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
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
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