David Fridley
Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Synaccord, LLC, product manager, full stack developer, and 30+ years experience in voice and video over the internet.
Liz Ellis
Communications consultant with two decades of experience in messaging, brand strategy and creative expression for national brands and nonprofits.
Sorin Matei
Communications Professor, Purdue University. Matei studies the relationship between information technology and social structures. His teaching portfolio includes social media analytics, online interaction and facilitation, and global social media research. Ph.D. in communication.
Sean Van Tyne
User Experience (UX) and Product Management Expert consultant, author of Easy to Use 2.0: User Experience in Agile Development.
Adolf G. Gundersen
VP & Research Director at Interactivity Foundation. Thirty years experience as theorist and practitioner of democratic discussion. Widely published in the field of democratic discourse, most recently as co-author of Let's Talk Politics: Restoring Civility through Exploratory Discussion. Ph.D. in political science.
Peter Tapling
Founder of Authentify. Executive, speaker and advisor with expertise in authentication, identity and payments.
David Fogel
Artificial intelligence pioneer with three decades of experience in real-world applications of AI, including industry, medicine, finance, and sentiment analysis. Ph.D. in engineering.
Will Ferguson
Technology leader involved in numerous successful startups. On eight patents in machine learning solutions.
Rick Wedgeworth
Large-scale systems architect, data and computer scientist, software engineer, advisor and entrepreneur. Solution creator for biotech, healthcare, fintech and aerospace sectors.
John Thomas
Expert in social computing, user experience, and creative problem solving. At IBM Research, John worked in human-computer interaction, computer mediated communication, natural language communication, and the psychology of design.
