Dr. Enrique Steiger is a specialist in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Traumatology. He earned his doctorate at the University of Zurich, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro. He is Co-owner of “Clinic Utoquai” in Zurich. Since 1989, he has undertaken numerous missions as a physician and delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), UN, OSCE humanitarian conflict regions: In areas such as Namibia, Angola, Western Sahara, Rwanda, Burundi, Bosnia, Kosovo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Sudan, Chad and Pakistan. He is a Guest lecturer at the Institute for Conflict Research of Political Science at the University of Zurich. In 2012 Dr Steiger founded the Swisscross Foundation. The goal of the Swisscross Foundation is to engage in the "protection of medical assistance in humanitarian disasters" and to provide a concrete solution in the form of the central Swisscross project.
Dr Enrique Steiger, has not only been committed to its activities for more than 15 years but he has also served as a war surgeon in numerous conflict areas for the past 20 years throughout the world. Dr. Steiger is married, has a 20 year old daughter and lives in Küsnacht near Zurich.
Dr. Halleh Seddighzadeh is a Forensic Traumatologist and international trauma expert specializing in the psychological treatment of torture, specifically in survivors of human trafficking, war refugees, genocide, gender based violence and most recently survivors of cults and ecclesiastic abuse. She has worked extensively in refugee camps with survivors of trafficking in the Middle East, South Asia and in acute/post conflict zones with various international human rights NGOs doing disaster relief, resiliency and capacity building, psychological first aid and investigative research.
She is the Founder of ARMAN (Asylee, Refugee Migrant Assistance Network) a multidisciplinary, multicultural, forensic mental health organization supported by a team of international trauma experts, subject matter experts, medical and academic researchers and practitioners who have extensive experience treating and working with individuals who have suffered the most extreme forms of torture and trauma around the world. Dr. Seddighzadeh Chairs the Center of Excellence for Trauma Informed Counter-Trafficking, Treatment, Training and Research headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. A tri-fold expert center that conducts intelligence-based research, trauma-informed training, as well provides advanced neuroscientific treatment to survivors utilizing virtual reality, clinical games and mind-body medicine.
She frequently provides consultation and training to law enforcement agencies, service providers, faith-based organization, prosecutors, investigators and medical practitioners internationally and domestically on trauma-informed best practices, working with survivors of human trafficking. She currently resides and works in Las Vegas, Nevada which is considered a global human trafficking route and hub for sex tourism. Where she contracts with the Nevada Attorney Generals office, providing training and consultation to investigators, prosecutors and service providers throughout Nevada on trauma-informed best practices in prosecution, treatment and research used in combatting counter-trafficking. Dr. Seddighadeh is also fluent in Farsi and Daari.
Robinson serves as President of Morgan Creek Productions, one of Hollywood’s most successful film production companies. In this capacity he oversees all aspects of the filmmaking process, including development, production, marketing, and distribution.
Morgan Creek is partnered with Universal Pictures, who distributes their films throughout the US. During Robinson’s tenure, Morgan Creek has generated a string of commercial and prestigious hits including The Good Shepherd, starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie; Man of the Year, starring Robin Williams; Georgia Rule, starring Jane Fonda and Lindsay Lohan; and Two For the Money, starring Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey; and Dream House, starring Daniel Craig. Up next will be the biopic of the late rapper, songwriter and actor, Tupac Shakur.
Robinson graduated from Roanoke College in Virginia and currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two dogs.
Roland Schatz is Founder and CEO of Media Tenor Ltd., the Research Institute of InnoVatio Verlags AG www.mediatenor.com. With over 120 employees and offices in Beirut, Boston, Hanoi, London, New York, Pretoria, St. Petersburg, Tianjin, Vienna and Zürich, Media Tenor is the leading provider of ongoing international media content analysis, including in-depth analysis of new and traditional global media content.
Mr. Schatz has a Masters in philosophy, economics, history and political science from the University of Fribourg and Bonn. Aside from a background in journalism and numerous entrepreneurial ventures, Mr. Schatz has served as trustee for the Education Africa Foundation in Johannesburg, the Innovation Institute in Pretoria and the Board of E-Standards in New York. 2008 the UN High Advisor President Sampraio appointed Roland Schatz as Global Media Expert. Together with Prince Ghazi of Jordan he founded the C1WorldDialogue Foundation in 2009 www.c1worlddialogue.org .
In 2010 Schatz launched the Global Media Impact Center in Boston, enabling PhD students to write their thesis based on the more then 100 Mio datasets of ongoing Media Analysis. He is teaching strategic communication management and perception change at universities in Augsburg, Atlanta, Berlin, Bonn, Lugano and Prague, since 1990. He publishes regularly on Reputational Risk, Financial Sentiment and Media Impact, recently in Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Business Day etc.
Since 2009 he hosts together with UN Academic Impact the Unlearning Intolerance Masterclasses.
John Burk is one of the founding partners and the Chief Creative Officer of the Concord Music Group. An accomplished guitarist with a degree in music composition, John began his career as a musician as well as an independent producer. John was recruited and mentored by Concord Records’ founder, Carl Jefferson, to be a staff producer. John was quickly promoted to General Manager of the label, and ultimately asked to guide the label’s creative efforts. Under John’s creative direction since 1995, Concord has diversified its artist roster and grown substantially from a highly respected boutique jazz label, to one of the three largest independent music companies in the world. Build upon the core values of high artistic integrity and service to artists, Concord has developed a deep and rich catalog of masters and publishing rights as well as an active and diverse roster of some of the world’s most respected and talented artists including Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Carole King, Ben Harper, Booker T. Jones, Chick Corea, Boney James, Alison Krauss, Gregg Allman, Idina Menzel, Valerie June and Paul Simon. A testament to the quality of Concord’s creative efforts, it’s artists have won a total of 200 Grammy Awards and the label won the most Grammy Awards of any label in 2013. In addition to his role as a music executive, John has been a prolific and Grammy Award winning producer himself, working with a wide range of artists including George Benson, Al Jarreau, Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Lalah Hathaway, Tito Puente, Poncho Sanchez, Ozomatli, Gladys Knight, Norah Jones, James Taylor and many more. A four time Grammy winner himself, John has produced well over 100 albums that have earned a total of 23 Grammy nominations and 12 Grammy Awards. One of his productions, Ray Charles’ Genius Loves Company, won 8 Grammy Awards including Album Of The Year and Record Of The Year. The Genius Loves Company album was also the cornerstone of Concord’s ground breaking relationship with Starbucks, establishing the coffee chain as a major music retailer and leading to Concord’s partnership with Starbucks in the Hear Music label. John was also responsible for discovering and developing the career of Esperanza Spalding, who was the first jazz artist in history to win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011. John currently serves on the National Board of Trustees for NARAS, it’s national Awards and Finance Committees, and on the MusiCares Foundation Board of Directors.
Alexandra Meneses is a well respected actress, producer and philanthropist. Alexandra plays the role of Sophia Venezuela, the de-throned Novella superstar in the upcoming ABC comedy series This Might Hurt, currently scheduled to premier this summer. The former model and Chicago native is often recognized from her recurring role as Stefania on the hit series, Everybody Loves Raymond (ALMA Award Nomination as Best Supporting Actress in a Television series). Alex has also guest starred on numerous hit shows including CSI: Miami, Prison Break, and Psych. Her feature film work includes the recently completed Fire from Below opposite Kevin Sorbo, Paul Schrader’s Auto Focus alongside Willem Dafoe and Greg Kinnear and Funny Money with Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller, Chris McDonald and Armande Assante.
As president and founder of her own production company (OOLaLa Productions/LADDS Entertainment) Alex has just completed work on the riveting documentary Damned to Heaven, a gripping look at life inside the FLDS (Fundamental Church of Jesus Christ Later Day Saints) pluralistic community of Colorado City, Arizona. It will air on the Sundance Channel this fall. Another current project, where she also serves as executive producer, is Australians Hit Hollywood, an honest and often peculiar look at Australians and New Zealanders who have broken through barriers and turned themselves into prominent players in the Hollywood entertainment scenes. The documentary, currently in post production, will be premiered at a screening in August at the residence of Los Angeles’ Australian Consul-General.
In the Geffen Playhouse production, Oscar and Felix: A New Look at The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, Alex received critical acclaim for her work starring alongside Maria Conchita Alonso. An adapted revival of The Odd Couple, Simon altered the ethnicity of Oscar & Felix’s Neighboring sisters to Spanish. In addition, Alex has appeared in numerous stage productions including Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams at Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater.
Growing up in Chicago, Alex was inspired to pursue a career in acting while still in high school after seeing Rita Moreno’s performance in West Side Story. After signing with an agent, Alex began going on commercial auditions. During summer breaks, she also enrolled in the famed Second City Improv program. Following high school, Alex landed a modeling contract and moved to Europe where she worked regularly in France, Greece and Italy. Upon her return to the US, she entered The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute to hone her acting skills.
In her on-going commitment to philanthropy and volunteerism, Alex serves as a board member for many organizations including The Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, United Hope for Animals, The Los Angeles Symphony, and The Chicago Symphony and is a member of The Chicago Historical Society. A devoted alumna of Chicago’s Mother McCauley Liberal Arts High School, Alex frequently returns to campus and meets with students to share her insights and commitment to a McAuley education. In 2005, she established the Alexandra Meneses Endowed Scholarship to help ensure that a new generation of young women is given the opportunity to experience McAuley.
With a background in Media, PR, and Marketing, Janeen was able to utilize her vast media experience in interviewing some the world’s biggest celebrities. Janeen realized the power of celebrity and wanted to turn it into something extremely positive for charitable organizations. Janeen created and launched the Noble Awards which honors Celebrities who champion the many humanitarian causes. The mission of the Noble Awards is to also create the awareness for these causes who need and rely on public support. The power of a celebrity platform for good is the true meaning of The Noble Awards. ªCelebrities create media attention, media attention creates awareness benefiting so many. Janeen is producing the 3rd Noble Awards, which will be held in November of 2014