Jaydev Desai

Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Jaydev Desai is an expert in the areas of medical robotics, image guided surgical robotics, and surgical simulation.

Surgical Simulation Medical robotics Human Augmentation Image Guided Surgical Robotics

Megan Donahue

Professor of Astronomy · Michigan State University

Megan Donahue is an expert on AGN feedback in clusters and circumgalactic gas and is now president of the American Astronomical Society.

Galaxy Formation Galaxies Stars

V. Peter Harder

Senior Policy Advisor · Dentons Canada LLP

Highly engaging speaker with over 30 years at the centre of Canadian law, government decision-making, foreign affairs & international trade.

International Trade Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs Public Policy International Natural Resources and Infrastructure Cleantech

Dr Richard Martin

Reader, Electrical, Electronic & Power Eng, Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR) · Aston University

Richard Martin's research interests include bioactive glass and structural studies.

Advanced Imaging Structural Studies Bioactive Glass Glass Neutron Scattering

Jingsi Christina Wu

Assistant Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University

Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.

Media Studies Political Communication and Social Media Chinese Media Cultural Sociology Game Studies

Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Convergence Institute · UConn Health

Dr. Laurencin is a world renowned engineer, physician and scientist who is known for pioneering the field of Regenerative Engineering.

Stem Cell Science and Technology Nanotechnology Polymeric Materials Science Tissue Engineering Regenerative Engineering

Anna McAlister

Assistant Professor of Advertising and Public Relations · Michigan State University

Anna McAlister is a consumer behavior expert.

Developmental Psychology Consumer Behavior advertising to children Food and Nutrition

Sahar Yousef

Lecturer · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Cognitive neuroscientist

Human Productivity Cognitive Neuroscience

Ed Toivonen

Mining Engineering professor and program coordinator · Cambrian College

Ed has almost 30 years experience in the fields of mining, engineering, mine geology and mining technologies.

Geology Mining and Water Mining Engineering Ventilation Prospecting

Ellen Brown

Founder and chairman · Public Banking Institute

Author, Attorney, Public Speaker

Public Speaking Monetary Reform Public Banking

Mark Thompson

Professor of Economics & Associate Dean, Hull College of Business · Augusta University

Dr. Mark Thompson is an economist with highly accomplished work in business conditions, risk analysis, energy and the healthcare industry.

Risk Analysis Energy Healthcare Industry Economics

Carl Elks, Ph.D.

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

Professor Elks' career focuses on maturing and advancing the state of the art in the areas of safety assessment and fault tolerance.

Runtime Verification and Monitoring Fault Injection for Cyber Physical Systems Complexity Aware Design for Critical Systems Assessment Methods for Dependable and High Integrity Systems Cyber Physical Systems

Joshua Goldberger

Assistant Professor | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry · The Ohio State University

New materials expert, specializing in applications in electronics, energy conversion, and medicine

Chemistry Biomedical Applications Biomedical Engineering Materials Science

David Hu

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

David Hu's research focuses on fundamental problems of hydrodynamics and elasticity that have bearing on problems in biology.

Physical Applied Mathematics Biomechanics Fluid Dynamics Fluid Mechanics Solid Mechanics

Stuart Gold, M.D.

Professor and Chief, Department of Pediatrics · UNC at Chapel Hill

Dr. Stuart Gold specializes in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.

Oncology Hematology Pediatrics Pediatric Oncology Leukemia

David Feldman

Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCI · UC Irvine

David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.

Drought Sustainable Development Ethics and Environmental Decisions Water Resources Management Global climate change policy

Eliot Pence

Director · The Whitaker Group

Creating conditions for sustainable prosperity in Africa is the focus of The Whitaker Group's Director, and a Global Governance Fellow

International Relations U.S. Public Policy Towards Africa Business Development in Africa Global Energy Governance International Trade & Development

Arjun Krishnan

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Arjun Krishnan develops and applies computational data-driven approaches to unravel how our genome relates to health and disease.

Precision Medicine Big Data Genome-wide molecular networks Computational Biology Machine Learning

Forrest W Breyfogle III

President and CEO · Smarter Solutions, Inc.

An enhanced business management system

Lean Six Sigma Voice of the Customer Scorecards Strategic Planning Predicitive Measurement System

Murat Ozdemir

Country Advisor · Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT)

Country Advisor at Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT)

Outlook for Turkey Investment Climate in Turkey Doing Business in Turkey Economic Outlook of Turkey Investment Opportunities in Turkey