Mary Walshok

Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs, Dean of UC San Diego Extension and Adjunct Professor of Sociology · UC San Diego

She is a thought leader and subject matter expert on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth.

Economic Growth Sociology Public Speaking Strategic Planning Program Management

Michael Melvin

Executive Director, Master of Finance Program · UC San Diego

Michael Melvin’s research is in investments and international finance focuses on real issues facing global investors.

International Investments Exchange Rates Market Microstructure International Finance and Monetary Economics International Equity Markets

Jim Stikeleather

Chief Innovation Officer · Dell

Rev up the engines of your event and glimpse the future with Dell's Chief Innovation Officer, who explains & evaluates emerging technologies

Software Development Environments and Methods Software as A Service Product Management Process Engineering Cloud Computing

Vicki Grassian

Distinguished Professor · UC San Diego

Vicki Grassian is an expert on the chemistry and impacts of atmospheric aerosols, indoor surfaces and nanomaterials.

Indoor Air Chemistry Atmospheric Aerosols Aerosol Chemistry Environmental and Health Effects of Nanomaterials

Catriona Jamieson

Professor of Medicine · UC San Diego

Dr. Catriona Jamieson is a board-certified hematologist with broad clinical expertise in caring for patients with hematologic malignancies.

Bone Marrow Transplantation Bone Marrow Polycythemia Vera Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Myelofibrosis and Essential Thrombocythemia

Helen Fricker

Professor · UC San Diego

Helen Amanda Fricker's research focuses on ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland and their role in the climate system.

Sea-Level Rise Ice Sheets and Sea Levels Antarctic Geophysics Planetary Physics Geophysics

Tara Pixley

Assistant Professor of Journalism · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Michael Risch, JD

Vice Dean, Professor of Law | Charles Widger School of Law · Villanova University

Michael Risch, JD, is an expert in intellectual property, patents and internet law.

Law Intellectual Property & Patent Management Trade Secrets Trademark Law Patent Law

Ronald J. Falk, M.D.

Allen Brewster Distinguished Professor of Medicine · UNC at Chapel Hill

Ronald J. Falk, MD is an expert in glomerular disease, lupus, vasculitis, dialysis, ANCA-mediated vasculitis.

Kidney Disease Nephrology Autoimmune Disorders Internal Medicine

Jennifer Pate, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity Applied Microeconomics Experimental and Behavioral Economics Industrial Organization General Economics

Terry Lin

Founder · Build My Online Store - The #1 Podcast for E-Commerce Entrepreneurs

E-Commerce Expert and Marketing Consultant

E-Commerce Online Marketing Online Retail

James Friend

Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Surgery · UC San Diego

Designing, engineering and testing ventilator prototypes to address ventilator shortages.

Medical Devices and Instrumentation Microfluidics and Microfabrication Coronavirus COVID-19 Surface Acoustic Waves

Sherry Truhlar

President · Red Apple Auctions

Benefit auctioneer & mentor to PTA Moms and savvy volunteers planning school auctions & charity auctions that raise MORE money.

Charity Auctions School Auctions Benefit Auctions Fundraisers Fundraising

Panos N. Patatoukas

Associate Professor | The L.H. Penney Chair in Accounting | Distinguished Teaching Fellow · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Expert on micro and macro interdisciplinary capital markets research

Financial Analysis Corporate Valuation Supply Chain Networks Micro and macro forecasting Accounting

Jennifer Roberts

Co-Author Of Power Up and Digital Lead Teacher · Point Loma High School

Linking Literacy and Technology for Teachers and Students

Curriculum Development Curriculum Design Teacher Training Google Apps Common Core Literacy

Laura Hauser, PhD, MCC

Adjunct Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

Executive and team coach, strategic change consultant, and graduate-level educator

Evidence-Based Coaching Team and Group Behavior Executive Coaching Team Coaching Team Innovation

Daniel Chatham

Director of Graduate Programs · University of California, Riverside

University Expert

Public Speaking Career Development University Admissions Management Education 21st Century Careers

Vish Krishnan

Jacobs Family Chair in Management and Engineering Leadership & Professor of Innovation, Technology & Operations · UC San Diego

Vish Krishnan has developed unparalleled expertise in researching and teaching innovation, entrepreneurship, and product management.

Science and Technology New Product Development Innovation & Change Management Operations Management Commercialization

Marty Ralph

Research Meteorologist, Director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) · UC San Diego

F. Martin Ralph is a research meteorologist focused on understanding the processes that create extremes in precipitation.

Atmospheric Rivers Observations Atmospheric Chemistry Precipitation Hydrometeorology

Kathleen Grimes, PhD

Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Kathleen Grimes, PhD, is an expert on Christian ethics and their bearing on racism, white supremacy, sex, gender, and the environment.

Theology Religion Environmental Ethics Sexual Ethics Racism, White Supremacy and the Catholic Church