Warren Schirtzinger

Chief Strategy Officer · High Tech Strategies, Inc.

A highly regarded market- and product-strategy consultant to emerging high-technology businesses.

Product Strategy Diffusion of Innovation Technology Adoption Start Ups Strategic Marketing

Yanxiao Zhao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Zhao specializes in wireless networking, Internet of things and cyber security.

Wireless Communications and Networks Wireless Energy Harvesting Systems Wearable sensors for healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) Cyber Security

E. Michael Campbell

Director, Laboratory for Laser Energetics · University of Rochester

Campbell is an internationally known expert in inertial fusion, high-energy-density physics, high-power lasers and their applications.

Advanced Energy Technologies High-Energy-Density Physics Inertial Fusion High-Power Lasers

Dr Mirjam Röeder

Senior Research Fellow, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) · Aston University

Mirjam Röder is a Senior Research Fellow at European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) at Aston University.

Sustainability Negative Emissions Bioenergy and Bioeconomy Climate Change Bioenergy and Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)

Paul J. Gertler

Professor | Li Ka Shing Professor of Economics | Professor, School of Public Health | Scientific Director, Center for Effective Global Action · University of California, Berkeley

Labor Markets Poverty Alleviation Impact Evaluation Health Economics Early Childhood Development and Education

Sheng Dai

Assistant Professor, Geosystems Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Sheng Dai develops innovative testing techniques to study properties and processes in soils and rocks at elevated pressure and temperatures.

Reservoir Geomechanics Geomaterials Characteriztion Energy Geotechnics Flow in Porous and Fractured Media

Laura Mersini-Houghton, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill

Mersini-Houghton studies the origin of the universe, dark energy and the quantum physics of black holes.

Quantum Physics Cosmology Black Holes Dark Energy Origins of the Universe

Reza Mohammadi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Mohammadi researches Materials Science and Engineering, Surface Engineering, Wetting Phenomena, Metal Forming, Materials Chemistry

Ultra-incompressible superhard materials Superhydrophobic materials Thin film deposition and characterization Tearing energy of sheet metals Metal forming and shaping

Eric Lowitt

Managing Director · Nexus Global Advisors

Sought-after Future of Business, Innovation, Leadership, and Collaboration Speaker and Expert; Harvard Business Review author

Competitive Strategy Sustainability Management Stakeholder Management Collaboration and Competition How to Outperform Your Rivals

Dr Duane Mellor

Senior Teaching Fellow, Aston Medical School · Aston University

He is an experienced dietitian, researcher & educator having published over 60 papers in the fields of dietetics, nutrition & food science.

Food Science Dietetics Diabetes Obesity Nutrition

Mohammad Mahinfalah, Ph.D.

Professor, Mechanical Engineering Program Director · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Mohammad Mahinfalah is an expert in impact testing and vibrations.

Impact Testing and Vibrations Experimental Mechanics Mechanical Engineering Composite Materials

Nikhil Koratkar

Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

World Renowned, Highly Cited Expert in Battery Energy Storage

Energy Storage Batteries Nanostructured Materials Nano-Composites Nano-Coatings

Mary Anne White

Harry Shirreff Professor of Chemical Research (Emerita) · Dalhousie University

Science Expert, with Specialty in Chemistry of Materials

Materials Science Energy Storage Thermoelectrics Chemistry (General) Ice

Patricia Thornley

Director of EBRI, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute · Aston University

Patricia Thornley works in assessing the environmental, economic and social imapcts of renewable energy technologies.

Chemistry Supergen Project Climate Change Bioenergy Environmental Sciences

Mike Christian

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

Mike Christian's research focuses on understanding the mind-body connection at work.

Mindfulness Sleep and Human Performance Ethics Leadership Health and Safety

Dr. Robert Cohen

Certified Energy Medicine Practitioner · Mark Sonder Productions, Inc.

He taught Yoda! Capturing the spirit of your own potential will become as easy as breathing with help from an energy medicine practitioner

Meditation Energy Psychology Sports Psychology and Performance Enhancement Psychotherapy Health & Wellness

Yuan-Jen Chiang

Professor of Mathematics · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Chiang is an expert in harmonic maps and analysis.

Harmonic Maps Differential Geometry Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds Differential Equations Topology and Mathematical Physics

Ümit Özgür, Ph.D.

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

Professor Özgür specializes in optical spectroscopy and photonic devices

Ultrafast spectroscopy Group III-nitride and zinc oxide optoelectronics Light emitting diodes III-V and II-VI semiconductor heterostructures Nonlinear optics

Dr Katie Chong

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering · Aston University

Katie Chong has a particular interest in the thermochemical conversion of biomass and wastes, and techno-economic evaluation.

Pyrolysis Techno-Economic Assessment Chemical Technology Bioenergy Life Cycle Assessment

Lorenzo Valdevit

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Director, Institute for Design and Manufacturing Innovation · UC Irvine

Lorenzo Valdevit’s research is in the general area of mechanics of materials and structures and additive manufacturing

3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Architected Materials Advanced Manufacturing Materials Science Metamaterials