Richard Avanzino

President of Maddie's Fund. The $300 million family foundation's resources are directed in four major areas: creating successful models of community lifesaving; pioneering shelter medicine programs in veterinary schools; enlisting private practice veterinarians in the animal welfare cause; and implementing a national strategy to collect and report shelter statistics.

Mike Baker

Director General of The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). WSPA is the world’s largest network for animal welfare. It brings together over 800 Member Societies in over than 147 countries.

Mark Watts

Chief Executive of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). With an income in 2006 in excess of 224 million USD, the RSPCA is one the largest non-profits in the UK as well as the oldest animal welfare organization in the world.

Philip Lymbery

Chief Executive Officer of Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). CIWF is recognised as the leading international farm animal welfare organisation actively campaigning to improve the lives of farmed animals all around the world. CIWF co-ordinates the European Coalition for Farm Animals (ECFA), a campaigning and lobbying group of 32 organisations in 25 European countries and Israel.

Fred O'Reagan

President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). With 15 regional offices across the world, IFAW is the largest international animal protection organization working to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals.

Wayne Pacelle

CEO of Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). With nearly 10 million members, HSUS is the largest animal protection organization in the US.

Andrew Rowan

CEO of Humane Society International (HSI). Founded in 1991, with offices in the US, Asia, Australia, Costa Rica and Europe, HSI develops practical, culturally sensitive, and long-term solutions to common animal problems in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia.

Federico Spinola

Social entrepreneur and founder of Partnership for Animals (PFA). PFA supports with funds and advice, start up and early stage, non-profit organizations who strive to improve the wellbeing of animals across the world.