Allison McDonald

Associate Professor of Biology · Wilfrid Laurier University

Expert in plant and animal physiology with a focus on how organisms make energy. Advocate for women and persons with disabilities in STEM.

Plant and Animal Physiology and Biochemistry Bioenergetics (Mitochondria and Chloroplasts) Human Mitochondrial Diseases and Disorders Women in STEM Origin of Life and Endosymbiosis

Jennifer Dolman

Partner, Litigation · Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Commercial litigator with deep expertise in advising Canadian and international franchisors with all manner of business disputes.

Class Actions Defamation Law Franchise Law Employment & Labour Law Hospitality and Leisure

Deane Evans

Executive Director, Center for Building Knowledge, Center for Resilient Design · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Deane Evans focuses on creating innovative ways to improve the built environment through better design, better technology and new insights.

Architecture and the Built Enivronment Energy Efficient Buildings Opportunistic Retrofitting Resilient Design and Construction Microgrids Planning, Protection and Control

Stacey Havlik, PhD

Associate Professor of Education & Counseling | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Stacey Havlik, PhD, is an expert in school counseling, homeless children and youths, and first-generation college students.

First -Generation College Students School Counseling Homeless children and youths

Ron Austin

Associate Professor, School of Computing and Digital Technology · Birmingham City University

Ron Austin is an expert in security technologies, network security, forensic and ethical hacking, and wireless and mobile technologies.

Automation/Orchestration Wireless and Mobile Technologies Network Security security technologies Forensic and Ethical Hacking

James Wolffsohn

Professor and Head of Optometry · Aston University

Professor Wolffsohn's research areas are the development and evaluation of ophthalmic instrumentation, contact and intraocular lenses.

Ocular Allergy Ophthalmic Instrumentation Contact Lenses‎ Intraocular Lenses Dry Eyes

Sherif Abdelwahed, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Abdelwahed is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Autonomic Computing Model based Design and Analysis of Cyber-phyiscal Systems Formal Verification System Diagnosis and Fault Analysis Model-integrated Computing

Jingjing Zhang

Associate Professor · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Professor Zhang focuses on personalization and recommender systems, business intelligence, and knowledge discovery and data mining

Human-Computer Interaction Knowledge Discovery Recommender Systems Personalization and Recommender Systems Personalization Systems

Feryal Cherif

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Director of the International Relations Program · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Gender and Human Rights International Relations Politics of Middle East

Jonathan Crane

Professor · University of Florida

Jonathan Crane studies how hurricanes affect Florida agriculture.

Hurricane Effects on Florida Agriculture Biodiversity and the Environment

Dani Bostick

Educator, Writer, Advocate · Self

Disrupting the culture of shame and silence surrounding sexual assault and child sexual abuse.

Sexual Assault Awareness Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Ptsd Behavior Management Motivational Interviewing

Cristina Soriano, PhD

Associate Professor of History | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Cristina Soriano, PhD, studies the history of media & communication and transmission of knowledge and information in Colonial Latin America.

Atlantic World Venezuela Latin American Culture Cultural and Social History Latin American History

H. Shelton Weeks, Ph.D.

Expert in real estate and financial markets · Florida Gulf Coast University

H. Shelton Weeks has extensive industry experience in valuation of real property with an emphasis on senior living projects.

Economics Corporate Finance Real Estate Financial Markets Investments

Tom Tresser

Co-Founder · The CivicLab

Creativity champion. Civic educator. Public defender.

Non-Profits Research Public Speaking Social Change Creativity

Vijay Kumar

Senior Analyst · International Data Corporation (IDC)

Vijay Kumar is a Senior Analyst in the Industry and Business Solutions Group at IDC Canada.

Cloud Services Forecasting & Modeling Market Sizing & Forecasting Cloud software Market segmentation and analysis

Meredith Rausch

Associate Professor · College of Education

A leading expert in counselor education with research focusing on underserved populations, particularly LGBTQ+ individuals and women.

Counselor Education Veterans and Military Families LGBTQ+ Mentorship

Richard Deaner

Associate professor in the Department of Advanced Studies & Innovation · Augusta University

An award-winning professor and researcher in counselor education and clinical mental health counseling.

Counselor Education Human development and growth Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Julie McCown

Assistant Professor of English · Southern Utah University

Specializing in early American natural history, post-humanism, and digital humanities theory

Ecocriticism Race and Nature in Early American Literature Early American Novels U.S. Civil War Literature Composition

Dr. Ilse Treurnicht

CEO · MaRS

This extraordinary CEO and Rhodes Scholar leads an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Canadian growth companies

Venture Capital Management Advanced Technologies Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship & Innovation Innovation & Economic Development

Chérie Rivers Ndaliko, Ph.D., A.M., B.M.

Assistant Professor, Department of Music; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Communication; College of Arts and Sciences · UNC at Chapel Hill

An interdisciplinary scholar, Ndaliko studies arts interventions in conflict regions of Africa.

Ethnomusicology Black Atlantic Culture Social Engagement Sociopolitical Transformation Cultural Theory