Anthony N. Kalloo, Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Maryland, USA From 1994-2000, Prof Kalloo was Consultant to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and since 2000, has been Panel Chair for Gastroenterology and Urology Devices at the FDA. In 2009 he was named ASGE Distinguished Educator of the Year. He has had 85 articles and 32 book chapters published. Jacques Marescaux, Professor of Surgery, Chairman and Head, Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Strasbourg He is formerly General Secretary of the French Society of Digestive Surgery, President of the Scientific Council of ANAES (National Agency for the Development of Medical Evaluation), and General Secretary of Scientific Council of ANAES. Professor Marescaux has had 288 articles published. Ricardo Zorron, Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Teresopolis HCTCO-FESO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Full Professor and Chairman, Dept of Surgery, extensive experience in advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery including the areas of gastrointestinal surgery, coloproctology, oncology, endocrine surgery and robotics.