Bishop of Ratisbona in Germany and PhD in Theology. He is a leading expert in Catholic dogmatics, ecumenism, theological hermeneutics, priesthood and diaconate. His work is an important contribution to the study, given the Magisterium of the Church, of transcendental topics of the contemporary Catholic thought, such as the dialogue of the Catholic Church with the Greek and Protestant Orthodox confessions, with particular influence on research about the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German evangelical theologian; the sacrament of Order, the role of women in Church life, the dignity of the human person and Benedict XVI’s theological thinking.

PhD in Law from Universidad de Sevilla, in Spain. He is a leading specialist in Labor Law and in the fields of industrial relations and trade unions. His work has influenced the legal studies of various countries.

Outstanding scientist specialized in electroacoustics with emphasis on research and design of electronic circuits for high performance analytical instruments, analysis and measurement of loudspeakers. He holds a master degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney.

One of the most influential experts on contemporary sociology. He was born in 1925 in Hermanville-sur-Mer in France. He graduated from the École Normale Supérieure de Paris. PhD in Arts. He focused on the sociology of work and worker consciousness, the study of social movements and the investigation of the role of the subject as a principle of the action of social movements and their relationship with modernity and democracy.

He was born  in 1931 in Bagni di Lucca, in Italy. He graduated in Jurisprudence from University of Pisa, where he has occupied diverse academic positions. He has made significant contributions in the fields of European constitutionalism emerged in the second half of the twentieth century, constitutional state and comparative law.

Born in 1942 in Rosario, Argentina, he holds a degree in Law and a PhD in Legal and Social Sciences from Universidad Nacional del Litoral, as well as a PhD in Law from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He is considered one of the most remarkable experts in Constitutional Procedural Law in Ibero-America.

PhD. Serge Gruzinski (France, 1949) is one of the foremost historians of Latin American cultures, first class research director at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS for its acronym in Spanish) in Paris. PhD Gruzinski was distinguished in recognition of his fruitful and transcendent contribution to the progress of American history.

Outstanding mechanical engineer and Spanish university professor, PhD. Emilio Bautista Paz obtained his PhD from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, where he works as professor. He has also occupied important positions, such as the presidency of the Spanish Association of Mechanical Engineering and the management of IBM Industrial Applications. Currently, he is president of the Artigas Foundation.

Outstanding American journalist and researcher, Elizabeth Fox, graduated from Universidad Javeriana de Colombia. She occupied various positions in renowned institutions, such as UNESCO, the World Bank and the Pan American Health Organization. She is currently the assistant director at the Office of Health Infectious Diseases & Nutrition of the USAID Global Health Bureau

He was born in 1937 in Ávila, Spain. PhD in Philosophy from Universidad Católica de Lovaina. He has been professor -currently professor Emeritus- and founder of the School of Communication at Universidad del Valle, in Cali, Colombia; as well as visiting professor at universities in America and Europe.