Radley Balko
Investigative Journalist · The Washington Post
Senior writer for the Washington Post, where I do investigative reporting on civil liberties and the criminal justice system
Law Enforcement Police Civil Liberties Crime Prosecutorial Misconduct
Patrick L Young
Executive Director · Derivatives Vision
Understand the future of finance through history & IT to appreciate opportunities for successful investment in developed & emerging markets.
Anything Related to the Future of Finance & Investment (Including Technology) Brexit & the future of the EU Entrepreneurship & Innovation Startups Emerging Markets Investment
Pamela Cross
Legal Director · Luke's Place Support and Resource Centre for Women
Advocate and expert on violence against women and the law
Violence Against Women Family Law Criminal Law Confidentiality and recordkeeping Organizational and Board development
Don Power
Speaker, Author, Social Media Consultant & Editor of Sprout Insights · Sprout Social, Inc. & Don Power.COM
Social Media Is the Best Opportunity Engine the World Has Ever Known! Are You Using It to Its Full Potential? I Show You How!
Social Media Twitter Social Media Marketing The Secret to Social Media Success How to Use Social Media for Business
Manley A. Begay, EdD
Public Trustee · Fielding Graduate University
Faculty member at Northern Arizona University where he teaches courses on nation-building, curriculum development, and Indigenous education
Indigenous Nation-Building Indigenous Education
Francisco A. Villarruel
Associate Chair and Professor · Michigan State University
An expert on issues affecting Latino youth and families; Latinos in the criminal justice system
Positive Youth Development Latino Youth and Families
Solomon Darwin
Director, Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation | Executive Director, Center for Growth Markets · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Hailed as the “Father of the Smart Village Movement”
Open Innovation Smart Villages / Smart Cities Business Models Innovation Strategies for Emerging Economies Business Ecosystems
Jeff Reep, M.Ed.
Director of Career Services · Cedarville University
Jeff Reep has coached collegiate basketball for 22 years
Career Preparation
David Bader
Distinguished Professor, Computer Science · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Interests lie at the intersection of data science & high-performance computing, with applications in cybersecurity
Computational Genomics Applications in Cybersecurity Data Science High-Performance Computing Massive-Scale Analytics
Candis Bond
Director, Writing Center; Assistant Professor of English · Augusta University
Professor Bond is an expert in Writing Center Theory and Practice, Composition and Women's and Gender Studies.
Identity Construction Intersection of space and place (perceptions of women in public space)
Brendan Metcalfe
Senior Developer · Divurgent
Brendan Metcalfe is an expert in front-end and back-end development, advanced technology solutions and full-stack JavaScript and Python.
Javascript Fundraising Venture Capital Business Development
Natasha Bakht
Associate Professor · University of Ottawa
Professor Bakht’s research interests are in the intersecting area of religious freedom and women’s equality.
Law Culture Rights Minority Rights Religious Freedom Women's Equality
Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick
Professor | School of Communication · The Ohio State University
Communications expert, focusing on the politics of media
Media Selection New Media Political Communication Health communication News
Rami Rahal
Vice-president, Cancer Systems, Performance & Innovation · Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Rami Rahal leads improvements in Canada’s cancer system through data, research, economic modelling and innovations.
Population Health Cancer Screening Health Policy Performance Measurement Change Management
Tom Mills
Lecturer in Sociology and Policy · Aston University
Tom Mills is a sociologist with an interest in media and communications, elite institutions and networks, and the use of digital methods.
Corporate Power Elites BBC Impartiality Sociology Media Communications
Carrie Jenkins
Canada Research Chair and Professor of Philosophy · University of British Columbia
Writer and award-winning public philosopher.
Metaphysics Philosophy of Logic Epistemology Philosophy of Romantic Love Interdisciplinary Philosophy
Michael Hamblin, PhD
Principal Investigator, Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital · Associate Professor, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Hamblin's research interests are now broadly in the area of phototherapy for multiple diseases
Microscopy Molecular Biology Photomedicine Flourescence Microscopy Biotechnology
Scott Thorp
Associate Vice President for Research / Chair, Depart of Art and Design · Augusta University
At Augusta University, Scott Thorp seeks to create a creative community around a nationally ranked art and design department.
User-Centered Design Concept Development Contemporary Art Digital Photography Creativity Research
John Baumann
National Speakers Association Inspirational Speaker · JK Success Enterprises, LLC
Embrace Adversity & Reclaim Positive Perspective Inspirational Speaker
Reclaiming Posi-Spective (Positive Perspective)
Tanya Saunders
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Tanya Saunders is interested in the ways in which the African Diaspora, throughout the Americas, use the arts as a tool for social change.
Sociology of Culture Social Identity Latin American and Caribbean Studies Comparative Sociology African Diaspora Studies