President of the Portuguese Republic , Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal, Mariano Gago
President of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Emílio Rui Vilar
President of FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology, João Sentieiro
President of AMEP (Portuguese Women Business Owners Association), Maria Teresa Le Goullon D'Avila
Member of the Governing Board of the European Policy Centre, Brussels, Maria João Rodrigues
Mayor of Porto City Council, Rui Rio
Rector of the Catholic University of Portugal, Manuel Braga da Cruz