Stéfan Danis
CEO & Chief Talent Officer · Mandrake
25 years of experience in executive recruiting & has led 100's of executive engagements in Finance, Sales, HR, Marketing, & Strategy.
Career Transitions Leadership Development Succession Planning Organizational Development and Change Management Overcoming Adversity
Richard Zitrin
Lecturer · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: zitrinr@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8802 / Office 212-198
Legal Ethics Trial Practice Alternate Dispute Resolution
Penelope Tobin
Founder & Creative Director · Barrier Breakers
Author, barrier-breaker, soft skills advocate, and jazz musician
Leadership Development Organizational Development Personal Development
Michael Burt
Director, Industrial Economic Trends · The Conference Board of Canada
And now, the weather: Find out which way the wind is blowing when it comes to forecasting trends in the industrial sectors of the economy
Industrial Economic Analysis Private Sector Economic Analysis
Leonard Haynes, PhD
Former Trustee · Fielding Graduate University
International higher education; public diplomacy; appointed Senior Advisor to the Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education in 2017
Nonprofits Public Speaking Higher Education Community Outreach Grants
Cristiano Guarana
Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Cristiano Guarana is an expert in how leaders and followers’ limited attentional resources affect complex organizations.
Attention Sleep Leadership Ambivalence
Eliot Pence
Director · The Whitaker Group
Creating conditions for sustainable prosperity in Africa is the focus of The Whitaker Group's Director, and a Global Governance Fellow
International Relations U.S. Public Policy Towards Africa Business Development in Africa Global Energy Governance International Trade & Development
Sam Angus
Partner, Corporate Group · Fenwick & West LLP
Entrepreneurship and venture financing for start-ups have been long-standing specialties for this lawyer and conference panel moderator
Start-Up/Venture-Backed Companies Equity and Debt Financings Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Matters Intellectual Property Licensing
James Sample
Professor of Law · Hofstra University
Professor Sample focuses on voting rights and constitutional issues
Administrative Law Judicial Elections Constitutional Law Voting Rights Policy Voting Rights
Annette Vissing-Jørgensen
Professor of Finance | Arno A. Rayner Chair in Finance and Management · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Monetary Policy Returns to Entrepreneurial Investment Stock Market Participation Househould Consumption and Portfolio Choice
José Holguín-Veras
Director, Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment (CITE) & William H. Hart Chair Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Leading authority in freight transportation and humanitarian logistics
Transportation Planning Traffic Engineering Mathematical Modeling Arcgis Operations Research
Lynda Gratton
Founder & CEO · Hot Spots Movement
One of 2011's top 50 business thinkers and internationally recognized global authority on the people implications of human resource strategy
Human Resources High-Performing Virtual Teams Flexible Working Valuable Cross-Business Networks and Relationships Corporate Culture
Jim Ketterson
Senior Director of Senior Living · Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
Jim Ketterson can speak to risk management at senior living facilities, including approaches to safety and preventing falls for seniors.
Risk Management of Healthcare Facilities Risk Management Senior Living Centers Insurance Counseling Preventing Falls for Seniors
Christopher Garcia
Associate Professor of Business · University of Mary Washington
Christopher Garcia is an expert in optimization, quantitative modeling and business analytics.
Applied Statistics Data Mining Predictive Analysis Optimization Experimental Design
Daniele Piomelli
Distinguished Professor · UC Irvine
Daniele Piomelli's research is focused on the function of lipid-derived messengers, with particular emphasis on endogenous cannabinoids.
Anatomy & Neurobiology Cellular Pharmacology CBD Marijuana Neuropharmacology
Dana P. Goldman, PhD
Leonard D. Schaeffer Director's Chair, USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics & Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Pharmacy and Economics · USC School of Pharmacy
Dana Goldman is an expert in health care reform, managed care and drug costs.
health technology assessment Drug pricing Health Care Reform Health Policy and Economics Managed Care
Placida Gallegos, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies + Chair, Inclusion Council · Fielding Graduate University
Local and Global Diversity, Transformative Learning, Racial Identity; Chair, FGU Inclusion Council
Human Development and Consciousness Social Psychology Theories of Personality Organization Development Personal Growth and Development
Bill Best
President · Cambrian College
A thought leader in post-secondary education. An advocate for how the exponential societal change relates to the current student experience.
Adult Education Student Development Educational Technology Curriculum Development Team Building