Esther Lim
CEO and Chief Experience Architect · The Estuary, LLC
Passionately exploring the convergence of social media, storytelling, big data and emerging tech in marketing and digital entertainment
Transmedia Storytelling Digital Narratives: Co-Created Storyworld Communities Social Media Analytics Big Data Narrative Gamification
Elizabeth Cannon
President and Vice-Chancellor · University of Calgary
Dr. Elizabeth Cannon is the eighth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Calgary
Higher Education Leadership Geomatics Engineering Board Leadership Community Relations Executive Leadership
Iñaki Alday
Dean, Richard Koch Chair in Architecture · Tulane University
Iñaki Alday utilizes a multidisciplinary global vision and social and environmental ethics to examine the role of architecture in society
Sustainable Architecture Eco-ethics Architecture and the Built Enivronment Architecture River City Urban Planning
Michael Kang
Visiting Professor · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Producing Writing Directing
Kelly Fincham
Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University
Professor Fincham's research agenda explores the intersection of social media in journalism practice and curriculum
Social Media Journalism Social Media in Education Digital Journalism
Ford Saeks
Business Growth Innovator · Prime Concepts Group Inc
Business Growth Innovator|Keynote Speaker |Consultant
Innovation Marketing & Sales Business Success Franchise Consulting Business & Leadership
James Roberts, Ph.D.
Director, Centre for Nonprofit Leadership and Service, Professor - Marketing · Baylor University
Expert on consumer behavior, human-computer interaction, compulsive buying, and effects of consumerism & technology on individual happiness.
Consumer Psychology Consumer Behavior Marketing Consumer Culture Materialism
William Heyborne
Associate Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in reptile and amphibian natural history, biological pedagogy, and animal venoms
Ecology and Evolution of Insects and Arachnids Herpetology Entomology Zoology Amphibians
Shobha Gurung
Professor of Sociology · Southern Utah University
Specializes in gender and labor, comparative family and community, migration, globalization, and transnationalism, and civic engagement.
Global Civic Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Gender and Labor Studies Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Community Gender and Society
Shonda Buchanan
Lecturer of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Shonda Buchanan is an award-winning poet and educator who explores race, ethnicity, migration, class, community and culture in her work.
Strategic Communications Public Speaking English with Creative Writing Creative Writing Copy Editing
Hylton Gudmanz
Director · Focused People Consulting
Executive Coach, Leadership Facilitator, Team Engager
Leadership Development Executive Coaching Strategy Execution Employee Engagement Identity
Dr. Sarah Richardson
Professor, History · University of Warwick
Sarah Richardson is an expert in 18th and 19th century British political, monarchical, and parliamentary history.
Higher Education 18th Century Britain Women in History British History Monarchy
Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa) AKA Don Trent Jacobs, PhD, EdD
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Sustainability; counter-hegemonic education; social justice; contrasting Indigenous ways of knowing with Western ones
Counter-Hegemonic Education Peace and Justice Studies Ecological Justice Indigenous Studies Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Maria Aranda
Executive Director of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Research interests address interplay between chronic illness, social resources & psychological well-being in low-income minority populations
Aging Alzheimer's Disease Dementia Caregiving Family Caregiving
Andrea Paras
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science · University of Guelph
Professor Andrea Paras specialises in the ethics of international humanitarianism, with a special interest in religion and politics.
Humanitarian Assistance Human Rights International Development International Affairs Religion Politics & Culture
Taryn Allen
Associate Professor · Texas Christian University
Taryn Allen researches the educational experiences of traditionally under-represented students, particularly Latino, in higher education.
Qualitative Research Methods Inclusion in Higher Education Diversity in Higher Education Equity in Higher Education Higher Education Leadership
Christopher (Cal) Lee
Professor, UNC School of Information and Library Science · UNC-Chapel Hill
An expert on the curation of “born digital” materials and use of digital forensics to redact sensitive information in digital collections.
Electronic Records Management Digital Preservation Archives Digital Forensics
Garrett Green, EdD
Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) · Augusta University
Garrett Green is a devoted people and culture professional with over 7 years of expertise in DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion).
Diversity Equity Inclusion
Molly Youngkin
Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Nineteenth-Century British Literature Romantic and Victorian Literature Gender Studies and Narrative Theory
Laurel Butler
Lecturer of Studio Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Lecturer of Studio Arts
Creative Youth Development Arts Education Social Justice