Deepak Chopra
Cardiologist. Belongs to the North American School of Medicine and the North-American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. He is the most eminent specialist in Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India. A pioneer in the field of the new paradigm stating that health is the result of balance between body, mind and spirit. He is the author of more than 35 books. Time magazine included him in the list of the 100 most representative personalities of the 20th century, considering him as an icon of our time. His capacity and versatility have transpired in his works, in which he combines physics and philosophy, practicality and spirituality, oriental wisdom and occidental science.

Richard Barrett
Richard Barrett is an internationally recognized speaker, author and consultant on values-based leadership.  He works with CEOs and senior executives in North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia to develop values-driven organizational cultures that strengthen financial performance, build cultural capital, and support sustainable development. Richard Barrett is also the creator of the internationally recognized Cultural Transformation Tools (CTT) which have been used to support more than 1000 organizations in 42 countries in their transformational journeys.

Richard Barrett is the author of "A Guide to Liberating Your Soul", "Liberating the Corporate Soul: Building a Visionary Organization", and "Building a Values-Driven Organization-A Whole System Approach to Cultural Transformation". Richard Barrett is a Fellow of the World Business Academy, and Former Values Coordinator at the World Bank.

Ariane Arpa
Director-General Intermon Oxfam. Ariane Arpa is a Graduate in Political Sciences and International Relations and in Arab Philology.  She started her professional career in 1988 in a private company as organisational and management consultant.  Later on, she was in charge of reinsurance and held the position of director respectively in two important insurance companies.

Her professional path has given her the opportunity to gain  in-depth knowledge of the Magreb and Middle East countries, which she visited very frequently.  Since her joining Intermˆ„n Oxfam, she also visited various African, Asian and Latin-American countries to get to know first-hand the work carried out by the Intermˆ„n Oxfam teams and local organisations.

Jean-Pierre Laurent
Currently holds the position of CEO of the Renault Retail Group. He has developed a technique called “transformational leadership” in distinctive business fields.  The objective being to obtain excellent company results in harmony with the well-being of its employees.

Joaquín Tamames
Has an experience of 20 years in investment banking and corporate financing. Co-author of the book "Dividends for the soul. How to be an efficient executive and a better person".
"My interest towards a more human approach for our planet and in particular the business world, motivated me and others to create the ANANTA Foundation".

María Zapata
María Zapata is the founder of Ashoka Spain and presently Director International Operations of Ashoka Innovators for the Public. María joined Ashoka in October 2002, after having held positions for 8 years with General Electric in various countries, such as Mexico, U.S.A., United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Spain. Her responsibilities included Finances, Sales, Integration of Acquisitions, Processing Engineering etc. During her stay in Mexico, Maria collaborated with Ashoka promoting the E2 programme, with the purpose to stimulate cooperation between Social Entrepreneurs and Commercial Entrepreneurs. She has been a member of the GE Elfun Council (Volunteers Association of General Electric) and GE Fund Mexico, and Regional Director for Latin America of GE Women’s network.

Joan Antoni Melé
Area manager of the Triodos Bank in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, with a banking experience of more than 30 years in a savings bank. His education includes economy and financial management. He is active in development projects in Latin America and is a lecturer on socio-economic and humanistic affairs.

Koldo Saratxaga
An  entrepreneurial genius. His business application based on human importance and values, now is a showcase  at Harvard University. He states that “a future company needs to be innovative, creative and knowledgeable, transforming its workers into real participants of each project, which is the true motivator of all progress.”

Jil Van Eyle
At times we need a crisis to change our attitude in life, as happened to Jil, who teaches us a new way for improving the world and ourselves. In this spirit, he created “Teaming”, a concept to stimulate micro-donations within a team. Teaming is no foundation or association.  It is an initiative for change, open to everyone.