Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein

President & CEO · MaRS Innovation

Turning academic ideas into commercial realities

Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation

Gary C. Tepper, Ph.D.

Interim Dean, College of Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Tepper's research focuses on advanced functional materials

Perovskite Solar Cells Aerosols and air filtration Nanoscale materials Electrospinning Supercritical Fluids

Radhika Rao

Professor of Law, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: raor@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4650 / Office 340-200

Biolaw Constitutional Law Comparative Constitutional Law Property Law Abortion

Parshati Patel

Education and Outreach Program Coordinator · Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration, Western University

An astrophysicist with a passion for science communication.

Astronomy Planetary Science Circumstellar Disks Massive Stars Science Communication

Jens Vestergaard

Chairman · Rehfeld Partners A/S

Senior Business Intelligence Consultant

Sql Server Analysis Services Integration Services

Gregory W. Brown

Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School · UNC at Chapel Hill

Greg Brown researches financial risk, using financial derivative contracts as risk management tools and private investment strategies.

Finance Private Capital Private Equity Hedge Funds Portfolio Management

Brian Alvey

Serial entrepreneur and startup advisor

Brian Alvey is a leader in online publishing. His software makes creative people more powerful.

Cloud Computing Startups Entrepreneurship Digital Media Software Platforms

Vitaliy Avrutin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Avrutin specializes in the growth and characterization of oxide materials (ZnO, perovskite oxides)

III-Nitride expitaxial structures for light emitters and high-power devices including semipolar and nonpolar material on silicon and sapphire substrates

Mary Anne White

Harry Shirreff Professor of Chemical Research (Emerita) · Dalhousie University

Science Expert, with Specialty in Chemistry of Materials

Materials Science Energy Storage Thermoelectrics Chemistry (General) Ice

Ian Mitroff

Faculty Fellow - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

Internationally recognized crisis management expert

Crisis & Emergency Management Public Relations Journalism Business & Strategic Planning

Kazuhito Mori

Research Fellow/Instructor · Southwestern University M.H.A.M. College of Medicine

Physician In Training, Educator, Reseacher, Translator, Blogger

Healthcare System Integrative Medicine Global Society

Eric Seiber

Associate Professor I Health Services Management and Policy · The Ohio State University

Dr. Seiber’s research interests focus on health care financing for vulnerable populations.

Public Health Data Analysis Stroke Depression Health Care Financing for Vulnerable Populations

Louis Smith

Founder, Editor-in-Chief · GeekHelpingHand

Geek | Entrepreneur | Entertainer

Entrepreneurship Business Marketing

Peter Platzer

CEO · Nanosatisfi

CEO at Nanosatisfi, a visionary space exploration company

The Coming Revolution in the Satellite Industry Entrepreneurship in Europe and the Us Disruptive Innovation On the Example of the Space Industry

Alan Duffy

Research Fellow · Swinburne University of Technology

Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology

Supercomputing Astronomy Science Communication

Nelson Guda, PhD

Independent Artist · Studio of Nelson Guda

Artist, TEDx Speaker, Creator

Conservation Issues Peace Building Community Engagement Climate Change Motivational Speaking

Simon DeDeo

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Artificial Intelligence

Scott Munro

Associate Professor of Engineering / Mechanical Engineering Program Director · Southern Utah University

Specializing in aerocoustics flow sound interaction and induced vibrations, propagation, and aerospace technologies

Vibration Measurements and Instrumentation Measurement of Noise Emissions Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight control system design and testing Propagation Aeroacoustics Flow-Sound Interaction and Flow-Induced Vibrations

Dr. Patrick Dixon

Chairman · Global Cahange Ltd.

Patrick Dixon is an author and business consultant, often described as a futurist.

Connected Technologies Retirement Public Policy Work Active Ageing

Abinash Pradhan

SEO Expert, SMM, PPC, Digital Marketing Specialist | Certified Professional · HM Services Pvt Ltd

SEO, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Online Marketing, Google Analytics, Google Webmaster, Search Engine Marketing, ORM

SEO Digital Marketing Social Media Marketing Online Marketing Internet Marketing