Humanities & Social Sciences
Esteemed speakers contributing their insights into human culture, behavior, and societal development
Mit über 20 Jahren Führungserfahrung in Top-Unternehmen kombiniere ich Business, Produktmanagement und IT-Expertise zu praxisnaher Beratung – immer auf Augenhöhe Was mich auszeichnet Verständnis für Führung: Ich spreche die Sprache von IT, Busine... Show more
Asterios is an Asst. Professor at TU Delft and an Academic at Amazon Web Services. Asterios's research focuses on scalable data processing, stream processing, data integration and everything Cloud computing. Asterios has worked at Hazelcast, SAP Inn... Show more
From market communication and digital development to business strategy and organizational change over one and a half decades. The common denominator is helping people in organizations come together to solve the right problem and navigate uncertainty.... Show more
Piero Palacios Biologist | Data Scientist | Bioinformatic Scientist Hello! I’m Piero, a biologist from Peru with a strong foundation in biotechnology. My passion for data analysis and bioinformatics has led me to pursue specializations from Harva... Show more
Tod Creneti
A master at coaching others to reframe personal challenges into opportunities for powerful transformation
Tod has spent 30+ years as a leader and coach in various settings. While his path began on the athletic fields where he built championship teams in various sports, Tod has been applying his teaching and coaching skills in the business world for more ... Show more
I have a degree in Physics and Astronomy, but I work in IT. Okay, nothing special there. The unlikely thing is that before I ventured into the "exact sciences" (a somewhat inaccurate label, by the way), I actually completed 6 semesters of Literature.... Show more
Paul Hylenski is an accomplished Aerospace Business Leader based in Maryland. Paul started his leadership journey during his time in the United States Marine Corps. With over 20 years of experience in the aerospace industry, Paul is passionate about... Show more
I am a Senior Developer at Hitachi Solutions and a freelance developer for my company The Bunny Network. I'm a wife, and mother of an amazing 10 year old. A third generation printer on both sides of my family, I have ink in my veins and a love of the... Show more
Amy Barthelemy is the solo founder of GovParti (govparti.net), a free civic intelligence platform covering all 3,127 US counties. The platform stores data from almost50 federal sources locally, functioning as a living civic archive resilient to feder... Show more
Svenja Geißler (geissler@kit.edu) entwickelt am Zentrum für Mediales Lernen (KIT) innovative Lernformate sowie digitale Anreicherungskonzepte für Lehrveranstaltungen und betreibt digitale Wissenschaftskommunikation. Diese Konzepte vermittelt sie in S... Show more
In over 25 years of creative leadership in branding and marketing, Adam has discovered that the most powerful form of connection, communication, and persuasion is also the oldest—great storytelling. With rich support from neuroscientists, psychologi... Show more
Bonny Brandenburger
Referentin für Studienreform an der Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
Ich bin Referentin für Studienreform an der Europa-Universität Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) und arbeite an einem Reformkonzept für Studium und Lehre, in dem die Perspektive der Studierenden eine besondere Rolle spielt. Das Thema der studentischen Par... Show more
Josef Břečka has been working in HR for 8 years and currently leads business strategy development at Bohemia Interactive. He has helped many candidates find better jobs and supported companies in setting up more effective HR processes. Today, he conn... Show more
Josh Crafford is a neurodivergent global learning leader who has committed his life to mastering the art and science of learning. Professionally, he led the wing-to-wing design and creation of several International Learning and Development department... Show more
Debora Herszenhut é antropóloga, documentarista e consultora do Ministério da Cultura, com experiência em políticas públicas, articulação institucional, sistematização de dados e desenho de processos para a gestão cultural. Mestra em Antropologia, at... 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
Richard Reid is an organisational psychologist, strategic consultant, author, and globally recognised keynote speaker with over two decades of experience advancing leadership performance, organisational culture, and corporate wellbeing. He specialise... Show more
Michael Collett is a San Francisco born-and-based career designer with nearly two decades of experience in graphic, print, brand, web and generalized two-dimensional design. He has also taught, designed, developed and built exhibitions and public pro... Show more
Sarah Becker ist seit Winter 2025 als Werkstudentin im CHE-Team des Hochschulforums Digitalisierung tätig. In ihrer Rolle unterstützt sie das Projektmanagement in den Bereichen Bildung und Digitalisierung. Sarah studiert aktuell an der Ruhr-Universi... Show more
Joris Quarshie is an Events and Programs Officer at Open Knowledge Impact Foundation, where he leads the planning and execution of impactful programs that promote open knowledge, community engagement, and digital inclusion. He works closely with dive... Show more
Soumya Bhowmick
Economist | Fellow, Observer Research Foundation & Visiting Fellow, The Stimson Centre
Soumya Bhowmick is an economist, a Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), and a Visiting Fellow at the Stimson Centre, Washington, D.C., working at the intersection of trade, climate policy, and inclusive growth — a framework called sustai... Show more
Christopher Mathews
Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Manager, Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance, Emory University
Christopher I. Mathews Jr., LCSW, MPH, is the Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Manager at the Emory COMPASS Coordinating Center within Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and a current Doctor of Social Work (DSW) student at T... Show more
Laura Gates
Performance researcher and engineer studying the presence, attention and perceived agency that underlie how humans work with technical systems
Laura Gates is a software engineer, researcher and consultant based at Bath Spa University whose work sits at the intersection of human agency and complex systems. Her background in performance and puppetry research gives her a distinctive lens on so... Show more
Madeline Anderson is the author of Girl Dad and an entrepreneur. She has a passion for neuroscience, psychology, writing, and speaking. She is the daughter of a Girl Dad and spent years interviewing a wide array of fathers and daughters to write her ... Show more
Originally from Roseville, CA, working in residence life began for Alex when he was a first-year student at William Jessup University near Sacramento, CA. A professional staff member asked Alex to apply to be an Orientation Leader and later on a Resi... Show more
Dr. White is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, with secondary appointments in Psychology, Public Health Sciences, and Community Health and Prevention at the University of Rochester (UR). In her university faculty roles, she leads change initiati... Show more
Lance Cheramie
University of Arkansas - Associate Teaching Professor - Sustainability & sourcing in apparel
Lance Cheramie is an Associate Teaching Professor in Apparel Merchandising and Product Development at the University of Arkansas, specializing in sustainability, global sourcing, and experiential learning in higher education. His work focuses on b... Show more
Dr. Monifa McKnight is an accomplished executive leader, governance strategist, and former Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, one of the largest school districts in the United States. With more than 25 years of experience leading com... Show more
I am an independent researcher and consultant on programming-language design and implementation, currently working with the Kotlin language team. Before going independent, I was a professor at Cornell University, and I worked with the Kotlin team in ... Show more
Wenlan Zhang is a PhD researcher at University College London specialising in geospatial AI. Her work in Nairobi focuses on using multimodal data and computer vision to examine spatial inequality, infrastructural gaps, and bias in urban data systems.... Show more
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