Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, one of the world’s most famous scientists, is known for her landmark study of chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. In 1977, Dr. Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which supports the Gombe research and is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. With offices in over a dozen countries around the world, the Institute is widely recognized for innovative, community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa and a global youth program, Roots & Shoots, which currently operates in 90 countries. Today, Dr. Goodall devotes virtually all of her time to advocating on behalf of chimpanzees and the environment, traveling nearly 300 days a year. In 2002, Dr. Goodall was invested by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as a UN Messenger of Peace. Others honors include the Medal of Tanzania, the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal, Japan's prestigious Kyoto Prize and the UNESCO 60th Anniversary Medal. In 2001, Dr. Goodall received the Gandhi/King Award for Nonviolence and, in 2003, the Franklin Institute’s Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life and Science and Spain’s coveted Prince of Asturias Award. In February 2004, Dr. Goodall was awarded England’s highest honor, Dame of the British Empire, at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, and in February 2006 she received France’s highest honor, the Legion of Honor.
Dr. Deepak Chopra is the Founder of Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California and Manhattan, New York. Chopra’s Wellness Radio airs weekly on Sirius/XM Stars, Channels 102 and 55, which focuses on the areas - success, love, sexuality and relationships, well being, and spirituality. Chopra is known as a prolific author of over fifty-five books with fourteen best sellers on mind-body health, quantum mechanics, spirituality, and peace. A global force in the field of human empowerment, Dr. Chopra books has been published in more than eighty-five languages in both fiction and non fiction. His New York Times best sellers, Peace is the Way won the Quill Awards and The Book of Secrets was awarded the grand prize at the 2005 Nautilus Book Award. In October 2009, his book, Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul will be released. He is columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and Washington Post On Faith and contributes regularly to Intent.com and Huffington Post. Deepak Chopra's popularity as an international presenter and keynote speaker is exemplified in an impressive list of honorariums. He participates annually as a lecturer at the Update in Internal Medicine event sponsored by Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education and the Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center since 1997. Dr. Chopra is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, an Adjunct Professor at Kellogg School of Management and Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization.
For 25 years Pieter Sluis (1946, married, two grownup daughters) had, as his foremost work commitment, his practice as a family doctor in the small town of Nieuwkoop, The Netherlands.
From his early experiences in the practice he developed a special interest in issues of love, loss and forgiveness. He initiated and founded several national organisations in that field, like the Dutch Hospice Movement and CliniClowns, and also worked as a trainer and workshop leader with internationally renowned pioneers like Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross MD. After his 60th birthday he felt that he needed to change positions from being a pioneer to becoming a supporter. At the moment he works as teacher and trainer, supporting both individuals, groups and organisations.
Fred Matser is an inspiring humanitarian who, like many others, cares deeply about the future of the planet. He has made it his life’s work to contribute towards creating a more functional society by means of inspiration and empowerment. Towards this end he has been a (co-)initiator, (co- )creator and (co-)financer on a wide range of projects and over 15 foundations in both The Netherlands and abroad since 1983. The projects as well as the foundations cover the fields of healthcare, environment, conservation, peace and global transformation.