Maria Aparecida das Neves
Clinical Psychologist, Specialist in Eating Disorders and Sports Psychology
Maria Aparecida das Neves is a Clinical Psychologist pioneering the integration of botanical therapies into mental health care. She founded and coordinates the award-winning Botanical Therapies project at the prestigious Psychiatry Institute of the University of São Paulo's Hospital das Clínicas.
Fabio Carmona
MD, PhD, Associate Professor at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP)
Fabio Carmona is an Associate Professor at the University of São Paulo's Ribeirão Preto Medical School. A pediatrician with a Harvard postdoctoral fellowship, he coordinates the Phytotherapy Outpatient Clinic at Farmácia da Natureza, integrating herbal medicine into Brazil's public health system.
Delphine Marchaud
Director of the Gattefossé Foundation
Delphine Marchaud is a chemist with 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical drug development at Sanofi and Gattefossé. In 2020, she became Director of the Gattefossé Foundation, applying her scientific rigor to promote integrative health and the clinical value of aromatherapy as complementary care.
Fernando Bignardi
Physician, Psychotherapist, and Specialist in Integrative Health and Behavioral Medicine
Fernando Bignardi is a pioneering Brazilian physician and psychotherapist who founded the transdisciplinary approach in Health at UNIFESP. With 20 years leading its gerontology center, he now teaches integrative health and counsels on sustainability, connecting human and planetary well-being.
Francisco José de Freitas
Director, School of Medicine and Surgery; Associate Professor of Homeopathy at UNIRIO
Francisco José de Freitas is a homeopathic physician and Director of the UNIRIO School of Medicine. With a PhD in Science, he has been a professor since 1985, pioneering Brazil's first homeopathy residency and embedding TCIM into the medical curriculum, influencing national health policy.
Gilberto Hirokazu Nobumasa
Mechanical Engineer, Entrepreneur, and Founder & CEO of Fortparaoil
Gilberto Hirokazu Nobumasa is a mechanical engineer and entrepreneur leading the Amazonian bioeconomy as Founder & CEO of Fortparaoil. He combines ancestral knowledge with modern technology to create sustainable value chains for natural oils, fostering socio-environmental impact projects.
Gloria Feighesltein
Professor, PhD, Homeopath, and Buco Maxilo Facial Surgeon
Gloria Feighesltein is a Professor, PhD, and Buco Maxilo Facial Surgeon specializing in homeopathy. As Secretary for Dentistry at the Liga Medicorum Homoeopathica Internationalis (LMHI) and Director of the Brazilian Academy of Dentistry, she pioneers the integration of homeopathy into dental practice and education.
Hafiza Parkar
PhD in Pharmacology, Lecturer and Researcher
Dr. Hafiza Parkar is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Pretoria with a PhD in Pharmacology. Her work focuses on regenerative medicine and wound healing, investigating traditional medicines with advanced scientific methods. She is Secretary General of the South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology.
Hayleigh K. Ast
Naturopathic Doctor and Physician-Scientist
Dr. Hayleigh K. Ast is a physician-scientist specializing in the pediatric gut-brain-immune axis. She leads global health policy initiatives as Co-Chair of the World Naturopathic Federation's Antimicrobial Resistance Committee and conducts key research at Oregon Health & Science University.
Jacey Goddard
DO, Osteopathic and Integrative Physician and Leading Voice in Mind-Body Medicine
Dr. Jacey Goddard is an Osteopathic and Integrative Physician and a leading expert in the Mind-Body Connection. She developed the evidence-based Healing From Within methodology to empower individuals in managing chronic disease and mental illness through autonomic nervous system self-regulation.
