José García-Moreno

Professor of Animation, School of Film and Television · Loyola Marymount University

Multiple Award Winning Artist

Radio Broadcasting and Production Illustration Stop Motion and Experimental Animation (2d and 3d) Storytelling and Storyboarding History of Animation

Divine Gbagbo

Assistant Professor of Music (Ethnomusicology) · Loyola Marymount University

Assistant Professor of Music (Ethnomusicology)

Helene Kwong

Founder & Consultant · TAOpivot

Renaissance Woman: Always Wearing Several Hats

Employee Relations Team Management International Student Affairs

Scott Watson

Founder & Managing Director · Summit Consulting & Training Limited

Leadership Enabler, Emotional Intelligence Expert & Keynote Speaker

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Management Teamwork Motivation

Lisa D. Sparks

Digital Marketing Executive · Verity Content

Subject Matter Expert on Small Business Marketing and Strategic Development

Small Business Communications Email Marketing & Social Media Content Development for Brand Building

Steven Matson, Ph.D.

Dean, The Graduate School, Professor, Biology · UNC at Chapel Hill

Dean, The Graduate School, Professor, Biology Department

Biology Cells Genetics Molecular Biology Graduate Education

Louie Velocci

Partner, Advisory · KPMG

Seasoned and accomplished IT professional who has spearheaded forensic reviews of online gaming for both public and private sector clients

Cloud Computing Regulatory Compliance Assessment Green IT Operations Risk Management It Due Diligence and Integration/Separation

Doina Oncel

Founder · hEr_VOLUTION

Advocate for women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

Nonprofit Management Women in STEM Women & Leadership Women & Nonprofit Women work and welfare

Duane Hamacher

Associate Professor of Cultural Astronomy · University of Melbourne

Academic, Astronomer, Science Communicator

Geomythology History of Meteoritics Ethnoastronomy Archaeoastronomy Astrophysics

Michael Lara, MD

Michael Lara, MD - Private Practice Psychopharmacology · Michael Lara, MD

Alternative and Functional Medicine Specialist

Nutrition and Mental Health

Karri Ojanen

UX and Interaction Design Lead, Strategist, Speaker · Finnformation

UX and Interaction Design Lead, Strategist, Speaker

User Experience Design Design Strategy Startups and Design

Luis Ricardo Fraga

Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political Science · University of Notre Dame

Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.

Latino Politics Politics of Race Politics of Ethnicity Urban Politics Educational Policy

Michelle Young

Dean, School of Education · Loyola Marymount University

Dean of the School of Education

Educational Leadership Development Educational Administration Educational Policy and Leadership Professional Standards for Educational Leadership

Tara Alvarez

Professor and Director, Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Program · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Alvarez conducts neuroscience research for helping patients recover their vision and for diagnosing other visual diseases.

Vision Therapy Virtual Reality Vision Neuroscience Biomedical Engineering

Pedro Sarmento

Head of Product · PriOps

Unlocking data for Innovation

Entrepreneurship Strategic Planning Masterplanning

Leslie Kern

Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program · Mount Allison University

Expert in urban social issues, including gentrification, gender, and inequalities.

Gentrification/Displacement Gender Cities Urban Affairs Enviromental Justice

Molly Babel

Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics · University of British Columbia

Associate Professor, Specializing in Language and Linguistics

Speech Intelligibility Phonetic Sciences Speech Accommodation Sociology and Speech Perception Accents

Amy Jo Coffey

Associate Professor/Program Coordinator · University of Florida

Amy Jo Coffey's research interests include audience economics and language, as well as market segmentation.

Audience Analytics Audience Research Media Competition Media Entrepreneurship Media Management and Economics

Damon Woodard

Professor/Director · University of Florida

Damon Woodard specializes in the application of artificial intelligence methods such as computer vision and natural language processing.

Machine Learning National Security Artifical Intelligence Biometrics

Janine Certo

Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy · Michigan State University

Janine Certo is a poet and associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University.

Italian American Studies Poetry Arts-Based Educational Research