NISE YAMAGUCHI is a Brazilian medical doctor in the field of oncology and immunology. She is a graduate of the Medical School, University of São Paulo (USP) where she also got her Masters and PhD degrees in the fields of molecular biology and genetic focusing on cancer.

She has organized many courses and scientific interchanges in Brazil and Europe (Switzerland and Germnay) and United States, being outstanding due to her feeling in understanding the way between Scientific Academia and the frontiers of knowledge.

She has many publications (scientific papers and chapters) in international periodicals and medical books.

Alongside her involvement in many social movements, she is the head of the Institute of Advances in Medicine in São Paulo, a director of the Medical Associations and non-governmental organizations.

She has participated in many international committees and organized several international conferences focused on cancer and alliative care of the cancer patient. She believes in a fairer world and in the importance of young people in the transformation of society.

In this sense, she is devoted to createing a better quality of life for low-income people both in Brazil and in the world at large. Skilled at coordinated and shared actions with the different sectors of society, she has received awards in recognition of her social work.

JOSIANA ARIPPOL is italian, was born in Alexandria (Egypt) and lives in Brazil. She graduated in Business Administration (EAESP da Fundação Getúlio Vargas, 1978), and has been active ever since in Organizational Development and in the economic field, where her special concern has been with the Healthy Flow of Money, the blood of the social organism so necessary to the nurturing of initiatives.

She has been involved with social and ecological banking and facilitated study groups in Brazil and Europe with managers, consultants and young people. In addition, she has been at the Centre for Social Development in England, has worked in education (Waldorf education) and in the visualisation of youth and health projects, where her ability to build networks and warmth circles around individuals and organisations has played an important part in the strengthening and fulfillment of ideals.

Josiana is currently based in Brazil, but she is also active in the Netherlands and Swtitzerland.