Jase Bernhardt
Assistant Professor · Hofstra University
Dr. Bernhardt has had a lifelong passion for studying weather and climate. His current research focuses hurricane preparedness.
Virtual Reality to Promote Evacuation Meteorology Environmental History Climate Weather
Mark D. Weinstein, M.S.
Executive Director of Public Relations · Cedarville University
Mark D. Weinstein has worked in higher education since 1988, the past 12 years as executive director of public relations at Cedarville.
Public Affairs and Communications Organizational Leadership Higher Education Public Relations Marketing
Stacy Kratz
Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr Kratz focuses on the best and smartest ways to change everything, especially using the sport platform for social justice and peace.
Faculty Development Sport Social Work Sport for Social Justice and Peace Social Development/Policy Sport for Social Development
Steven Grant
Professor · University of Florida
Steven Grant worked on the design and construction of over 100 themed environments at Walt Disney World.
Theme Parks Interdisciplinary Collaboration Themed Environments
Anand Swaminathan
Roberto C. Goizueta Chair in Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Organizational theory and strategy Industry evolution Small-firm strategies Organizational change and its consequences Strategic choices as a diffusion process
Kelly Sullivan
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology · Georgia Southern University
Kelly Sullivan is an expert in epidemiology and neurological diseases
Movement Disorders New Drug Applications Neurological Disorders Environmental Health Sciences Biostatistics
Joseph Todd Walker
Visiting Professor, School of Film and Television · Loyola Marymount University
J.T. Walker is a director, writer and teacher living in Los Angeles
Directing Screenwriting Producing Film Production Short Films
Wingyan Chung
Professor, Kneedler Distinguished Professor of CIS · Western Carolina University
Wingyan Chung is an information systems scholar with expertise in business analytics, information systems and human-computer interaction.
Machine Learning Social Media Analytics Business Analytics Information Systems Business Intelligence
John Spence
Managing Partner · John Spence, LLC
One of America's Top 100 Business Thought Leaders
Leadership Organizational Culture High Performance Teams Strategic Thinking / Planning Business Excellence
Bruce Burke
President & Founder · Gulf Bay Consulting
Exploring the convergence of social media, mobile connectivity and payments technology.
Social Media Marketing Brand Development Mobile Technologies Mobile Connectivity Technologies Marketing Communications & Content Development
Christine Williams, D.N.Sc.
Director, PhD Program and Professor · Florida Atlantic University
Christine Williams research focuses on older adults and the problems of coping with cognitive impairment.
Gerontology Cognition Disorders Neurodegenerative Diseases Nursing Nursing Education
Todd Robson
Strategic Communications Consultant
A former journalist and award winning marketer - Todd can provide witty and intelligent perspective on a wide variety of current topics.
Media Relations and Publicity Politics Global Media and Culture Crisis Communications Strategic Communications Marketing and Advertising
Manley A. Begay, EdD
Public Trustee · Fielding Graduate University
Faculty member at Northern Arizona University where he teaches courses on nation-building, curriculum development, and Indigenous education
Indigenous Nation-Building Indigenous Education
Kevin Riley
Principal · Kevin Riley & Associates | Business Model Innovation for Healthcare
Kevin Riley is an entrepreneur, healthcare executive, and business model innovator.
Innovation Retail Health Consumerism
Steven Shugan
Chair · University of Florida
Steven Shugan is an expert in health care and market research.
Advance-Selling and other Creating Pricing Practices Normative Methods for Modeling Competition Competition in Health-Care Markets Markets for Evaluative Information Growth in Competitive Markets
Melita Garza
Associate Professor · Texas Christian University
Melita Garza’s areas of expertise include journalism history, diversity, businesses and economic news and literary journalism.
Media Literacy Fake News Journalism History Literary Journalism Diversity
Jan McInnis
CEO · The Work Lady
unique keynotes on using humor in business
Master of Ceremonies Humor in the Workplace Keynotes Humor writing
Steve Benton, Ph.D.
Senior Research Officer · IDEA
Steve leads a research team that designs and conducts reliability and validity studies for IDEA products.
Educational Psychology Higher Education Product Testing Educational Research Cognition
Michael H. Peters, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Peters conducts experimental and theoretical research in the field of protein engineering.
Peptidyl-Biomimetics Inhibitors for Breast Cancer Targets OpenContact: A Simple Static Protein-Protein Mapping Algorithm Extended Liouville Equation for Open Systems Neuronal Stem Cell Delivery Systems Protein Engineering
Shane Acker
Assistant Professor of Animation · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Animation Feature Films Short Films Visual Effects Storyboarding