Lori Webb

Founder, Speaker & Trainer · International Speaker Collective

Enthusiastic, engaging and knowledgeable speaking professional with five decades of varied experience under her belt.

Experience Design Public Speaking & Presentation Philosophy of Entrepreneurial Spirit Tech for the Technologically Challenged The Abc's of Social Media

Tanya Kaefer

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education · Lakehead University

Researcher in educational psychology with expertise in learning, knowledge, reading, and cognitive development.

Reading Development Cognitive Development Early Learning Learning & Development Media and Learning

Charles Higgins, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Investments Financial Theory Financial Strategy Financial Applications and Analysis Linguistics

Stephen Eikenberry

Professor · University of Florida

Stephen Eikenberry’s research interests include black holes, neutron stars and astronomical instruments.

Black Holes LIGO Astronomy

Thomas J. Ward Jr.

Assistant Dean, School of Arts & Sciences · Farmingdale State College

Dr. Thomas J. Ward Jr. is a historian and Assistant Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences and author of two books.

Prisoners of War Health Care History African / Afro - American Studies Civil Rights History Civil War and Reconstruction

Matthew Hutson

Author

Science Writer

Psychology Superstition Irrationality

Eric Perlman, Ph.D.

Professor | Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences · Florida Tech

Dr. Perlman is an observational astrophysicist whose research concentrates on the nuclei of galaxies.

James Webb Space Telescope Galactic Activity Galactic Nuclei Astrophysics Black Holes

Benn R. Konsynski

George S. Craft Professor in Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Electronic data interchange (EDI) Channel systems Electronic integration Information partnerships Digital Commerce

John Covach

Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Popular Music; Professor of Theory at Eastman School of Music · University of Rochester

John Covach is an expert on the history of popular and rock music, 12-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music.

Rock 'n' Roll Music and Culture Progressive Rock in the 1970s The Beatles Popular Music

Don Scott

FCPA, FCA, Partner/Director of Tax Services · Welch LLP

Nationally recognized for his extensive knowledge in the area of Personal and Corporate Tax Planning

Personal and Corporate Tax Planning Succession Planning Estate Planning Tax Compliance Taxation for Owner Managed Businesses

Robert Pollin

Distinguished Professor of Economics / Co-Director, Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Robert Pollin's research centers on macroeconomics and the economics of building a clean-energy economy in the U.S and globally.

Conditions for Low-Wage Workers Applied Econometrics Green New Deal Clean Energy Economics

Vanessa Díaz

Assistant Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Hollywood Celebrity Culture Cuba Latin America oral & life histories

Tandaleya Wilder

Publicist/Digital Media Specialist · She Got Game Media

She Got Game

Women's Sports Youth Empowerment Radio

Simon Tam

Author | Musician | Speaker | Activist | Troublemaker

13-time TEDx speaker & performer, and storyteller. Founder/bassist of The Slants and victor in a landmark, unanimous Supreme Court case

Marketing Strategy Transparency Civil Rights Activism Social Change

Nabil Al-Tikriti

Associate Professor of History & American Studies · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Al-Tikriti has firsthand experience with Middle Eastern affairs, as a researcher, humanitarian and election monitor.

Forced Migration (Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons) Genocide Higher Education Humanitarian Affairs History of the Ottoman Empire

Jim Signorelli

CEO/Chairman · ESW Partners/StoryLab

Understanding how stories work can help marketers, advertisers and sales people become powerfully persuasive.

Persuasion Marketing Advertising Entertaining Story

Jim McConnery

CPA, CA, TEP, Partner · Welch LLP

Tax and Estate Practitioner with a wide ranging expertise in tax, acquired through his 18 years of public accounting

Tax Minimization Strategies Income Splitting Strategies Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption Private Company Groups International Taxation

Matthew Kerbel, PhD

Professor and Chair of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Matthew Kerbel, PhD, is the go-to source for stories about political communication.

Political Science Political Parties Presidency and Governorship American Government Media and Politics

John Volakis

Professor & Chope Chair, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering · The Ohio State University

Electrical engineering expert, focusing on computational electromagnetics

Wireless Communication and Propagation Antennas and Arrays RF Materials and Packaging RF Matching and Tunable Circuits RFIDs

Gordon Tredgold FInstLM

Visiting Professor Faculty of Business, Education and Law · Staffordshire University

International Speaker, Author, Leadership Expert, Consulting, Visiting Professor

Business Transformation Strategic Leadership Organizational Effectiveness Leadership Management