Humanities & Social Sciences
Esteemed speakers contributing their insights into human culture, behavior, and societal development
Ahmad B. S. is a student of Geology Department Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. He was born and raised in Gusau Local Government of Zamfara State. Show more
Crys Zhao (They/Them/Ta) is a PhD student in American Studies at UT-Austin. Their current research investigates the ocean as a form of boundary in cultural memory and nation-state borders. Crys is also interested in Asian American cultural productio... Show more
Alice Yang is a professor in the History Department and the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also Co-Directs the Center for the Study of Pacific War Memories. Show more
Dr. Carol Galladian is a seasoned higher education leader with over 15 years of experience advancing student success and family engagement at a range of diverse institutions. She currently serves as the Director of Orientation and Family Programs at ... Show more
Mariya Giy is a Software Engineer, AI Innovator, and Founder of Hackico.AI, a research-driven technology organization advancing open-source tools for education, data ethics, and human-centered innovation. Her engineering work powers communication and... Show more
Jonathan van Harmelen, Ph.D, is a specialist in U.S. political history and Asian American history. His dissertation is a study of the role of Congress in the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. He has previously published in Pacific Historic... Show more
Kylie Ching is a University of California Riverside Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies. Her research interests are art and visual culture of the Asian diaspora, contemporary American art, photography, cul... Show more
Demetrius(They/he) is a third year PhD student in Global and International Studies at UC, Irvine. Their interests are in Asian American Studies, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Cambodian Studies. They are a recent graduate from California State Universi... Show more
Dianne (she/her) is an archivist/curator living in Oʻahu. She has worked at the J. Paul Getty Museum, The Broad Museum, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Altos History Museum, East-West Center Gallery, and most recently as Curat... Show more
Katherine Achacoso (she/her/sija) is a queer daughter of the Filipinx and Surigaonon diasporas. She was raised in Tkaronto and has spent the past decade learning, organizing, and teaching in occupied Hawaiʻi. Katherine has areas of specialization in ... Show more
Tara Fagbuyi is a doctoral researcher in Public Health Communication and Information Literacy at the Robert Gordon University. She brings 12 years of cross-sector experience in strategic communication, audience insight and stakeholder engagement, tra... Show more
I'm Miwok, with ancestral homelands surrounding Sacramento, California. Our stories and sovereignty are not relics of the past — they are the foundation for powerful futures. I believe technology should serve Native communities, not define us. My wor... Show more
Rosemary Candelario is an artist-scholar with research interests in Asian American and Asian diasporic dance, butoh, ecology, site-related performance, and representations of sex and reproduction in performance and popular culture. She was awarded th... Show more
I am a data scientist and AI architect with a specialism in speech processing and natural language processing. I have broad experience of incorporating AI into solutions, especially virtual assistants. In my current role, I help clients adopt watson... Show more
Matthew Pothoff is a dedicated individual from Dubuque County, Iowa, whose life is defined by hard work, curiosity, and passion. Growing up, he found joy in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, and tennis, each of which shaped his character... Show more
Robert King
Former Oakland University/University Housing/Sr. Director & Current Trent University Director of Residence Life & Education
Robert King is the current Director of Residence Life & Education at Trent University and former Senior Director of University Housing at Oakland University. With over 20 years of experience in student housing and student affairs, Robert has contrib... Show more
Jay is a national expert on aging and disability services, Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS), health policy, and assistive technology. Before joining Guidehouse, he served under three governors as the State Director for Aging and Adult Services ... Show more
Lorenzo Carpentieri received the master's degrees from the University of Salerno, Italy in 2022. He is now PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at University of Salerno, Italy, under the supervision of Prof. Biagio Cosenza. His research ... Show more
CSG is your trusted advisor in government program modernization. Show more
Amber Herbert is a (mostly) speculative fiction author living in Colorado Springs, CO with her husband and two gremlins. She self-published her debut novel, Lipstick Covered Magnet, in 2022 and has since been penning an epic fantasy series and variou... Show more
Steve is a Strategic Advisor at Scaled Agile, where he pursues his passion for improving people's working lives by working differently and building the future. Steve's been in this industry longer than he cares to think about, and if you remember Fo... Show more
Chris A. Eng is Assistant Professor of English at University of Maryland, College Park. His first book, Extravagant Camp: The Queer Abjection of Asian America, was published by NYU Press in the Sexual Cultures series (February 2025). It received the ... Show more
Bachelor in Arts of Representation. With certifications in Social Engineering, Red Team & OSINT. Team Leader of Fr1endly RATs, the Social Engineering unit at Dreamlab Technologies Chile. Specializing and developing techniques and methodologies for ... Show more
Mohit Bhoite works as a senior hardware engineer at Particle, where he designs and builds their flagship IoT products. He is also an avid maker who dedicates his personal time to building free-formed electronic circuit sculptures. He combines his bac... Show more
Rashan is a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience. Her career journey started as a backend and middleware Java Developer, and has evolved to full stack cloud native application development consulting, spanning Javascript and Python tec... Show more
Dr. La-Trice Johnson is the founder and lead consultant of Levels and Mindset, LLC, where she helps new and aspiring administrators shift from reactive to responsive leadership through operational strategy, coaching, and equity-centered design. With ... Show more
Kristian is an accomplished Senior CRM Consultant with a passion for technology and a solution-oriented approach. He is a visionary, always on the lookout for new opportunities and dedicated to sharing his valuable insights with others. His extensiv... Show more
Chris Knox is a leader, consultant and speaker with award-winning success developing organizational learning programs, managing departments, teams, budgets, and projects. His skills include leading strategic business and operational imperative throug... Show more
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