Dr. Suleymanov is a Russian expert on science diplomacy and international cooperation in Science and Technology, and the author of the course "Building Bridges: An Introduction to Science Diplomacy" at the HSE University. Dr. Suleymanov's professional background includes both Russian and international institutions, including the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the German Embassy in Moscow, the German-Russian Forum, and Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University. Irek Suleymanov has participated in several international projects in the field of science diplomacy.

Dr. Parsifal Islas-Morales is the General Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair in Science Diplomacy and Scientific Heritage, a pioneering group in introducing a critical vision of science diplomacy in Latin America and promoting scientific heritage policies at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). His major contribution to the biological sciences is the discovery of the nucleolus in prokaryotes in 2022. He served as Director General of Cooperation for the Mexican state of Hidalgo, coordinating its participation in EXPO Dubai. Dr. Islas has been an international speaker and has been awarded the Mexican National Youth Prize, the Castaños-Lomnitz Medal, the Sanofi-Pasteur Award and the "Jugend Forscht" Science Prize of Saxony, Germany.