Dr. Teran is a distinguished Professor at the School of Medicine within the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) in Quito, Ecuador. He obtained his MD degree from the Central University of Ecuador, completed a Master's degree in International Cooperation for Development at the Universidad Internacional de la Rioja in Spain, and earned his Ph.D. from University College London in the UK. With over 25 years of experience as a pharmacologist, his research has focused on vascular factors, infectious diseases, oxidative stress, and pharmacogenetics, specifically within the Ecuadorian population. Dr. Teran has served as the principal investigator or co-investigator on numerous university- and externally-funded grants and has co-authored more than 120 peer-reviewed papers, with an impressive h-index of 26. Since 2016, he has been a member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Sciences and was elected as its president until 2025. In addition, he has also been a member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Medicine since 2017.

She is the medical coordinator of the pathology team at Rede D, OR-São Luiz in SP.
She is the Latin American coordinator of the study group on renal tumors of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP), and the pathologist in charge of the LARCG (Latin American Renal Cancer Group). She is a member of the Young Medical Leadership Program of the National Academy of Medicine and the World Health Organization's Expert Committee on the Classification of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors.
PhD in Oncology from the Antonio Prudente Foundation - AC Camargo Cancer Center, she mainly works in the areas of Uropathology, Sarcomas and Molecular Pathology. Her experience includes internships as a pathologist at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, USA), Brighan and Women Hospital-Harvard (Boston, USA), Johns Hopkins (Baltimore, USA) and NIH (Washington, USA). She was Scientific Director and Vice President of the Brazilian Society of Pathology (SBP) for the last 5 years. She is a researcher at IDOR and has extensive academic production with more than 180 papers published abroad with more than 11,000 citations.

Calderon, Lopez Figueroa (CLF) is a Communications and Public Relations Consulting Group specialized in the management of Communications, Government Affairs and Institutional Relations in the field. Rodrigo has held positions as Director Corporate Relations and Advertising for Alcatel Business Systems in France and as a Marketing Director for American Express Company in Mexico. For 15 years, Rodrigo was the VP of Public Affairs and Communications for Latin America at the Coca-Cola Company and the President of the Coca-Cola Foundation in Mexico.

Stephen Salvatierra is a landscape architect in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture from the School of Environmental and Design in 2013. He is a designer and project manager in the commercial industry. He was a part of the design team for projects such as Avalon, 1105 West Peachtree, Colony Square, and The Works. Stephen helps create outdoor experiences throughout the projects with his passion for Landscape Architecture.

Stephen is pursuing and working on fundraising activities in Atlanta through his commercial development clientele along with major companies headquartered in Atlanta such as Delta, Coca-Cola, Home Depot, UPS, and many more.

Oncologist doctor. Former Fellow at the University of California/Stanford. Specialist in Medical Auditing and Health Economics. First president of the Brazil chapter of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (ISPOR). Former Chair of the Latin American Committee of ISPOR. Member of the international committee of The Lancet. Professor at the UNIMED Faculty Foundation. Coordinator of NATAC - High Cost Technology Assessment Center at UNIMED RS.

Former President of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Association of Hematology and Oncology (2019-2022), Dr. Virginia Abello is an internist and hematologist graduated from the University Foundation of Health Sciences. She holds a Master's degree in hematopoietic progenitor transplantation, acquired from the University of Valencia. Virginia is the leader of the Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Functional Unit of the Center for Cancer Treatment and Research (CTIC) Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo. Her special interests include Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Medullary Aplasia, Multiple Myeloma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, and Hematopoietic Progenitor Transplantation.

Carlos Martinez is a Business Management professional, with an NGO Management graduate degree from Universidad de San Andrés, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has international experience in Clinical Research, Patient Advocacy, and NGO management.

Title: Project Manager

Cínthia is passionate about languages, entertainment, and communication. She has a bachelor’s degree in Translation studies, from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. She has been working with translation and proofreading since 2014.

With an extensive background on social media, editing, video making, and technology, Cínthia has been involved with work on digital platforms for over a decade.

Title: Associate

Gayatri is an MD-PhD Candidate at Georgetown University and the University of Illinois at Chicago interested in infectious disease, immunology and emerging technologies. During her time as a David L. Boren Fellow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she explored health system practices and biosecurity applications while developing language proficiency in Brazilian Portuguese. She has consulted for the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the World Bank Group in the areas of health system resiliency and improving Next Generation Sequencing access worldwide.

Title: Moderator

Marcela is a dedicated Psychologist with a Master's degree in Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities, boasting over a decade of professional experience. Her career has been centered on the welfare of individuals with disabilities, working diligently in both public and private sectors as well as NGOs. She has a proven track record of creating and managing successful strategic alliances, consistently driving growth and success.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Marcela is an enthusiastic Advocate for the inclusion and rights of people with disabilities. She is a public speaker and holds the role of a Board Member at the International Alliance of ALS/MND, demonstrating her deep commitment to making a positive impact on a global scale.

Title: Project Manager

Natalia has more than 15 years of experience in the commercial area; with an emphasis on public relations. She lives in Bogota, Colombia graduated as a Business Administrator from Universidad de la Sabana, and holds an executive MBA from Inalde Business School.
Her professional experience has allowed her to initiate and maintain long-term relationships in different organizations. She has worked in key sectors of the economy such as plastics and vertical transport.

Title: Operations Associate

Silvina has over 25 years of experience in developing and implementing result-driven comprehensive communications campaigns, especially in the Healthcare field. Most of her professional career was carried out at renowned international public relations agencies and in the pharma industry in Argentina, Spain, and United States, from where she conducted regional communication strategies in Latin America.

Her areas of expertise include corporate communication, public affairs, crisis management, internal communication, CSR, awareness programs, advocacy groups relations, stakeholder engagement, speaker training, and public/media relations, among others. Bachelor’s degree in Social Communication from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina) and University Expert in Pharmaceutical Marketing from Universidad UNED (Spain), at present Silvina runs her own communication consultancy based in Buenos Aires.

Title: Strategic Communications

Sophia Harb is a student of law and literature at the Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia. She has a passion for learning and is dedicated to her studies. Sophia has also shown a strong interest in patient advocacy.

Title: Project Coordinator

Our Director of Marketing Communications, Thais, based in Los Angeles, CA, has over 3 years of experience in the administrative field. Following her passion for languages, literature, and writing, she graduated from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais with a Bachelor’s degree in English. In Brazil, her native country, she was a teacher of English as a Second Language for over five years. Multilingual, she is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and French.

Title: Director of Marketing Communications