Humanities & Social Sciences

Esteemed speakers contributing their insights into human culture, behavior, and societal development

Daniel Foster

Daniel Foster

I'm Daniel Foster, a specialist offering assignment help UK students rely on through Prime Assignment Help, with years of hands-on experience across essays, dissertations, and technical coursework. I believe great assignment help isn't just about meeting deadlines it's about giving students writing that's clear, well-structured, and genuinely their own to learn from. I've worked with students from countless backgrounds, turning last-minute panic into submissions they're proud of.

I'm Daniel Foster, a specialist offering assignment help UK students rely on through Prime Assignment Help, with years of hands-on experience across essays, dissertations, and technical coursework. I believe great assignment help isn't just about mee... Show more

Tina Johnson

Tina Johnson

Tina Johnson is a professional speaker, domestic violence educator, and Director of Community Engagement at Hope House. Through education, storytelling, strategic outreach, and advocacy-centered podcasting, she empowers survivors, promotes prevention, and helps communities build healthier relationships.

Tina earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mediated Communication from the University of Missouri, with a minor in Public Administration & Policy and a Professional Communication Certificate. She is a 2027 MPA Candidate at the University of Missouri, where she is expanding her expertise in public service, nonprofit leadership, and community impact.

Tina partners with businesses, schools, nonprofits, and community organizations to deliver engaging presentations on healthy relationships, workplace well-being, boundaries, domestic violence prevention, and leadership. She is passionate about equipping individuals and organizations with practical tools that inspire lasting change, strengthen communities, and foster hope.

Tina Johnson is a professional speaker, domestic violence educator, and Director of Community Engagement at Hope House. Through education, storytelling, strategic outreach, and advocacy-centered podcasting, she empowers survivors, promotes prevention... Show more

Helen Rapp

Helen Rapp

Helen is a psychologist and has been supporting teams and organizational units in learning together for several years, for example in the role of an agile coach. She uses her training, her systemic approach, and her experience in designing and facilitating collaborative workshops to make collaboration effective and at eye level. In her work, she pays particular attention to the people in the organization without losing sight of the big picture.

Helen is a psychologist and has been supporting teams and organizational units in learning together for several years, for example in the role of an agile coach. She uses her training, her systemic approach, and her experience in designing and facili... Show more

Olga Elume

Olga Elume

Olga is a communications professional with 5 years of experience across civil society and private-sector contexts, specialising in strategic communications, digital engagement, advocacy and human rights awareness. Currently pursuing an MSc in Communications and Development Studies, her interests include public engagement, social change and the role of communication in shaping trust and participation. She has contributed to information integrity research in Cameroon, examining how credibility, local contexts and information environments influence public understanding. Having moderated the DRIF26 session, “Communicating Digital Rights Under Repression: Advocacy in Africa’s Shrinking Space,” she continues to explore how inclusive, community-centred communication can strengthen digital rights advocacy, foster meaningful public participation and promote institutional accountability across Africa.

Olga is a communications professional with 5 years of experience across civil society and private-sector contexts, specialising in strategic communications, digital engagement, advocacy and human rights awareness. Currently pursuing an MSc in Communi... Show more

Asim Javed

Asim Javed

Asim Javed is an AI Strategist, author, and educator with an M.Sc. in Computation from the University of Oxford, where his research focused on AI and computer vision. He helps people and institutions make deliberate choices about AI. As AI Methodologist at Scaled Agile, Inc., he leads the strategy, design, and development of a portfolio of AI training programs for enterprise professionals, from executives to practitioners. His work bridges the gap between AI capability and its consequences for human agency, democratic governance, and economic power. He is the author of Future Without Consent: How AI, Power, and Profit Are Deciding What Comes Next, and publishes The Consent Report, a weekly intelligence briefing on AI, power, and the future of human agency. He speaks at conferences and events internationally.

Asim Javed is an AI Strategist, author, and educator with an M.Sc. in Computation from the University of Oxford, where his research focused on AI and computer vision. He helps people and institutions make deliberate choices about AI. As AI Methodolog... Show more

Kayla Dunkley-Summers

Kayla Dunkley-Summers

Kayla Dunkley-Summers, M.A., is a higher education professional and Resident Director at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. A proud alumna of Norfolk State University, Kayla earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology before earning her Master of Arts in Higher Education Student Affairs from Liberty University.

With experience in residence life, student affairs, student leadership, and community development, Kayla is passionate about creating environments where students and professionals feel supported, valued, and empowered to succeed. In her current role as a Resident Director, she oversees residential operations, supervises student staff, supports student development, responds to complex student concerns, and works to build inclusive residential communities.

Kayla is particularly passionate about the experiences of Black women in higher education and the importance of sustainable leadership, professional development, and workplace well-being. Her professional interests include student development, residence life, student conduct, leadership development, and creating equitable environments for students and professionals.

Kayla aspires to continue growing as a higher education leader and ultimately serve as a Dean of Students or Vice President for Student Affairs. She believes effective leadership requires authenticity, compassion, accountability, and a willingness to create space for others to thrive.

Kayla Dunkley-Summers, M.A., is a higher education professional and Resident Director at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. A proud alumna of Norfolk State University, Kayla earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology before earning her Mas... Show more

Renea Jones-Hudson

Renea Jones-Hudson

Renea Jones-Hudson is an international speaker, retired U.S. Army Captain, and Leadership Reintegration Strategist with 21.5 years of military service. She is a doctoral student in Health and Wellness, studying how women's identities shift after military service. She has presented at the 3rd Global Women Power Summit on Leadership in Paris and delivered the keynote at the Mental Health Is Wealth Seminar. As the founder of Beyond The Uniform and creator of the OWNIT Framework, she helps women veterans and the organizations that serve them navigate identity, confidence, and leadership after service. She also hosts the Beyond the Uniform: Transition Talks podcast.

Renea Jones-Hudson is an international speaker, retired U.S. Army Captain, and Leadership Reintegration Strategist with 21.5 years of military service. She is a doctoral student in Health and Wellness, studying how women's identities shift after mili... Show more

Angela Cleveland

Angela Cleveland

I started my career as a school counselor in New Jersey and spent 16 years in schools before moving into program management. A lot of what I learned there still applies, especially when a project’s real problem turns out to be about people rather than process.
At Capital Technology Group (CTG), I manage a federal technology modernization project for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, replacing the legacy user systems for two of its research facilities with a single cloud-based platform. The work includes data migration, role-based access control, and knowledge transfer so the lab’s own developers can maintain the system after handoff. I also provide PMO support on a DHS USCIS DevSecOps contract, where I lead Agile Scrum ceremonies and sprint planning. Across both, I handle stakeholder management, risk tracking, and client reporting with government clients, internal teams, and subcontractors.
Inside CTG, I co-chair the Agile Center of Excellence, building templates, onboarding toolkits, and training for program managers, scrum masters, and business analysts. I also designed and piloted a Transitional Manager program for new hires, interview technical candidates, and support staff through the security clearance process.
Before CTG, I worked on USAID institutional support contracts. As Senior Program Manager on a $41.6M contract with a 36-person team, I handled financial forecasting, staffing, and performance management, earned strong CPARS ratings, and led a full contract closeout within 30 days of a stop work order. Earlier, as an Operations Manager on a $95M contract, I oversaw recruitment, compliance, and HR operations, and helped manage a vendor network of more than 100 small businesses, universities, and consultants.
At the National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT), I directed a national program, managed partnerships with Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Salesforce, and secured grant funding and sponsorships. I also served as project manager for the Microsoft Guide to Inclusive Computer Science Education.
I’ve written 12 books, mostly for kids and school counselors. I was New Jersey School Counselor of the Year in 2017, and William Paterson University named me one of its “50 Alumni Under 50.” I mentor WPU students through the Pesce Family Mentoring Institute.
I hold PMP and CSPO certifications. When I’m not working, I’m usually riding rail trails on my bicycle.

I started my career as a school counselor in New Jersey and spent 16 years in schools before moving into program management. A lot of what I learned there still applies, especially when a project’s real problem turns out to be about people rather tha... Show more

Jackie Bull

Jackie Bull

We spend a lot of time talking about leadership, success, and performance, but not always enough time talking about what it takes to sustain them. That’s something I’ve come to appreciate through my own experiences in leadership and life, and it’s a big part of why I started Havenwild Wellness.

I am the Senior Vice President of Care Team & EMS Partnerships at RightSite Health, hold a master’s degree in healthcare administration, and am the founder of Havenwild Wellness. Throughout my career, I’ve been passionate about building relationships, supporting others, and helping people and teams succeed.

As a healthcare executive and single mom, I know firsthand how challenging it can be to balance competing priorities, show up for others, and still make time for yourself. I’ve learned that being a good leader isn’t just about pushing through challenges or getting things done. It’s also about recognizing when we need to slow down, reset, and find ways to take care of ourselves along the way.

That perspective is what inspired me to build Havenwild Wellness, a business focused on resilience, burnout prevention, positive psychology, and well-being. I’m continuing to build my knowledge in these areas, with a focus on bringing research and practical strategies into workshops and experiences that help people navigate stress, build resilience, and prioritize their well-being.

My message is simple: Reset. Reconnect. Return. Sometimes we need to step back from the demands of work and life, take a breath, and reconnect with what matters most. From there, we can move forward with more clarity, intention, and confidence.

Through speaking engagements and interactive workshops, I want to create opportunities for people to have honest conversations about burnout, stress, resilience, boundaries, and what it means to lead in a more sustainable way. My goal is to share practical ideas that people can take with them and put into action, not just leave inspired for the day.

I’m also developing guided outdoor experiences for organizations that bring these ideas to life in a different way. There’s something valuable about stepping away from our usual surroundings, getting outside, and having the space to think, connect, and see things from a fresh perspective. Whether in a workshop or out on a trail, I want to help people slow down, reconnect with themselves and one another, and return to their daily lives with a renewed sense of purpose.

Through Havenwild Wellness, I hope to help people recognize that they can pursue meaningful goals, grow as leaders, and care for others without continually putting their own well-being last. Sometimes, moving forward starts with giving ourselves permission to pause.

Reset. Reconnect. Return.

We spend a lot of time talking about leadership, success, and performance, but not always enough time talking about what it takes to sustain them. That’s something I’ve come to appreciate through my own experiences in leadership and life, and it’s a ... Show more

Jack Sessions

Jack Sessions

# jack_sessions.py

class Human:
def __init__(self):
self.name = "Jack Sessions"
self.role = "Mobile Security Researcher && Rapper"
self.specialty = "Android/IOS bug hunting"
self.skills = [
"Finding exported components vendors forgot existed",
"Breaking weak token storage with gentle disappointment",
"Bypassing certificate pinning (for educational purposes)",
"Writing reports that actually get replies"
]
self.fuel = "Coffee"
self.enemy = "Slow WiFi"
self.alignment = "Lawful Good... Sometimes"
self.status = "Probably decompiling something right now"

def bio(self):
return (
f"{self.name} hunts Android bugs in public bug bounty programs "
f"and turns 'huh that’s weird' into responsible disclosures. "
f"Powered by {self.fuel} and personally attacked by {self.enemy}. "
f"{self.alignment} alignment. {self.status}."
)

if __name__ == "__main__":
print(Human().bio())

# jack_sessions.py class Human: def __init__(self): self.name = "Jack Sessions" self.role = "Mobile Security Researcher && Rapper" self.specialty = "Android/IOS bug hunting" self.skills = [ "Fi... Show more

Kingsley Owadara

Kingsley Owadara

He is a passionate advocate for Responsible and Ethical AI in Africa. He believes that Artificial Intelligence should be developed and deployed for common good by considering the factors that make them ethical and socially responsible.

Having a background in Law and Computer Engineering, Kingsley has a deep understanding of the potential Impacts of AI on Individuals, communities, and the environment with a special focus on Africa. Kingsley’s experience cut across academia, industry, and NGO.

Currently a Tech Policy and Research Fellow at the Emerging Technology for Emerging Markets.

He was the Team Lead of Nigeria’s National Artificial Intelligence Policy Development, General Cluster where he worked with a group of Volunteer AI experts in developing the first Artificial Intelligence policy for Nigeria.

Part of his contributions to the African Responsible AI in recent times both in the Academia and industry includes:

- Fellow, Emerging Technologies for Emerging Markets (E4E)
- Mentor, Artificial Intelligence Community, Ghana
- Mentor, Teens in AI Global Hackathon
- Team-Lead, General Cluster, National Artificial Intelligence Policy, Nigeria
- Researcher, Mankind in Artificial Intelligence
- Member, Coalition for Independent Research
- Member, Black in AI
- Speaker, AI Summit, Kenya, “AI for Smart City: Ethical Consideration”
to mention a few.

In his free time, He writes computer software, volunteers, and Speaks.

He is a passionate advocate for Responsible and Ethical AI in Africa. He believes that Artificial Intelligence should be developed and deployed for common good by considering the factors that make them ethical and socially responsible. Having a ba... Show more

Tiago de Carvalho Rabello

Tiago de Carvalho Rabello

Tiago is approaching his 20th anniversary working with mainframe, starting as Computer Operator, moving to Cobol Developer and now as Technical Support Engineer in Broadcom, supporting Security Products, Common Services and Hostbridge.

Tiago is approaching his 20th anniversary working with mainframe, starting as Computer Operator, moving to Cobol Developer and now as Technical Support Engineer in Broadcom, supporting Security Products, Common Services and Hostbridge. Show more

Antje Kurz-Moeller

Antje Kurz-Moeller

Antje Kurz-Möller ist Historikerin sowie Expertin für Corporate Communications und Corporate Citizenship. Seit über 25 Jahren begleitet sie Unternehmen dabei, Kommunikation strategisch zu gestalten und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung wirksam zu verankern. Sie war in leitenden Kommunikationsfunktionen internationaler Unternehmen tätig und berät heute Unternehmen und Organisationen in den Bereichen Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Krisenkommunikation und Corporate Citizenship. Darüber hinaus engagiert sie sich strategisch und als Mentorin für das Mentoringprogramm MentForMigra, das Teilhabe und Chancengleichheit für Kinder mit Flucht- und Migrationshintergrund fördert. Die Verbindung von Geschichte, Wirtschaft und gesellschaftlichem Engagement prägt ihre Arbeit – und ihre Überzeugung, dass Demokratie nicht nur ein politischer Wert, sondern eine Voraussetzung für wirtschaftlichen Erfolg und gesellschaftlichen Wohlstand ist.

Antje Kurz-Möller ist Historikerin sowie Expertin für Corporate Communications und Corporate Citizenship. Seit über 25 Jahren begleitet sie Unternehmen dabei, Kommunikation strategisch zu gestalten und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung wirksam zu veran... Show more

Nichi Avina

Nichi Avina

Nichi Aviña is the 2022 California Teacher of the Year, a middle school science teacher at Cielo Vista Charter School in Palm Springs Unified School District, and co-author of Regulate to Educate: An EduProtocol Field Guide for Calm, Caring, and Resilient Classrooms. She holds a B.S. in Biology from UC San Diego and a Master of Education and began her career in cancer research before transitioning to education.

Nichi is a Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Teacher, HeartMath Facilitator, 300-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, and advanced Somatic Experiencing student. Her work integrates neuroscience, trauma-informed practices, nervous system regulation, and student leadership to help schools create cultures where students feel safe, connected, and ready to learn.

She developed the Regulate to Educate framework and the Students Regulating Students peer mentoring model, which trains middle school students to teach and apply regulation skills with younger peers, classmates, and families. Her work has been featured at state and national conferences and focuses on building student agency, belonging, wellness, and resilience through evidence-informed practices.

Through her teaching, writing, and professional learning workshops, Nichi helps educators implement practical strategies that strengthen regulation, relationships, and learning. Her mission is to help schools become sanctuaries of healing, belonging, and leadership—one regulated nervous system at a time.

Nichi Aviña is the 2022 California Teacher of the Year, a middle school science teacher at Cielo Vista Charter School in Palm Springs Unified School District, and co-author of Regulate to Educate: An EduProtocol Field Guide for Calm, Caring, and Resi... Show more

Susie Wagner

Susie Wagner

Susie Wagner is an emotional intelligence coach, speaker, and founder of BigSister Coaching in Columbus, Ohio. A nine-time PRSA Prism Award winner and former national media spokesperson featured on Good Morning America, she helps capable people stop repeating the relationship patterns they already understand, starting with one honest shift.

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Susie Wagner helps capable, self-aware people break the relationship patterns they already understand but keep repeating. She is an emotional intelligence coach, keynote speaker, and the founder of BigSister Coaching in Columbus, Ohio.

Before BigSister, Susie spent more than 20 years in marketing and communications. She earned nine PRSA Prism Awards and served as a national media spokesperson, with three appearances on Good Morning America. She has taught marketing at the university level and has studied emotional intelligence for more than a decade.

Her signature talk, Go First, shows audiences why knowing their pattern isn’t enough. It also shows how one honest shift in the way they show up can start a ripple through every relationship they’re in.

Susie Wagner is an emotional intelligence coach, speaker, and founder of BigSister Coaching in Columbus, Ohio. A nine-time PRSA Prism Award winner and former national media spokesperson featured on Good Morning America, she helps capable people stop ... Show more

Nadia Msellek

Nadia Msellek

Coach agile à l’INSEE, je m’intéresse aux dynamiques humaines et collectives, à la sécurité psychologique, à la psychosociologie et aux comportements des foules. Ce qui me motive quotidiennement est d'observer, pour mieux comprendre les interactions entre les individus ! La ludopédagogie est l'une des nombreuses façons pour y parvenir.

Passionnée par les mécanismes qui façonnent nos relations et nos organisations, j’explore les liens entre agilité, intelligence collective et transformation. J’approfondis actuellement ma connaissance de la pensée systémique, nourrie notamment par Palo Alto, la Gestalt et les travaux de Peter Senge.

J’ai évolué dans des univers variés banque, luxe et administration publique, qui ont enrichi mon regard sur les cultures organisationnelles. J’ai également coécrit avec Fabrice Bloch un livre Savoir dire non, autour de mécanismes intrinsèques humains et de l’affirmation de soi.

Je suis formatrice à l'ENSAI en Système d'information et système décisionnels et gestion de projet.

Curieuse et voyageuse, j’aime découvrir d’autres cultures et façons de penser, autant de sources d’ouverture et de remise en question. J’aime croiser les disciplines, questionner les évidences et explorer ce qui permet aux individus et aux collectifs de mieux fonctionner ensemble.

Coach agile à l’INSEE, je m’intéresse aux dynamiques humaines et collectives, à la sécurité psychologique, à la psychosociologie et aux comportements des foules. Ce qui me motive quotidiennement est d'observer, pour mieux comprendre les interactions ... Show more

Michelle Huang

Michelle Huang

Michelle N. Huang is assistant professor of English and Asian American Studies at Northwestern University. She is the author of Racial Beings: Experiments in Asian American New Materialisms (Duke, 2026). Her film essay, INHUMAN FIGURES: Robots, Clones, and Aliens, can be viewed online at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center website.

Michelle N. Huang is assistant professor of English and Asian American Studies at Northwestern University. She is the author of Racial Beings: Experiments in Asian American New Materialisms (Duke, 2026). Her film essay, INHUMAN FIGURES: Robots, Clone... Show more

Mathias Bolt Lesniak

Mathias Bolt Lesniak

Mathias Bolt Lesniak lives outside Oslo, Norway. He is the official project ambassador of the TYPO3 CMS project and lives to increase the impact of open source through increased cross-community collaboration. He is an experienced and lively public speaker who builds engagement in open source communities by highlighting the connection between code and society at large. He has done numerous conference keynotes and motivational talks centering on topics less commonly addressed — but vitally important to open source success.

Mathias Bolt Lesniak lives outside Oslo, Norway. He is the official project ambassador of the TYPO3 CMS project and lives to increase the impact of open source through increased cross-community collaboration. He is an experienced and lively public sp... Show more

Olaf Hinz

Olaf Hinz

Olaf Hinz
lotst seit über 25 Jahren Führungskräfte und Projektleiter durch herausfordernde Situationen und begleitet Unternehmen bei der Navigation durch ungewisse Gewässer.
Als bekennender Hanseat unterstützt er seine Kunden auch jenseits von Tools und Checklisten wirksam zu sein und ihre Aufgaben mit seemännischer Gelassenheit zu erfüllen.
Vor seiner Selbständigkeit war Olaf Hinz u.a. als Büroleiter von Peer Steinbrück, damals Wirtschaftsminister in Schleswig-Holstein und Personalmanager/ Projektfinanzierer der LB Kiel, tätig.
Über zentrale Aspekte seiner Beratungsthemen publiziert er regelmäßig und ist als Speaker ein gefragter Impulsgeber. Lernen Sie ihn unter http://www.hinz-wirkt.de kennen.

Olaf Hinz lotst seit über 25 Jahren Führungskräfte und Projektleiter durch herausfordernde Situationen und begleitet Unternehmen bei der Navigation durch ungewisse Gewässer. Als bekennender Hanseat unterstützt er seine Kunden auch jenseits von Tool... Show more

Michael J. Tews Jr.

Michael J. Tews Jr.


1. Michael is an associate professor in Penn State's School of Hospitality Management.

2. He has a Ph.D. from Cornell University and a master's degree from the London School of Economics.

3. He's been teaching human resource management for more than twenty years.

4. He's published 74 refereed journal articles, including twenty about fun at work.

5. Much of his research comes back to the same question. What makes people connect, and why do those connections matter?

6. His workshops involve LEGO, Jenga, and difficult workplace decisions.

7. Participants build, play, compare perspectives, and occasionally disagree.

8. He's led workshops for hospitality leaders, educators, and students in the United States and Europe.

9. He once presented his work with MiniCandidate to Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

10. He's spent much of his career studying how people learn.

1. Michael is an associate professor in Penn State's School of Hospitality Management. 2. He has a Ph.D. from Cornell University and a master's degree from the London School of Economics. 3. He's been teaching human resource management for mo... Show more

Anastasiya Zhu

Anastasiya Zhu

Synergy creator | Initiator Generalist | All-rounder | With people. For people.
I am an Employer Branding Specialist & your personal HR Business Partner. I stand for diversity, equity & inclusion. Passionate about exploring future trends, digitalization & technologies, and their innovational potential for business developments and society.

Synergy creator | Initiator Generalist | All-rounder | With people. For people. I am an Employer Branding Specialist & your personal HR Business Partner. I stand for diversity, equity & inclusion. Passionate about exploring future trends, digitaliza... Show more

David Aronchick

David Aronchick

I am CEO and co-founder of Expanso, the company behind the distributed compute platform Bacalhau. This means I spend most of my time helping humans to convince machines to be smarter. I am only moderately successful at this.

Previously, I led product management for Kubernetes on behalf of Google, launched GKE, and co-founded the Kubeflow project, and led Open Source ML Strategy at Azure. I have also worked at Protocol Labs, Amazon and Chef and co-founded three startups.

I am CEO and co-founder of Expanso, the company behind the distributed compute platform Bacalhau. This means I spend most of my time helping humans to convince machines to be smarter. I am only moderately successful at this. Previously, I led prod... Show more

K Miller

K Miller

K. Miller is a speaker, wellness educator, host of The Harmony Principle Podcast, and founder of Kimemeki, a wellness ecosystem rooted in Generational Health.

With over a decade of experience in health and coaching, she helps women better understand their bodies, recognize their natural rhythms, and rebuild the energy, clarity, and capacity to thrive.

Her work grew from her own experiences navigating severe fatigue and health challenges, which led her to question the conventional approaches to health and the expectation that we should simply keep pushing through.

As a homeschooling mother of five, K understands that real life doesn't always fit into neat routines. Through The Harmony Principle, she challenges the pursuit of work-life balance and teaches a more personal approach to health that considers our biology, daily rhythms, and changing seasons of life.

Her mission is to help women create lasting change in their own lives and families, because Generational Health, just like generational wealth, is something worth building and passing down.

K. Miller is a speaker, wellness educator, host of The Harmony Principle Podcast, and founder of Kimemeki, a wellness ecosystem rooted in Generational Health. With over a decade of experience in health and coaching, she helps women better understa... Show more

Kim Escobedo

Kim Escobedo

Kim es una ingeniera con una visión holística del liderazgo. Su enfoque se centra en el desarrollo integral de las personas, combinando habilidades técnicas con habilidades blandas como la comunicación efectiva, la resolución de conflictos y la inteligencia emocional. Con más de 17 años de experiencia en la industria IT y certificaciones en la metodología Agile y una maestría en Neuroliderazgo y Coaching Cognitivo, Kim ha demostrado su capacidad para transformar equipos y organizaciones.

Kim es una ingeniera con una visión holística del liderazgo. Su enfoque se centra en el desarrollo integral de las personas, combinando habilidades técnicas con habilidades blandas como la comunicación efectiva, la resolución de conflictos y la intel... Show more

Simon Egli

Simon Egli

I'm Simon Egli, and I've been programming since 1986. I studied Physics at the University of Basel in Switzerland between 1996 and 2001. In 1996 I did port the Oberon operating system to my Atari ST. I started programming C# with .NET Framework 2.0. I programmed various projects, a plotting software, a CMS and at the moment I'm working for SolidCP, an OpenSource webhosting control panel. I was also a missionary in Nicaragua and had a small charity for homeless. Sometimes I preach in churches or on the street.

I'm Simon Egli, and I've been programming since 1986. I studied Physics at the University of Basel in Switzerland between 1996 and 2001. In 1996 I did port the Oberon operating system to my Atari ST. I started programming C# with .NET Framework 2.0. ... Show more

Debasis Panda

Debasis Panda

Debasis Panda is a FinTech and enterprise AI leader with more than 21 years of experience delivering large-scale finance and technology transformations for global organizations. As a Finance Transformation Solution Architect, he works across enterprise finance, treasury modernization, cloud data platforms, SAP Enterprise Application, and AI-enabled automation.

A published researcher, co-author of two technology books, senior member of a global engineering association, professional-computing association member, and technology-journal editorial-board contributor, Debasis has also judged international AI, technology, business-excellence, and STEM programs. He speaks about intelligent finance, responsible and agentic AI, enterprise transformation, and the behavioral economics of technology adoption.

Debasis Panda is a FinTech and enterprise AI leader with more than 21 years of experience delivering large-scale finance and technology transformations for global organizations. As a Finance Transformation Solution Architect, he works across enterpri... Show more

Alyssa Knight

Alyssa Knight

Alyssa Knight, Ph.D., is an educator, researcher, former collegiate athlete, and advocate for women and girls with ADHD. She earned her doctorate from Liberty University in 2026, where her research explored how female student-athletes diagnosed with ADHD leverage athletics to develop self-regulation skills and navigate academic challenges. Her findings highlight the importance of structure, supportive relationships, accountability, and opportunities for personal growth.

Dr. Knight has served as a high school educator at Westminster Christian Academy in Huntsville, Alabama, since 2012, teaching U.S. History, Government, Advanced Placement, and dual-enrollment courses. Her professional experience also includes academic leadership and coaching youth athletics.

Diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood, Knight combines personal experience with academic research to challenge misconceptions about neurodivergent women, particularly those whose achievements may conceal significant internal struggles. She developed Strong Like a Girl, an advocacy initiative dedicated to raising awareness of ADHD in girls and women and empowering educators, coaches, and families to recognize and support their strengths.

Through research, education, and advocacy, Dr. Knight seeks to amplify overlooked voices, challenge traditional definitions of success, and encourage women to transform their experiences into opportunities for leadership and meaningful community impact.

Alyssa Knight, Ph.D., is an educator, researcher, former collegiate athlete, and advocate for women and girls with ADHD. She earned her doctorate from Liberty University in 2026, where her research explored how female student-athletes diagnosed with ... Show more

Theo Gonzalves

Theo Gonzalves

Dr. Theodore S. Gonzalves is a scholar of comparative cultural studies and a curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. A Fulbright scholar and former interim director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, he has taught in the United States, Spain, and the Philippines since 1991. His acclaimed book Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects (2023) earned the Smithsonian Secretary’s Research Prize. An accomplished musician and past president of the Association for Asian American Studies, Dr. Gonzalves was appointed to the Organization of American Historians’ Distinguished Lectureship Program and has served on the board of directors of the American Council of Learned Societies.

Dr. Theodore S. Gonzalves is a scholar of comparative cultural studies and a curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. A Fulbright scholar and former interim director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, he has ta... Show more

Erick Garcia Aragon

Erick Garcia Aragon

Dr. Erick Garcia Aragon is a Filipino American scholar-practitioner and counseling faculty member at De Anza College. His scholarship centers transformative leadership, Filipino American experiences, and community empowerment. Drawing on Filipino history, cultural knowledge, and praxis, he connects research, teaching, and counseling to advance equity, healing, and liberation for historically underserved communities. Through his scholarship and workshops, he engages educators and communities in exploring identity, belonging, and collective transformation.

Dr. Erick Garcia Aragon is a Filipino American scholar-practitioner and counseling faculty member at De Anza College. His scholarship centers transformative leadership, Filipino American experiences, and community empowerment. Drawing on Filipino his... Show more

Kavita Daiya

Kavita Daiya

Kavita Daiya is Professor of English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Founding Director of the MA Program in Migration and Diaspora Studies at GWU. She served as CCAS Associate Dean of Academic Innovation (Jan 2024-Dec 2025) and previously as director (2018-2021) of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at GWU. She has received several honors. Most recently, she received the Award for Excellence in Graduate Faculty Mentoring in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences in 2022. She was also selected as the CCAS Administrative Fellow (with a focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in the Faculty Administrative Leadership Program (Fall 2021). In Spring 2021 she founded and now directs the Immigration and Migration Studies Micro-Minor in CCAS, and in Spring 2025, she led the establishment of GW’s first Center for Immigration and Migration Studies.

In AY 2015-2016, Professor Daiya held the visiting NEH Endowed Chair in the Humanities at Albright College, where she organized faculty development seminars and symposia focusing on Globalization, Migration Studies, and Asia. She was the Andrew W. Mellon Regional Faculty Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Humanities Forum (2014-2015, 2012-2013). She is a former M.A. Program Director in the English Department (2010-2014). Professor Daiya also serves as Affiliated Faculty in the Global Women’s Institute, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, the Sustainability Program, and the Peace Studies Program.

Professor Daiya’s scholarship is poised at the intersection of South Asian American Literature and Visual Culture, Critical Refugee Studies, Global Literature and Film Studies, Critical Race Theory, and Transnational Feminisms. She has written several peer-reviewed articles and two books. Her first monograph, "Violent Belongings: Partition, Gender, and National Culture in Postcolonial India," was published in the United States and India (Philadelphia: Temple UP, [2008] 2011; New Delhi: Yoda Press, 2013). Her second monograph, "Graphic Migrations: Precarity and Gender in Postcolonial India and the Diaspora" (Philadelphia: Temple UP, 2020; New Delhi: Yoda Press, 2021), examines mid-twentieth-century migration and how it shapes the cultural negotiation of secular citizenship and minority experience. She also edited a collection of fourteen essays, "Graphic Narratives from South Asia and South Asian America: Aesthetics and Politics" (Routledge, 2019). Her transnational and comparative scholarship dwells on the role of storytelling about migration and citizenship across media in the public sphere. In her spare time, she loves to cook, travel, hike, and watch K-dramas.

Kavita Daiya is Professor of English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Founding Director of the MA Program in Migration and Diaspora Studies at GWU. She served as CCAS Associate Dean of Academic Innovation (Jan 2024-Dec 2025) and pre... Show more

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