Transforming Higher Education Beyond Algorithms
Dr. Paul A. Pavlou serves as Dean of the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School and university-wide Lead for Executive Education at the University of Miami. A transformative servant leader, he drives AI-enabled innovation, advances research,...
It Takes a Campus: Connecting First-Generation Students to Opportunities and Resources to Help Them Thrive
Dr. LaNaé Budden is a proud first-generation college graduate and is the inaugural director of the First-Generation Center at the University of South Carolina. In this role, she is responsible for connecting first-generation students with resources and services to...
Empowering Communities through Urban Design
Mona El Khafif is an architect, urban designer, and dedicated educator who has taught at leading institutions in Austria, Germany, Canada, and the United States. She currently serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia School of Architecture,...
Why Tomorrow’s Clinicians Must Be Climate Leaders
Professor Nick Watts is the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS), leading its mission to advance sustainable healthcare locally and globally. Previously, he served as Chief Sustainability Officer of the United...
Leading Innovation at the Intersection of Education and Technology
David K. Moldoff is the Founder and CEO of AcademyOne, a pioneer in higher education technology dedicated to improving learner mobility, prior learning recognition, and workforce alignment. With more than fifty years of experience, he has led innovation at...
Harnessing the Power of Algorithms for Good
Noah Giansiracusa is an associate professor of mathematics at Bentley University, visiting scholar at Harvard, and co-host of the AI in Academia podcast. He is the 2026 recipient of a national communication award for “bringing mathematical ideas and information...
Shaping Future-Ready Finance and Sustainability Leaders in a Changing World
Professor Angel Zhong is currently the Director of Research, Regenerative Futures Institute at RMIT University, and the Vice President of the Financial Research Network. She is an award-winning finance academic who specialises in empirical asset pricing, digital finance, global...