Colin Polsky, Ph.D.

Director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies · Florida Atlantic University

Colin Polsky is trained as a geographer, specializing in the human dimensions of global environmental change.

U.S. Climate Vulnerabilities Geography Humanities Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Mathematics

Kathleen Grimes, PhD

Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Kathleen Grimes, PhD, is an expert on Christian ethics and their bearing on racism, white supremacy, sex, gender, and the environment.

Theology Religion Environmental Ethics Sexual Ethics Racism, White Supremacy and the Catholic Church

Bland Simpson

Kenan Distinguished Professor, Department of English & Comparative Literature, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill

Bland Simpson is an award-winning author, musician, playwright and songwriter and an expert on N.C.'s coast and waterways.

Creative Writing North Carolina's coast and waterways Writing on the Natural World Coastal Studies Playwriting

Luke Dicken

Founder · Robot Overlord Games

Expert in Artificial Intelligence Applied to Games and Simulated Worlds

Artificial Intelligence Game Development Education

Nevin Markwart

Chief Information Security Officer · FutureVault

Nevin Markwart is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League.

Cybersecurity Corporate Culture Corporate Strategy Investment Management Sovereign Wealth Funds

Rob DeConto

Professor and Co-Director of the School of Earth and Sustainability · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.

Ice Sheets and Sea Level Antarctica Glaciology Climatology Earth System Modeling

Gerald Friedman

Professor of Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Gerald Friedman's research focuses on topics in the labor history of the United States and Europe and the economics of health care.

Health Care Economics Economic History Labor History Economics Labor Economics

Jeff Karp

Professor · Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School

Dr. Jeff Karp is a leading researcher in the fields of drug delivery, medical devices, stem cell therapeutics, and tissue adhesives.

Biomaterials Stem Cell Therapeutics Drug Delivery Medical Devices Biomedical Engineering

Wesley Longhofer

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Academic Director, Social Enterprise @ Goizueta · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Comparative Political Sociology Organizational Sociology Philanthropy and Non-Profits Corporate Social Responsibility Environmental Sociology

Camelia Kuhnen

Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School · UNC-Chapel Hill

Camelia Kuhnen is an expert in neuroeconomics, behavioral finance and corporate finance.

Finance Neuroeconomics Financial Economics Corporate Finance Behavioral Finance

Leesa Renee Hall

Anti-Bias Facilitator · UnpackBiasesNow.com

Helping leaders unpack implicit and unconscious bias so they stop the spread of self-misinformation and start creating inclusive teams.

Productivity Ancestry Systemic Discrimination Misinformation Unconscious Bias

Joan C. Williams

Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Hastings Foundation Chair and Director of the Center for WorkLife Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: williams@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4706 / Office 402-100

Property Law Feminist Legal Theory Work Life Balance Gender and Sexuality in the Law Work Conflict

Maggie Anderson

CEO and Cofounder · The Empowerment Experiment Foundation

Sought-after speaker, who has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, C-SPAN, PBS Newshour, and CBS Morning News, among other tv and radio shows

Starting A Business Small Business Ownership Race and the Economy African-American Businesses A Call to Women: Find Your Cause

Enrico Moretti

Professor · Haas School of Business & Department of Economics |University of California, Berkeley

Expert on urban economics and labor economics

Labor Economics Urban Economics The Economics of Cities and Regions

Vinit Nijhawan

Executive Director · Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center

Vinit Nijhawan is an expert in conceiving and building technology organizations.

Venture Capital Technology Transfer Entrepreneurship Technology Mergers & Acquisitions

Eric Freedman

Professor of Law · Hofstra University

Professor Freedman focuses on constitutional law and history, as well as the death penalty and habeas corpus

Constitutional Law First Amendment Law Death Penalty

Chris Foss

Professor of English · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Foss specializes in 19th-century British literature, with a secondary expertise in disability studies.

British Victorian Novel Oscar Wilde British Literature Since 1800 British Romantic Literature British Romantic Women Poets

Candi Cann, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Baylor Interdiscipinary Core and Religion · Baylor University

Dr. Cann teaches World Cultures, Social World, World Religions, and Buddhism.

World Religions Buddhism Death and Dying Digital Afterlife Modern Mourning Practices

C.N. Le

Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Director of the Asian & Asian American Studies Certificate Program · University of Massachusetts Amherst

C.N. Le discusses racial/ethnic relations in the U.S., immigration, socio-demographic outcomes among Asian Americans.

Racial & Ethnic Relations Asian-American Immigration Asian American Issues

Abbey Stemler

Assistant Professor of Business Law and Ethics · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Professor Stemler is a leading scholar on the sharing economy and the regulation of platform-based technologies.

Sharing Economy Internet Regulation Technology Law