Al Foreman is an Executive Director in the Financial Sponsor Group in J.P.Morgan's Investment Banking Division. Mr. Foreman joined J.P. Morgan in 2005 as a Managing Director and Global Head of Business Development for the Private Equity Fund Services group, responsible for sales and product development for private equity firms and institutional investors. He holds a J.D. and an M.B.A. from Arizona State University and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Connecticut School of Business. Mr. Foreman is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association.

Dr. Denise Williams is a highly experienced coaching consultant who has worked to improve the effectiveness of employees in a range of industries including financial services, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. Currently, Dr. Williams manages a private coaching firm while working as an Adjunct Professor at the New York University. She was previously a Vice President and Training Consultant at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York. Dr. Williams holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Information Systems from Baruch College, a Masters of Science degree in Education from Northwestern University and a Doctorate of Education in the field of Adult Learning and Leadership from Columbia University.

Peter Williams is an architect, academic and social entrepreneur who has identified the inextricable link between housing and health as a central means of improving the lives of the world’s poor. He has worked on building projects in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

Peter holds two Masters degrees in African Studies and Architecture from the University of Oxford and Columbia University respectively, a first class honours degree from the City University of New York and a diploma from the University of Technology in Jamaica. He has been the recipient of research scholarships for field-based work in six countries and has taught at universities in Jamaica, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2003, he was awarded the Kinne Fellowship from Columbia University, using the resultant research to establish the ARCHIVE Institute. He was a visiting researcher at the UNAIDS Secretariat in South Africa and has previously worked for the World Bank. Peter resides in London where he recently worked as part of a UN Consultancy team on land tenure and property rights and is currently a visiting scholar at the Healthy Infrastructure Research Centre at the University College London.

Dr. Angela Aidala is a faculty member at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences. Her primary interest is the intersection of economic, social, and cultural influences on health and illness among disadvantaged populations. Dr. Aidala's recent work focuses on research, teaching, and service delivery strategies to work effectively with hard to reach or 'hidden' populations in urban settings including the homeless, mentally ill, substance users, runaway or street youth and/or persons living with HIV/AIDS. Dr. Aidala also directs the Multiple Diagnoses Initiative (MDI), which works with housing providers to better understand the reciprocal relationship between housing and health care among persons living with HIV/AIDS who also struggle with mental illness and/or chronic substance abuse problems. Angela A. Aidala received a PhD in Sociology from Columbia University.

Dr. Peter Figueroa is Chief of Epidemiology and HIV/AIDS at The National HIV/STI program in Jamaica. He is a leader in HIV/AIDS care, practices, and treatment. Dr. Figueroa is committed to making HIV/AIDS care and treatment available in the public sector, while also paying close attention to HIV/AIDS prevention activities. Because of Dr. Figueroa's dedication, HIV prevalence in Jamaica is among the lowest in the Caribbean region and stands as a great success in the face of predictions that called for the Jamaican and the eastern Caribbean HIV/AIDS epidemic to spiral.

With over 30 years of experience in design, architecture and urban planning, Michael Mutter has worked with communities implementing appropriate urban development and regeneration in demanding developing country environments. As a Senior Architectural and Urban Planning Adviser with the DFID, he has provided guidance to the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department resulting in the central DFID strategy for meeting the challenge of poverty in urban areas. It is under his able guidance and direction that a philosophy of "The Inclusive City" has been developed and innovative community-led approaches are currently being implemented. Mutter is also a senior advisor with United Nations HABITAT.

Dr. Kenneth Yeang has over 30 years of experience in ecological building and passive low-energy design. He is the Director of Llewlleyn Davies Yeang (UK) and principal at T.R. Hamzah & Yeang, an internationally-renowned architecture and planning firm headquartered in Malaysia. Yeang is credited with achieving high levels of success in Asia with cutting-edge, environmentally responsive skyscrapers. He built the Menara Mesiniaga building in Malaysia in 1992. This building is a reflection of his bioclimatic techniques, including "vertical landscaping", extensive natural ventilation and lighting, external louvers to reduce solar heat gain, and an "active Intelligent Building" system for saving energy. Born in Penang, Malaysia, Dr. Yeang attended Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire, England and went on to receive a doctorate in ecological design from Cambridge University.

Kevin Bingham is a professional Architect based in Durban, South Africa. With over 25 years experience in this field, Kevin has taught both Architecture and Interior Design at universities in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom since 1996. His specializations include over a decade of research in the relationship of AIDS and Architecture, two decades of experience related to Medical, Laboratory and Research Facilities and a specialization in Architectural Acoustics. Kevin serves on several boards including: Regional Committee of the South African Institute of Architects (KZNIA) - Chairman of Education Committee, Durban University of Technology's Architecture and Interior Design, and Durban High School. He is also Rear Commodore at Durban's Point Yacht Club and a dedicated family man.

Dr. Chong Keng Hua is a researcher, designer, lecturer and entrepreneur. He is currently lecturing Architecture at Singapore Polytechnic, where he takes the role of coordinator for History and Theory of Architecture module. He has published several papers in local and international journals as well as conferences, and has also been involved in many interesting projects both in Singapore and overseas, including community club, school, library, factory, hotel, master plan, a bridge and a small village hut. Keng has a PhD from the National University of Singapore and was recently promoted to a father of two boys. He loves his family dearly!

Peter Williams is an architect, academic and social entrepreneur who has identified the inextricable link between housing and health as a central means of improving the lives of the world’s poor. He has worked on building projects in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

Peter holds two Masters degrees in African Studies and Architecture from the University of Oxford and Columbia University respectively, a first class honours degree from the City University of New York and a diploma from the University of Technology in Jamaica. He has been the recipient of research scholarships for field-based work in six countries and has taught at universities in Jamaica, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2003, he was awarded the Kinne Fellowship from Columbia University, using the resultant research to establish the ARCHIVE Institute. He was a visiting researcher at the UNAIDS Secretariat in South Africa and has previously worked for the World Bank. Peter resides in London where he recently worked as part of a UN Consultancy team on land tenure and property rights and is currently a visiting scholar at the Healthy Infrastructure Research Centre at the University College London.

Phillip Williams is an experienced program manager in the health sector and social and scientific research. He obtained a Master's degree from the George Washington University in Anthropology and International Development Studies. His work focused on the dynamics of NGO relationships with local communities in developing countries and culturally appropriate strategies for participatory project design. Phillip coordinated a training program for urban redevelopment in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. He now lives in New York with his wife and dog.

Katie Kozarek, Associate AIA is a trained architectural designer in the process of attaining an architectural license in the state of Washington. She has a Bachelors of Arts in Architecture from UCBerkeley and a dual masters in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Michigan. Katie additionally studied urban design at Columbia University and took coursework in real estate development at NYU and the University of Washington.

Katie’s work history ranges from tenant improvement and renovation design in San Francisco with the Office of Charles Bloszies to mixed use development of a hotel tower, office, and retail complex in Beijing, China with Brennan Beer Gorman Architects. She has additionally managed estate and villa design and client management associated with a St Regis resort on the island of Anguilla for Flag Luxury Properties.

In volunteer roles Katie has worked on affordable housing projects in Manhattan and the Bronx, an Architects' Without Borders Nickelsville project for homeless encampment in Seattle, and foster children care programs.