editor of TIME magazine.
News Media American History History
FRANCOISE BAYLIS
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioethics and Philosophy · Dalhousie University
Dr. Baylis researches matters related to ethics, health law and policy of assisted human reproduction and novel genetic technologies.
Bioethics Assisted Human Reproduction Genetic Technologies & Ethics Genetics and the Law Policy & Regulation Identity