Working together with United Nations Agencies, UN Missions, International NGOs, Civil Society and the Private Sector

PETER BOYLE PH.D.
Director, World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - the sole United Nations research organization dealing with cancer on a global scale; Former Director of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy; Director of WHO Collaborating Center for Chronic Disease Epidemiology; with research mainly in disease prevention and the application of research findings to reduce populations disease risks and in particular associated with tobacco, nutrients, hormones and cancer risk.

HAROLD P. FREEMAN, M.D.
Medical Director of The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention in New York City. He is Senior Advisor to the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). He is also the former Associate Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and former Director of the NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. Dr. Freeman is the chief architect of the American Cancer Society’s initiative on cancer in the poor and is a leading authority on the interrelationships between race, poverty and cancer.

ZHI CHEN GUO, M.D.
Renowned Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (China), integrating ancient wisdom with innovative theories to make significant contributions to the treatment of cancer, heart and circulatory system diseases and diabetes; Founder and Director of Founder and Director of Zheng Ding Health Care Center, where more than 10,000 patients have visited the clinic each day for treatment; (This work was spotlighted in the PBS documentary, Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century.); Honored as "Most Exceptional Practitioner" by the Grand System of World Traditional Medicine in Beijing; Credited with containing the spread of the SARS disease, with his special herbal prescription; created innovations in Qigong and medicine including Dong Yi Gong, Zhi Neng Medicine and Body Space Medicine.

DR. JIMMIE C. HOLLAND
Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Widely considered the founder of the discipline of psycho-oncology and is representing the International Psycho-Oncology Society.

PETER HUDOBA, M.D.
Canadian Surgeon and Director of Research Institute

United Nations SECRETARY GENERAL, BAN KI MOON (invited)

CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL McCAUL
Congressman from Texas, reintroducing legislation to pass federal bill to fund biomedical research programs aimed at curing and preventing pediatric cancers; support a national childhood cancer database enabling researchers to study children with cancer; identify cancer causes and aid in the development of prevention strategies; and foster clinical research for pediatric oncologists to help ensure that families affected by childhood cancer gain access to the best available therapies.

RAUL C. RIBEIRO, M.D.
Director, International Outreach Program Director, St. Judes Children's Hospital

DIANA ROWDEN
Director of International Programs at Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Dedicated to curing breast cancer at every stage - from the causes to the cures, the foundation has established the Race for the Cure, has raised community awareness and funding for breast cancer education and scientific research - established the world's largest 5K race series, raising more than $225 million for breast cancer.

MARK CLANTON, M.D., M.P.H.

Chief Medical Staff Officer, High Plains Division, American Cancer Society and Member of PACT Strategic Advisory Board. PACT is a program of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA has worked for over 30 years in 110 developing countries to deploy sound radiotherapy programmes, expending over $160 million on cancer-related assistance, while improving access to safe and effective cancer treatment.  IAEA/PACT responds to the needs of developing countries by addressing the clinical, financial, legal, regulatory, technical and human resources needed to establish, improve, or expand radiotherapy treatment programmes in the context of sound national cancer control programmes. PACT pursues this goal in accordance with the priorities and needs of the countries and regions concerned, viewing prospective RT centres, Member States, international organizations and others from the public and private sectors as key partners. PACT has formed multiple partnerships with other leading organizations in the global health community to raise awareness and call for greater involvement in the cancer issue.

JAY and LIZ SCOTT
Co-Founders of Alex's Lemonade Stand - Fighting Cancer One Cup at a Time - Fund raising millions of dollars in the name of her daughter, for cancer research; advocating - Advocating for a cure for cancer - Teaching other (of all ages) to learn that they can make a difference in the fight against cancer.

BERNIE SEIGEL, M.D.
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enowned oncologist, known for integrating science and medicine with love and compassion, as seen if his first book: "Love, Medicine and Miracles; originator of "Exceptional Cancer Patients", a specific form of individual and group therapy utilizing patients' drawings, dreams, images and feelings. ECaP is based on "carefrontation," a safe, loving therapeutic confrontation, which facilitates personal lifestyle changes, personal empowerment and healing of the individual's life.

ZHI GANG SHA, M.D.
Extraordinary healer, advanced spiritual master and inspired teacher; MD in China, Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China and Canada, Founder of the Institute of Soul Mind Body Medicine; New York Times best-selling author of Soul Mind Body Medicine: A Complete Soul Healing System for Optimum Health and Vitality; Grandmaster of Tai Chi, Qigong, I Ching and Feng Shui; and Western teacher of Body Space Medicine, which helped contain the SARS epidemic in China.

RENE TAYLOR
Former South African National Youth Commissioner, appointed by Former President Nelson Mandela and Cancer Survivor