Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel, born in 1954, is President and CEO of the Hasso-Plattner-Institute for IT-Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam. He is full professor for computer science with a chair in Internet Technology and Systems. His research focuses on IT-security engineering, teleteaching and telemedicine. He is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific papers, chief editor of “ECCC – Electronic Colloquium on Computational Complexity” and “IT-Gipfelblog”, chairman of the German IPv6 council and member of various scientific boards and program committees.
	Ruben Tous received his Ph.D in Computer Science and Digital Communication from UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain) in 2006. From 2000 to 2001 he worked as a consultant at CapGemini Ernst&Young in Barcelona, From 2001 to 2005 he worked at the Department of Techology of UPF. Since 2006 he is a researcher at DMAG (Distributed Multimedia Applications Group) of the Department of Computer Architecture of UPC (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain) and an Assistant Professor. He is an expert for the Asociacin Espaola de Normalizacin y Certificacin (AENOR) and has been participating as spanish delegate in ISO/MPEG and ISO/JPEG. His research interests include semantic-driven multimedia indexing and retrieval, knowledge representation and reasoning for multimedia understanding (multimedia ontologies) and semantic alignment.
	O.Ferrer-Roca MD. PhD. Born in Barcelona, studied Medicine in the Central University of Barcelona from 1966-1972 with Honors. Got the PhD with “Cariotyping and tissue culture of tumors” in 1974 with Honors. Specialized in Pathology in 1974 being trained in Paris, Milwakee-USA and London. Working as pathologist in the Clinic Hospital of Barcelona since 1972 got the Assistance Professorship in Pathology in 1974 and the Chair of Pathology of the University of La Laguna in 1982. Commercialized a pathology image analysis system TEXCAN ® ™ specialized in visual textural analysis of the cell chromatin and DNA and immunohistochemical quantification. Founded the CATAI association in 1993, being the president since then. Got the UNESCO Chair of Telemedicine in 1999 for the University of La Laguna. Since 1996 train on Telemedicine the students of medicine and Computer Science, creating the European Master of Telemedicine and Bioengineering applied to Telemedicine in 2004, at distance. Editor of 8 books and 202 Publications is the author of the first textbook of Telemedicine Handbook of Telemedicine. Amsterdam: IOS-Press, 1998, containing the Ontology of Telemedicine
	Alexander Horsch is professor at the Institute for Medical Statistics and Epidemiology (IMSE) of the Technische University München (TUM) and adjunct professor at the University of Tromsø (UIT). He got his Ph.D. in computer science 1989. 1987-1995 he was head of the medical computing centre of the university hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar. From 1992 on he gives lectures in medical informatics and biomedical engineering. He was manager of several projects in telemedicine and computer-aided diagnosis. From 09/1998 to 09/2007 he was chair of the working group Medical Image Processing of the German Society of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS). He is German representative in the EFMI Council and chair of EFMI Working Group on Medical Image Processing, member of scientific program committees of MIE and CARS as well as for national conferences. He is author or co-author of more than 100 publications in conference proceedings, scientific journals, and books. He is reviewer for IEEE, IJMI, Methods, and other journals and scientific societies, and he is involved in telemedicine actions of EC, ESA and WHO. His main research interests are telemedicine, eLearning, medical image processing and computer-aided diagnosis.
	Prof. Josep Roca  MD, PhD Current responsibilities - Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona and Director of the Lung Function Unit at the Hospital Clinic (Barcelona). Leader of the Integrated Care team at the Hospital Clinic and Member of the Advisory Group of experts providing strategic view to the Catalan Ministry of Health for the implementation of new models of care for chronic patients. These activities include leadership on evaluation of deployment of ICT to support integrated care. Scientific and professional background - Author of 180 original articles in peer-reviewed journals (> 70% first quartile); editor of three books and author of several book chapters and revisions. Frequent lecturer in two different fields: eHealth and respiratory physiology. Executive responsibilities in the European Respiratory Society as president during the 2000-02 period.
	Anastasia N. Kastania was born in Athens, Greece. She received her B.Sc. in Mathematics (1987) and her Doctor of Philosophy Degree in  Medical Informatics (1993) from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. From October 2005 – May 2008 she was awarded a Post-Doctorate Fellowship in Bioinformatics at the Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens, Greece. Research productivity is summarized in various articles(monographs or in collaboration with other researchers) in International Journals, International Conference Proceedings, International Book Series and International Book Chapters. She is an adjunct Assistant Professor (PD 407/80) of Informatics in the Department of Accounting and Finance in the Athens University of Economics and Business. She works in the Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business since 1987. She has participated in many Research Projects in Greece and in European Union. She is the co-Editor of the Greek Handbook of Telemedicine and a writer of many didactic books in the areas of Informatics and Statistics. Since July 2004 she is the Greek Chapter Chair of the IEEE Education Society. Currently she is a Collaborating Researcher at the Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics Team, Centre of Basic Research, Biotechnology Division, Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens and a Visiting Scientist  at the Laboratory of Experimental Physiology, Aristotele University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
	Dr. Anastasius Moumtzoglou is an Executive Board Member of the European Society for Quality in HealthCare (ESQH), and President of the Hellenic Society for Quality & Safety in HealthCare (HSQSH). He holds B.A in Economics (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens), MA in Health Services Management (National School of Public Health), MA in Macroeconomics (The University of Liverpool), and Ph.D. in Economics (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens), He works for 'P. & A. Kyriakou' Children's Hospital and teaches the module of quality at the graduate and postgraduate level. He has written three books, which are the only ones in the Greek references. He has also served as a scientific coordinator and researcher in Greek and European research programs. In 2004, he was declared “Person of Quality in Healthcare”, with respect to Greece. His research interests include healthcare management, quality, knowledge management, pensions, and the dualism of the labor market.
	Dr. J. Carneado Ruiz was Graduated in Medicine y Surgery in University of Sevilla (June 1992). Course in Neurology specialty in Clinic Puerta de Hierro of Madrid (1995 to 1998). Doctor in Medicine from Medicine Department of University Autónoma de Madrid with the Doctoral Thesis named “Análisis del tratamiento con trombolisis intra-arterial del infarto cerebral (pronóstico funcional, recanalización arterial, transformación hemorrágica” with the qualification of Cum Laude. Program of specific formation in Pathology Cerebrovascular and Neurosonology in the Pathology Cerebrovascular Unit from Hospital Clinic San Carlos in the program Magister from University Complutense of Madrid. Stroke and Vascular Neurology Fellowship. UCLA Comprehensive Stroke and Vascular Neurology Program en UCLA Stroke Unit. Los Angeles. California.
	J.A. Rojo Aladro MD. MSc obtained the Licence in Medicine y Surgery in the University of La Laguna in 1996 and the speciality of Neurology in the University Hospital of Canarias, in Tenerife, with specific areas cerebrovascular pathology and Neurosonology by the Spanish Society of Neurology in 2007. Master in Neurosciences in the University of Barcelona in 2009. At present he practice medicine as associate practitioner of the service of Neurology of the University Hospital of Canarias and he is responsible for the Unity of Neurosonology. Collaborator Professor in the University of La Laguna.
	J. M. Troyano Luque MD PhD, was born in Tetuan, Province of Morocco, was graduated in General Medicine and Surgery in 1975 in University of La Laguna with Honor. DOCTORATE in Faculty of Medicine, University of La Laguna (July 1979). Tittle of the thesis: “SOMATOMETRÍA FETAL UTRASÓNICA”. Head of Department of Obstetrics y Gynecology, University Hospital of Canarias. Professor of Obstetrics y Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of La Laguna, Tenerife-Spain. Principal investigator, TRIAL: “Novel monoclonal anti-D agent for the indication of prevention of alloinmunisation in RhD negative woman carrying a RhD positive fetus”. SPONSOR: PPD DATE: February 2008. President of the SESEG. National Prize for the best Poster: “Valores de correlación entre la circulación placentaria (Biopsia Vascular) y los patrones hemodinámicas clásicos (Funicular) en gestaciones fisiológicas”. Member of honor of Murcia Society of Gynecology y obstetrics “SOGIMUR”. Master (MBA) program: Leadership and strategic manager of Scientific Society ESADE.
	Sisco Sapena Soler is Executive Director and majority shareholder of Lleida.net. Technical Agriculture Engineer and Master in Telematics in the UPC, Sapena has long experience as a team manager and starting up new technology projects. In 1989, Sisco Sapena becomes one of the Internet pioneers in Spain for starting up the BBS The Telematic Agronomist, which was the first step of the future Lleida.net. Six years later, Lleida.net became into a Limited Society being the first internet-access providers in Spain. In 1999 IRC-Hispano association was founded, being the first IRC to be successful in Europe. For nine years Sisco Sapena, as the President of the Association, locates IRC-Hispano as the most visited services in Internet with peaks of more than 40.000 users connected at the same time. At present, Sisco Sapena has consolidate the company as the first SMS operator with head offices in London, Miami, Lleida and Madrid. Nowadays the net Lleida.net reaches more than 200 countries in the five continents. One of the latest services developed by I+D department of Lleida.net, which is directed by Sisco Sapena, have been the “register SMS” and the “contract via SMS”, which both are revolutionizing register communications in Spain and abroad.
	Håvard E. Danielsen, Born Oslo 1957. Cand.real (M.Sc) in Genetics, Ph.D in Medicine, 1992, both from University in Oslo. He is scientific director of Institute for Medical Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Primary Investigator at Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, Professor at Department for Informatics, University of Oslo and visiting professor in genomic medicine at Sheffield University, England.
	John R Maddison Born 1973, BEng, Electronic and Information Engineering, Huddersfield, 1995; MBA, Liverpool, 2005, PhD, digital image processing for prognostic and diagnostic Pathology, Huddersfield, 2006 He has 15 years diverse experience in the development and management of projects for of image analysis. Projects ranging from telepathology to quantitative analysis of tissue sections sections. He has filed 20+ patents in the area of image processing for pathology. Dr John R Maddison is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Chartered Management Institute.