Innovation Experts Available

Marie Wiese

President · Marketing CoPilot

Marie Wiese is a senior marketing executive with 20+ years’ experience in strategic marketing

Online Marketing Marketing Strategy Lead Generation Social Media Marketing Digital Marketing

April Rinne

Director of WaterCredit · Water.org

Chief Strategy Officer, Collaborative Lab

Melissa Dodaro

Product Manager · MaRS Discovery District

Product Manager on the Data Catalyst team at MaRS Discovery District

Steve Pereira

DevOps and Delivery Consultant · DevOps Ltd.

DevOps / Delivery specialist

Web Engineering Software Planning Software Project Management Devops

Stephan Kudyba

Associate Professor of Business Analytics and MIS · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Stephan Kudyba examines organizational efficiency and innovation through analytics, MIS and strategic management.

Artifical Intelligence Healthcare Analytics Digital Marketing Strategic Information Systems Business Analytics

Richard Cozzens

Director of Thunderworks Innovation Center & Associate Professor of Engineering · Southern Utah University

Specializing in CATIA, civil engineering design, and aerospace manufacturing research and technology

Concurrent Enrollment Residential Building Design Aerospace Technology Curriculum Design, Delivery & Assessment 3D Solid Modeling

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

Clinical Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics; Academic Co-Director of M.S. in Business Analytics · College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University

Project Management and Databases Business Continuity Business impacts with emerging technology deployment Disruption in sector value chains Women in Technology

Ron Laurie

Chairman & CIPO · InventionShare

Ron Laurie has worked in Silicon Valley since before it had that name.

Patent Infringement M&A Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Law IP Strategy

Tod Maffin

Private Investor · engageQ digital

Digital and Social Marketing Guru

Digital Marketing Viral Marketing Keynote Speaking

Mohan V. Tatikonda

Professor of Operations Management · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Expert on issues of global competition, international trade, corporate strategy, manufacturing employment, & health care supply chains.

International Trade Lean Six Sigma Complex New Product and Service Development Start-Up Firms Supply Chain Management

Patrick Tighe

M.D./Associate Professor/Co-Director · University of Florida

Dr. Patrick Tighe’s research examines how AI can improve acute postoperative pain and patient safety.

Tools to Reduce Disparities in Perioperative Outcomes Perioperative Medicine Biomedical Informatics Anesthesiology Artificial Intelligence

Karen Ward

Founder + Managing Partner · Curiosity Inc.

Dynamic speaker that connects the power and importance of curiosity to leadership, innovation and growth.

The Curiosity Crisis: the Truth About A World Without Wonder Curiosity as the Engine of Growth

Michelle Rowley

Founder and Chief Culture Strategist · Cultivate & Co.

Founder at Cultivate & Co.

Corporate Culture

Kevin Auton

Director · Aseptika Ltd

Product design, innovation, development, production, marketing and sales of technologies for health and wellness.

Jose DelaCerda, Ph.D.

Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

Strategic change leadership; Business model innovation; Organizational culture and leadership in Latin American countries.

Business firms consulting in strategy and organizational design. Business model and organizational design Organizational design for the digital era Applying large group interventions for organizational development Developing strategic alliances for colleges and universities.