Laura Thompson, PhD

Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Effects of womb environment and maternal social factors on Infant learning; Effects of stress on cognition in infants and adults

Stress Self-Regulation Attention Working Memory Infant Learning

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Global Management | Faculty Director, Clausen Center for International Business and Policy · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Expert on the global macroeconomic environment

Global Macroeconomic Issues International Monetary System External Imbalances Eurozone

Penelope (Penny) Abernathy, M.S., M.B.A.

Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics · UNC-Chapel Hill

Penny Abernathy specializes in helping news organizations survive and thrive in today’s digital media environment

News Deserts Community Journalism Digital Media Journalism

Kristen DeAngelis

Associate Professor of Microbiology · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Kristen DeAngelis studies the effects of climate change on soil microbial communities, with the goal of improving next-generation biofuels

Composting Climate Change Soil Microbiology Soil and Microbial Sciences

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

Dr. Lynsey Melville

Director of the Centre for Low Carbon Research and Lead of the Bioenergy Research Group, Senior Researcher, School of Engineering and the Built Environment · Birmingham City University

Dr. Lynsey Melville researches accelerating the adoption of environmentally sustainable and commercially viable energy from biomass.

Wastewater Treatment Biomass and Bioenergy Anaerobic Digestion Organic Waste Management

Wayne Roberts

principal · Will Work for Food Policy

engaging speaker; expert on food issues ; connects local food, jobs, health and environment

Local Food Production Sustainable Food Green Jobs Food Charters Community Organizing & Development

Martial Hebert

University Professor and Dean · Carnegie Mellon University

Robotics/Autonomous Vehicles

Caroline LaMonda

Lecturer of Communication Studies, College of Communication and Fine Arts · College of Communication & Fine Art

Lecturer of Communication Studies

Joe T. Darden

Professor · Michigan State University

An expert on urban residential segregation, fair housing issues and neighborhood racial/socioeconomic inequality.

Socioeconomic Inequality Racial Inequality Urban Affairs Ferguson Racial Protests

Catherine S. Fernald, DNP, RN, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, FACHE

Acute Care Chief Nursing Officer-Newark Campus · ChristianaCare

Catherine Shull Fernald is the chief nursing officer of Acute Care at ChristianaCare.

Nursing Administration Leadership Development Quality Improvement Multi-Disciplinary Team Building Innovation for Workplace Workflows

Mario Bergés

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Smart Cities Space

Bridget Freisthler

Professor | College of Social Work · The Ohio State University

Expert in health and social problems based on neighborhood ecologies.

Child Abuse and Neglect Drug and alcohol use (particularly marijuana, opiates, and alcohol) Drug distribution systems GIS Spatial Analysis

Jeanette Scott

Extension Instructor · Loyola Marymount University

Continuing Education

Elizabeth Chodos

Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Arts/Creative Expression

Julia Fedorenko

VP Marketing/ Product Marketing and Strategy

Product Marketing & Strategy Professional

Product Marketing Agile Marketing Integrated Marketing Startup Marketing

Cy Charney

President · Charney & Associates Inc and The Leadership Institute

President at Charney & Associates Inc. and founder of The Leadership Institute (.ca)

Public Speaking Strategic Planning Leadership Development Teaching Executive Coaching

Josh Zak

Design Director, Partner · Turtle Inc.

Interactive Digital Designer | JoshZak.com

Strategic Thinking Ideation Art Direction

Danielle Weber, MSN, MSM, RN-BC, NEA-BC

Chief Nurse Executive · ChristianaCare

Danielle Weber is the chief nurse executive at ChristianaCare.

Caregiver Engagement Healthcare Management

Tim Hynes

Head of IT, Microsoft EMEA · Microsoft

Senior IT Director, Microsoft EMEA at Microsoft

Vendor Management Outsourcing It Service Management Leadership Development Strategic Planning