Yang-Yu Liu is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and an Associate Scientist at Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). He received his Ph.D. in Physics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009, with thesis research focusing on phase transitions in disordered magnets. After that, he held positions as Postdoctoral Research Associate and then Research Assistant Professor in the Center for Complex Network Research at Northeastern University, before he joined HMS and BWH in 2013. The primary goal of his postdoctoral research has been to combine tools from control theory, network science and statistical physics to address fundamental questions pertaining to the control of complex networks. His current research efforts focus on the study of human micro biome from the community ecology, dynamic systems, control theory, and machine learning perspectives

Fadwa Naji Mah'd Alhalaiqa is associate professor of psychiatric / mental health and dean at nursing faculty of Philadelphia University, Jordan. She finished her PhD in Nursing from University of East Anglia UK, 2013. Dr. Alhalaiqa's research interests are health policy, adherence, mental health problems, chronic diseases and nursing sciences. She has more than 35 research papers that were published in high prestigious journals. Dr. Alhalaiqa is a treasurer of OWSD Jordan Chapter, board member of Psychological Sciences Association (PSA)/Jordan, and member of Cochrane hypertension group. She has more than 30 TV shows and broadcasting news. Dr. Alhalaiqa is an active person in voluntary work in Jordan community.

Gabriela is a Social Scientist and has a Masters in Global Urban Health from the University of Freiburg. For over 20 years, she has been working in the development sector in Brazil, as Institutional Director of Instituto Melhores Dias, with social programs focused on health prevention and community development. Her areas of expertise are prevention of childhood obesity, non-communicable diseases, food security and health promotion and education. She is involved in multidisciplinary projects in public health and sustainable development.

Francisco Manuel Morales Rodriguez, full Professor. Has a Degree and Ph.D. in Psychology, a Degree in Labour Sciences, is a Full Professor at the University of Granada and is active in research. He coordinates and participates in Innovation Projects in Education, Training and Employment. He has published several books and articles in academic journals, as well as working as a referee in journals and congresses. He is currently doing research into affective-sexual and gender diversities and coordinates the advanced innovation project "Transversal Education for Affective-Sexual, Gender and Corporal Diversities". He was awarded one of the nine Research Prizes from the General Foundation of the University of Malaga.

Tetsuji Yamada earned his Ph.D. and M.Phil. In Health Economics from the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. Dr. Yamada is a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and a Faculty Fellow of Civic Engagement, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, U.S.A. In addition, he was a former Chairperson of Department of Economics, an Associate Faculty for the Graduate Faculty of M.A. and Ph.D. programs for the Department of Childhood Studies, and a Research Associate for the Center for Children and Childhood Studies at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, USA. Dr. Yamada was an Invited Research Scholar at Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine in Japan, was Research Scholar at Hosei Institute on Aging, Hosei University in Japan; and was a Researcher with the ASIA Health Policy Program, Stanford University. Prior to his current position at the Rutgers University, Dr. Yamada served as a health economist at the International Leadership Center on Longevity and Society in New York, as a representative of the Japan Economic Federation, as a health economics research associate of the NBER, as a member faculty of the Research Fellows of NBER, as a health economics adviser of the WHO, as a visiting research scholar of the University of Tsukuba (Japan), as a research associate of the Center for the Pacific Basin of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, as an adjunct professor in the Department of Health Economics & Management at the Peking University, an associate professor of Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan, as a faculty associate of the Walter Rand Institute in Rutgers University, and as an associate member in the Institute of Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research in Rutgers University. His research fields emphasize health economics-related studies: health behaviors, health disparity, demand for healthcare services and outcomes, elderly care, preventive care, healthcare policy and health equity/disparity, accessibility of healthcare services, effectiveness of government healthcare policy, alcohol and drug abuse, hospital cost analysis, pharmaceuticals, and government policy, etc. Dr. Yamada has published more than 100 research papers, been internationally active in presenting research papers at various professional conferences, and serve as editors, associate editors, referees and reviewers for various professional journals, books, and research funding organizations. His numerous publications appear in the health economics and public health fields.

LONGO-MBENZA B. Benjamin has received his MD, PhD in path physiology and MMed in Internal Medicine from the Bukarest Medical Institute (Romania), MSc in Cardiology and PhD in Cardiology at the Free University of Brussels (Belgium). He is a former Fulbright Scholar and visiting Professor in Clinical Pharmacology/Hypertension at the Institute of Lipid research, Baylor College of medicine, Houston (USA). He served for 30 years as chief of cardiology, Executive Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He is a member of 30 scientific societies, including: American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, and American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology and Pan-African society of Cardiology. He obtained a certificate in cardiovascular Epidemiology (Netherlands), Ethics (NIH), Bioethics (Oklahoma University) and Molecular genetics (Belgium, Italy). His original research was focused on elucidating the path physiological mechanisms of toxic myocarditis and immune-allergic cardiomyopathies. From 1980s until present, most of his research works are related to inflammatory states, oxidative stress, molecular biology, genetics, biomarkers and environmental impacts in Atherosclerosis, HIV/AIDS-related cardiac lesions, deafness (discovery of genes) and coexpression of genes in Pancreas. In addition to his role as clinician, lecturer, academic leader mentor, WHO expert and UN/Climate change Expert, he has been a very productive scientist: Supervisor of more than 10 PhD theses, 25 MSc theses, and 100 mini-dissertations, and over 300 papers published under his supervision. He is currently Research Champion Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa. Author of more than 350 publications, he is also membership of 20 learned scientific societies and with scholarship and prizes.

Dr. Abdelghani completed his master and doctorate at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He then joined Tulane/department of Global Environmental Health Sciences as a faculty member and have been at Tulane ever since. He had worked in many countries including Qatar, Haiti, Turkey, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Lebanon and others. Recently, between June 26- July 3 , 2016 he just completed a mission in Haiti funded by the Inter-American Development Bank . Dr. Abdelghani's current teaching, research and field work focus on global Environmental Health issues with interest in developing countries. These issues include, water quality and quantity, clean air, food safety, management of municipal and hazardous waste, exposure to toxic and hazardous substances with emphasis on the impact on aquatic organisms , control of vectors of health importance, and solid and liquid waste disposal. Dr. Abdelghani has developed curricula for graduate and undergraduate degree and non-degree programs in Public Health/Environmental Health Sciences. He played a major role I the establishment of the Undergraduate degree program in Public Health university wide. Currently, it is considered one of the most successful and attended programs in the university. It is an excellent pipe line to the master and doctorate degrees at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He served as the department chair from 1999-2005 and director of Tulane university school of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Laboratories for 22 years. During his tenure as a chair, he was responsible for 22 full time professors and 55 part time faculty at different ranks. At Tulane, Dr. Abdelghani continuous funding in research and training grants. He has more than 115 publications in the open literature and more than 60 national and international presentations. He serves on the editorial board of 5 international Journals in the field of Global Environmental Health.

Mustafa 'Mike' Z Younis is an internationally recognized scholar at Jackson State University, Mississippi, USA. Dr. Younis served as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Society for Research of Healthcare Financial Management. Dr. Younis has authored and published over 200 articles, abstracts and presentations in refereed journals and meetings, and has presented at national and international conferences. Dr. Younis' coauthored articles appeared in leading journals such as "Nature" "the Lancet" and "JAMA" and European Journal of Health Economics. Dr. Younis has administrative experience as Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Florida International University (FL, USA), where he led the accreditation efforts for the Healthcare Management Program & Senior Advisor to the President of Zirve University. Dr. Younis has a history of playing visible roles on the editorial boards of journals as Chief Editor, Guest Editor and Editorial board member of leading journals, such as JHCF, Inquiry, JHHSA, JPBAFM. Dr. Younis is a frequent speaker for both academic and professional audiences. His talks often feature his latest research and work in progress, as well as cross-industry trends and strategy implications. He has provided workshops and presentations for world-wide organizations. His research and findings apply to for-profit, non-profit, and government settings. Dr. Younis has consulted with several organizations on healthcare finance, and economics. Dr. Younis is often invited to speak about the challenges in the healthcare industry and other related topics to health economics, finance, and research. He has presented topics, such as, healthcare reform, ownership structure, profitability, unit cost, payment system and efficiency in management, at a variety of forums and conferences in USA, Europe, Asia and Middle East.

Registered/Licensed Nurse; Master in Psychology-Branch of Social Psychology, with the thesis "Social representations of illness and its impact in family practices". PhD in Nursing Sciences with the thesis "Family Nursing, a context of care", by Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto. From PhD thesis emerged the Dynamic Model of Family Assessment and Intervention (MDAIF in original), adopted by Nursing Order in 2011 as a theoretical and operative framework in Family Health Nursing Post-Doctoral in Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, which research aim was the comparison between the skills perceived by health professionals, in primary care level, about family assessment and intervention. Family Therapist and Systemic Practitioner credited by Portuguese Society of Family Therapy. Post-Graduation in Systemic Family Therapy by Psychoterapy Institute Arrojo, S.L., Santiago de Compostela. Post-Graduation in Systemic Couple Therapy by Portuguese Psychology Institute & Other Sciences. Post-Graduation in Clinic Sexology by Portuguese Psychology Institute & Other Sciences. International Certification of 'Practitioner' in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). International Certification in Coaching. Invited Professor in various national and international education institutions in Nursing and Psychology, in Family Health field. Actually running scientific activity in CINTESIS (Center for Health Technologies and Services Research). Highlights the action-research project, actually underway at international level: Dynamic Model of Family Assessment and Intervention-a transformative action in Primary Health Care, with diverse partnerships (university institutions, professional associations e governmental structures). Collaborated with Nursing Order in the creation and development of family health nursing specialization between 2008-2015. Advisor of the project for the implementation of the Family Nurse in Azores (with Azores Regional Government and Regional Section of Nursing Order of Azores). Advisory of the Portuguese Association of Community Nurses Specialists (APEEEC). Expert of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) on behalf of the portuguese Nursing Order for family nursing/family health, until 2015. Member of Practice Committee of International Family Nursing Association (IFNA). Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. President of the Portuguese Society of Family Health Nursing (SPESF)

Prof. Ubaldo Comite was born in Cosenza, Italy, June 14 1971. He has a degree in Law (1994) and Economics (1996) at the University of Messina (Italy), and earned his Ph.D. in Public Administration at the University of Calabria, Rende (Cs) Italy, in 2005. Currently he is a professor of Budget and Business Organization at the Faculty of Economy, Department of Business Sciences, University of Calabria. Furthermore he is a professor of Business Administration and Health Management at the Faculty of Economy, University Giustino Fortunato (Benevento - Italy). His Research interests are: Private and Public Management, Non profit Organizations and Accounting, Health Management.